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Congress to go solo in Punjab bypolls
The AICC secretary said that the Punjab Congress leadership was opposed to any alliance with other political parties before the Lok Sabha elections and its stand remains the same
Updated on Oct 20, 2024 06:28 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hoshiarpur
Sadhvi Pragya Thakur reacts after BJP denied ticket: 'PM Modi had said…'
Lok Sabha elections 2024: The BJP replaced Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur with Alok Sharma, a former mayor.
Updated on Mar 04, 2024 06:24 AM IST
Senior UP cadre IPS officer Alok Sharma appointed SPG director
Senior IPS officer Alok Sharma was additional director general of the SPG and was overseeing the force following the death of SPG chief Arun Kumar Sinha in September
Published on Nov 17, 2023 08:12 PM IST
AAP-Congress cracks widen as Punjab CM questioned over ₹50,000 crore loan row
Congress' Alok Sharma alleged that it was based on facts that when Bhagwant Mann took oath, he went to Centre seeking a financial support of ₹50,000 crore.
Updated on Sep 25, 2023 11:09 AM IST
3 agencies including ED, SPG on lookout for new chiefs
There are only two days to go before the term of Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief Sanjay Mishra ends
Updated on Sep 14, 2023 01:34 AM IST
Ex UK minister Alok Sharma knighted | List of British Indians in high honours
Agra-born Sharma, 55, who was a Cabinet-level minister until October, is named on the “Overseas List” for his contribution to combating climate change.
Published on Dec 31, 2022 07:47 AM IST
Glasgow pledges: It’s time to walk the talk
The Glasgow Climate Pact was a historic achievement, but it is a fragile win. All countries must join the race to zero emissions, and build international collaboration
Published on Jan 20, 2022 08:18 PM IST
Can’t wait for years to take action: COP 26 president Alok Sharma
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last week warned in a key report that the planet has only a small window left to prevent worsening effects of the climate crisis
Updated on Aug 16, 2021 04:54 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Alok Sharma made president of UN climate conference in Glasgow
COP26, the conference of parties of UN climate negotiations, will be the largest summit the UK has ever hosted, bringing together representatives from nearly 200 countries, including leaders, experts, and campaigners.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
New UK regulator to rein in Google, Facebook, other tech giants
Officials said online platforms bring huge benefits for businesses and society, but there is growing consensus in the UK and abroad that the concentration of power within a small number of tech companies is curtailing growth in the tech sector, reducing innovation, and potentially having negative impacts on the people and businesses that rely on them.
Updated on Nov 27, 2020 05:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar , edited by Vinod Janardhanan
Rishi Sunak draws up plans for new UK development bank
The plan is part of PM Boris Johnson’s mission to boost economically neglected regions of the country and is backed by business secretary Alok Sharma, according to people familiar with the matter.
Updated on Nov 21, 2020 09:06 AM IST
Bloomberg | Posted by Karan Manral
Britain signs supply deal for 60 million doses of Sanofi/GSK Covid-19 vaccine
Last week Britain struck deals for 30 million doses of the experimental BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, and a deal in principle for 60 million doses of the Valneva vaccine.
Updated on Jul 29, 2020 11:39 AM IST
London | Reuters | Posted by: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Covid-19: UK minister Alok Sharma tests negative
Agra-born Sharma, 52, was visibly uneasy and sweating as he read out a statement to MPs in the House of Commons.
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 11:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
‘Bullying, money rows’: Indian-origin UK ministers under fire
Patel, Sunak and Braverman are among four Indian-origin ministers at Johnson’s cabinet table; the fourth is Alok Sharma, Business secretary.
Updated on Feb 21, 2020 01:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel, Alok Sharma: Key things to know about Indian-origin ministers in UK
Johnson chose ‘Britain’s most diverse Cabinet’ shortly after being appointed by the Queen as Britain’s new prime minister in July last year.
Updated on Feb 13, 2020 06:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Indian-origin lawmakers Alok Sharma, Rishi Sunak take oath on Bhagwad Gita in UK’s House of Commons
Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords take an oath of allegiance to the crown. There is no set list of sacred texts MPs may use.
Updated on Dec 18, 2019 05:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
New Brexit bill on agenda as Boris seeks to reshape party
The mini-reshuffle is expected to fill vacant posts, retaining most of the team in the last government, including the three Indian-origin ministers: Priti Patel (home secretary), Alok Sharma (international development secretary) and Rishi Sunak (chief secretary, Treasury).
Updated on Dec 16, 2019 07:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Indian-origin UK minister nudges Nigeria to issue ‘masala bonds’
The so-called ‘masala bonds’ were introduced after the November 2015 visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise funds in rupees via the London Stock Exchange. Over ₹90 billion have so far been raised through such bonds issued by private and state entities.
Updated on Aug 07, 2019 11:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Record 3 in Boris Johnson cabinet: Indians in UK come a long way
Boris Johnson appointed Priti Patel as the home secretary and Alok Sharma as the international development secretary. Rishi Sunak does not have cabinet rank but as the chief secretary to the treasury, will attend cabinet meetings.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Two sisters gang-raped at gunpoint in UP’s Muzaffarnagar
The four men allegedly threatened to shoot the girls if they cried for help or revealed the incident.
Updated on Jun 13, 2019 09:51 AM IST
Muzaffarnagar | Press Trust of India
Congress leader throws water at BJP counterpart on live TV for calling him traitor
In the video, that has now gone viral on social media platforms, Alok Sharma lost his cool when his BJP counterpart called him a “traitor” multiple times. In the fist of rage, he assaulted the BJP spokesperson by throwing a glass of water on him.
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 10:19 AM IST
New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service
Most Indian-origin MPs voted against Theresa May’s Brexit deal
Parliamentary records show that two Conservative Indian origin MPs, Alok Sharma and Rishi Sunak (son-in-law of Infosys founder N R Narayana Murthy), voted in favour of the May’s Brexit deal.
Updated on Jan 16, 2019 06:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
The Stan Lee legacy: A tribute to the Marvel man
He gave us heroes that were flawed, and human. Lee, who died this week, was flawed himself. A look back at his life and work.
Updated on Nov 21, 2018 06:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez