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Topic: United Kingdom

Forcible retirement of erring central officers welcome, but due process must be followed

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Conservative rebels defeat British PM’s Brexit gamble. What happened in there

Around 21 legislators from Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party aligned with the Labour Party to prevent the British PM from taking UK out of the European Union without a formal agreement.

Mecca of parliamentary democracy in ‘constitutional coup’ as Boris Johnson suspends House

Britain PM Boris Johnson shuts down parliament for 5 weeks, leaving just a couple of weeks for MPs to discuss Brexit plans before the 31 October deadline.

Katju on how UK’s ‘anti-India’, Karkaria on `universal’ identity crisis, Muzzafar Ali on Khayyam

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Boris rebranded: The making of Britain’s Prime Minister

A media star with a gift for comedy, Boris Johnson won fame and fans among the British public in a way few politicians ever achieve.

Priti Patel appointed as Britain’s first Indian-origin home secretary

Priti Patel is one of three Indian-origin ministers to make up new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet.

Winston Churchill — war criminal, enemy of humanity & decency

Churchill's principal victims were Indians. He fantasised about having Mahatma Gandhi tied to the ground and trampled upon by elephants.

Three Indian-origin students named among Time’s 25 most influential teens of 2018

Kavya Kopparapu, Rishab Jain, and Amika George were named for spearheading development in the field of health.

Bipin Chandra Pal: As much a revolutionary in politics, as in his private life

Bipin Chandra Pal, who was born on 7 November 1858, is best known as a part of the radical freedom-fighter trio Lal-Bal-Pal.

Pakistan economic advisers work towards avoiding IMF bailout

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Imran Khan seeks advice from friend on housing, and Maryam Nawaz says Shehbaz has a different way of dealing with politics.

On Camera

India has 2 women CMs now. Atishi and Mamata Banerjee are both victims of bad PR

Women look up to women in power as role models. But so far, Atishi’s public image is that of a woman-in-waiting rather than a woman-in-charge.

Tamil Nadu govt & Ford go way back. How carmaker’s return is new chapter in story that began in 1995

High value of 350-acre Ford plant property drove TN to encourage Ford to return over nearly a yr of negotiations. It's expected to reinforce state's resurgence as global manufacturing hub.

A fitness & fighter aircraft enthusiast, who is Air Marshal AP Singh, the next Chief of Air Force

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.