- Tuesday, March 04, 2025
INDIA’s Reliance has submitted a binding bid for Walgreens Boots Alliance’s UK retail pharmacy business in a consortium with Apollo Global Management for £5 billion, the Bloomberg reported. A purchase would mark a pivot overseas for the Mukesh Ambani-owned conglomerate and will enlarge the black box around its retail operations. The bid…
The United Nations on Thursday said foreign direct investment (FDI) in India declined by $19 billion to $45 billion in 2021. However, despite this, the country remains in the top 10 global economies in terms of FDI. According to the World Investment Report of the United Nations Conference on Trade…
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan arrested well-known model Ajmal Haqiqi and three of his colleagues, accusing them of disrespecting Islam and the holy book of Quran. A handcuffed Haqiqi and his colleagues were later seen apologising to the government and religious scholars even as Amnesty International called the action “coercive”…
LABOUR party’s shadow levelling up secretary of Lisa Nandy has caused chaos in the party after she backed June’s rail strikes and praised the unions for helping the ‘struggling’ workers, according to a report. Britain’s unions vowed to bring the country to a standstill with railway and Tube workers set…
The UK government on Thursday said it was “deeply concerned” after Russian news agencies reported pro-Moscow separatists had sentenced to death two British fighters captured by Russian troops while fighting for Ukraine. “We are obviously deeply concerned by this. Under the Geneva Convention, prisoners of war are entitled to combatant…
A trainee GP working for the NHS has been fined a total of £200 for driving out less than 10 minutes late after completing his night shifts on two occasions. Having been issued two parking tickets of £100 each for leaving the car park late after his 12.5 hour night…
Kshama Bindu, who lives in Vadodara, Gujarat, married herself on June 8, in India’s first sologamy wedding. The 24-year-old took to social media and shared pictures from her wedding and other ceremonies, where she is seen in the company of her family and friends. Her posts garnered thousands of likes and comments. Social…
THE producer of the movie The Lady Of Heaven has blasted Muslim protesters and accused them of ‘poisonous rhetoric, bullying tactics and propaganda’, according to a report. Executive producer Malik Shilbak asked his critics to ‘take their heads out of the clouds’ in a heated discussion with Roshan Salih, editor of Muslim…
Prolonged exposure to cell phones and computers may reduce lifespan, according to a new study. Exposure of the eye to light can disrupt the circadian rhythm which in turn can “cause or worsen chronic disease”, according to a Buck Institute research, reported by Mail Online. A circadian rhythm is a natural…
JOHN Lyon School, Harrow-on-the-Hill, on Wednesday (8) hosted two events supported by the High Commission of India, London. The school welcomed Shitanshu Chaurasiya, first secretary of the Indian High Commission, and Amish Tripathi, author and director of the Nehru Centre — the cultural wing of the High Commission of India…
