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  Britain's inquiry report slams Tony Blair over botched Iraq war

  World | July 06, 2016 18:35 IST

  London: In a report released today by the head of Britain's Iraq War inquiry, the Iraq war was said to be mounted on flawed intelligence, executed with "wholly inadequate" planning and ending "a long way

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  'Britain to woo Indian companies with tax breaks, lesser Regulation'

  World | July 06, 2016 11:23 IST

  London: With Britain deciding to leave the European Union, one can expect the country attracting Indian firms to invest there with bigger incentives in terms of tax breaks and lesser regulation, an RBI official has

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  In Britain, every eighth woman, tenth man is infertile: Study

  World | July 02, 2016 11:09 IST

  London: In what will be serious matter of concern for Britain, a new research has found out that at one in eight women and one in ten men in the country have experienced infertility, yet

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  Britain discards 2020 government finance surplus target

  World | July 02, 2016 9:13 IST

  Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said here in a speech on Friday he has abandoned his target to restore government finances to a surplus by 2020.

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  Nearly 2.3 million Britons regret voting for Brexit: Survey

  World | July 01, 2016 21:13 IST

  Nearly 2.3 million people in the UK regret voting for Britain's exit (popularly called Brexit) from the European Union or EU in last week's historic referendum, a trend which has come to be referred to as "Bregret", a new survey said today.

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  60-yr-old UK woman wins legal battle to use dead daughter’s eggs to give birth

  World | June 30, 2016 23:20 IST

  A British woman today won a legal battle to use her dead daughter's frozen eggs to give birth to her own grandchild.

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  Boris bows out: UK in shock as Johnson avoids leadership bid

  World | June 30, 2016 21:56 IST

  London: The race to become Britain's next prime minister took a dramatic, unexpected turn Thursday as former London Mayor Boris Johnson — popular with the public and widely considered to be a front-runner — ruled

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  Brexit might not happen, John Kerry says after meeting David Cameron

  World | June 29, 2016 17:33 IST

  US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that United Kingdom might not ever leave the European Union despite Britain having voted to leave the 28-nation bloc last week.

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  No 'Cherry-Picking' in Brexit talks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel tells Britain

  World | June 28, 2016 17:32 IST

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel today told Britain that it should not expect any special treatment in 'Brexit' talks with European Union (EU).

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  If you're leaving, get moving: EU lawmakers tell UK

  World | June 28, 2016 16:42 IST

  Indignant European Union lawmakers pressed Britain to end the uncertainty that has gripped European and global markets, saying Tuesday that if it intends to leave, it should start the process immediately.

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  Pound plunges to new 30-year low on uncertainty over Brexit fallout

  World | June 27, 2016 18:57 IST

  London: As concern grew over the potential economic costs of Britain's vote to bring its country out of the European Union, European stocks and the pound fell further today, adding to Friday's record one-day decline.

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  Brexit fallout: Scotland mulls independence from UK, Londoners demand separate country

  World | June 26, 2016 16:47 IST

  Scotland is so desperate to stay with the 28-nation bloc of European continent that it has decided to breakaway from the Great Britain.

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  Not so smooth divorce: Britain, EU at odds over timing of exit talks

  World | June 26, 2016 6:59 IST

  London: After Britain voted to seek an exit from European Union, the two are at loggerheads over the timeframe of divorce. The EU wants a quickie divorce, but Britain wants time to think things over.

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  Amancio Ortega, world’s second richest person, lost over Rs 4073 crore over Brexit

  World | June 26, 2016 0:06 IST

  London: As British voters elected to leave the European Union on Friday, the founder of Zara, Amancio Ortega, who is the second richest person in the world, registered a loss of over Rs 4073 crore.

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  Barack Obama loses reliable partner, faces uncertainty after Brexit

  World | June 25, 2016 13:26 IST

  For the first 7½ years of his presidency, Barack Obama could rely on the United Kingdom to back him up at nearly every turn, knowing British leaders had both the global clout and shared perspective to be powerful U.S. partners.

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  Global stocks tumble after Brexit vote, Rs 140 lakh crore lost in record trade

  June 25, 2016 9:06 IST

  New York: Markets worldwide responded with selloff and stocks plunged on Friday after after Britain voted to leave the European Union. The result stunned investors, who reacted by rushing to the safety of gold and

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  India will support companies doing business in UK: Jayant Sinha

  June 24, 2016 20:28 IST

  Government will support Indian companies operating in the UK to help them do business with the European Union post-Brexit, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said today.

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  Brexit: Donald Trump applauds Britons, says they took back their country

  World | June 24, 2016 20:15 IST

  Donald Trump, in a visit to Scotland on Friday, hailed Britain's vote to leave the European Union, drawing parallels to the anger driving his own presidential campaign.

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  Start negotiations to ‘leave’ as soon as possible, EU chiefs tell Britain

  World | June 24, 2016 19:40 IST

  European Union chiefs today told Britain to start negotiations to quit the bloc ‘as soon as possible’, after outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron said he would leave it to his successor to decide when to invoke Article 50, which triggers a departure

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  Brexit may force India to rework free trade pact plans with EU

  June 24, 2016 17:46 IST

  New Delhi: With Britain deciding to exit the European Union (EU), India will have to rework the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the single-currency bloc, a top government official has said. “My interest will