London

Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

UK court rejects plea seeking partial reporting ban in Nirav Modi case

7:33 pm September 7, 2020

London: A UK judge, presiding over fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi’s extradition case over the estimated USD 2-billion PNB fraud and money laundering charges brought by India, rejected an application seeking a partial reporting ban at the start of a five-day trial here on Monday. District Judge Samuel Goozee dismissed the application after hearing representations in […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

Brexit negotiator says UK unafraid to walk away without deal

8:06 pm September 6, 2020

London: Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator talked tough ahead of a crucial round of post-Brexit trade talks, saying the UK was “not afraid to walk away” if the European Union does not give ground on key issues. David Frost told the Mail on Sunday newspaper that Britain wants “to get back the powers to control our borders and that is the most important thing.” Frost and […]

Environment activists blockade UK newspaper printing plants

7:12 pm September 5, 2020

London: Police arrested more than 70 environmental activists who blockaded two British printing plants, disrupting the distribution of several national newspapers on Saturday. The group Extinction Rebellion said it targeted printworks at Broxbourne, north of London, and Knowsley in northwest England, that are owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Dozens of protesters locked themselves to trucks and bamboo scaffolding to block the road outside […]

AI to operate direct Kolkata-London flight from Sep 16

7:34 pm September 4, 2020

Kolkata: With regular international flights stalled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Air India is set to operate direct flights between Kolkata and London, primarily for the purpose of repatriation, under the Centre’s Vande Bharat mission, a spokesperson for the airline said. The flights between NSC Bose International Airport here and Heathrow in London will operate […]

UK public tribunal to probe Uighur ‘genocide’ claims

8:59 pm September 3, 2020

London: A prominent British human rights lawyer is convening an independent tribunal in London to investigate whether the Chinese government’s alleged rights abuses against Uighur Muslims in the far western Xinjiang region constitute genocide or crimes against humanity. The tribunal is expected to reveal new evidence and testimony over several days’ hearings next year. While […]