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Who is Sadiq Khan, the Pakistani-origin Mayor of London now re-elected to the post?

May 05, 2024 5:02 pm

Sadiq Khan has served as the Mayor of London since 2016. His recent win was expected, but it nonetheless marks an important win for the Labour Party with the UK set to hold general elections soon.

Who is Tarun Ghulati, the London mayoral candidate challenging Sadiq Khan?

April 29, 2024 2:25 pm

63-year-old Tarun Ghulati is the only Indian-origin candidate among the 13 individuals competing for the position of the mayor

UK Conservatives suspend lawmaker Lee Anderson, who said Islamists control London's mayor

February 25, 2024 8:55 am

Speaking on Friday to the television channel GB News, Anderson said: "I don't actually believe these Islamists have got control of our country. But what I do believe is they've got control of Khan and they've got control of London."

Sadiq Khan re-elected as London mayor

May 09, 2021 7:53 am

Sadiq Khan, who became the first Muslim to head a major Western capital after his victory in 2016, saw off his main challenger, Shaun Bailey, the candidate from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan pledges robust policing for Kashmir protest on Diwali

October 25, 2019 10:05 pm

There have been widespread concerns of a repeat of the violent clashes witnessed outside India House in London during a protest by the same groups on August 15, India's Independence Day.

London mayor Sadiq Khan calls for second referendum on Brexit

September 16, 2018 3:03 pm

Prime Minister Theresa May has repeatedly ruled out holding a second referendum following the vote two years ago to leave the EU.

#SadiqBlimp: Bikini-clad balloon of London Mayor receives little response on ground and online

September 01, 2018 9:50 pm

Sadiq Khan angered some people in the British capital and elsewhere last month when he allowed a balloon caricaturing Donald Trump as an angry baby to float above the city while the US President was in England.

London launches action plan to become world's most walkable city

July 21, 2018 2:59 pm

Under the new plan, streets will be designed, built and managed to encourage walking, with better signposting and maps, as well as new, wider pedestrian crossings.

'End the hate': London Mayor Sadiq Khan appeals after reading Islamophobic hate tweets

April 06, 2018 11:01 am

Recently, London's Mayor Sadiq Khan read out the hate tweets he gets. While one said, "Sadiq Khan looks like a sparrow," it quickly escalated to tweets like, "I say kill the Mayor of London, and you will get rid of one Muslim terrorist."

London Mayor Sadiq Khan in Amritsar says UK govt should apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre

December 07, 2017 5:44 am

“It was important to me to come to Jallianwala Bagh. Indian Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims were peacefully protesting against the British government. In response to peaceful act, General Dyer and his soldiers closed the gate and open fire on men, women and children.”

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