Jeremy Hunt's emergency financial statement is an attempt to reassure the markets about the country's fiscal sustainability and calm the shockwaves of his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-budget last month.

The eastern England city of Leicester saw scenes of violence over the weekend in a spillover of clashes since an India-Pakistan cricket match.

In the congregation of around 2,000 made up of world leaders, royalty from the UK and overseas and community leaders, India was represented by President Droupadi Murmu and foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra.

There have been reports of clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups in Leicester since fans clashed following an India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match.

The late monarch had said she admired India's "richness and diversity" as well as the "warmth and hospitality" of its people in one of her addresses.

Others in Truss's top team include close allies such as Therese Coffey as deputy prime minister and secretary of state for health and social care, and Kwasi Kwarteng as chancellor of the exchequer.

UK-based NGO Reprieve said it was supporting a legal claim by Jagtar Singh Johal that MI5 and MI6 may have contributed to his detention and alleged torture by sharing intelligence with the Indian authorities.

As more details of the 'partygate' scandal at Downing Street emerged the previous day, the 15% threshold of opposition MPs seeking a confidence vote was met on Monday.

With reference to stringent sanctions being imposed on Russia, Rishi Sunak was asked if his advice to businesses is being followed by the Indian software services company in which his wife Akshata Murthy has a share.

In England, COVID-19 passes for entry to larger venues and the mandatory wearing of face masks will be scrapped and people are no longer being told to work from home.

Those inoculated with the Bharat Biotech-manufactured jab will not have to self-isolate after arrival in England.

'The meeting was short, but it did allow short exchanges on concerns that both our countries have on increasing radicalism.'

The 50-year-old jeweller will have a chance to make his case at a brief oral hearing.

The report found that an 45,000-54,000 casualties, predominantly Indian, East African, West African, Egyptian and Somali personnel, were commemorated unequally.

The UK regulator maintains that the benefits of the vaccine continue to outweigh any rare concerns that are under investigation for causal links.

Some of Samant's old social media posts had emerged, which were branded as racist and insensitive.

Britain's Ofcom has fined Khalsa Television £50,000 for a music video and a discussion programme that indirectly called for British Sikhs to commit violence.

Johnson had extended an invitation to Modi during a phone call last year when India was chosen alongside South Korea and Australia as guest countries of the multilateral summit.

The 53-year-old British civil servant will succeed Sir Philip Barton.