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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Little evidence coronavirus transmitted in schools, UK study indicates

7:44 pm August 9, 2020

London: One of the world’s largest studies of its kind is expected to conclude that there is little evidence that coronavirus is transmitted in schools, according to a UK media report on Sunday, giving a boost to their proposed reopening next month. Professor Russell Viner, President of the UK’s Royal College of Paediatrics and a member of the government’s Scientific Advisory […]

BBC radio host quits over use of racist term in news report

11:37 pm August 8, 2020

London: British radio host Sideman quit the BBC on Saturday over the corporation’s decision to include a racial slur in a news report about a racist attack. Sideman, who appeared on music station Radio 1Xtra, said in an Instagram post that broadcasting the word “feels like a slap in the face to our community.” The comedian and […]

Two Indian children caught up in foster care in UK amid parental row

10:52 pm August 6, 2020

London: Two minor children with Indian nationality, aged 11 and 9, are caught up in the foster care system in England, with local authorities wanting to change their citizenship status to British amid a legal row with their parents, which has landed in the UK’s Court of Appeal. In a judgment handed down by a three-judge bench including Lord Justice Peter […]

US group opposes Biden admin's steps on H1B visas

UK suspends digital visa processing tool amid allegations of racism

11:07 pm August 4, 2020

London: The UK government on Tuesday said that it will be suspending the use of a digital tool to process visas amid a legal challenge that claimed it amounted to “racism” as the computer algorithm discriminated against applicants on the basis of nationality by design. The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) and digital rights […]

Gmail, other Google services face outage

EU regulators investigate Google’s plan to buy Fitbit

10:17 pm August 4, 2020

London: European Union regulators say they’re opening an in-depth investigation into US tech giant Google’s plan to buy fitness tracking device maker Fitbit. The EU’s executive commission said on Tuesday it’s concerned the deal would entrench Google’s position in the online ad market by “increasing the already vast amount of data” that the company could […]