Scoffing at its primary rival – TMC, BJP Bengal and Goa poked fun at TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday, after 5 TMC leaders quit the party, terming it ‘communal’. BJP alleged that Banerjee was embarrassing West Bengal across India with her violent politics and misgovernance in the state. It added that these were resulting…Continue Reading
Last Updated: 24th December, 2021 23:21 IST Dr Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute of Australia asserted that the statecraft of Vajpayee was “creative and imaginative”. Image: ANI/PTI Ahead of the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Dr Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of the Lowy Institute of Australia asserted…Continue Reading
As the United States is grappling to meet demands for at-home COVID testing kits fuelled by skyrocketing COVID-19 cases coinciding with Omicron, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche’s improved rapid at-home test kits. In a statement released by the company, Roche announced that its at-home COVID test kits have been endorsed for…Continue Reading
England is already trailing Australia 2-0 in the Ashes 2021 series and the upcoming Boxing Day Test will be the last chance for England to keep the series alive. While the batting line-up has somewhat managed to put up a decent fight, the bowlers have failed to deliver in terms of picking wickets. Ahead of…Continue Reading
The queen and the royal family are spending the holidays at Windsor Castle, located about 20 miles west of London, rather than at their Sandringham family estate in Norfolk due to the surge of COVID-19 cases. File Photo by Hugo Philpott/UPI | License Photo Dec. 25 (UPI) — An armed intruder was arrested at Windsor Castle…Continue Reading
Dec. 25 (UPI) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II spoke of her own personal grief and expressed sympathy for others around the world who have lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic in her annual Christmas Day message on Saturday. The 95-year-old monarch, speaking in a video recorded last week in the White Drawing Room at…Continue Reading
“Bridgerton” will kick off its second season on March 25. Photo courtesy of Netflix Dec. 25 (UPI) — The 19th century British romance, Bridgerton, will kick off its second season on March 25, Netflix announced Saturday. The news broke exactly a year after the first season premiered on the streaming service. Season 2 will follow…Continue Reading
1/4 Performances of Hugh Jackman’s “The Music Man” were canceled Saturday and Sunday as COVID-19 cases surged in New York City. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo Dec. 25 (UPI) — Weekend performances of Broadway’s The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, have been canceled as the number of COVID-19 cases…Continue Reading
1/3 Pope Francis delivers Christmas Day blessing in Saint Peter’s Square at The Vatican on Saturday. The blessing “to the city and the world” (Urbi et Orbi) is the most solemn blessing in the Catholic church and normally given by the pontiff only on Easter and Christmas. Photo by Claudio Peri/EPA-EFE Dec. 25 (UPI) –…Continue Reading
Christmas may be the most magical time of the year but the festive period can be exhausting, leaving some people less inclined to cook for themselves come December 25.However, like much of the U.S., fast food restaurants can alter their opening hours or even shut completely on Christmas Day, making it important to plan ahead.And…Continue Reading