Day: June 22, 2020

Rishi Sunak appoints Indian-origin CEO to UK’s financial regulator

8:11 pm June 22, 2020

London: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Monday appointed Indian-origin chief of the London Stock Exchange Nikhil Rathi as the new chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. Describing Rathi as an “outstanding candidate”, Sunak said he had been chosen after a thorough worldwide search for the important role at the conduct regulator for the UK’s financial […]

‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ script is awesome, Bryce Dallas Howard

8:08 pm June 22, 2020

Los Angeles: Actor Bryce Dallas Howard says she has read the script of “Jurassic World: Dominion” and found it “awesome”. The 39-year-old actor, who will reprise her role as Claire Dearing in the third installment of the “Jurassic World” franchise, said she is excited to reunite with director Colin Trevorrow and co-actor Chris Pratt. “The script was awesome, it was so […]

Germany works to tame meatpacking outbreak

8:02 pm June 22, 2020

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said “everything needs to be done” to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus linked to a large slaughterhouse where over 1,300 people have tested positive for COVID-19. Steffen Seibert said 20 workers at the Toennies meat plant in the western Guetersloh region have been hospitalised and several are in intensive care. “We very […]

Air India flyer seeks damages over data breach

Air India pilot tests positive for COVID-19 after landing flight in Sydney from Delhi

7:53 pm June 22, 2020

New Delhi: An Air India pilot was found COVID-19 positive after landing a flight in Sydney from Delhi, senior airline officials said on Monday. The pilot tested positive on Saturday, they said. “The pilot was tested on June 16 and was found negative. That is why, as per the rules, he was rostered for the […]

Delhi man stabs himself with knife after argument with family

Newly married woman falls to death in Greater Noida

7:48 pm June 22, 2020

Noida: A27-year-old newly wedded woman died on Monday after she allegedly fell off the terrace on the first floor of her house in Greater Noida, police said. The woman, who got married on June 15, fell off the terrace around 4 am after which she was rushed to a private hospital where she succumbed to her […]