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Topic: Keir Starmer

King Charles to host Trump in September for his second UK state visit

The US president will be the first elected political leader in modern times to be hosted for two state visits by a British monarch. Visit will take place from 17 to 19 September.

UK’s PM Starmer to meet US President Trump later this month in Scotland

Trump & Starmer recently signed a trade deal on the sidelines of a G7 meeting that formally lowered some U.S. tariffs on imports from Britain.

Zelenskyy meets King Charles III on UK visit to discuss Ukraine’s defence

At Windsor Castle, the Ukrainian President met the British monarch during what was their 3rd meeting this year before his meeting with UK PM Starmer to garner support for Ukraine.

‘Iran should return to table’, UK PM Starmer urges de-escalation in calls with Jordan, Oman

A Downing Street spokesperson said that Starmer agreed with the 'grave threat' Iran's nuclear programme could pose & urged Iran to return to the negotiating table.

‘Not racist to probe ethnicity’. What UK report says on ‘Asian & British Pakistani grooming gangs’

Allegations of girls being 'groomed' for sexual abuse had been circulating in UK for years. Louise Casey's report says authorities 'shied away’ from recording offenders' ethnicity.

UK PM Keir Starmer asks National Crime Agency to investigate grooming gang cases

The scandal, in which gangs of mostly Pakistani men groomed & raped young girls more than a decade ago, returned to political agenda after Elon Musk criticised the government.

UK’s Labour Party wins Scottish by-election after bitter campaigns, defeats SNP & Reform UK

PM Keir Starmer’s Labour secured a surprise victory as voters rallied around popular local candidate Davy Russell, winning 8,559 votes in the election for the Scottish parliament.

UK counter-terror police investigate fire incident at PM Starmer’s London home

The incident occurred Monday when a resident heard a loud, one-off bang, that sounded like a 'firebomb' at UK PM Starmer's London home. No casualties were reported.

India-UK FTA: Tariffs on cars, alcohol, high-tech sectors cut by Delhi for more market access & mobility

FTA, India’s first bilateral trade deal with a Western nation, will see tariffs on whisky-gin from UK halved to 75 percent. Automobile tariffs will be cut to 10 percent with a quota.

Taking a page out of Trump’s book, UK to restrict visas for ‘high-risk’ nations like Pakistan, Nigeria

An upcoming Immigration White Paper is expected to outline measures to restrict work & study visa applications from nations with high asylum claim rates, The Times reported.

On Camera

India’s solar ambition needs financial vision – ISA must move from commitments to execution

The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.