Tag: London
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Covid’s Child
We live in a country where the digital divide is pronounced and there is little point in widening this divide by imposing a stressful digital environment on our children in the name of education. The vital issues of online safety for children, including online bullying and undesirable internet content, are also brushed under the carpet in the mad rush to appear modern and digitally futuristic.
May 21, 2020 -
High Priest of Nature~II
Two hundred and fifty years on, the Wordsworthian poetic legacy has never been more relevant to the modern man. In a world characterised by fresh environmental challenges like global warming, climate change, forest fires, extinction of species and endangering of bio-diversity, Wordsworth's verse underlines the message of venerating the spirit of nature. Contemplating, understanding and communing with the intrinsic spirit in the natural world, according to Wordsworth, stands to empower individuals both physically and spiritually.
April 20, 2020 -
UK High Court defers bankruptcy hearings against Vijay Mallya
A consortium of Indian public sector banks led by the State Bank of India had sought a bankruptcy order against Vijay Mallya as part of efforts to recoup around GBP 1.145 billion of unpaid loans from him.
April 10, 2020 -
Two more test positive for coronavirus in state
An Eastern Command spokesperson confirmed today that a medical personnel in the Command Hospital at Alipore tested positive for Covid- 19.
March 30, 2020 -
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif returns from London after 4 months
"Just landed in Islamabad � maintain a distance from one another and try to stay at your homes so that none of us are forced to part with our loved ones due to this virus...," he said in the tweet.
March 22, 2020 -
Google honours illustrator Sir John Tenniel on his 200th birth anniversary with doodle
Tenniel's cartoons secured his fame, but it was his illustrations for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" made him a household name.
February 28, 2020 -
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters recites Aamir Aziz’s ‘Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega’
Aziz is a writer, actor, and musician with a degree in civil engineering.
February 27, 2020 -
Group of US activists rally for releasing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Marilyn Langlois, a community activist in San Francisco who used to work for the local government, said that she believed Assange had committed no crime and was being held unjustly and tortured in Britain.
February 25, 2020 -
Facebook buys start-up that uses AI vision to find location
Full terms of the deal remain as yet unknown, although a Companies House update reveals that Facebook Inc now has majority control of the company (more than 75 per cent).
February 9, 2020 -
Canadians don’t want to pay for Prince Harry, Meghan’s security, reveals recent study
There has been no official announcement about the question of security for Prince Harry and Meghan, or who will cover the bill, now that they have officially left the royal family.
February 3, 2020 -
London police kill man after suspected of stabbing two people
Amman was jailed at 18 in December 2018, and was released after serving part of his sentence, but was deemed sufficiently high risk that he was under special monitoring by police.
February 3, 2020 -
Google honours groundbreaking Scottish scientist Mary Somerville with a doodle
She was the first female to be part of the Royal Astronomical Society. Her research led to the first usage of the word ‘scientist’.
February 2, 2020 -
Mike Pompeo visits Ukraine as Donald Trump impeachment trial advances
Pompeo will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is at the centre of Trump's historic impeachment trial for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
January 31, 2020 -
Prince Andrew provided ‘zero cooperation’ in Jeffrey Epstein’s case: Prosecutor
New York attorney Geoffrey Berman, who is leading an investigation into possible co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein, said Andrew was yet to respond to a request by the FBI and his office for an interview.
January 28, 2020 -
India seeks security for its mission in London on Republic Day
Indian High Commissioner to the UK Ruchi Ghanashyam met British Home Secretary Priti Patel on Tuesday and conveyed her security concerns in view of the planned protests.
January 22, 2020 -
3 Sikh men killed in London over row about money
Meanwhile, two Sikh men, aged 29 and 39, were arrested on suspicion of murder after the horrific incident.
January 21, 2020 -
UK PM Boris Johnson warns Putin over Sergei Skripal poisoning: Downing Street
Johnson told the Kremlin chief on the sidelines of a summit on the Libya crisis in Berlin that ties between Moscow and London would not return to normal until Russia ended its 'destabilising' activities.
January 20, 2020