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Topic: United Kingdom

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.

UK Health Minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for coronavirus

The health minister became the first UK lawmaker to be diagnosed with the virus. As per reports, UK has recorded 6 coronavirus deaths and over 380 cases.

Dubai princess who fled to UK feared threats, found a gun on her bed

Princess Haya and her estranged husband, Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed, are embroiled in a custody battle over their two children.

Infosys’ Narayana Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak to present UK budget on 11 March

Sunak added that he would deliver the promises made to voters ahead of December's General Election won by the Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Brexit bill clears House of Commons hurdle as UK’s exit from EU on 31 January draws closer

The EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill will now go to the House of Lords on 13 January for voting before it receives the royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II to become law.

Cricket, hijab, language: How the British, French and Americans conduct citizenship tests

In any cricket match between England and a South Asian team, if Indians and Pakistanis cheered for non-English teams, they were accused of disloyalty.

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.

What Modi govt’s ‘DNA bank’ will look like and the concerns over its misuse

ThePrint details how the DNA profiling method originated in the UK, and the legislative concerns that have been raised over the genetic database.

On Camera

The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?