Omicron is leading to hospitalisations, so people need to shed idea that it is a milder version of the virus and recognise the ‘sheer pace’ at which it spreads, UK PM warns.
MI6 chief Richard Moore expressed his desire to 'judiciously change' the idea that it is unusual for the chief of a secret intelligence service to give public speeches.
The study says children aged 5–17 years with poorly controlled asthma are at higher risk of Covid-19 hospital admission compared with those without asthma.
The UK & France have been at loggerheads on several issues since Britain’s exit from EU. The rift has hampered efforts to agree to an approach to tackling boats crisis in the Channel.
Imran Khan has been famous in Pakistan because of his Western pursuits of an Oxford education, a playboy lifestyle and as a player in the most English of games.
UK Health Security Agency has updated the medical advice and is expected to help groups such as housebound patients, so that they can have their flu and Covid-19 vaccines at the same time.
Indian travellers who have received both doses of Covishield or another UK-approved vaccine at least 14 days before arrival in the UK can travel without having to quarantine now.
MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar says he is not speaking on behalf of Modi govt but notes UK govt decision is simply a case of country doing what's in its best interest.
Taking to Twitter after a virtual meeting with his UK counterpart Monday, the Commerce Minister said the discussions reflected further strengthening of India-UK trade ties.
In the capitals that will now be the unhappiest, a Kamala Harris victory was presumed, and a lot of actions and calculations were predicated upon that.
India-US trade in first 3 yrs under Biden was $122 bn, while it was $83 bn in Trump’s first term. Average trade surplus in India’s favour grew from $18 bn under Trump to $31 bn under Biden.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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