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CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

No fall in COVID infections despite lockdown, finds UK study

10:35 pm January 21, 2021

London: A large number of people remain infected with the coronavirus in England and the rate of new infections was not dropping even 10 days into the latest stay-at-home lockdown, an ongoing government-backed study said on Thursday. The Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) study into the country’s COVID-19 infections, show that infections increased […]

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 […]

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

Infosys to Onboard Award-Winning Experience Design Agency, Carter Digital

7:46 pm January 13, 2021

Bengaluru: PRNewswire, Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced a definitive agreement to purchase assets and onboard employees of Carter Digital, one of Australia’s leading and award-winning experience design agencies. This asset takeover strengthens Infosys’ global design and experience offerings, demonstrates its continued commitment in bringing innovative thinking, […]

Indian-origin man jailed for robbing elderly woman in UK

12:03 am January 8, 2021

London: An Indian-origin man has been jailed for six years after an elderly woman was injured in a roadside robbery in Bexleyheath in south-east London. Jay Makwana, 40, pleaded guilty to the robbery at Woolwich Crown Court on Wednesday and was also ordered to pay a 190 pounds victim surcharge. ”This was a truly shocking assault on a woman who […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

4:44 pm January 1, 2021

London: Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended on Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the UK freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. Britain left the European blocs vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 pm London time, midnight in Brussels, […]