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TopicRishi Sunak

Topic: Rishi Sunak

Former Chancellor Rishi Sunak leads Round 1 of the UK PM race, ahead with 88 votes

Sunak, son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, has been quoted in the media as saying that he feels 'great' about the result of the first round of voting.

Boris Johnson was good to go long ago. But he stuck around out of delusion

Boris Johnson was hit by scandal one after another just like his predecessors Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown or Tony Blair. But he stands out because of his delusion.

Huge blow for UK PM Boris Johnson as Rishi Sunak & Sajid Javid resign as ministers

A few other resignations followed, including that of Conservative Party Vice-Chair Bim Afolami — who called on Johnson to resign as he had lost 'support of the party and country'.

Putin’s Ukraine war upends world’s ‘breadbasket’ & Musk, Bolsonaro discuss Twitter’s ‘new logo’

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Akshata Murty’s ‘financial impropriety’ case is a ‘white tax’ on brown, successful Rishi Sunak

For Indians who know what Narayana Murthy and Infosys have stood for, the tax row involving UK chancellor's wife will be no more than a lynching of a high-flying brown person.

Britain is suffering from a leadership crisis & its political parties are left with second 11

On Tuesday, top British leaders were found guilty of breaking Covid rules that they had set for the common people.

Rishi Sunak requests formal UK probe of financial interests to defuse furor over tax affairs

UK Finance Minister Sunak faces intense pressure to lay out his financial details, as reports emerged that his wife Akshata Murthy was not paying taxes on her overseas income.

‘Akshata Murthy doesn’t need to pay taxes on foreign earnings,’ team dismisses allegations

Her husband and British finance minister Rishi Sunak declared Murthy’s tax status to Cabinet Office when he first became a minister in 2018.

UK’s Budget highs, and Joe Biden’s ‘Lady Macbeth’ moment

The best international cartoons of the week, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Rishi Sunak plans new fast-track ‘Tech Visas’ to boost UK’s financial technology industry

Sunak is keen to maintain UK's status as a global hub for fintech and to overcome any challenges due to Brexit since many firms are heavily reliant on European talent.

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many civic bodies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?