LeT-Jaish terrorists from Pakistan may use Nepal as transit to enter IndiaA high-level seminar in Kathmandu addressed terrorism challenges in South Asia, highlighting threats from groups like LeT and JeM operating...
09 Jul, 2025, 10.45 PM IST
UK to raise English language standards for migrants seeking residencyThe United Kingdom is likely to implement stricter English language rules for migrants. New rules may require a 'fluent' English level for ...
09 May, 2025, 03.25 PM IST
Reform or die: UK PM Keir Starmer promises 10-year plan to fix health serviceBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer has pledged a 10-year plan to reform the National Health Service, addressing its critical condition. He...
12 Sep, 2024, 05.03 PM IST
UK's new PM has a plan to rebuild Britain. But he's short on one crucial thing - skilled workersLabour's plan to boost clean power and build 1.5 million homes faces a critical shortage of skilled workers. UK industries, hit by Brexit a...
14 Jul, 2024, 11.27 AM IST
Study warns against childhood inactivity, promotes light activity for heart healthA recent study has linked childhood inactivity with heart enlargement, which can lead to serious health risks in adulthood. The research, c...
08 May, 2024, 05.16 PM IST
UK unemployment edges up but pay growth beats forecastsThe UK's unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 3.8% in the three months to February, its highest since Q2 2022, highlighting a dilemma for...
18 Apr, 2023, 12.47 PM IST
UK’s Rishi Sunak looks to more foreign workers to plug shortagesThe Migration Advisory Committee, which advises the government on immigration, has recommended that tradespeople including carpenters, bric...
09 Mar, 2023, 09.48 PM IST
Britons brace for huge hike in energy billsOfgem is expected to announce an eye-watering 80 percent increase, from the current £1,971 ($2,332) ceiling to more than £3,500, amid soari...
26 Aug, 2022, 11.52 AM IST
How to avoid major recession? Three economists give their viewsThe main danger in my view is central banks becoming too dogmatic about their inflation targets. Inflation levels up to 5% cause little or ...
20 Jun, 2022, 12.27 PM IST
Climate change a material financial riskAn increasing urgency is being demonstrated by various stakeholders in the US, UK, Australia and the commonwealth countries, in forcing lea...
18 Dec, 2021, 10.44 AM IST
Countries must declare 'climate emergency': UN chief12 Dec, 2020, 08.19 PM IST
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of Freedom of Oxford awardOxford City Council voted unanimously last night to permanently remove the honour given to 72-year-old Suu Kyi in 1997.
28 Nov, 2017, 11.46 PM IST
India's ranking slips further in Global Innovation Index 2015Over the last four years, India has witnessed a reduction in its overall GII ranking, which dropped from 62nd place in 2011 to 76th in 2014.
17 Sep, 2015, 08.10 PM IST
At 192, India has 5th most think tanks in the worldThe US tops the list with 1,830 such bodies, followed by China (429), the UK (287) and Germany (194).
24 Jan, 2015, 11.27 AM IST
- Lifestyle diseases could cause huge losses to India
The economic loss in India, which was $8.7 billion in 2005, is projected to rise to $54 billion in 2015, according to a WHO report. Keep go...
19 May, 2008, 04.38 PM IST
- Brown faces 'winter of discontent'
UK’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown seems set for a ‘winter of discontent’ as thousands of public sector workers unions are threatening strike...
12 Sep, 2007, 03.47 AM IST
- Asians to decide British firms' fortune
If you do not employ enough Asian and African origin workers, you may not get govt contracts in the UK.
07 Aug, 2006, 06.11 PM IST