Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher statue egged shortly after installation, booed by passerby

Margaret Thatcher who died on 8 April, 2013 became the first woman Prime Minister of Britain in 1979.

May 16, 2022, 12:32 PM IST

Meet the great men and women who shaped history as &PrivéHD brings Privé Legacies

The biographical drama is an exclusive peek into the life of this public figure as she grapples with the unbearable pain in her most vulnerable yet graceful avatar. 

Aug 02, 2019, 14:51 PM IST

Terror attacks and election place UK PM Theresa May under microscope

Prime Minister Theresa May is seeking re-election as a tough leader to take Britain through Brexit, but her "strong and stable" image is under close scrutiny after a string of terror attacks and campaign missteps ahead of Thursday`s vote.

Jun 05, 2017, 10:10 AM IST

Margaret Thatcher's resignation shocked US, Soviet Union: Files

Margaret Thatcher became the British Prime Minister on May 04, 1979, and was the first woman to hold the position in British history.

Dec 30, 2016, 14:54 PM IST

Sikh campaigners seek release of UK files on 1984 Golden Temple assault

The Indian government has put the death toll from the action, named Operation Blue Star, at about 400 people, whereas Sikh groups say many more were killed.

Dec 30, 2016, 09:01 AM IST

French in centre-right primary to pick presidential candidate to face Le Pen

"Political Islam is doing battle against our values. There`s no room for compromise," Fillon said.

Nov 20, 2016, 12:32 PM IST

'Months before her assassination, pro-Khalistan leader had predicted Indira Gandhi's killing'

A UK based top separatist Khalistani movement leader had "predicted" the killing of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi months before her assassination in October 1984, according to newly declassified British government documents.

Jul 22, 2016, 07:49 AM IST

Modi congratulates Theresa May for taking over as UK PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated Theresa May for taking over as the Prime Minister of United Kingdom and said he looked forward to working with her for stronger bilateral ties.

Jul 14, 2016, 15:20 PM IST

British prime ministers since World War II

Theresa May is Britain`s 14th prime minister since World War II

Jul 14, 2016, 08:55 AM IST

Theresa May prepares to take over as British PM

British PM David Cameron will hold his final weekly question and answer session in Parliament before tendering his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II.

Jul 13, 2016, 09:34 AM IST

Theresa May leads three-horse PM race as Brexit hits pound and property

May won 165 votes in a first ballot of Conservative members of parliament and Leadsom, a junior energy minister, won 66, increasingly the likelihood that Britain will get only its second woman prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.

Jul 06, 2016, 02:57 AM IST

Britain's Labour Party battles for soul and identity

In the 1970s, a trio of socialists joined a battle to steer Britain`s Labour Party to the left. Within a few years, two of them had seized control of the council that governed London, running the capital for half a decade.

Nov 28, 2015, 15:39 PM IST

'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher's personal effects to go on sale

These sales are taking place 25 years after Margaret Thatcher left office.

Nov 04, 2015, 10:36 AM IST

Euro crisis firms German power, 25 years after Berlin Wall

Fast forward to Athens in 2012, at the height of the eurozone crisis, and that domination appeared to have come to pass.

Nov 03, 2014, 11:02 AM IST