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Govt school teacher suspended for sending lewd messages to women teachers: Official

Study suggests video games can help mental health

12:04 am November 17, 2020

London: Time spent playing video games can be good for mental health, according to a new study by researchers at Oxford University. The finding comes as video game sales this year have boomed as more people are stuck at home because of the pandemic and many countries have once again imposed limits on public life. […]

Prince Charles visits 99-year-old Prince Philip in hospital

Prince Charles inaugurates virtual Diwali prayer meet

10:13 pm November 16, 2020

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lauded the contribution of British Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities in helping the people during the coronavirus pandemic. Johnson said this in his message during a virtual Diwali prayer meet organised by NRI entrepreneur G P Hinduja and his family on Sunday. Prince Charles inaugurated the event by […]

Britain’s Prince Charles celebrates 72nd birthday

9:04 pm November 14, 2020

London: Britain’s Prince Charles celebrated his 72nd birthday Saturday following an eventful year that saw him contract the coronavirus and his son Prince Harry step down from official royal duties. Gun salutes would normally be fired from London’s Green Park and the Tower of London for the heir to the throne’s birthday, but officials said the traditional ceremonies would […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

UK defiant even after House of Lords rejects Brexit bill

11:04 pm November 10, 2020

London: The British government insisted Tuesday it will press ahead with legislation that breaks a legally binding Brexit treaty with the European Union, despite a resounding rejection of the bill by the upper house of Parliament. The House of Lords voted by large margins late Monday to strip from the Internal Market Bill clauses that […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

UK and EU to ‘redouble efforts’ on post-Brexit trade deal

9:22 pm November 7, 2020

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the head of the European Union‘s executive arm agreed Saturday to stay in contact as their negotiating teams step up efforts to conclude a post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union before time runs out. With less than two months to go before the U.K. exits the […]