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  • as king prince charles intends to address serious issues

    As king, Prince Charles intends to address serious issues

    World | November 20, 2014 8:54 IST

    London: Prince Charles of Wales and the apparent heir to Queen Elizabeth has decided to make a "heartfelt interventions" in national life when he becomes king.According to a report published in the Guardian, Prince Charles,

  • 10 facts to know about world war i

    10 facts to know about World War I

    World | February 25, 2015 10:58 IST

    The World War I that started in 1914, marked a centenary this year. A war that shook the world, caused destruction of life and property began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on

  • bird flu strain in britain confirmed as h5n8

    Bird flu strain in Britain confirmed as H5N8

    World | November 19, 2014 6:56 IST

    London: The strain of bird flu found at a British farm in north England has been identified as H5N8, the same as the one recently identified in the Netherlands and Germany, authorities said on Tuesday.The

  • mobile transaction users to surpass 2 bn by 2017 report

    Mobile transaction users to surpass 2 bn by 2017: Report

    November 18, 2014 7:15 IST

    London: Over two billion mobile phone or tablet users will make some form of mobile commerce transaction globally by the end of 2017, up from 1.6 billion this year, a report by Juniper Research said

  • rcpch holds exam in india for the first time

    RCPCH holds exam in India for the first time

    India | November 06, 2014 11:53 IST

    Kolkata: The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), conducted its Diploma Examination in Child Health (DCH) for the first time outside Britain this year following a collaboration with the AMRI Hospitals here.The two-day

  • britain holds out hope for eurofighter winning over france

    Britain holds out hope for Eurofighter winning over France's Rafale

    India | October 30, 2014 22:44 IST

    New Delhi: Britain Thursday held out hope that the European consortium could bag the multibillion Indian deal for 126 fighter jets with its Eurofighter Typhoon in case the Narendra Modi government's negotiations for the French

  • end ungenerous ill informed advice to india lord paul to uk

    End ungenerous, ill-informed advice to India: Lord Paul to UK

    World | October 24, 2014 13:37 IST

    London: NRI industrialist Lord Swaraj Paul told Britain that it should end a stream of ungenerous and often ill-informed advice that is directed to India on matters including human rights, corruption and Kashmir and take

  • nobel laureate malala gets us liberty medal

    Nobel laureate Malala gets US Liberty Medal

    World | October 22, 2014 10:30 IST

    Washington: Pakistan's Malala Yousufzai, the youngest ever Nobel laureate, has been awarded the US Liberty Medal, media reports said.The child rights activist has pledged her $100,000 award to education in Pakistan, Geo TV reported.The Liberty

  • indian colts beat australia meet great britain in final

    Indian colts beat Australia, meet Great Britain in final

    Hockey | October 18, 2014 18:59 IST

    Johor Bahru (Malaysia:The Indian junior hockey team continued their winning spree by thrashing Australia 6-2 in their fifth and final league match of the fourth Sultan of Johor Cup at the Taman Daya Hockey Stadium

  • britain to host indian diaspora convention

    Britain to host Indian diaspora convention

    India | October 14, 2014 16:57 IST

    New Delhi: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention Oct 17 in London, the first ever such event to be held in Britain.A British High

  • britain holds national exercise to test ebola preparedness

    Britain holds national exercise to test Ebola preparedness

    World | October 12, 2014 6:36 IST

    London: British authorities on Saturday held a national exercise to test preparedness for an Ebola outbreak in the country, following recent enhanced screening among arrivals from countries affected by the disease.Senior ministers, government departments and

  • britain to conduct ebola screening among travelers

    Britain to conduct Ebola screening among travelers

    World | October 10, 2014 6:20 IST

    London: Britain will conduct enhanced screening for Ebola among people traveling from countries affected by the disease, Downing Street announced on Thursday.Enhanced screening will "involve assessing passengers' recent travel history, who they have been in

  • britain ireland inks visa deal to benefit chinese indian

    Britain, Ireland inks visa deal to benefit Chinese, Indian travellers

    World | October 07, 2014 7:04 IST

    London/Dublin: Britain and Ireland on Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on visa cooperation to allow Chinese and Indian visitors to travel to the two island nations on a single visa.The landmark visa deal

  • britain probes death threat to maldives ex president

    Britain probes death threat to Maldives ex-president

    World | October 06, 2014 20:56 IST

    Colombo: British police have started investigating a death threat sent to Maldives' former president Mohamed Nasheed, a media report said.Nasheed had lodged a complaint with British Metropolitan Police Services - Counter-Terrorism Command regarding a death

  • britain deploys more war planes to strike is in iraq

    Britain deploys more war planes to strike IS in Iraq

    World | October 04, 2014 6:13 IST

    London: Two more British Royal Air Force (RAF) war planes will join the military operation to tackle the Islamic State (IS) threat in Iraq, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday.The new deployment of

  • britain conducts first airstrike against is targets

    Britain conducts first airstrike against IS targets

    World | October 01, 2014 6:30 IST

    London: Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) military jets have conducted their first strikes on an Islamic State (IS) heavy weapon position in Iraq, the British ministry of defence said on Tuesday.In the course of an

  • britain joins fight against islamic state group

    Britain joins fight against Islamic State group

    World | September 27, 2014 7:32 IST

    LONDON: Britain, Belgium and Denmark on Friday joined the U.S.-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes on the Islamic State group in Iraq, committing warplanes to the struggle against the extremists.The European lawmakers flatly

  • scottish referendum beckham backs no vote

    Scottish referendum: Beckham backs 'No' vote

    World | September 15, 2014 18:02 IST

    London: Former captain of the English football team David Beckham expressed his support Monday for the "No" vote on the independence of Scotland and asked Scots not to leave a link with Britain that is

  • britain verifying video of aid worker s beheading

    Britain verifying video of aid worker's beheading

    World | September 14, 2014 6:54 IST

    London: The UK Foreign Office said late Saturday it was "working urgently to verify" a video purporting to show beheading of a British hostage by the Sunni militant group Islamic State (IS) in Syria, media

  • prison suicide rate rises in britain

    Prison suicide rate rises in Britain

    World | September 12, 2014 7:55 IST

    London: The number of prisoners who took their own lives in England and Wales from 2013-14 increased by 64 percent, according to an independent investigation released on Thursday.The prisons complaint watchdog Prisons and Probation Ombudsman

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