Parrot as murder witness? 07/06/2016 8:14 am Anand Pillai Relatives of a murdered man say his pet parrot saw the killing and want it to be in court as a witness.
Carney clears the air on £50 note's future 07/06/2016 8:07 am Anand Pillai Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has set the record straight about the future of £50 note.
UK may up troops in Afghanistan 07/06/2016 8:11 am Anand Pillai Britain may increase its troop presence in Afghanistan following reports that a resurgent Taliban is raising its ugly head again in the war-torn country.
• બ્રેક્ઝિટ પછી પણ યુરોપતરફીનું વર્ચસ્વ 07/06/2016 8:20 am Achyut Sanghavi ઈયુ રેફરન્ડમમાં બ્રેક્ઝિટ છાવણીનો વિજય થાય તો પણ યુરોપતરફી સાંસદો બ્રિટનને સિંગલ માર્કેટ છોડતા અટકાવવાની લડત આપશે. જનમત પછી યુરોપ સાથે સંબંધોની વાટાઘાટ ચલાવનારાઓને સ્પષ્ટ કહી દેવાયું છે કે જો નવી વ્યવસ્થા દેશના હિતમાં નહિ હોય તો તેમને છૂટો દોર નહિ મળે. પાર્લામેન્ટના ૬૫૦ સાંસદોમાં ૨૦૦થી ઓછાં સાંસદ બ્રેક્ઝિટને સમર્થન આપી રહ્યા છે. આમ રીમેઈન છાવણી હજુ પણ સંસદમાં પ્રભાવી રહેશે.
UK's worst paedophile behind bars for abusing 200 children 07/06/2016 7:56 am Anand Pillai Richard Huckle, a British paedophile, who targeted children as young as six months old while posing as a volunteer in Malaysia, has been given 22 life sentences.
WHO to reassess Rio Zika risk 07/06/2016 8:30 am Anand Pillai The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally bowed to international pressure and said it will reassess the dangers of holding the Olympics in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro because of the Zika virus.
Is India transforming? 07/06/2016 8:52 am Rupanjana Dutta The City of London Corporation and the High Commission of India hosted a panel discussion with members of the City of London Advisory Council for India on Thursday, 2nd June at the Old Library, Guildhall. The members included Rajiv Luthra (of Luthra and Luthra Law Offices), Stuart Milne (HSBC), Zia Mody (AZB & Partners), Nasser Munjee (Development Credit Bank), Ravi Narain (NSE, India), and Deepak Parekh (HDFC Group). The panel discussion was moderated by Mark Boleat, the Policy Chairman of the City of London Corporation, which is the leading centre for policy issues affecting London as a key international financial centre.
Pope Francis thanks Jain community for their care of the planet 07/06/2016 7:00 am Urja Patel The Institute of Jainology (IoJ), the international Jain organisation promoting Jainism in government and inter-religious affairs, led its third delegation to the Vatican to meet with the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue (PCID) on 1st June 2016. The last two meetings were in 1995 and 2011. The 35-strong international Jain delegation was led by Mr Nemu Chandaria, Chairman of the IoJ and had Jain leaders from the UK, India and the Middle East.
