House Of Lords
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British-Indian economist and House of Lords peer Meghnad Desai dies at 85, PM Modi pays tribute
India | Jul 29, 2025, 11:27 PM ISTRenowned British-Indian economist and House of Lords peer Lord Meghnad Desai passed away at the age of 85 in Gurugram, reportedly due to a health issue. Born in Vadodara in 1940, Desai earned a PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and taught at the London School of Economics.
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King Charles enters Parliament with tradition on display, delivers to-do list for govt | WATCH
World | Jul 17, 2024, 07:09 PM ISTThe King’s Speech is the centrepiece of the State Opening, an occasion where royal pomp meets hard-nosed politics, as the king donned a diamond-studded crown, sat on a gilded throne and announced the laws his government intends to pass in the coming year.
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VIDEO: King Charles III travels to Palace of Westminster for State Opening of Parliament
World | Jul 17, 2024, 06:21 PM ISTKing Charles and Queen Camilla departed Buckingham Palace on Wednesday for the state opening of the British parliament. The Royal procession made its way through the Mall before reaching parliament’s Sovereign’s Entrance.
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UK stops Khalistan supporter nomination to the House of Lords, avoids major diplomatic row
World | Dec 24, 2020, 11:38 AM ISTThe United Kingdom saved itself from a potentially major diplomatic row with India after it took a Khalistani supporter off the list of House of Lords members in the last minute. Dabinderjit Singh Sidhu, who is a principal adviser to the Sikh Federation UK, was proposed as one of the nominees by the Labour party for peerage for life to the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
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House of Lords may hold sessions in the north of England: Report
World | Jan 19, 2020, 07:17 PM ISTBesides the Lords, Johnson also plans to hold temporary touring sessions of the House of Commons in different parts of the country.
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The speaker of the House of Lords of UK praises PM Modi on women issues
India | Feb 18, 2015, 08:09 AM ISTKolkata: The speaker of the House of Lords of the UK parliament, Baroness D'Souza, Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his initiatives in empowering women."I know that your Prime Minister Mr Modi is extremely
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End ungenerous, ill-informed advice to India: Lord Paul to UK
World | Oct 24, 2014, 01:37 PM ISTLondon: NRI industrialist Lord Swaraj Paul told Britain that it should end a stream of ungenerous and often ill-informed advice that is directed to India on matters including human rights, corruption and Kashmir and take
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Milkha Singh honoured at House of Lords
Bollywood | Jul 05, 2013, 09:16 PM ISTLondon, Jul 5: Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh was honoured for his services to sports at a special event at the House of Lords.House of Lords member and NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul presented the
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House Of Lords Rips Into Murdochs Saying Sorry
World | Jul 15, 2011, 08:32 PM ISTLondon, Jul 15: As members of the House of Lords heaped calumnies, media baron Rupert Murdoch and his family went into damage control mode, promising to apologise to the nation for using dubious news-gathering practices
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There Was No Bad Faith, No Dishonesty: Lord Swraj Paul
World | Oct 22, 2010, 08:32 AM ISTLondon, Oct 21 : Leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul today said that the Privileges Committee of Britain's House of Lords recommended his suspension despite finding that he had not acted "dishonestly or in bad