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Friday, September 27, 2024
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Topic: United Kingdom

ISKCON reports 5 Covid-19 deaths in UK, after 1,000 gathered for a funeral

While the UK unit of ISKCON has reported 21 confirmed cases in the Greater London area, the society believes the number could be higher.

Admission offers in hand but no date, Indian students could ditch foreign plans for now

Consultants say students who have offers from universities abroad haven’t decided against going so far, but many are considering Indian options simultaneously.

UK’s Covid-19 crisis just got worse with PM Boris Johnson in ICU

With Johnson out of action, untested Raab will need to get a grip on govt machine as UK prepares for Covid-19 cases to climb over the next 10 days.

Boris Johnson to remain in hospital for ‘observation’

PM Boris Johnson has a persistent cough & fever and has been undergoing tests, but had a ‘comfortable’ night and is ‘in good spirits’.

UK Coronavirus death toll crosses 500 mark, biggest single-day rise

Several makeshift hospitals are becoming functional across the UK as the NHS aims to boost bed capacity to cope with the growing number of cases.

Airports of the world are fast becoming ghost towns

The sudden collapse of air travel triggered by c and customer fears of coronavirus is having a severe impact on airport cash flows.

US, UK, Germany, France scramble to fly out their citizens as India enters lockdown mode

Germany has already obtained permission from Modi govt to send back its citizens stuck in the country, while others are still working to get the necessary approvals.

Indian students in UK demand to be sent back despite travel restrictions due to coronavirus

Students sought refuge within Indian High Commission and refused alternate accommodation while India's ban on travellers from UK & Europe remains in place until 31 March.

We are there with you: UK papers unite to print identical front pages in view of COVID-19

About 50 local newspapers in the UK pledged support to the public amid the Coronavirus panic by publishing the same message across front pages.

UK woman who competed in 2014 ‘Miss Hitler’ pageant convicted for being terror group member

Alice Cutter and her ex-partner Mark Jones were found guilty of being members of the neo-Nazi group National Action, which was declared a ‘terrorist’ group in 2016.

On Camera

Army vs police case in Odisha shows urgent need for police reform. Accountability is key

The police station is the soul of policing and enough time and effort must be dedicated to it to improve its functioning.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

A fitness & fighter aircraft enthusiast, who is Air Marshal AP Singh, the next Chief of Air Force

Air Marshal Amar Preet Singh will take over as chief on 30 September. During his service of nearly 40 yrs, he has served in variety of command, staff, instructional & foreign appointments.

Lesson from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan: if you have no patience, you don’t deserve democracy

Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people.