Europe

Prince William worried about strain on UK emergency workers

11:13 pm January 16, 2021

London: Prince William says he is concerned about the mental health of UK ambulance drivers, police officers and other first responders who are being exposed to extraordinary levels of trauma and death as coronavirus cases soar. William, a former search and rescue helicopter pilot, told emergency workers on a video call that they must not be afraid […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump’s presidency not just a blip in US foreign policy

3:54 pm January 16, 2021

Washington : President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to scrap President Donald Trump‘s vision of “America First” in favour of “diplomacy first” will depend on whether he’s able to regain the trust of allies and convince them that Trumpism is just a blip in the annals of US foreign policy. It could be a hard sell. From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, […]

New series to capture World War II British Indian spy Noor Inayat Khan’s story

2:04 pm January 16, 2021

London: Hollywood star Frieda Pinto will take on the role of British World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan in an upcoming television thriller. The six-part series, which will get into production later this year, hails from writer Olivia Hetreed and Red Room Films. It is based on the biography ”Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan” (2006) by author Shrabani Basu and will be directed by […]

Celebrated biker dies after crashing into camel in Jaisalmer

3:01 pm January 15, 2021

Jaipur : King Richard Srinivasan, a celebrated biker from Bengaluru, died after his motorcycle crashed into a camel in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer district, police said on Friday. The incident took place in Fatehgarh sub-division on Wednesday night when Srinivasan along with his three friends was headed to Jaisalmer, they said. A camel suddenly came in front of Srinivasan’s motorcycle. He sustained head injuries in the […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Virus collides with politics as German election year starts

3:48 pm January 9, 2021

Berlin: The coronavirus pandemic is colliding with politics as Germany embarks on its vaccination drive and one of the most unpredictable election years in the country’s post-World War II history. After months of relatively harmonious pandemic management, fingers are being pointed as the center-left junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government takes aim at what it says has been a […]