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I am “hugely” proud of my Indian roots: British PM Rishi Sunak ahead of India visit

September 6, 2023 admin

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, his wife Akshata Murty. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images What does the British Prime Minister discuss at the dinner table with his Indian parents-in-law? Is it Indian politics or the challenges of running Britain? Neither. It’s cricket. “The most political we tend to get is in our discussion of cricket. I’ve agreed…

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U.K.’s second-largest city Birmingham declares itself effectively bankrupt

September 6, 2023 admin

The local authorities running Britain’s second-largest city, Birmingham, have shifted focus on maintaining vital services as they declared the council effectively bankrupt due to an annual budgetary shortfall of millions of pounds. Birmingham City Council, which is run by the Opposition Labour Party and is the largest local authority in Europe comprising over 100 councillors,…

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Deadly Russian Attack In Ukraine Kills 16 Amid Top US Official Antony Blinken’s Visit

September 6, 2023 admin

The attack hit a market, shops and a pharmacy in Ukraine’s Kostiantynivka Kyiv: A reported Russian attack on a city in eastern Ukraine that killed at least 16 people overshadowed a visit on Wednesday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to offer Kyiv support for its counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion forces. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…

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Mark Zuckerberg Trains With UFC Champions On Speedboat

September 6, 2023 admin

The video has accumulated more than 186,000 likes and over 3.8 million views Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once again trained with UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) champions this week, but this time on a speedboat. Mr Zuckerberg, a passionate UFC enthusiast with a diverse martial arts background, joined the competitors on the mat back in July….

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British PM Rishi Sunak Ahead Of India Visit

September 6, 2023 admin

“I am hugely proud of my Indian roots and my connections to India,” Rishi Sunak said. New Delhi: What does the British Prime Minister discuss at the dinner table with his Indian parents-in-law? Is it Indian politics or the challenges of running Britain? Neither. It’s cricket. “The most political we tend to get is in…

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Moderna Says Updated Covid Vaccine Effective Against New Variant ‘Pirola’

September 6, 2023 admin

The updated Covid jab will be an important tool for protection, Moderna said (Representational) Washington: Moderna said Wednesday its updated fall Covid booster, which is pending approval from the Food and Drug Administration, performed well against the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant. Human trial data showed the shot produced an 8.7-fold increase in neutralizing antibodies against…

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Confident of striking a modern, forward-looking free trade agreement: British PM Rishi Sunak on trade ties with India

September 6, 2023 admin

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street. | Photo Credit: AP British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on September 6 said there was “still some way to go” for a free trade pact with India to be finalised, but appeared confident that the final outcome will be a “forward-looking” and “modern” deal that would…

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Rolling Stones Set To Release First Studio Album Of New Songs Since 2005

September 6, 2023 admin

It will be the band’s first studio album since 2016’s “Blue & Lonesome”. The Rolling Stones will on Wednesday reveal details of “Hackney Diamonds”, the band’s first studio album of new music since 2005, at a launch event in east London. It is the English group’s first album since drummer Charlie Watts’ death, and the…

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As Ukraine Pushes Back Russia In Battle, US To Announce Billion-Dollar Aid

September 6, 2023 admin

His visit comes just under six months after US President Joe Biden visited Kyiv. (File) Kyiv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Wednesday, where he was due to announce more than a billion dollars in fresh aid to Ukraine. Blinken’s visit — his fourth during Moscow’s assault — comes…

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Russia’s Wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by U.K.: report

September 6, 2023 admin

A view shows a flag of the Wagner private mercenary group at the site of the plane crash that killed Wagner PMC top figures, including Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin, in the Tver Region, Russia on September 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Russian mercenary Wagner Group is set to be proscribed as a…

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