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  Indian defence crumbles, lose 1-5 to Britain bronze play-off

  Hockey | July 05, 2015 21:35 IST

  Antwerp (Belgium):   India's defence crumbled in the bronze medal playoff as they crashed to a 1-5 defeat against Great Britain for a fourth-place finish at the World League Semifinals, here today.This is Britain's biggest

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  Magna Carta inspired Mahatma Gandhi for liberty of land: David Cameron

  World | June 16, 2015 10:14 IST

  London: The Magna Carta, hailed as the cornerstone of parliamentary democracy, inspired legends like Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela for liberty to their lands and people, Prime Minister David Cameron said today as Britain marked

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  17-year old Britain boy becomes ISIS's youngest suicide bomber

  World | June 15, 2015 17:15 IST

  London: A 17-year-old boy, who left the UK to join ISIS terror group, is believed to have become Britain's youngest ever suicide bomber.Reports say that he blew himself up in Iraq with militants posting pictures

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  More Than 230,000 Killed Since 2011 in Syria Conflict: Monitor

  World | June 09, 2015 21:38 IST

  Syria's brutal conflict has left more than 230,000 people dead including almost 11,500 children since it broke out in 2011, a monitoring group said today.The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had documented

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  UK royals release first official Princess Charlotte photos

  World | June 07, 2015 17:11 IST

  London: Britain's royal family has released the first official photos of month-old Princess Charlotte, photographed by her mother in the arms of elder brother Prince George.Kensington Palace issued four images Saturday, taken by the Duchess

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  He or She? Church of England debates God's gender!

  World | June 02, 2015 20:50 IST

  New Delhi: The world has always been divided over the veracity of claims regarding existence of God, Britain is busy debating the issue with an entirely different perspective.  There is an unusual tussle going on

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  Britain's 'White Widow' responsible for 400 deaths

  World | May 19, 2015 8:45 IST

  London: Britain's most wanted female terrorist, Samantha Lewthwaite, commonly known as the "White Widow" is believed to have killed 400 people and has directed terror raids, suicide attacks and car bombings in Somalia and Kenya,

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  David Cameron gets majority, return of single party govt in UK

  World | May 08, 2015 20:44 IST

  London:  Prime Minister David Cameron today won a stunning majority in Britain, disproving predictions of a terribly hung parliament and was on course to forming a single party government ending a brief coalition era.     The

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  100-minute old baby Teddy turns saviour, donates kidneys and heart valves!

  Life | April 29, 2015 20:44 IST

  2-hour old baby Teddy remembered as world's youngest organ donor“He lived and died a hero. It's impossible to explain how proud we are of him,” said by the parents of a boy Teddy who lived

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  Bieber to headline a music festival in Britain

  Hollywood | March 25, 2015 9:17 IST

  London: Singer Justin Bieber has confirmed that he will be headlining a festival in Birmingham this August. This will be his first appearance on the British stage since his 2013 tour which suffered with a

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  Twitter can persuade youngsters to vote

  March 23, 2015 12:54 IST

  London :The micro-blogging site Twitter can not only help political parties gauge the mood of youngsters but also persuade them to vote as elections approach, says a study.The study that involved 3,000 Twitter-users aged 18

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  Zayn Malik flies home from One Direction tour with stress

  Hollywood | March 20, 2015 18:05 IST

  London: One Direction is one man down on its world tour! The boy band's publicist says a stressed Zayn Malik is flying home to Britain.Publicist Simon Jones said Thursday that "Zayn has been signed off

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  UK planning to teach 11-year-olds about rape in new classes: Report

  World | March 09, 2015 8:27 IST

  London: Children from the age of 11 in Britain are to be taught about the difference between rape and consensual sex amid concerns that teenagers are coming under unprecedented pressure to have intercourse at an

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  Indian cuisine pretty big in Britain

  Lifestyle | February 16, 2015 23:41 IST

  New Delhi: She comes from a family of chefs and co-owns Southall-based Brilliant Restaurant that specialises in Punjabi cooking with a Kenyan twist. Dipna Anand, a London-based Indian chef, says the city has welcomed Indian

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  US, UK and France announce closures, evacuations of embassies in Yemen amid turmoil

  World | February 11, 2015 15:52 IST

  Sanaa, Yemen: The United States, Britain and France said Wednesday they were closing their embassies in Yemen following Shiite rebels seizing power there, highlighting the turmoil gripping the country as it marked the fourth anniversary

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  Britain becomes first country to allow creation of 'three-parent' babies

  World | February 04, 2015 8:24 IST

  London: Britain on Tuesday became the first country in the world to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people after MPs voted for the controversial procedure.Lawmakers at the House Commons voted by

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  Britain warns India of possible terror attack by ISIS

  India | January 20, 2015 14:59 IST

  New Delhi: Britain has warned India about possible attack by ISIS and said all efforts must be taken to check activities of the Middle East terrorist group.British officials have conveyed this to their Indian counterparts

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  London lights up in French tricolour to mark terror deaths

  World | January 12, 2015 10:08 IST

  London: London's famous landmarks were lit up in the colours of the French national flag in tribute to the 17 people killed in the Paris terror attacks on Sunday night.The Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and

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  Britain takes 'precautionary' steps after Paris terror attack

  World | January 09, 2015 8:42 IST

  London: Britain has taken "precautionary" steps to boost security along its border with France, following the terror attack on the office of a magazine in Paris, British Home Secretary, Theresa May, said Thursday.On Wednesday, gunmen

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  New Ebola vaccine trial begins in Britain

  World | January 07, 2015 7:38 IST

  London: Oxford University doctors and scientists are starting the first safety trial of an experimental preventative Ebola vaccine, aiming to have vaccinated all 72 healthy adult volunteers by the end of January.Volunteers for the trial,