- Wednesday, April 09, 2025
THE Online Child Abuse and Exploitation Unit (OCSAE) has arrested 45 suspected offenders and protected almost 100 children during the four weeks of lockdown in the UK, the new figures released by the Metropolitan Police shows. As many as 92 children were protected and 68 warrants executed from 23 March…
Should science alone dictate policy on how to cope with the coronavirus pandemic? Governments worldwide are grappling with this thorny question as they loosen lockdowns that have tested the tensile strength of communities and economies alike. Stay-at-home orders have clearly saved lives by reducing the number of new COVID-19…
Gujarati businessman and philanthropist Rizwan Adatia was kidnapped in Africa’s Mozambique on April 30. According to police, the car in which Adatia was travelling was found abandoned. The case is being investigated by the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC). Porbandar-native Adatia chairs the COGEF group which presents itself as the…
Today is the 41st day of lockdown in India, and people are waiting for the ongoing ordeal to end with bated breath. Just like the rest of us, celebrities are also holed up inside their homes, devoting time to variety of things to keep themselves entertained and busy. To keep herself…
Britain will start testing its own Covid-19 tracing app on the Isle of Wight from Tuesday (5), hoping that the technology in combination with more testing and tracking will help limit transmission of the coronavirus. It has taken a different approach from other European countries by processing data centrally rather than solely on…
MORE than 32,000 people in the UK have died with suspected Covid-19, the highest official toll yet reported in Europe, according to data published on Tuesday. The Office for National Statistics said 29,648 deaths had taken place as of April 24 in England and Wales with Covid-19 mentioned in death…
AIR INDIA will operate six special flights from London Heathrow to Indian cities from Thursday (7) in the initial phase of its repatriation plans for nationals stranded abroad. Priority will be given to the most vulnerable categories such as pregnant women and elderly people, people facing medical emergencies, people who…
BRITAIN's economy is set for an unprecedented 7 per cent quarterly contraction after measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus forced company closures across the country last month, a business survey showed on Tuesday (5). Adding to the bleak mood, figures earlier on Tuesday showed monthly car sales had…
THE US private equity firm Silver Lake has invested $747 million in Jio Platforms, the technology arm of India’s Reliance Industries. The deal values Jio Platforms at $64 billion, a company statement said on Monday (4). On April 22, Facebook announced an investment of $5.7 billion to acquire 9.99 per cent stake…
Officials in India’s capital imposed a special tax of 70 per cent on retail liquor purchases from Tuesday (5), to deter large gatherings at stores as authorities ease a six-week lockdown imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19. Taxes on alcohol are a key contributor to the revenue of many…
