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Brexit: Donald Trump applauds Britons, says they took back their country
World | Jun 24, 2016, 08:15 PM ISTDonald 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 | Jun 24, 2016, 07:40 PM ISTEuropean 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
Jun 24, 2016, 05:46 PM ISTNew 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
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Gold hits 26-mth high of Rs 30,885 on Brexit, weak rupee
Jun 24, 2016, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gold prices zoomed to 26-month high of Rs 30,885 per ten gram today in the biggest single-day gain of Rs 1,215 since August 2013 as Britain voted to exit the European Union leading
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Full text of David Cameron’s statement following EU referendum
World | Jun 24, 2016, 03:21 PM ISTBritain today voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, toppling the government -- sending global markets plunging and shattering the stability of a project in continental unity designed half a century ago to pr
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Brexit: UK's historic EU referendum results on a knife-edge, counting underway
World | Jun 24, 2016, 08:25 AM ISTLondon: With over 30% of the vote counted an hour ago, it is too close to take a call on United Kingdom's historic referendum on its European Union membership According to reports, voters in
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'Remain in EU' vote takes lead, show British opinion polls
World | Jun 23, 2016, 08:01 PM ISTThe pro-European Union (EU) 'Remain' vote has taken the lead in a historic referendum on Thursday on whether Britain should stay in or exit the EU.
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Historic voting gets underway in Britain: 'Brexit' and why it matters to India
World | Jun 23, 2016, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: On June 23, a historic referendum will be held to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union. Once the polling session ends, it will give two totals of ‘Leave’
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Britain votes on EU stay today, world waits anxiously
World | Jun 23, 2016, 12:43 PM ISTLondon: Last minute campaign from politicians set the stage for a crucial referendum which would decide whether Britain would exit the European Union or stay. Campaigners from both the camps made the last appeal to
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'Brexit' vote: Britain divided on eve of key EU referendum
World | Jun 22, 2016, 08:46 PM ISTBritish politicians today made their final pitch to a bitterly divided electorate on the eve a crucial referendum to persuade undecided voters of the merits of remaining in or leaving the 28-member EU with polls showing a razor-tight race whose outco
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Britain is India's gateway to EU, says Sushma Swaraj
National | Jun 19, 2016, 07:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Britain is the gateway to the European Union for India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today, indicating New Delhi's preference for Britain to stay within the EU. "We have always held that,
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After US, UK assures India of 'firm support' for NSG membership bid
World | Jun 17, 2016, 07:39 PM ISTIn a major boost to India’s NSG bid ahead of next week’s crucial meeting in Seoul, British Prime Minister David Cameron today assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Britain’s ‘firm support’ to New Delhi’s application to join the elite group that loo
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British Labour MP Jo Cox, who was shot and stabbed, dies
World | Jun 16, 2016, 10:12 PM ISTJo Cox, the British woman MP of opposition Labour Party, who was shot and stabbed in northern England, succumbed to injuries on Thursday.
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British Labour MP Jo Cox critical after being shot, stabbed and left to bleed on pavement
World | Jun 16, 2016, 08:13 PM ISTLondon: Jo Cox, a member of Parliament from the Labour Party in Britain was shot at, stabbed and was left 'bleeding on the pavement' in a shooting near Leeds, the Press Association reported on Thursday.
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India hold ground to clinch 2-1 victory over Great Britain
Hockey | Jun 11, 2016, 11:43 PM ISTLondon: India’s defence held its ground against desperate Great Britain as they clinched a 2-1 victory in the 36th Champions Trophy here today, putting them at the top of the league standings with four points.
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Anti-EU campaigners are lying to voters: David Cameron
World | Jun 07, 2016, 08:08 PM ISTPrime Minister David Cameron has accused campaigners for British exit from the European Union of lying to voters — but says he is not worried that the "remain" side is losing ground.
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This is what we call luck! Dog who was homeless for 6 years is now cast in Hollywood film
World | Jun 06, 2016, 09:09 AM ISTLondon: ‘Britain’s loneliest dog’,Freya who waited for around six years for a home is now a star. She has landed a role in the new Transformers movie. During all this time she has been rejected
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Wanted: Middle-aged women to spy for Britain’s MI6
World | May 28, 2016, 07:13 AM ISTLondon: The name’s Bond. Jane Bond. Britain’s MI6 spy agency is wooing middle-aged women to bring more inclusivity to its ranks. The UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) is even advertising on popular parental website for
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Tata Steel mulls retaining loss-making assets in Britain
May 26, 2016, 08:27 AM ISTIndian conglomerate Tata Steel, which had set a deadline of Monday afternoon for final bids for its British steel operations, on Wednesday said that it has not reached a decision on shortlisting any of the seven bidders for selling its loss making op
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Donald Trump says he might not have good relationship with David Cameron
World | May 17, 2016, 01:34 PM ISTPresumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said he might not have a ‘very good relationship’ with British Prime Minister David Cameron, after the latter described his proposal to ban Muslims from the US as ‘stupid’.