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Coronaviruses in UK bats with potential to spread to humans identified
London, June 28 A team of researchers have discovered coronaviruses that can spread to humans from bats in the UK, an advance that stresses the need for conducting regular genetic surveys of the viruses. The team led by Imperial College London and University College London screened faecal samples from 16 ...Majority of docs, nurses in UK came from India: Study
London, June 28 (IANS) A majority of care workers sponsored for skilled work visas in the UK in 2022 came mostly from non-EU countries with India leading the pack and just one per cent coming from the EU countries, according to a new study. The report by the Migration Observatory ...British Indian admits to fraud by taking driving theory tests on behalf of others
London, June 28 A 34-year-old Indian-origin man admitted to fraud after he took over 36 driving theory tests on behalf of other people, making up to 1,500 pounds each time, as part of an 'organised crime' ring across the UK. Appearing at the Reading Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Satwinder Singh ...Indo-Canadian biologist takes up cudgels for Indian elephants in UK Parliament
New Delhi, June 27 With only 40,000 of Asian elephants left on the entire planet and 60 per cent in India, biologist and conservationist Sangita Iyer is rallying hard to save the endangered pachyderms in their last bastion, India. Canada-based Iyer, along with Conservative MP Henry Smith, recently addressed the ...British-Indian jailed for conspiring to supply class A drugs in UK
London, June 27 A 48-year-old Indian-origin drug dealer has been jailed for four years and eight months for conspiracy to supply heroin and crack cocaine to hundreds of users in a city in central England, police said. Sanjeev Virdi was recently sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court along with Hassan Kazmi, ...India-UK partnership will be defining one for our times: Sunak
London, June 23 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has expressed confidence that the UK-India partnership will be "a defining one for our times", ahead of the UK-India Week 2023 beginning on Saturday. The annual event which will continue through June 30, seeks to strengthen the partnership between the two nations ...2 IIT alumni developed sustainable fuel from ‘thin air’ and plastic waste
London, June 20 Two UK researchers, who are alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), have developed a new method to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) captured from industrial processes -- or even directly from the air -- to clean, sustainable fuels, using just the energy from the sun. The ...British billionaire in missing tourist sub supplied plane to transport cheetahs from Namibia to India
London, June 20 The company of British billionaire Hamish Harding, who is among the five people on board a tourist submarine that went missing on June 18 during a dive to the Titanic's wreckage in the Atlantic, had supplied a special aircraft to transport eight wild cheetahs from Namibia to ...UK MPs overwhelmingly back Johnson Partygate report
London, June 20 British MPs have overwhelmingly backed an inquiry report by a Parliamentary committee that revealed former Prime Minister Boris Johnson had deliberately misled the House of Commons over Covid-19 lockdown breaches. On Monday evening, 354 MPs voted backing the report, with seven against it, reports the BBC. Senior ...UK Home Secy urges police to ‘ramp up’ stop-and-search
London, June 19 In an effort to prevent more knife attacks and "save more lives", UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman has urged the police to "ramp up" the stop-and-search measure, the media reported. In England and Wales, police can stop and search an individual or vehicle if they have "reasonable ...