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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…
- Hyderabad
65-year-old Hyderabad man stabbed to death in London; 2 arrested
Hyderabad: Mohd Khaja Rayees Uddin, 65, from the city was allegedly stabbed to death at Hill Top Mount, Leeds, West Yorkshire, London, United Kingdom. Initial reports confirmed the death of two people…
- 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,…
- World
UK keen on welcoming IIT offshore campus, already in talks: British officials
New Delhi: The UK is keen on welcoming an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) to set up an offshore campus in the country and some UK universities are already in talks with…
- Offbeat
Nearly 9 kg giant onion set to break world record!
A giant onion, grown by Gareth Griffin, a farmer from Guernsey, United Kingdom, weighing nearly 9-kilogramme is all set to break the Guinness World Record. The onion has been put on display…
- Middle East
You can now preorder your meals on all Emirates flights across Europe
Abu Dhabi: Following the successful launch of Emirates pre-order in-flight meal service on UK routes, the airline is expanding the service across routes to and from European cities. Locations added to the…
- World
UK visa fee hike for visitors, students to be effective from Oct 4
London: The British government has announced that a proposed hike in visa fees will become effective from October 4, when a visit visa for under six months will cost GBP 15 more…
- Middle East
Mahsa Amini death anniversary: US, UK impose sanctions on Iran officials
The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) have announced the imposition of sanctions on Iranian officials to mark the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini in police custody. US Treasury…
