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Friday, November 8, 2024
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Stone image of Durga, Nataraja idol & more — 36 antiques ASI recovered from UK, US, Australia

Union Ministry of Culture and Tourism says all antique items recovered over the last 5 years were given voluntarily by the museums and related authorities.

UK, India working to tackle climate change, says Britain’s South Asia minister

Britain's South Asia minister Lord Tariq Ahmad said there is scope for expanding existing work to tackle climate change, ahead of the UN COP26 climate summit in Glasgow in November.

UK’s Covid vaccine shortage blamed on delay in shipment from India’s Serum Institute

The supply crunch prompted the UK government to shift focus & offer remaining doses to people most at risk of developing severe forms of Covid-19.

World likely to be hit by chemical, biological or dirty bomb terror attack by 2030, UK warns

In perhaps its most wide-ranging re-evaluation of security since Cold War, UK intends to cut tanks, fighter jets while bolstering arsenal of nuclear missiles potentially by 40%.

2 countries that got the coronavirus fight right, and 2 that got it wrong

We studied 27 countries. Those that politicised the coronavirus saw the most deaths and cases.

Greensill, Gupta and the fragile tower of money and metal

The collapse of Greensill Capital has cast a shadow over Sanjeev Gupta’s business, which relied heavily on its funding for a spree of acquisitions that saw him spend $6 bn in 5 years.

India’s politics is our politics, has ripple effect: UK envoy ahead of farm laws debate there

UK's envoy to India Alex Ellis says India's issues have resonance in his country due to the large diaspora living there, but it is ultimately for New Delhi to resolve.

UK is building the world’s first airport for flying cars

It might sound like something out of a science-fiction film, but this airport is actually being readied for November 2021 near the UK city of Coventry.

Myanmar coup disrupts testing, vaccination centres in UK temples, mosques & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Bhanu Kapil becomes 1st Indian-origin poet to win T.S. Eliot Prize for her ‘radical’ anthology

Bhanu Kapil was born in 1968 in London. She has written six books of poetry/prose so far and was also awarded the Windham Campbell Prize for Poetry in 2020.

On Camera

I am shocked Indian ‘liberals’ aren’t supporting Iranian woman Ahoo Daryaei protesting hijab

There is the fight against authoritarianism, and then there are 'liberal' Muslim women who ar supposed to be allies. Sadly, diluting the debate distracts one from the core issue.

Jet Airways’ smooth takeoff, turbulence & crash landing. Key events leading to SC-ordered liquidation

SC set aside resolution plan for Jet Airways, founded by Naresh Goyal in 1992 shortly after India liberalised its economy. A look at timeline of events that led to its permanent grounding.

China unveils J-35A stealth fighter, with striking resemblance to US F-35. Here’s how they compare

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.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

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.