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Ukraine Russia War live Update: Zelensky to address UK Parliament

Big news of this time related to Russia Ukraine war. Zelensky will address the UK Parliament. Will address through video conferencing.

Mar 08, 2022, 10:40 AM IST

Russia bans UK flights over airspace in retaliation to sanctions

The measure was taken in response to the "unfriendly decisions" by the British authorities who banned flights to the U.K. By the Russian flag carrier Aeroflot.

Feb 25, 2022, 15:31 PM IST

UK bans Russian airline Aeroflot from its airspace, says PM Boris Johnson

PM Boris Johnson told UK parliament that Putin “will never be able to cleanse the blood of Ukraine from his hands.”

Feb 24, 2022, 23:07 PM IST

World powers impose fresh sanctions after 'Russia's invasion of Ukraine', Germany halts gas pipeline project

Western powers have long made clear that the fate of Ukraine wasn't worth a direct military confrontation with Russia and the potential of a world war, so sanctions were the only limited option.

Feb 23, 2022, 10:51 AM IST

Meet Dobby! UK zoo's first aardvark in 90 years named after the Harry Potter elf

Zookeepers named the aardvark calf 'Dobby' from the famous Harry Potter series as it has large droopy ears, hairless wrinkled skin and giant claws.

Feb 20, 2022, 22:04 PM IST

Covid-19: UK ends self-isolation, scientific advisors call it 'risky move'

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said ending all of the legal restrictions brought in to curb the spread of the virus will let people in the UK protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms. 

Feb 20, 2022, 16:43 PM IST

UK man leaves Elon Musk behind to become world's richest man for 7 minutes, here's how

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is currently the world’s richest man, with a wealth of more than $200 billion. 

Feb 18, 2022, 09:55 AM IST

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Google celebrates inauguration of Winter Games with adorable doodle

Beijing Winter Olympics was honoured by Google with cute doodle on opening day.

Feb 04, 2022, 13:11 PM IST

Ola to invest over $100mn (Rs 750 crore) in the UK at 'Futurefoundry' design & engineering centre

Ola has plans of investing 100 million USD in the UK to set up a global centre for an advanced engineering and vehicle design centre in the UK called Ola Futurefoundry. 

 

Jan 28, 2022, 18:42 PM IST

Boris Johnson under pressure amid reports of looming leadership challenge in UK

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is on the brink of facing a leadership challenge, according to reports, after an angry backlash over claims parties were held at his residence during coronavirus lockdowns.

Jan 19, 2022, 07:14 AM IST

India gets back 10th century idol found in England on Makar Sankranti

The sculpture, which is part of a Yogini set from Lokhari Temple in Banda district of Bundelkhand, will now be dispatched to the Archaeological Survey of India in New Delhi.

Jan 15, 2022, 09:27 AM IST

Travelling to UK? Important update for you on Covid Test

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that compulsory COVID-19 tests required by overseas travellers no earlier than 48 hours before arriving in England will be scrapped from Friday morning.

Jan 05, 2022, 23:26 PM IST

Omicron threat: England reports 162,572 new COVID-19 cases in yet another record

The daily update also showed 154 new deaths from the virus in England within 28 days of a positive test. 

Jan 02, 2022, 07:10 AM IST

Omicron spread: Europe faces massive surges in COVID infections, UK and France see record daily cases

Nearly 1.80 lakh new COVID-19 cases have been registered in France within the past 24 hours, which is a record high number since the beginning of the pandemic.

Dec 29, 2021, 08:27 AM IST

UK Court rules in favour of Air India, what it means for the aviation industry globally

The UK High Court has ruled in favour of Air India, quashing an appeal against the India's air carrier stating that a delay to a flight operated on one leg of a trip cannot be isolated from the rest of the trip.

Dec 27, 2021, 10:49 AM IST

Omicron vs Delta: Which Covid variant has the lower hospitalisation rate?

The data set included 56,000 cases of Omicron and 269,000 cases of the Delta variant.

Dec 23, 2021, 13:46 PM IST

As western nations boycott Beijing Olympics 2022, world awaits India to join the call

Lithuania was the first nation to diplomatically boycott Beijing Olympics 2022.

Dec 09, 2021, 23:41 PM IST

UK's Omicron tally nearly double in a day

Omicron variant cases in Britain has nearly doubled in one day after a further 249 cases were confirmed on Thursday.

Dec 09, 2021, 22:31 PM IST

Attention UK travellers: Check updated airport entry norms before boarding the flight

British citizens returning from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe are required to hotel quarantine in a government-approved facility.

Dec 07, 2021, 16:26 PM IST

Omicron COVID-19 cases rise by over 50% across UK in just one day

86 new cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in the UK on Sunday, taking the total to 246. The country also reported a further 54 COVID-related deaths. 

Dec 06, 2021, 06:19 AM IST