A grammatical problem which has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th Century BC has finally been solved by an Indian PhD student at the University of Cambridge, it emerged as his thesis was published on Thursday.
Fugitive billionaire Nirav Modi lost Thursday all legal options in UK courts and could be extradited to India within 28 days—unless he manages to get an emergency injunction from European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), or if he has applied for British asylum. His extradition could end a riveting drama since he fled India after Punjab National Bank accused him of defrauding Rs 6,498 crore in January 2018.
An estimated 100,000 nurses will strike at 76 hospitals and health centres, cancelling an estimated 70,000 appointments, procedures and surgeries in Britain's state-funded NHS.
China has removed six officials from Britain who police wanted to question over the treatment of a man who said he was kicked and punched while protesting outside the Chinese consulate in Manchester, British foreign minister James Cleverly said. Police had requested six Chinese officials waive diplomatic immunity so they could be questioned and the embassy had been informed, he said.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday set out a new five-step strategy to clamp down on illegal immigration, with a promise to end the government's backlog of asylum applications by the end of next year.
"If you enter the UK illegally you should not be able to remain here," Sunak told parliament. "Instead, you will be detained and swiftly returned either to your home country or to a safe country where your asylum claim will be considered."
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday announced a new deal with Albania to stem the flow of migrants from the country crossing the Channel from mainland Europe.
British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretched hospitals and cranking up pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to quell the biggest wave of industrial action to hit the country in decades.
