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Migration bill ‘cruel, unworkable’: London Mayor tells UK Home Secy
London, June 6 Calling the Illegal Migration Bill "cruel" and "unworkable", London Mayor Sadiq Khan told the UK's Home Secretary Suella Braverman that more than 50,000 people would be at risk of homelessness in the British capital if it becomes a law. In a letter to the Indian-origin Home Secretary, ...Vegan men considered less suitable for ‘masculine jobs’: Study.
London, June 4 Men who stated their dietary preferences as vegan in their job application were considered less "masculine" and thus are not likely to be hired, according to a study. This was seen particularly in the case of jobs that were stereotypically perceived as "masculine", such as a financial ...UK property prices fall the most since 2009: Report.
London, June 2 Real estate prices in the UK fell 3.4 per cent on average in the year to May, the biggest decline since 2009, a mortgage lender said in a report. In May, houses cost £260,736 ($326,552) on average, Xinhua news agency quoted the report by Nationwide Building Society. ...Shoplifting cases spike in the UK; steak, cheese, and coffee are the main targets.
London, June 1 Amidst an increase in the number of shoplifting cases in the UK, supermarkets are fitting steak and cheese with security tags and replacing coffee with dummy jars as these are the most targeted items, the media reported. In March, police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...Car crashes into Downing Street gates, driver held
London, May 26 A car crashed into the gates outside Downing Street, which houses the London residences and offices of the UK Prime Minister (No. 10) and the Chancellor of the Exchequer (No. 11), on Thursday, and its driver has been arrested, the police said. "At around 16:20 hrs (local ...The UK bars foreign students from bringing dependents with them.
London, May 23 In a move that could hit Indians, the UK government on Tuesday announced that international students will no longer be able to bring family members with them except under specific circumstances. The new changes to the student visa route will not apply to international students on post-graduate ...Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and related events cost the UK govt £162m.
London, May 19 Queen Elizabeth II's funeral and events during the period of national mourning cost the British government an estimated 162m pounds, the Treasury has said. The state funeral on September 19, 2022, came 11 days after her death, BBC reported. During that period of national mourning, hundreds of ...‘Wasn’t like a movie car chase’: Indian-origin cabbie who ‘rescued’ Harry, Merkle from paparazzi
New York, May 18 An Indian-origin taxi driver rescued Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from a scrum of paparazzi pursuing them on the streets of New York after a function and termed them "nice people" who interacted with him politely despite "looking nervous", according to media reports. Sukhcharn Singh, known ...India to wage a diplomatic campaign to reclaim Koh-i-Noor diamond from Britain: Report.
London, May 13 India will wage a diplomatic campaign to reclaim the Koh-i-Noor diamond and thousands of other treasures from Britain in a "reckoning" with the colonial past, the Telegraph UK reported. Officials in New Delhi are preparing what would amount to the largest repatriation claim faced by the UK, ...A new AI model may soon help doctors diagnose heart attacks accurately.
London, May 12 The UK researchers have developed a novel algorithm based on artificial intelligence (AI) that may one day help doctors diagnose heart attacks quickly and with precision. According to researchers from the University of Edinburgh, the new algorithm, called CoDE-ACS, was able to rule out a heart attack ...
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