UK Records Highest-ever Daily Covid Tally; Maha May See Large Number of Omicron Cases, Warn Experts
Maharashtra recorded a sharp rise of 27% in daily Covid numbers in 24 hours. While the state registered 684 cases on Tuesday, the tally rose to 925 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom recorded the highest-ever daily number of coronavirus cases on Thursday. Four new Omicron cases were reported in Kerala on Wednesday evening, taking... Read More
Indian Students In UK Can Get Booster Shots At Walk-In Vaccination Centres
The announcement comes after Britain ramped up some restrictions in recent days to contain the spread of the omicron Covid-19 variant. Indian students in the United Kingdom who have received two doses of AstraZeneca’s Covishield vaccine will be able to get a booster shot, as per the new protocol announced by British Prime Minister Boris... Read More
India & UK Are Natural Partners PM Boris Johnson During 2021 Global Technology Summit
PM Boris Johnson, during his special address to the 2021 Global Technology Summit via video link, said that over the coming decade, India and the UK will continue to deepen their bonds on technology. Describing India & UK as “natural partners” PM Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that both the countries are working together on... Read More
UK high court defers decision on Nirav Modi’s appeal against extradition
The high court here deferred ruling on Tuesday on Nirav Modi’s appeal against his extradition to India in order to allow his barrister more time to make submissions on a fresh assurance from the Indian government on how his mental health will be taken care of at Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai. Edward Fitzgerald QC,... Read More
India, UK explore cooperation in outer space domain
India and the UK on Monday explored the possibility of cooperation in the outer space domain. The two sides exchanged views over it under the framework of India-UK Space Consultations. “The two sides exchanged information on respective national space priorities, prospects for bilateral collaboration, and deliberations in international forums in the outer space domain,” the... Read More
MG Motor India exploring export opportunities in UK, South Africa
MG Motor India is exploring export opportunities in the UK and South Africa besides drawing up plans to tap right-hand-drive countries in the global automotive market as it prepares for the long term to enhance overseas shipments from India, according to a top company official. The company, which has started exporting to Nepal, plans to... Read More
First UK patient has died from Omicron variant, says PM Johnson
Hundreds of people queued up for Covid vaccines in British cities on Monday after PM Boris Johnson warned a ‘tidal wave’ of the Omicron variant could overcome those inoculated with two shots Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, his constituency, for two days to inaugurate the first phase of the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor project, which... Read More
“Tidal Wave” Of Omicron Is Coming, Warns UK PM, Sets Booster Target
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, under pressure because of claims he and staff flouted Covid restrictions last Christmas, called the spread of the mutation “an emergency”, as Omicron was doubling every two to three days. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned of a looming “tidal wave” of Omicron and brought forward a target... Read More
Kerala reports first case of Omicron variant after UK returnee tests positive
A UK returnee who arrived in Kerala has tested positive for Omicron, making it the first case of the new variant in the state. The concerned person had returned from the UK on December 6 after making a stopover in Abu Dhabi. He had tested positive on December 8. “An Omicron case has been reported... Read More
Indian sisters pay Rs 1.5 crore to help 92 people, pets flee Afghanistan
Two Indian sisters have paid a significant sum of money to help evacuate 92 people, five dogs and one cat from Afghanistan. The evacuees are now in secure accommodation in Islamabad waiting to be resettled in a third country. The sisters, one of whom lives in Gibraltar and the other in India, felt a deep... Read More