• Thursday, March 13, 2025

UK-India FTA discussed at Conservative Friends of India conference

The UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was the major topic of discussion at the Conservative Friends of India (CFI) conference reception at Tory conference in Birmingham last week. Home secretary Suella Braverman, environment secretary Ranil Jayawardena, foreign secretary James Cleverly and international trade secretary Kemi Badenoch have participated in the…

‘Elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness’: Former US…

Former US Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday (11) announced her exit from the Democratic Party, blaming the party for racializing every issue in the nation and denouncing it as the “elitist cabal of warmongers.” Gabbard made the announcement in an approximately 30-minute video posted on her social media account,…

Amitabh@80: Still a delight, keeps getting better, say directors old…

He’s 80 and going stronger than ever, spooling in celluloid ‘miles’ with the roles rolling in and directors still lining up to sign him on. Amitabh Bachchan, they say, was and is still an exciting actor, perhaps the best there ever has been. From Ramesh Sippy who directed him in…

King Charles keen on ‘brokering peace’ in Leicester

King Charles III is keen on fostering community harmony and brokering peace in Leicester where violent group clashes have intermittently taken place in recent months, a media report said. Having worked to bring together people of various faiths both in the UK and abroad previously, the new monarch is believed…

Video games can trigger heart attacks in children

A study has found that video games can trigger heart attacks in children who have undiagnosed cardiac issues. The findings are published in the journal Heart Rhythm. Undiagnosed heart issues were previously linked to sudden deaths of people playing sports, but a link has now been seen for computer games…

Lucy Letby denies murdering seven newborn babies

A neo-natal nurse went on trial in Britain on Monday, charged with the murder of seven babies in her care and the attempted killing of 10 others. Lucy Letby, 32, has denied murdering five boys and two girls, and attempting to murder another five boys and five girls between June…

Fear driving China’s tech manipulation poses threat to all –…

That fear combined with China’s strength was driving it “into actions that could represent a huge threat to us all,” he will say. China is using its financial and scientific muscle to manipulate technologies in a manner that risks global security, Britain’s top cyber spy will say on Tuesday, warning…

Indian High Commissioner holds ‘productive’ talk with UK Labour party…

Indian High Commissioner to the UK Vikram Doraiswami met Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on Monday and held a “productive talk” on all aspects of the strategic partnership between India and the UK. The discussion focused on the need to sustain people-to-people ties, including through regular dialogue. “HC @VDoraiswami met…

Man charged with four counts of murder of Indian-origin Sikh…

The man involved in the kidnapping and killing of an Indian-origin Sikh family, including an eight-month-old baby, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one for each life lost, authorities in California said. The Sikh family of four, 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her 27-year-old mother Jasleen Kaur, her 36-year-old…

More than 1,300 fans banned from World Cup by UK…

More than 1,300 fans from England and Wales with banning orders will not be allowed to travel to Qatar for this year’s World Cup, the UK’s Home Office has said. The new measures, which come into effect from Friday, prevent supporters with a history of soccer-related violence from making the…