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UK won't apologise at Commonwealth summit for role in slave trade: PM Starmer's office

October 19, 2024 11:17 pm

The UK government has made it clear to the BBC that even if historical links to slavery are raised at the summit, there are no plans for a symbolic apology.

October 2, 1981, Forty Years Ago: Rift At CHOGM

October 02, 2021 12:05 am

The cleavage of opinion on these issues was more marked than in February at the Non-Aligned foreign ministers meet at Delhi, which is seen as natural since most of the participants here are very closely aligned with the West.

Explained: Caning as punishment — who does it, and how

June 09, 2022 1:09 pm

Britain, which earlier ruled these countries, had adopted whipping as a form of punishment. Although Britain itself stopped the practice in 1948, many of the countries that gained independence from it did not.

India’s obscure athletes, lawn bowlers, face issues on grass

July 24, 2014 11:12 am

Odds are stacked against India’s most obscure athletes here at the Commonwealth Games.

National Interest: 156-inch heart

May 24, 2014 9:52 am

That’s what you need after a 56-inch chest delivers you a majority. Modi knows this as he takes a national stage and makes it global.

YASHDA scheme wins Commonwealth accolades

October 25, 2013 2:48 am

The Panchayat Mahila Sashaktiram movement has been selected by the Commonwealth Local Governance Forum (CLGF) for promotion within the Commonwealth nations.