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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
TopicRishi Sunak

Topic: Rishi Sunak

UK appoints first woman chief scientific officer, infectious disease expert Angela McLean

UK PM Rishi Sunak, who selected McLean, said her role would be vital in enabling the government to harness science to ‘improve public services, create jobs, and grow the economy.’

UK PM Rishi Sunak fires party chairman Nadhim Zahawi over tax affairs

Sunak had ordered an independent adviser to probe questions over the tax affairs of Zahawi, who was briefly finance minister during a period of political turmoil in Britain last year.

UK PM Rishi Sunak says ‘golden era’ of relations with China is over

During a speech, Sunak said Britain's approach to China needed to evolve and Beijing was 'consciously competing for global influence using all the levers of state power'.

Bilateral investment treaty key to FTA talks, says UK India Business Council chief

India hopes to finalise trade agreement by March 2023 as earlier deadline passes. In an interview with ThePrint, UKIBC MD Kevin McCole says UK won't 'compromise quality for speed'.

British PM Rishi Sunak visits Kviv amid Russia- Ukraine conflict

In his first visit to Kyiv, Sunak pledged to continue the firm support for Ukraine that was a focus of policy under his predecessors.

‘Religious frenzy causes inhuman behaviour’: Hindu Right press links Shraddha murder to ‘love jihad’

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past few weeks.

Modi meets Rishi Sunak at G20 in Bali, discusses ways to boost trade between India and UK

It was the first meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Sunak, who is of Indian origin, since the British prime minister took office in October.

Narendra Modi meets UK PM Rishi Sunak for first time at G20 Summit in Bali

This is the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders. Earlier in October, Modi had spoken with Sunak on a phone call regarding free trade deal between India and UK.

UK’s Rishi Sunak extends support to Ukraine, awards 4.94 bn contract for warships

'Russia's actions put all of us at risk,' said UK PM Rishi Sunak at the G20 summit as he announced a 4.94 billion contract to BAE Systems to build five ships for the Royal Navy.

Rishi Sunak not being a ‘team player’ & Rahul Gandhi being ghosted by media

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

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.