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

UK says tech glitch missed 15,841 COVID-19 cases

7:55 pm October 5, 2020

London: A technical glitch has resulted in 15,841 positive cases of coronavirus not being counted in the official daily of COVID-19 log in the past week, England’s health authority has admitted. Public Health England (PHE) said the issue had been identified overnight on Friday, and a rapid investigation calculated the list of cases that had […]

Men have 30 pc higher risk of dying from COVID-19 than women: Study

Depression and anxiety tripled during lockdown: Study

2:32 pm October 3, 2020

London: There was a three-fold increase in the number of people reporting significant depression and anxiety problems during the lockdown, according to a new study. The study conducted by an international team of experts from universities in three countries — UK, Austria, and Belgium — also highlighted regional variations in psychological wellbeing which show that […]

Indian-origin billionaire brothers win bid to buy UK supermarket chain Asda

9:21 pm October 2, 2020

London: Indian-origin billionaire brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa are set to acquire a majority stake in the leading UK supermarket chain Asda from its US owner Walmart after a USD 8.8-billion deal was struck as part of a consortium involving private equity firm TDR Capital. The Issa brothers, whose parents moved to the UK from Gujarat in the 1970s, own the Euro Garages […]

UK judge refuses extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange

Assange to hear judge’s verdict on US extradition on Jan 4

10:21 pm October 1, 2020

London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will likely have to spend another three months in a British prison cell before finding out whether he can be sent to the U.S. to face espionage charges, the judge in his extradition trial said Thursday. At the conclusion of nearly four weeks of evidence in his extradition hearing at a court in London‘s Old […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Indian diaspora groups in UK rally against new ‘fringe’ group on Kashmir

10:13 pm October 1, 2020

London: Indian diaspora organisations are rallying against a new “fringe” Conservative Party group on Kashmir and have issued letters to the ruling party headquarters, copies of which have also been sent to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel. The protest follows the revival of a so-called “Conservative Friends of Kashmir” group, announced on social media last week by seven […]