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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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UK to start human trials of coronavirus vaccine tomorrow

The vaccine trials will be of a drug developed at Oxford University and UK govt will give 20 million pounds to support the research.

This is what the world looks like when everyone stops driving

Enjoy the stillness. Cities around the world have become noticeably quieter with far fewer cars out on the roads.

Special flight brings VIPs back to Pakistan from London, 400 citizens remain stranded in UK

After the VIPs were accommodated in the special flight, the remaining seats were kept empty to maintain social distancing, says a Geo News report.

Man behind London stabbing was jailed for planning terror attack, pledged allegiance to IS

Sudesh Mamoor Faraz Amman was shot dead by Scotland Yard Sunday after he went on a stabbing spree while wearing a fake hoax bomb vest. Three people were wounded.

Indians make up third largest foreign student population in UK after China, US

According to new data from the Higher Education Statistics Agency, UK has seen a spike in Indians studying in the country despite the Brexit issue.

These 3 Indian origin siblings are shaking up London’s restaurant scene

Jyotin, Karam and Sunaina Sethi are the trio whose initials make up JKS Restaurants and they are changing the way London eats.

Neil Basu, UK top cop who killed London Bridge attack suspect, was a victim of racism too

The assistant commissioner of the London Metropolitan Police, or Scotland Yard, Basu’s roots can be traced back to Kolkata, from where his father – Pankaj Kumar Basu – hailed.

London Bridge attacker Usman Khan a terror convict who sought Sharia in POK

Pakistani-origin Usman Khan, described as a ‘serious jihadist’ by a UK judge, was out on parole when he stabbed two people to death in London Friday.

Nawaz Sharif leaves for London for medical treatment after Pakistan court gives permission

Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a jail sentence in a corruption case, was granted 4 weeks to travel to London for treatment, and, if required, may be shifted to the US.

UK leaders not countering anti-India wave enough, but British Indians showing resilience

As India continues to ease restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir, India’s well-wishers in the UK will be in a more comfortable position.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?