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Monday, April 6, 2026
TopicUK govt

Topic: UK govt

UK pledges £955 million to transform bus services

The funding aims to improve reliability, frequency, and affordability.

UK Govt’s Chevening Scholarships opens for student applications

Since 1983, over 57,000 professionals have pursued their studies in the UK with the help of the Chevening Scholarship.

312,000 rural homes & businesses in UK to get faster internet

The government has invested £800M in an overhaul of broadband infrastructure in England, Scotland, and Wales.

UK pledges action against women’s discrimination

Government responds to the UN council, highlighting constitutional progress.

Suella Braverman sacked, ex-PM David Cameron made foreign secy in big UK cabinet reshuffle

PM Rishi Sunak sacked Braverman under pressure over her comments in a newspaper article criticising the police’s 'biased' attitude towards pro-Palestinian marches in the country.

UK watchdog fines TikTok $16 million for ‘misusing children’s personal data’

Britain's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) alleged that the data breaches occurred between May 2018 and July 2020.

UK to ban TikTok on government phones, PA Media reports

TikTok has come under increasing scrutiny due to fears that user data from the app owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance could end up in the hands of the Chinese govt.

Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak lead race to become Britain’s next PM after Liz Truss resigns

In what would be an extraordinary comeback, Johnson, who was ousted by lawmakers over 3 months ago, was running high up the ranks alongside Sunak to be crowned the next prime minister.

‘No one is indispensable:’ Boris Johnson quits as Tory leader, paving way for new UK PM

Johnson’s tenure – less than three years – became untenable when scores of ministers jumped ship this week, saying he was no longer fit to be in charge.

Dominic Raab meets Qatar’s Amir, deputy PM in Doha for Afghan safe passage talks

Raab will seek Qatari views on feasibility of a functioning airport in Kabul, which would provide a vital route for remaining UK nationals and Afghans most at risk to leave.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.