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UK has launched a new review led by a former Opposition Conservative Party minister into anti-Muslim hate to provide the Labour Party government with a working definition of Islamophobia. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said on Friday that former attorney general Dominic Grieve will bring his years of legal and government expertise to the role, which will also support a wider stream of work to tackle the «unacceptable incidents» of anti-Muslim hate crimes hitting the highest number on record in 2024. The new working group has been tasked to deliver a definition of anti-Muslim hatred, referred to as Islamophobia, within six months. «The rise in anti-Muslim hate crime is unacceptable and has no place in our society,» said Rayner, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India and the UK have restarted negotiations for a free trade agreement, which had been in limbo for almost a year due to the 2024 general elections in the two countries. Besides negotiating easier market access for various goods and services, the two sides are discussing a bilateral investment treaty and a social security agreement for expatriate workers and professionals.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Indian companies navigated yet more revenue-profit divergence in the December quarter, and India’s ranking declined significantly among its emerging-market peers in January. Meanwhile, India and the UK have resumed trade negotiations amid protectionist policies by the US.

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The United States sends tremendous support to its allies around the world, but the payback has typically been a more stable world — it doesn’t always work, mind you, as we have seen these past three years. But no country benefits more from a tranquil world than the U.S.

Donald Trump will sign an executive order that would for the first time make English the official language of the US, Washington Post reported citing White House officials. However, at what time Trump would sign the order is yet to be revealed. The United States has never had an official language at the federal level but the issue has been problematic for certain states. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the U.S., the byproduct of the country’s long history of taking in immigrants from around the world. ALSO READ: 'I can't believe I said that': Donald Trump health fears reignited after his remarks on Zelenskyy

Donald Trump branded Volodymyr Zelensky a dictator. On Friday he will host the Ukrainian president at the White House and sign a deal granting Washington access to Ukraine's rare minerals. The extraordinary turnaround caps a week of frantic international diplomacy centered on Washington, as Kyiv seeks to shore up support despite Trump's recent pivot towards Russia. Trump upended years of US policy on Ukraine two weeks ago when he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and started talks on ending the three-year-old war — without Kyiv.

Tata Motors are on track for their worst monthly losing streak in nearly a decade, as persistent selling pressure has pushed the stock down by 12.2% in February. This marks the seventh straight month of negative returns and the steepest monthly decline since October 2023, when the stock slumped 14%. The last time Tata Motors witnessed such an extended downtrend was in 2015 when the stock declined consecutively from March to September before rebounding in October. The worst-ever monthly drop for Tata Motors came in March 2020, when the stock tumbled nearly 45% amid the COVID-19 market crash.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Archimedes pledged to move the world, if only he had a lever long enough and a place to stand. The challenge for businesses, investors, and households is that there is no place to put our feet.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A perfect storm of domestic and global challenges is battering India's financial markets. The rupee’s freefall, dismal corporate earnings, spiking bond yields, and a relentless foreign portfolio investors (FPI) exodus have struck India harder than its Asian counterparts.

TVS Motor are set to be in focus on Friday after the Indian automaker launched two new three-wheeler models—TVS King Duramax Plus and TVS King Deluxe Plus—in Mexico, marking its latest push into the Latin American market. The company unveiled the vehicles in Oaxaca, with plans to make them available to consumers next month through Motomex, its official distributor in the region. The TVS King Duramax Plus features a 225 cc liquid-cooled engine, LED headlamps, tubeless tires, and additional storage options, while the TVS King Deluxe Plus is equipped with a 200 cc engine and one-touch starting functionality.

White House on Thursday afternoon. During his first visit to Washington as Prime Minister, Starmer said that his country is ready to put «boots on the ground» to support a peace Ukraine. «I'm working closely with other European leaders on this, and I'm clear that the UK is ready to put boots on the ground and planes in the air to support a deal, working together with our allies, because that is the only way that peace will last,» Starner said.

Five, is set to make a comeback with their 2025 reunion tour.

Speaking today (27 February) at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) roundtable, Rathi said the UK's financial watchdog wants to «streamline» its work and «end duplication» to improve efficiency and help pursue the growth ambitions of the incumbent Labour government.  «Tackling this urgent problem requires bold strokes – from all of us,» he said, before adding that «we need to be bold not just in 'what' we do, but 'how' we do it».  House of Lords committee slams FCA over 'unacceptable' name and shame plans Last month, Rathi wrote to Prime Minister Keir Starmer to address the e...

Canada fares the best if United States President Donald Trump ends up imposing reciprocal tariffs, according to a new report by Yale University.

Blackpink is all set to embark on a world tour soon, travelling across several cities in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have left Romania for the United States after the lifting of their travel ban.

Having completed a previous £100m share buyback programme on 13 February 2025, the trust has committed a further £100m scheme as it aims to reduce the issued share capital of the vehicle. According to a London Stock Exchange notice released today (27 February), the ordinary shares purchased as part of the renewed scheme will be held in the treasury or re-issued.  Greencoat UK Wind survives discontinuation vote despite shareholder dissent Should the buyback programme be greenlit at the upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) on 24 April, the maximum number of shares that could be repu...

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. There will be fewer designer handbags and high heels under Christmas trees this year. Spending on personal luxury goods is set to fall by 2% in 2024, according to Bain, a consultancy.