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Accused arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari bail in UK extradition case extended to April 9

7:25 pm February 5, 2021

London : AUK court presiding over the extradition case of Sanjay Bhandari, an accused arms dealer and “proclaimed offender” wanted in India on money laundering charges, extended his bail until April 9 at a case management hearing in London on Friday. Bhandari, who was arrested on an extradition warrant in July 2020 and is contesting his extradition to India, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ […]

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UK to deploy aircraft carrier as part of Indo-Pacific ‘renewed focus’

8:59 pm February 4, 2021

London : The UK government has announced plans for the deployment of a new Carrier Strike Group led by aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth later this year as part of its “renewed focus” on the Indo-Pacific region, following talks with Japan. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab discussed the deployment of the aircraft carrier during the “2+2” virtual meeting with their respective Japanese counterparts, Ministers Toshimitsu […]

UK police arrest 5 in wake of fire at asylum-seekers’ camp

10:45 pm January 30, 2021

London: Police in southeast England said Saturday that they have arrested five men following a disturbance at a former army barracks that has been housing around 400 asylum-seekers and where a fire broke out. Kent Police said a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a security guard in the wake of the fire at Napier Barracks in […]

4-year-old British Sikh girl joins Mensa club of high IQ kids

7:29 pm January 30, 2021

London : A four-year-old British Sikh girl has become one of the youngest in the UK to be accepted into the elite Mensa membership club of children with a high intelligence quotient (IQ). Dayaal Kaur, who lives with her family in Birmingham, displayed exceptional learning abilities from very early on and had mastered the entire English alphabet by […]

Obesity may exacerbate effects of Alzheimer’s disease: Study

10:35 pm January 29, 2021

London : Obesity is an additional burden on brain health and it may exacerbate Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The pioneering multimodal neuroimaging study conducted by the UK-based University of Sheffield revealed that obesity may contribute toward neural tissue vulnerability, whilst maintaining a healthy weight in mild Alzheimer’s disease dementia could help to preserve brain […]