Margaret Thatcher

#20thYearOfNaMo Trends, BJP Leaders, Ministers Post Celebratory Messages

India News | Edited by Harish Pullanoor | Wednesday October 7, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's supporters are today celebrating the beginning of the 20th year of his public life as the head of a government.

Margaret Thatcher Named Outfits After Gorbachev, Reagan: Report

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday February 29, 2020

Late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had named some of her outfits after other world leaders, including Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former US President Ronald Reagan, newly released documents have revealed.

"I Will Repay Your Trust": Boris Johnson To Ex-Labour Voters

World News | Reuters | Saturday December 14, 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited former strongholds of his Labour opponents in northern England on Saturday and pledged to repay their trust for helping to deliver a stunning victory for his Conservative Party in Britain's national election.

UK Elections 2019 - Biggest Parliament Majority For Boris Johnson's Party Since Thatcher Days

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 13, 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday that voters had given his government a "powerful new mandate" to take Britain out of the EU next month, as he headed for victory in a landmark election.

To Combat Terror, NSA Ajit Doval Suggests Change In Media Policy

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday October 15, 2019

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday highlighted the role media played in the fight against terrorism. He also asked security and intelligence agencies to take the media into confidence when it comes to terror investigation and warnings, since the media is a "very important organ to fight terrorism".

New Book Shows How Margaret Thatcher Protected Salman Rushdie In 1989

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

The latest biography of Margaret Thatcher sheds new light on the role played by the former British Prime Minister in protecting Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie after a fatwa was issued by Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989 over the release of his controversial book 'The Satanic Verses''.

Twitter Reacts To Pakistan PM Imran Khan's Defence Of Political U-Turn

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday November 19, 2018

Margaret Thatcher was famous not for turning, but Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has declared U-turns to be a "hallmark of great leadership", in comments provoking criticism from opponents and a slew of jokes from Pakistanis.

After Operation Blue Star, UK Tried To Ban Sikh Protests, Say Documents

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 12, 2018

The British government led by then prime minister Margaret Thatcher made several attempts to ban protests by Sikhs in the country following Operation Blue Star in 1984, according to recently declassified documents.

He Led "Leave" Campaign In Brexit. Now He's Knocking On France's Door

World News | Siobhan O'Grady, The Washington Post | Friday June 1, 2018

In 2016, Nigel Lawson, the former chairman of the Vote Leave campaign, said Brexit was a "historic opportunity" to make the United Kingdom the "most dynamic and freest country" in Europe. It turns out he's now applying for residency in France.

Ghost Of Margaret Thatcher Haunts UK's Theresa May. Here's Why

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 8, 2017

A devastating election and a high-profile speech strewn with mishaps have ignited a leadership crisis for British Prime Minister Theresa May at a critical time as Brexit negotiators push for a deal in Brussels

Margaret Thatcher Wanted To Stop Second Wives From Entering UK, Released Files Reveal

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 21, 2016

Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was against allowing second wives of men based in the UK to enter the country to join them, according to UK government documents released today.

Theresa May Takes Centre Stage In British Parliament's Box-Office Show

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 20, 2016

Theresa May used her first parliamentary grilling as Britain's new prime minister today to taunt the opposition over women's rights, pointing out that it was her party that had made her the country's second female leader after Margaret Thatcher.

Theresa May Becomes British PM, With Task Of Leading Brexit

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 13, 2016

Theresa May today became Britain's second woman prime minister after Margaret Thatcher, vowing to forge "a bold new positive role" for the UK in the world post-Brexit.

Andrea Leadsom: Anti-EU Minister With City Background

People | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 8, 2016

Andrea Leadsom, a junior minister with a financial industry background who compares herself to Margaret Thatcher, is one of the two candidates left in the race for Britain's premiership on Thursday.

Britain Will Have First Female Prime Minister Since Margaret Thatcher

World News | Griff Witte, The Washington Post | Friday July 8, 2016

The race to be Britain's next prime minister was whittled to two on Thursday, with Conservative Party lawmakers assuring that the country will have a female head of government - the nation's first since Margaret Thatcher stepped down more than a quarter century ago.