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Jaishankar-Raab bilateral talks focus on 2030 Roadmap to India-UK FTA, COVID-19 cooperation

11:53 pm May 6, 2021

London: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday held bilateral discussions with his UK counterpart, Dominic Raab, which focussed on both sides implementing the ‘2030 Roadmap’ of the India-UK Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) to pave the way for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as well as deeper cooperation on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Jaishankar, who […]

British PM forced to defend India travel ban timing over Delta variant in Parliament

Boris Johnson looks to ‘brighter days ahead’ in Easter message

7:56 pm April 4, 2021

London: Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his Easter message on Sunday to count on ”brighter days ahead” after a ”very tough” year as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. While acknowledging that lockdown restrictions will mean scaled-down Easter celebrations, he attempted to strike a note of optimism to point to the lifting of these restrictions in the coming weeks. ”This has […]

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

Schools, colleges reopen in 1st step of UK’s lockdown easing

8:27 pm March 8, 2021

London : Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the “national effort” that has gone into fighting against coronavirus as schools and colleges opened on Monday to mark the step one in the UK’s phased roadmap to lift strict lockdown restrictions in place for months to control the spread of COVID-19. Secondary schools and colleges will be inviting students for their […]

Survey says new infections across UK falling

8:23 pm February 19, 2021

London: A closely monitored survey has found that new coronavirus infections across the UK have fallen sharply, just days before Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines a roadmap as to how lockdown restrictions in England can be eased in the weeks and months to come. The Office for National Statistics said in its weekly infection survey […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Wockhardt UK vaccine plant back in operation after ‘suspicious package made safe’

11:53 pm January 27, 2021

London: A“suspicious package” which had caused a temporary manufacturing pause on Wednesday at a vaccine production facility of India-headquartered bio-pharmaceutical major Wockhardt in the UK has now been ”made safe” after an investigation by the local police. The factory, located at Wrexham Industrial Estate in North Wales, operates a fill-finish production line for the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 after an agreement was […]