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Such scenes were witnessed across the city last week.

Hyderabad lakes breach after record-breaking heavy rains

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Pedestrians and shoppers, some wearing face masks as a precaution against the transmission of the novel coronavirus, walk in the high street in west London. — AFP photo

Ill, Boris had a harder time; virus blow to James Bond

The only constant is that like the scientists, the government is also at a loss

12 Oct 2020 3:53 PM

A woman rides a scooter past an advertising board outside a closed down branch of STA Travel near Victoria Station in central London. AFP Photo

Kishwar Desai | The latest ruse to meet people; e-cycles are the new rage in UK

How London traffic will cope with bicycles as well as e-cycles remains to be seen

31 Aug 2020 5:35 PM

Passengers wearing facemasks as a precaution against the spread of Covid-19 walk through arrivals at St Pancras International station in London on Friday after travelling on a Eurostar train from Paris (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Of staycations and cheap meals: Will Christmas be merry again?

Just a fortnight ago, people were told to travel abroad to European countries with which the UK had “air bridges”

18 Aug 2020 6:02 PM

A young Muslim wears a face mask to protect against coronavirus as Muslims gather to pray at Minhaj-ul-Quran Mosque, at the start of Eid al-Adha, in London. AP Photo

Kishwar Desai | As COVID-19 returns to UK, holidayers bear the brunt

Boris Johnson is now worried, scared of a second wave. So rules changed again, catching holiday makers unawares

04 Aug 2020 5:08 PM

A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London . AFP Photo

Kishwar Desai | Westminster revamp sooner, will the British cabinet move to York?

However, there will be problems as Westminster has not only parliamentarians — but also large numbers of workers, at all levels

20 Jul 2020 4:54 PM

Kishwar Desai | Boris toils for a slimmer nation; will Ghislaine sing on Andrew?

July 4 was our freedom day though the previous weekend, too, people broke free and thronged every beach or park they could find

06 Jul 2020 6:48 PM

Commuters wearing a face mask travel on TfL Victoria Line underground train carriages, heading towards central London, on June 15, 2020 (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | UK cautiously looks ahead, to local travel and ‘staycations’

There are reports that the government might relax the social distancing rule as the economy needs to pick up

22 Jun 2020 5:50 PM

The lockdown is beginning to splinter with the cabinet issuing confusing instructions to citizens. AFP Photo

Kishwar Desai | Boris Johnson loses clout in Parliament

Having survived Covid, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson is going through an annihilation by politics

08 Jun 2020 6:18 PM

People wear protective face masks as they walk down Whitehall in the Spring sunshine in central London. (AFP)

Kishwar Desai | Everybody needs a Whitsun holiday while UK ponders visa rule changes

As the weeks have gone by, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks less and less in charge

27 May 2020 7:00 PM

Ambulance and air ambulance crews wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) work to stabilise a patient with possible COVID-19 symptoms who was found unconscious having suffered a cardiac arrest while cycling in Botley, near Southampton, southern England. AFP Photo

Kishwar Desai: So many Indians found calling in NHS, so many devoted their lives

Many of those who died — Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis — were usually working beyond retirement age

11 May 2020 5:08 PM

A key worker hands back a swab to a medical worker at a drive-in testing facility for the novel coronavirus COVID-19, in east London. AFP Photo

UK paid heavily for being late off the mark on coronavirus

While parts of India are now being opened up, very tentatively, in the UK there is confusion and debate on how long the lockdown would last

26 Apr 2020 7:36 PM

Handout image released by 10 Downing Street shows Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson as he delivers a television address after returning to 10 Downing Street after being discharged from St Thomas' Hospital, in central London on April 12, 2020. Johnson was discharged from hospital on Sunday, a week after being admitted for treatment for coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. (AFP)

London Diary: Boastful Boris and the not-so-flat sombrero

During his fortnight away, the PM left behind a real vacuum: who''ll do the press conference!

13 Apr 2020 9:18 PM

The closed-down Prince of Wales pub in southwest London displays a sign thanking the National Health Service. (AFP)

Atlas shrugged: All it takes is a zombie virus to stop our world

Just the other day we were watching the lockdown in Wuhan and were appalled that people could be quarantined in their own country

31 Mar 2020 2:46 PM

Shoppers wearing masks are faced with partially empty shelves at a supermarket in London on March 14, 2020, as consumers worry about product shortages, leading to the stockpiling of household products due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Faced with supermarkets being emptied and online shopping overrun due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UK retailers are appealing to consumers to come to their senses and ensure that the country will not run out of food. (AFP)

London Diary: We can't have a herd immunity approach to coronavirus in Britain

For herd immunity to work, experts say around 60 per cent of the population, some 40 million people, need to catch the virus

16 Mar 2020 6:37 PM

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Photo: File)

British PM to get married, in office

Meanwhile, this will be the first wedding in over 200 years of a sitting Prime Minister. Bring out the buntings!

02 Mar 2020 2:30 AM

Boris’ induction of Rishi Sunak draws cheers in both Britain and India

As Britain grapples with Brexit, this is a challenging time for the Prime Minister.

17 Feb 2020 4:47 AM

Of course, Prime Minister Boris Johnson had his own party to celebrate, and Nigel Farage was seen grinning ecstatically at Parliament Square in Westminster.

Brexit, finally, but with no fireworks & no flashing lights

Some journalists old enough to remember said, somewhat wistfully, that joining the EU had evoked more excitement than this.

04 Feb 2020 6:26 AM

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry (Photo: Instagram @kensingtonroyal)

Brexit is past: We are now divided by Megxit

People are totally divided over whether Meghan is an angel or a devil.

20 Jan 2020 2:24 AM

As Boris holidays economy class; shutdowns loom on high streets

Sometimes you don’t need enemies of the state to hack into accounts and reveal personal details.

06 Jan 2020 12:15 AM

Victory for Boris shows how tired Brits are of Brexit limbo

There was a time when finding a story on India in the London press was difficult, but now you can find at least a couple of stories.

23 Dec 2019 3:18 AM

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