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Formula One Set To Turn Down Bahrain's Covid-19 Vaccination Offer: Report

Agence France-Presse | Monday March 1, 2021

Based in the United Kingdom, like the vast majority of teams, F1 intends to remain in line with the British vaccination schedule so that its employees are not seen to be benefitting from privilege.

Testing Increased At Delhi Airport For New COVID-19 Variant

India News | ANI | Monday February 22, 2021

As the Union Health Ministry announced the stringent approach to detect new COVID-19 variant and made it mandatory for identified high-risk countries, United Kingdom (UK), Middle East, and Europe, the testing labs at Indira Gandhi International Airport have a monumental task in hand.

Indian High Commission's Open Letter After UK MP Claudia Webbe's Farmer Protest Tweets

India News | ANI | Tuesday February 16, 2021

As United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East, Claudia Webbe, extended support to the farmers' protest, the Indian High Commission in London wrote an open letter on Tuesday saying that the MP was welcome to convey any apprehensions of the community that she represented to the High Commission.

200 Indian-Origin People Occupy Leadership Positions In 15 Countries: Report

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 16, 2021

More than 200 Indian origin persons occupy leadership positions in as many as 15 countries including the United States and United Kingdom. Of these, 60 hold Cabinet ranks, according to the first of its kind-released by a US-based organisation working among Indian Expatriates

British Council Announces Scholarship For Women In STEM

Education | Edited by Aarzoo Snigdha | Friday February 12, 2021

The British Council has announced a scholarship for women in STEM. This new scholarship is aimed at supporting women who wish to pursue postgraduate level programmes from the United Kingdom in areas related to Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM).

UK Extends COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Deal With India's Wockhardt: Report

India News | Reuters | Wednesday February 10, 2021

The United Kingdom has extended a deal with Wockhardt Ltd for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines by six months, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.

57 Lakh Get Coronavirus Vaccine Shots In India, 3rd Highest After US, UK

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday February 7, 2021

More than 57 lakh healthcare and frontline workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the country till now, making India only the third country in the world with highest doses of vaccination, the Health ministry said today. Only the United States and the United Kingdom remain ahead of India, it said.

Student Exchange Projects With India Part Of New United Kingdom Education Strategy

Education | Reported by Press Trust of India | Saturday February 6, 2021

As part of its latest set of post-Brexit moves, the UK Government on Saturday set out more details from its International Education Strategy which would see greater student exchange projects with countries such as India.

Greta Thunberg Tweets Toolkit On Farmers' Protest, Deletes, Shares Update

India News | Reported by Meher Pandey, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Thursday February 4, 2021

Teen climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, who has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, has shared a toolkit to help people show support for the farmers' protest on Delhi's outskirts. This comes amid a pushback from the centre after Ms Thunberg, 18, international pop icon Rihanna and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom...

Rihanna's Tweet Takes Farmers' Protest Global, Spurs Support

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday February 3, 2021

Farmers' protest against the centre's three controversial laws, which they say will leave them at the mercy of corporates, has seen a tremendous outpouring of support on social media in the last few hours as international pop star Rihanna, climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, and lawmakers from the United States and the United Kingdom tweeted about t...

UK Covid Strain To Become More Dominant In US By Early Spring: Top Expert

World News | ANI | Saturday January 30, 2021

The new strain of the novel coronavirus that first appeared in the United Kingdom will become more dominant in the United States by the middle of spring, US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said.

Moderna Says Its Vaccine Effective Against UK, South Africa Mutant Strain

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 25, 2021

US biotechnology firm Moderna on Monday said lab studies showed its Covid-19 vaccine would remain protective against variants of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa.

NEP 2020: National Book Trust, Nehru Centre London Organised Dialogue On Education Policy

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Tuesday January 19, 2021

The dialogue on ‘New Education Policy 2020 -- NEP Outreach’ was attended by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, ICCR President Vinay Sahastrabuddhe, and Educationist Former Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation United Kingdom Jo Johnson.

UK Invites PM Modi For G7, Says Boris Johnson To Visit India "Ahead" Of Summit

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday January 17, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited by the United Kingdom to attend the G7 summit to be held in the country's Cornwall region in June.

India's COVID-19 Case Count Of UK Coronavirus Strain Rises To 114

India News | Reported by Sukirti Dwivedi, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Friday January 15, 2021

As India prepares to launch its coronavirus vaccination tomorrow, the total number of COVID-19 patients found infected with the new strain of coronavirus first detected in the United Kingdom (UK) has risen to 114, the Health Ministry said on Friday.