UK to remove Chinese surveillance cameras from sensitive sites

The UK government has laid out plans to publish a timeline for the removal of Chinese surveillance equipment from sensitive sites as part of stepped-up national security measures, weeks after Prime......

Resolution seeking probe into Stan Swamy's death introduced in US Congress

A resolution commemorating the life of Indian human rights defender Father Stan Swamy and seeking an independent investigation into the death of the Jesuit priest has been introduced in the US......

Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 variant under investigation in UK

The United Kingdom health authorities on Friday said they will be conducting further analysis into a sub-lineage of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 after designating it a variant under......

Booster dose better at protecting Omicron patients above 65: Study

A third top-up booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine provides high levels of protection against severe disease from the Omicron variant among older adults, a latest UK study concluded on Saturday.......

Is our money in the banks safe?

'Clearly, the depositors of cooperative banks need the maximum protection,' notes Tamal Bandopadhyay.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Till Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services......

Year of fiscal consolidation

The 2008-09 global financial crisis led to severe economic contraction- actual decline in GDP- in several advanced economies.In the UK, for example, the medium-term GDP trend shifted downwards for......

How to improve food safety in India

Our control over our food and our health requires inventive institutional reordering and new ideas about the way food regulations work, writes Sunita Narain. Last fortnight I had discussed the......

'Fat tax' could be levied on junk food!

The British government may levy "fat tax" on junk food and sugary drinks in a bid to reduce obesity among consumers and reduce fiscal deficit, a media report said. According to The Telegraph, the......

Berrettini tests positive for COVID, out of Wimbledon

IMAGE: Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up, is out of this year’s tournament. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Reuters Eighth seed Matteo Berrettini, runner-up at last year's......

'Tokyo Games village safe, COVID cases to be expected'

IMAGE: A bus leaves the Tokyo Olympics athletes village on Monday. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images The Tokyo Olympic Games have had their share of positive coronavirus cases before they open,......

How the world of sport reacted to Russian doping

An independent commission report, led by Canadian law professor and sports lawyer Richard McLaren, published on Monday revealed evidence of widespread state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes at......