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UK Prime Minister Johnson extends greeting to Tamil diaspora on Pongal

On the occasion of Pongal, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson extended greetings to the Tamil diaspora in the country and around the world saying that there is much to celebrate and look forward to

Mallya receives fresh blow as plea to halt bankruptcy proceedings rejected

Mallya's lawful group has said that the banks are "made sure about loan bosses" and subsequently ought not bring liquidation procedures

UK High Court refuses to release money for liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya

Mallya has been denied access by a UK court to a significant chunk of his cash held by the UK court funds office as part of bankruptcy proceedings against him launched by a consortium of Indian banks

UK Prime Minister Johnson criticised over bike ride seven miles from home

Downing Street on Tuesday defended UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cycle ride in east London over the weekend, around seven miles away from his central London office-cum-residence, and insisted he had not breached the COVID-19 lockdown rules which allow for one daily form of exercise but require people to stay local. Scotland Yard Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick, backed up the journey as not being in breach of the rules even as she warned that her officers will be getting tougher on enforcing the rules as the UK continues to deal with a massive surge in coronavirus infection rates. The Prime Minister's spokesperson said any suggestion that Johnson had broken the rules after being spotted on his bike near the Olympic Park on Sunday was "wrong and the Met Police chief confirmed it was not against the law. "From your front door and come back to your front door That's my view of local," she told the BBC. Cressida Dick, Britain's senior-most police official, however agreed that a ...

UK court denies release of substantial funds for Vijay Mallya's legal fees

A UK court refused to sanction the release of substantial sums held with the Court Funds Office (CFO) as part of bankruptcy proceedings being pursued against liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya

Russia confirms first case of new coronavirus strain first seen in UK

Russia detected its first case of the new coronavirus strain, which was first discovered in the United Kingdom (UK) last month

UK coronavirus deaths surpass 80,000, highest in Europe, says report

Vaccine plan 'on course': Health Secy

UK expands asymptomatic Covid-19 testing as new vaccine centres open

The UK on Sunday announced a major expansion of Covid-19 tests being made available more widely to asymptomatic people as part of efforts to control the rapid spread of a new coronavirus variant

UK's competition watchdog to probe Google's ad changes in Chrome browser

UK to probe Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser

82 people have tested positive for new variant of Covid in India: Govt

The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 has climbed to 82 in India, the health ministry said on Friday

Delhi CM Kejriwal seeks extension of ban on UK flights till Jan 31

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday requested the central government to extend the ban on UK flights till January 31

UK registers highest single-day coronavirus deaths since April at 1,041

The UK Department of Health reported a further 1,041 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday, the highest daily toll seen in the country since April.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied bail in British court

Assange has been jailed in Britain since 2019 as he fights extradition to the United States

Indian Embassy suspends all consular services in UK till Feb 20

Amid the coronavirus restrictions in the United Kingdom, all consular services have been suspended till February 20

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Lockdowns ravage Goa tourism economy

Experts assure safety of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, documents needed for Co-Win app, research on Neanderthal gene, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

US confirms Covid variant infections in 4 states as vaccine rollout lags

The US has confirmed infections of the Covid-19 variant in four states, as the vaccine rollout nationwide lags behind schedule

New Covid variant first seen in UK detected in 41 nations/territories: WHO

The 'UK' coronavirus variant had been detected in 41 countries/territories, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement

UK in tough new lockdown to tackle surging new Covid-19 variant

The UK entered a tough new stay-at-home lockdown on Tuesday

20 more cases with new coronavirus strain found in India, total touches 58

The central government said on Tuesday that 20 more cases of mutant strain of coronavirus reported from UK have been detected in India, taking the total such cases in the country to 58

Apple temporarily closes all stores in UK as coronavirus cases surge

Apple has temporarily shut down all retail stores in the UK as Covid-19 pandemic continues to peak in the country