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Scotland Yard arrests Indian national wanted in murder case after Interpol notice

10:05 pm March 19, 2021

London: Scotland Yard has arrested an Indian national wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder case in India after an Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against him. Jaysukh Ranpariya, 41, who is also known as Jayesh Patel, was arrested in south London on Tuesday by officers from Scotland Yard’s Extradition Unit on an Indian extradition warrant and produced before Westminster Magistrates’ court here on Wednesday. He was remanded […]

Encounter on between security forces, terrorists in Poonch

England thump India by eight wickets in T20 series opener

11:03 pm March 12, 2021

Ahmedabad: Indian batsmen had little to offer in the face of a regimented English bowling effort on a two-paced track as the hosts received an eight-wicket hammering in the opening Twenty20 International here on Friday. Indian batsmen struggled to score freely before Shreyas Iyer showed the way with a dogged 67-run knock that took Virat […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

11:45 pm March 10, 2021

London: One of the leaders of the recent World Health Organization-led mission to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus expects finding out “fairly soon, within the next few years” what started the pandemic. In a press briefing, Peter Daszak estimated collective scientific research could pin down how animals carrying COVID-19 might have infected the first people in […]

Queen did not make racist comments, confirms Oprah Winfrey

10:26 pm March 8, 2021

London: It was neither Queen Elizabeth II nor her husband, Prince Philip, who were being referenced by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle when they revealed that members within the royal ranks had expressed concerns about their first-born son Archie’s skin colour, American chat show host Oprah Winfrey confirmed on Monday. As the woman who conducted the explosive CBS interview, which aired in the US on Sunday […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

8:44 pm March 8, 2021

London: A British university has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) based in Pune to identify joint research interests in the fields of air quality management, alternative fuels, power train and electric vehicle technology. The partnership will see British and Indian air pollution experts working together to create a blueprint to tackle […]