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UK regulator places Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance under intense scrutiny
London: UK media regulator Ofcom on Thursday referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for an independent investigation to further examine US tech giants Amazon…
- World
UK’s Suella Braverman warns against ‘hurricane’ of migrants
London: In a series of comments on immigration that have drawn some criticism from within her own party ranks, UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has warned against a “hurricane” of migrants landing…
- World
Akshata Murty makes UK political stage debut for ‘best friend’ UK PM Sunak
London: Britain’s Indian First Lady, Akshata Murty, made a surprise debut on the political stage on Wednesday when she stepped out to introduce “best friend” Rishi Sunak for his maiden speech as…
- World
UK PM Rishi Sunak says hopes to get free trade deal with India done
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reiterated his commitment to closer India-UK ties across different sectors, including a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Addressing a reception by the…
- World
UK lawmakers criticise PM over delay to ban petrol-fueled cars
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a delay to the phasing out of petrol-driven vehicles has been criticised by a committee of lawmakers in the House of Commons, who called…
- Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif booked flight tickets to return Pakistan from UK on Oct 21: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has reportedly booked flight tickets to return from the UK to the country on October 21, ending a four-year “self-imposed…
- World
Foreign students in UK facing severe accommodation crisis: Report
London: International students in the UK have been hit by a severe housing crisis, with many forced to accept unsuitable living conditions amid rising rents and expensive university accommodation. Students from countries…
- World
UK nurses tied Sikh patient’s beard with gloves, kept him hungry: Report
London: Nurses allegedly tied a Sikh patient’s beard with plastic gloves, left him in his own urine and offered him food he couldn’t eat for religious reasons, a senior whistleblower from UK’s…
- World
UK museum to sign pact for Shivaji’s Tiger Claws’ journey to India
London: The Victoria and Albert ( V and A) Museum is all set to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra government next week, which will see 17th century Tiger…
- World
Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty decides to liquidate investment venture in UK
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty has decided to liquidate her investment company Catamaran Ventures UK Ltd, according to official company filings with the UK’s Companies House this week.…
- World
UN rebukes Suella Braverman remarks over asylum system
London: The UN Refugee Agency rebuked UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman remarks that the asylum framework is creating “huge incentives for illegal migration.” The UN stated that the Refugee Convention is the…
- Health
UK expert warns of pandemic worse than Covid in new book
New Delhi: The former chair of the UK Vaccine Taskforce Kate Bingham has in a new book warned of a next pandemic that could come from a million unknown viruses and kill…
- World
English artist’s sculpture to honour hijab-clad women in UK
A one-of-a-kind steel sculpture, celebrating women who wear the hijab, will be installed in the UK next month. The sculpture has been named ‘Strength of the Hijab.’ Weighing one-ton and standing 16-foot-tall,…