Britain

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

US reporter held by al-Qaida-linked group in Syria released

7:37 pm February 18, 2021

Beirut: An American journalist, living in northwestern Syria for nearly a decade, has been released, six months after he was captured by an al-Qaida-linked militant group, Syrian opposition media reported. Bilal Abdul Kareem, a native of Mount Vernon, N.Y., has been living in the rebel-held Syrian northwest since 2012, reporting on the Syrian government military campaigns against areas in opposition hands. He had been detained last August, following […]

Transgender's plea for passport: HC seeks Centre stand

UK to return medals to vets discharged because of sexuality

7:40 pm February 16, 2021

London: The British military will allow former service personnel who were stripped of medals because of their sexuality to apply to have them restored after a Royal Navy veteran’s 27-year battle to have his decorations returned. The Ministry of Defence announced the new policy on Tuesday, more than two decades after Britain lifted its ban on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender service personnel in 2000. […]

Tougher travel rules to contain spread of COVID-19 come into force in UK

11:45 pm February 15, 2021

London: The UK’s tougher new travel rules to contain the spread of COVID-19 variants came into effect from Monday, involving compulsory hotel quarantines for anyone returning to England from one of the 33 high-risk ”red list” countries, which excludes India. Those arriving will have to pre-book and pay 1,750 pounds to spend 10 days quarantining in government-sanctioned […]

Rishi Sunak sees ‘signs of resilience’ as UK economy suffers biggest drop since 1709

11:10 pm February 12, 2021

London: UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Friday pointed to signs of resilience and indicated further support measures in his Budget statement next month as latest statistics showed the British economy, devastated by the coronavirus pandemic, suffered its biggest decline in more than 300 years in 2020. As most businesses, shops and restaurants continue to struggle through the coronavirus-induced […]

Royal funeral offers chance for William, Harry to reconcile

Meghan Markle wins privacy claim against UK newspaper

3:26 pm February 12, 2021

London: Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has dubbed her victory in holding the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) to account as a “comprehensive win for privacy and copyright” because the damage they do “runs deep”. The 39-year-old wife of Britain’s Prince Harry also thanks her husband for his support through the process, after a London High Court ruling in her favour involving articles […]