Month: January 2023
British tradition of tea and biscuits dying out as samosa takes over
LONDON: Britain has been a nation of tea-lovers since the days of the British Empire, which thrived because of tea, among other things, but that…
No extra student visas for India in trade deal, says UK international trade secretary
LONDON: UK international trade secretary Kemi Badenoch, who is at the helm of negotiating the UK-India free trade deal, says that the UK has no…
China says Covid outbreak has infected 80% of population
BEIJING: The possibility of a big Covid-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been…
China told to back off from interfering in Dalai Lama’s succession process
TOKYO (JAPAN): In a sharp message to China to back off from interfering in the succession process of the next Dalai Lama, the Japanese Buddhist…
FTA negotiations with India ‘well advanced’, next round set to commence very soon: UK minister
LONDON: Negotiations between Britain and India for an ambitious Free Trade Agreement (FTA) are “well advanced”, with the next round of talks set to commence…
UK PM Rishi Sunak gets fined by police for failing to wear seat belt
LONDON: British police fined prime minister Rishi Sunak on Friday for travelling in the back seat of a car without wearing his seat belt while…
Blinken cautions China against changing status quo on Taiwan
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cautioned China against changing the status quo on Taiwan which is vital to maintaining peace and stability…
Showdown with police, suicide threats: Why China’s Covid workers are protesting on streets
NEW DELHI: China’s Covid troubles are far from over.First, the strict zero-Covid policy denied its huge population the hybrid immunity that most of the world…
Israeli forces remove West Bank settler outpost, riling rightists in government
JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces on Friday evicted a small group of Jewish settlers from an outpost they erected hours earlier in the occupied West Bank,…
‘Stay tuned’: Indian-American Nikki Haley hints at presidential run
NEW DELHI: After Kamala Harris and Tulsi Gabbard in 2020, it’s prominent Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley who is eyeing an ambitious presidential campaign in…