Author Archives: OP King

Ex-England striker Gary Lineker has written an open letter to Germany, appealing for the two countries to remain friends after Brexit.  The Match of the Day presenter has joined a cross-party group of parliamentarians in their bid to stay friends with Germany.  The letter was penned to German newspaper Die Welt, and acknowledged the “genuine sadness” felt by many atContinue reading “Gary Lineker joins MPs in bid to remain friends with Germany after Brexit”

A man has been fined for ‘upskirting’ a woman at a London Underground station ( StockSnap/Pixabay ) A man who “upskirted” a woman at a London Underground station has been fined £2,000. Hiroshi Yuasa, 38, was spotted crouching behind the victim at Victoria Tube station in April 2018, taking a photograph up her skirt with his mobile phone.Continue reading “Man fined £2,000 for ‘upskirting’ woman at Victoria Tube station”

The Metropolitan Police said the charges relate to offences allegedly carried out between 2013 and 2014( PA Archive/PA Images ) A terror suspect from east Londonhas appeared in court charged with travelling to Syria and joining al Qaida. Mohammed Yamin, 25, was arrested on Wednesday and subsequently charged with three offences – engaging in conduct in preparation ofContinue reading “Terror suspect from east London accused of joining al Qaida in Syria”

Kelvin Leerdam and Jordy Delem have received their green cards ahead of closed-door scrimmage against Atlanta United. President of Soccer Garth Lagerwey will have some more flexibility to complete his roster as Kelvin Leerdam and Jordy Delemhave both acquired green cards and will no longer occupy international slots. The Seattle Sounders now have two open international slots andContinue reading “Sounders open two international slots”

Trump’s policies and a strong dollar have led to stagnant international tourism growth in the U.S. Expect the slowdown to continue in 2019. Although the U.S. industry has discussed a Trump Slump for the last few years, there has been scant evidence that travel to the U.S. has suffered heavily since 2016. Now it looksContinue reading “International Travel Slowdown Hits U.S.”

Challenges the long-held view that it was in the Labrador Sea One of the key drivers of the world’s climate is an area in the North Atlantic Ocean, where warmer and colder water mix and swirl. When scientists went for their first close look at this critical underwater dynamo, they found they were looking inContinue reading “Ocean mixing that drives climate found in surprise spot”

Anil Ambani’s debt-laden telecom venture  Reliance Communications  ( RCom ) decided to file for insolvency on Friday, saddled with a mounting debt of Rs 46,000 crore and unable to sell its spectrum assets to elder brother Mukesh’s Reliance  Jio . The insolvency filing comes weeks after Swedish network giant  Ericsson petitioned the Supreme Court toContinue reading “Anil Ambani’s RCom files for insolvency as deal with Jio crumbles”

Mumbai, Feb 1 Gangster Ravi Pujari, on the run for the last 15 years, has been arrested in Senegal in West Africa, a source in the security establishment said Friday. Security agencies got clues about his whereabouts following the arrest of one of his close associates in Mumbai recently, the source added. Pujari, who allegedlyContinue reading “Gangster Ravi Pujari held in Senegal: sources”

President Donald Trump said talks with lawmakers on building his proposed Mexico border wall are pointless and suggested that he will declare a national emergency to get it done. “I think Nancy Pelosi is hurting our country very badly by doing what she’s doing and, ultimately, I think I’ve set the table very nicely,” Mr.Continue reading “Trump suggests he could declare emergency”

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the party would meet the Election Commission on Monday. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today said “surgical strikes” — one after the other — will be launched on the Narendra Modi government in the coming days by his party. Hinting at the issues on which the “surgical strikes” will be held,Continue reading “Rahul Gandhi Says Farmers Insulted, Promises "Surgical Strikes" On Centre”