Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Labour Party's leader, Keir Starmer on his remarkable victory in the UK general elections, and thanked Rishi Sunak for his active contribution to deepening India-UK ties.
"Today, we are holding the second round of the presidential election... More than 700 polling centres are accepting the votes of Iranians. We hope that by tomorrow morning we will have a new president... There will be no changes in Iranian foreign policy and internal policy," the envoy told
The UK's outgoing Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, expressed regret to the nation after the Tories' worst-ever election showing, accepting the blame for the defeat.
Voting is underway in Iran, as the country gears up to elect the successor of Ebrahim Raisi in the Presidential runoff taking place on Friday, according to Al Jazeera.
Celebrating the landslide win, Labour Party's leader, Keir Starmer, who will soon become the UK's new Prime Minister said that the victory comes with a great responsibility, and pledged "national renewal" after 14 years of Conservative rule, reported CNN.
"The British people have delivered a sobering verdict tonight," Sunak said from his constituency of Richmond and Northallerton in northern England which he won.
"Tonight, people here and around the country have spoken. They are ready for change...The change begins right here because this is your democracy, your community and your future. You have voted and now it is time for us to deliver," Starmer said
The centre-left Labour Party is set to secure a decisive victory in Britain's general election, according to a comprehensive exit poll. This outcome ends a 14-year reign of the Conservative Party and positions Labour leader Keir Starmer to assume the role of prime minister imminently, CNN
Iran is bracing for a pivotal moment in its political landscape as the country's snap presidential election heads into a second round on Friday, following an initial vote that failed to produce a decisive winner amidst unprecedented voter apathy, CNN reported.
"We want the Congress to play the role of the main opposition party and field a socially and universally respected person in the Rajya Sabha elections so that the people of Haryana know which MLA is with the people and which MLA is with the government. We again say that if the Haryana Congre
Former J-K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah-led National Conference held a two-day working committee meeting, starting on Wednesday in view of the Assembly elections.