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UK returnees in Raj difficult to track, courtesy wrong information

Over 800 tourists from the UK have entered Rajasthan in the past one week

Six UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus in India

Six persons who returned to India from the United Kingdom have tested positive for the new UK variant genome of SARS-CoV2, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday

UK records highest spike in daily novel coronavirus cases at 41,385

Another 41,385 people in the UK have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking the highest increase in single-day cases since the onset of the pandemic in the country, according to official figures

Post-Brexit trade deal new starting point for UK-EU: Boris Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the post-Brexit trade deal is a new starting point for Britain and the European Union (EU).

Pakistan extends ban on flights from UK over new Covid-19 strain fears

Pakistan on Monday extended the ban on flights from the UK for another week over fears of a new variant of the coronavirus which is reportedly spreading at a much faster rate

52-year-old UK returnee tests positive for coronavirus in Jabalpur

A 52-year-old woman, who returned to Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh from the United Kingdom on December 12, has tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday

Nod for Covid vaccine in the next few days: Serum Institute's Poonawalla

SII has stockpiled 40-50 mn doses and is adding more every week. Most of these will come to India, as exporting would require fulfilling WHO's pre-qualification procedures

South Korea reports its first cases of new Covid variant first seen in UK

South Korea has confirmed the first three cases of the new coronavirus strain in the country, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Canada confirms two cases of new coronavirus variant first seen in UK

Canada has confirmed two cases of the highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus first detected in Britain

Jordan confirms first two cases of new Covid-19 variant linked to UK

The first two positive tests for a new coronavirus strain linked to the UK have been confirmed in Jordan, the country's health minister, Natheer Obeidat, told the Petra news agency on Sunday

After Brexit

Boris Johnson's visit could be an opportunity for India

Brexit trade deal published as UK calls for end to 'ugly' divisions

The two sides finally clinched a trade deal on Christmas Eve that explicitly recognizes that trade and investment require conditions for "a level playing field for open and fair competition."

EU, UK unveil vast trade agreement, set to enter force on January 1

EU envoys are expected to meet on Monday to discuss the document, drawn up over nine intense months of talks

Second UK returnee tests coronavirus positive in Madhya Pradesh's Indore

However, it was not yet clear if the strain he is carrying is the same as the one detected in the European nation

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Infection rate highest in Kerala currently

India spotted a 'super-spreading' strain months ago, mutations explained, lockdown weddings, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

Indian businesses in Britain welcome EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement

Domestic banks operating in Britain are among 5,500 with passport authorisations into Europe

8 UK returnees test Covid positive during Delhi govt's door-to-door drive

In the ongoing door-to-door contact drive being conducted by the Delhi government eight have so far been found infected with the coronavirus, officials said on Friday.

Four more UK returnees to Tamil Nadu test positive for coronavirus

Along with these four, the total number of people to test positive for the pathogen on arrival from the UK, has increased to five

No time to rest: European Union nations assess Brexit trade deal with UK

Ambassadors from the European Union's 27 nations convened on Christmas Day

India should now aggressively pursue FTAs with EU, UK: Trade experts

With European Union and the UK clinching a post-Brexit trade pact, India should now aggressively pursue free trade agreements (FTAs) separately with both the regions, according to experts. Although it is premature to assess the gains for India from the agreement between European Union (EU) and the UK, Indian goods would not get much benefit from this pact, they said. However, India can explore opportunities in service sectors like IT, architecture, research and development and engineering in both the markets as the EU-UK pact does not cover services, they added. "There is not much gain for Indian goods, but we can gain in services sector in both the UK and EU markets. We will gain more in the UK market as we are English speaking country," Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) Director General Ajay Sahai said. He said there are no specific customs duty benefits for domestic goods from this agreement. "Now we should push the FTA negotiations with both the EU and the UK. .