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Senior Conservatives hit out at Suella Braverman’s ‘racist rhetoric’
London, April 14 More senior Conservatives have hit out at Home Secretary Suella Braverman's "racist rhetoric", accusing her of undermining the party for the sake of her own leadership ambitions, a media report said Pressure was mounting on UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to intervene to protect the party's reputation ...Tory peer accuses Suella Braverman of ‘racist rhetoric’ for singling out British-Pakistani men
London, April 12 A senior Conservative peer has accused Suella Braverman of using "racist rhetoric" after the home secretary singled out British-Pakistani men as being of special concern in relation to child sexual abuse cases, the media reported. Sayeeda Warsi, the first Asian person to chair the Tory party, said ...Shots fired near Sikh temple in UK, 3 arrested
London, April 11 Police in the UK have stepped up patrols and arrested three people after shots were fired near a Sikh temple in Wolverhampton in central England. "We were called shortly before 7 p.m. yesterday (April 9) to Upper Villiers Street, where an argument took place between occupants of ...PIO confirmed as Leicester mayoral candidate for Conservatives
London, April 9 A British-Indian city councillor has been chosen as Conservative party's mayoral candidate for Leicester, which witnessed communal unrest last year, for the upcoming local elections in May. Sanjay Modhwadia, city councillor for North Evington, will be up against Sir Peter Soulsby, who has held the role since ...Vaccines for cancer, heart disease to be ready by end of decade
London, April 8 Millions of lives could be saved by a groundbreaking set of new vaccines for a range of conditions including cancer, experts have said. A leading pharmaceutical firm said it is confident that jabs for cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases, and other conditions will be ready by 2030, ...Study shows how people’s hands, household surfaces aid in Covid spread
London, April 7 While Covid is primarily known to spread via aerosols, a new study led by an Indian origin researcher has provided first empirical evidence that the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on people's hands and household surfaces also contribute significantly in the transmission of the infectious disease. The study, published ...Air pollution can affect your Covid vaccine efficacy: Study
London, April 6 People exposed to higher levels of air pollution before the pandemic are likely to have lower antibody responses to Covid-19 vaccines, suggests a study. In particular, exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and blank carbon (BC) was associated with about a 10 per cent ...Local health board in UK to recruit 900 overseas nurses, mostly Indians: Report
London, April 6 A local health board in the UK could be recruiting as many as 900 nurses, mostly from Kerala, in the course of next four years to address workforce shortages, which is as high as 40 per cent in acute care and surgery. The Swansea Bay University Health ...Man from Kerala admits murdering wife, 2 kids in UK
London, April 5 A 52-year-old man from Kerala admitted on Wednesday to killing his Indian wife and two children, aged six and four, in the UK last year, and will be sentenced on July 3, 2023, police said. Saju Chelavalel, of Petherton Court, Kettering, pleaded guilty at Northampton Crown Court ...Fortune of world’s richest person Bernard Arnault crosses $200 bn for first time
London, April 5 The fortune of Bernard Arnault, the world's richest person, has topped $200 billion for the first time as shares in his French LVMH luxury goods empire hit a record high, a media outlet reported. The 74-year-old has become only the third person in history to amass an ...