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Scotland Yard arrests Indian national wanted in murder case after Interpol notice

10:05 pm March 19, 2021

London: Scotland Yard has arrested an Indian national wanted for his alleged involvement in a murder case in India after an Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against him. Jaysukh Ranpariya, 41, who is also known as Jayesh Patel, was arrested in south London on Tuesday by officers from Scotland Yard’s Extradition Unit on an Indian extradition warrant and produced before Westminster Magistrates’ court here on Wednesday. He was remanded […]

Myanmar junta kills more protesters, adds Suu Kyi accusation

11:50 am March 12, 2021

Mandalay: Myanmar’s security forces shot to death at least 10 people protesting the military’s coup Thursday, spurning a UN Security Council appeal to stop using lethal force and as an independent UN expert cited growing evidence of crimes against humanity. The military also lodged a new allegation against the deposed government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, alleging that […]

Royal funeral offers chance for William, Harry to reconcile

Harry-Meghan interview: Buckingham Palace breaks silence, says race issues concerning

12:36 am March 10, 2021

London: Buckingham Palace finally broke its silence over Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s explosive interview with American chat show host Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday evening and said the royal family was “saddened” by the revelations. On the couple’s reference to unnamed royals raising concerns over their son Archie’s mixed-race heritage, the palace said the concerning issues of race would be addressed privately as […]

London Mayor sets tough emissions fines for large polluting vehicles

10:50 pm March 3, 2021

London: The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has tightened the city-wide Low Emission Zone (LEZ) rules, which means that heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), buses and coaches that fail to meet emissions standards will be hit with a daily charge of up to 300 pounds. The new standards, Euro VI (NOx and PM), apply to heavy […]

New book uncovers Indian mystery probed by Sherlock Holmes author

10:44 am February 28, 2021

London: Arthur Conan Doyle, the British creator of the world-famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, was drawn to investigate just one real-life crime during his lifetime and it involved a British Indian man wrongly accused of a series of mysterious crimes in an English village in the early 20th century. ASTRO ACCENT – For Birth Chart […]