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TopicUnited Kingdom

Topic: United Kingdom

‘Was too fat’, says Boris Johnson during launch of UK’s new health program to tackle obesity

Boris Johnson says the Better Health Strategy is a sympathetic understanding and approach to losing weight.

Why UK’s response to coronavirus has been world-class

The most important factor in the global response to Covid-19 has to be progress on the biomedical front, and on that score the UK receives stellar marks.

After Pompeo visit, British MPs to ask Boris Johnson to get even tougher on China

Pompeo is set to meet MPs who want sanctions on Chinese officials cut the Asian superpower from Britain’s nuclear power program.

UK suspends extradition treaty, imposes arms embargo on Hong Kong over security law

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the suspension will stay until robust safeguards to prevent extraditions being misused under the new legislation are in place.

Boris Johnson wants Britons to get back to work – from office

UK PM Boris Johnson said he hopes to ease the remaining lockdown restrictions and return to normality by November, possibly in time for Christmas.

UK accuses Russia of trying to steal Covid vaccine research

Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre said vaccine & therapeutic sectors have been targeted by APT29, which it said is ‘almost certainly’ part of Russian state intelligence.

Huawei faces ban on selling its 5G equipment to UK by the end of this year

According to a 2-step plan, which will be presented to PM Boris Johnson, existing equipment made by Huawei will need to be removed from 5G infrastructure by 2027.

US is beginning to win its war against Huawei as Europe joins forces against China

The fatal blow for Huawei’s relationship with Europe may have come in May when the US banned the company from sourcing microchips that use American technology.

Rishi Sunak, Britain’s economic jedi who could be prime minister

Rishi Sunak enjoys a 92% approval rating, 35 points ahead of Boris Johnson. He’s now being talked about as a replacement when Johnson steps down.

Beijing threatens ‘consequences’ if UK treats China as hostile

The reaction came as Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to phase out the use of Huawei equipment in UK’s 5G telecommunications networks.

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The missing piece in India’s reform story—a strong tribunal system

The Supreme Court’s judgment pushes the conversation in the right direction, but it does not resolve the full range of structural issues that determine how tribunals work on the ground.

India’s Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code is struggling to deliver. It’ll take a decade to clear backlog

The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts. 

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.