Rishi Sunak-led UK government will place restrictions on the ability for international students to bring dependents into the country from January 2024. The government further said these restrictions apply to all students except students in post-graduate research courses. It further said this is aimed at banning people from using a student visa as a...
Birmingham has got its first British-Indian Lord Mayor in Councilor Chaman Lal after the local councilors of the West Midlands city of England chose him to represent it as its first citizen. Lal, who is from the Ravidassia community of British Sikhs, was born in the village of Pakhowal in Hoshiarpur before he moved to...
Abu Dhabi: In a remarkable display of unity and mutual respect, ambassadors representing more than 30 nations gathered at the sprawling 27-acre construction site of the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi, UAE. This momentous visit aimed to promote intercultural understanding and provided esteemed guests with an opportunity to witness the progress of the...
Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka reduced its interest rates Thursday for the first time since the island nation declared bankruptcy, after stern fiscal controls, improved foreign currency income and help from an International Monetary Fund program resulted in inflation slowing faster than expected. The Central Bank said in a statement that the...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with his Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ Thursday as India and China bid for influence in the tiny Himalayan nation as part of a greater regional power struggle. Dahal is on a four-day visit to India, his first trip abroad since taking office last December. After...
London: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his shock at reports of illicit vapes containing lead getting into the hands of schoolchildren as he announced a clamp down this week. While selling vapes to under 18s is illegal in the country, businesses have been found to be targeting children with colourful packaging of free samples. The...
Seoul: North Korea launched a military spy satellite this week, but it crashed into the sea soon after as an "accident occurred" during its flight, state media said. Pyongyang does not have a functioning satellite in space and leader Kim Jong-Un has made developing a military spy satellite a top priority for his regime, personally...
New York: Germany says it has told Russia to close four out of five consulates in Germany in a tit-for-tat move after Moscow set a limit for the number of German embassy staff and related bodies that can operate in Russia. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christofer Burger told reporters in Berlin this week that the measure is...
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won the presidential runoff, according to unofficial results. Erdogan secured 52.10 per cent of votes while his contender Kemal Kilicdaroglu, 74, the leader of the centre-left Republican People's Party (CHP) and presidential nominee of the opposition bloc, received 47.90 per cent, after 99.49 per cent of ballot boxes...
