Britain
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Andy Murray gives Britain Davis Cup title after 79 years
Tennis | Nov 29, 2015, 11:37 PM ISTGhent, Belgium (AP): Andy Murray gave Britain its first Davis Cup title in 79 years when he beat Belgium's David Goffin 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 in the first of reverse singles Sunday.The win gave Britain an
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Air strikes against ISIS in Syria to make Britain safer: David Cameron
World | Nov 27, 2015, 11:24 AM ISTLondon: British Prime Minister David Cameron said that British air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria will make his country safer.Launching air strikes against IS militants in Syria would not make Britain a
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Man crowned World's Biggest Liar after telling outrageous lie
Mouthful | Nov 23, 2015, 06:24 PM ISTLiars 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 | Nov 13, 2015, 01:10 PM ISTLondon: 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
National | Nov 07, 2015, 11:23 AM ISTNew 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 | Nov 02, 2015, 11:10 PM ISTLondon: 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 | Oct 25, 2015, 10:22 PM ISTLondon: 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 | Oct 10, 2015, 11:40 PM ISTManchester: 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 | Oct 07, 2015, 09:29 PM ISTLondon: 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 | Sep 30, 2015, 05:07 PM ISTNew 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 | Sep 25, 2015, 07:54 AM ISTLondon: 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 | Sep 02, 2015, 03:56 AM ISTLondon: 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 | Aug 25, 2015, 06:00 AM ISTColombo: 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 | Aug 24, 2015, 05:53 PM ISTLondon: 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 | Aug 24, 2015, 08:16 AM ISTTehran (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 | Aug 23, 2015, 06:32 PM ISTTehran, 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 | Aug 01, 2015, 01:07 AM ISTLondon: 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 | Jul 28, 2015, 01:32 PM ISTLondon: 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 | Jul 27, 2015, 08:24 PM ISTLondon: 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 | Jul 12, 2015, 02:10 PM ISTLondon : 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