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By Nidhi Jacob COVID-19 cases are increasing in countries such as the United Kingdom, United States and Japan. The recent COVID sub-variant called 'Eris' is reportedly spreading in the UK. However, medical experts BOOM spoke to stressed that it is unlikely to cause a large wave in India. What is Eris & how is it affecting UK? Eris is the unofficial nickname given to the most recent version of omicron, it belongs to the recently seen recombinant XBB sub lineage. It’s official name is EG.5.1. Eris is now responsible for one in seven cases in the UK, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UK...
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By Hazel Gandhi An old video showing an anti-Modi protest in the United Kingdom where a banner reading 'Resign Modi' can be seen hanging on Westminster Bridge, is falsely being linked to the Income Tax surveys at the BBC's offices in India weeks after it aired a controversial documentary on the 2002 riots. BOOM found that the video is from August 15, 2021, and the banner was dropped by a group called South Asia Solidarity Group. The BBC released an explosive documentary, 'India: The Modi Question', which held PM Narendra Modi 'directly responsible' for the 2002 Gujarat riots on 17 and 24 Janua...
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By Hazel Gandhi Several news outlets including The Indian Express, India Today, and Latestly have published reports about a staff lunch organised by UK PM Rishi Sunak on the occasion of Pongal on January 15, 2023. However, BOOM found that the video is actually from Waterloo, Canada, where a Pongal feast was organised by the Tamil Cultural Association. Pongal, also known as Thai Pongal, is a Hindu harvest festival celebrated by Tamilians in India and Sri Lanka. The video shows a few police officers and other people enjoying a Pongal feast in what looks like a community hall. The viral tweet was...
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By The Conversation Pauline Maclaran , Royal Holloway University of London As one of the world’s most famous brands, the British royal family has a strong, tailored narrative of patronages, pageantry and people. The monarchy has long demonstrated its value in contemporary consumer culture, and kept its buyers engaged. But what sets the royal family apart from other corporate brands is its individual, and often uncontrollable, human elements. The narratives that they (or the media) create can produce what then Prince Charles once referred to as a “soap opera”. With history repeating itself – at...
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By The Conversation Leaders are watched. They are scrutinised. If you don't like the idea of being held accountable and having to answer for your actions then a leadership role is probably not for you. I don't know if such thoughts have ever occurred to Liz Truss, who is still, at the time of writing, Britain's prime minister. But perhaps the truth is beginning to dawn on her. She has picked the wrong time and place to discover that leadership may not be quite her thing. Also Read:Congress Votes For Its First Non-Gandhi Chief In 20 Years: All You Need To Know As you rise up an organisation the...
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By BOOM Team The police in Leicester, United Kingdom — which has been the epicentre of Hindu-Muslim clashes over the past week — have said that they are continuing with proactive patrols to maintain calm in the area. Protests had turned violent over the weekend, with people of both communities blaming each other for the violence. As the matter escalated, leaders of both communities on Tuesday put out a joint statement carrying a message of unity and peace. The Muslim Council of Britain has, meanwhile, criticised the Indian high commission's statement which highlighted the attack on the Indian ...
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By Mohammed Kudrati Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been elected by the Conservative Party as its new leader and as the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK). Sir Graham Brady - the chair of the Conservative Party's '1922' Committee - announced the results. Truss defeated her competitor, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak by almost 21,000 votes, which was put up to the larger Conservative Party of 172,437 eligible voting members. She is expected to be sworn in as the next British Prime Minister by Queen Elizabeth II tomorrow afternoon in Scotland, which will be a first, as...
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By The Conversation Boris Johnson has been called a Heineken politician – he can reach parts of the public other politicians cannot. Yet scandal after scandal amid worsening economic conditions and a swathe of strikes has left the country with a hangover. The public and, most importantly for Johnson, the Conservative party, are showing signs that they are ready to give up the battle. Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid, two of the country's most senior politicians, resigned following the government's disastrous handling of allegations of sexual assault against former deputy chief whip Chris Pincher. T...
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