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  Man crowned World's Biggest Liar after telling outrageous lie

  Mouthful | November 23, 2015 18:24 IST

  Liars from around the world flock to Britain every year to take part in the World's Biggest Liar competition.But one liar has towered above the rest again and again.Mike Naylor has just been crowned the

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  India wants to be treated with respect: British daily

  World | November 13, 2015 13:10 IST

  London: Britain must realise that it needs India perhaps more than India needs Britain, said a leading British daily which noted that whatever Britain does, it must do so with candour and sincerity since "India

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  Britain visit will strengthen ties with traditional friend: PM Modi

  Politics | November 07, 2015 11:23 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his visit to Britain this month will help strengthen ties with a traditional friend while his visit to Turkey to attend the G20 summit would see

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  Oldest tree in Britain is undergoing a sex change

  World | November 02, 2015 23:10 IST

  London: The oldest tree in Britain - a male tree which is estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old - may be undergoing a sex change, say researchers who found that part of

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  British enlisted Indian children during World War I, new book reveals

  World | October 25, 2015 22:22 IST

  London: Britain's World War I army included Indian children as young as 10-years-old fighting against the Germans on the western front, according to a new book on the role of Indian soldiers in the Great

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  Vijender Singh wins debut professional bout against Sonny Whiting

  Other Sports | October 10, 2015 23:40 IST

  Manchester: Lot of surprise, some skepticism and a few brickbats followed his decision to quit amateur boxing and star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh will look to live upto the unprecedented hype when he makes his

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  Snowden would go to prison to return to US

  World | October 07, 2015 21:29 IST

  London: Edward Snowden has asked that he be allowed to return to the US and go to jail for leaking details of National Security Agency (NSA) programmes to intercept electronic communications data on a vast

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  Sushma Swaraj in Britain, to dicuss PM Modi's visit

  World | September 30, 2015 17:07 IST

  New York: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Tuesday to discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Britain in November.Mr Hammond told Ms Swaraj that everyone in the United

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  Single life is 'lonely' for Natalie Imbruglia

  Lifestyle | September 25, 2015 7:54 IST

  London: Singer Natalie Imbruglia finds the single life "lonely sometimes".Imbruglia, who was born in Australia and relocated to Britain 20 years ago, may have become stronger as a person following her divorce from Silverchair rocker

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  Hackers take down British crime agency website

  World | September 02, 2015 3:56 IST

  London:  The website of Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) was temporarily taken down on Tuesday in a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack by hacking group Lizard Squad, a media report said.The attack was carried

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  Kumar Sangakkara offered post of envoy to Britain

  Cricket | August 25, 2015 6:00 IST

  Colombo:  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena offered the post of high commisisoner to Britain to cricketer Kumar Sangakkara who retired from international cricket on Monday.Sirisena who was at the P. Sara Oval cricket ground in

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  David Cameron orders MI6 to hunt down Jihadi John

  World | August 24, 2015 17:53 IST

  London: Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered Britian's intelligence network and special forces to redouble their efforts to kill or capture a London-born IS terrorist referred to as 'Jihadi John', days after he warned to

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  British foreign secretary reopens embassy in Tehran after 4 years

  World | August 24, 2015 8:16 IST

  Tehran (Iran): Britain reopened its embassy in Tehran Sunday in a sign of newly thawed relations in the wake of a landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond attended the

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  British foreign secretary reopens embassy in Tehran

  World | August 23, 2015 18:32 IST

  Tehran, Iran:  British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond reopened the British Embassy in Tehran on Sunday, nearly four years after it was closed following an attack by hard-liners.Hammond arrived in Tehran on Sunday to attend the

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  Prince Charles termed 'serial hypocrite' over climate change

  World | August 01, 2015 1:07 IST

  London: Britain's future king Prince Charles has been branded a "serial hypocrite" over his concerns for climate change after it emerged that he flew a helicopter to watch a polo match.The 66-year-old heir to Britain's

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  David Cameron confirms PM Modi's visit to Britain

  World | July 28, 2015 13:32 IST

  London: British Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will be visiting Britain later this year.In a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in connection with her current

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  Lord Sewel quits after being caught snorting cocaine with prostitutes

  World | July 27, 2015 20:24 IST

  London: Lord Sewel, the deputy speaker of the House of Lords, has resigned from his position after publication of photos and a video allegedly showing him using cocaine with prostitutes.Lords Speaker Baroness D'Souza Sunday called

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  IS teen threatens of attack on Britain

  World | July 12, 2015 14:10 IST

  London :  An Australian boy, who fled his home in Sydney last year to join the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, on Sunday threatened of attacks on Britain, media reported.Elmir, 18, sent a message to

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  Hockey World League: Indian men thrashed 5-1 by Great Britain

  Hockey | July 06, 2015 8:17 IST

  Antwerp, Belgium: India were thumped 5-1 by Great Britain in the third place playoff at the Hockey World League (HWL) Semifinals at the Brasschaat Municipal Park in Antwerp, Belgium on Sunday.For Britain, Alastair Brogdon, Chris

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  Indian team needs to organize defence better: Sardar Singh

  Hockey | July 05, 2015 23:57 IST

  Antwerp (Belgium): After suffering a 1-5 loss to Great Britain, India captain Sardar Singh today said his team needs to organise its defence better if it has to be ranked among the top international sides.India