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Storm batters Britain, France disrupting normal life
World | Oct 28, 2013, 05:59 PM ISTLondon: A major storm with hurricane-force gusts is lashing southern Britain, parts of France and Netherlands, causing flooding and travel delays, including the cancellation of roughly 130 flights at London's Heathrow Airport. Express train services between
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'Diana' weak only in Britain: director
Hollywood | Oct 04, 2013, 04:59 PM ISTLondon: Director Oliver Hirschbiegel says his recent biopic "Diana" has got good collections in many parts of the world, except Britain.The movie, based on the life of late British princess Diana and her affair with
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Indian-origin landlord jailed over boy's fire death in Britain
World | Sep 27, 2013, 07:56 PM ISTLondon: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to nine months in jail for the death of a seven-year-old in a fire at a property owned by him in the East Midlands region of England.Ajit Singh
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Three Pakistani air hostesses held in Britain
World | Sep 19, 2013, 08:12 AM ISTIslamabad: Three air hostesses of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were arrested in Britain from a hotel, Online news agency reported Wednesday.The air hostesses, whose identities were yet to be known, were taken into custody
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Britain supplied poisonous chemicals to Syrian government: report
World | Sep 09, 2013, 10:04 AM ISTLondon: British companies sold poisonous chemicals to the Bashar al-Assad-led Syrian government that could have been used in the alleged chemical weapons attack in Damascus, killing around 1,400 people, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday.During
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Slaughtered bodies from Iron Age found in Britain
World | Sep 05, 2013, 09:16 PM ISTLondon: Excavations in a British county have revealed a gruesome glimpse of Iron Age Britain as archaeologists have found evidence of a massacre involving hundreds, if not thousands of people.Some of the slaughtered bodies are
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Two hundred injured as over 100 cars crash in Britain
World | Sep 05, 2013, 06:08 PM ISTLondon: About 200 people were injured when over 100 vehicles crashed on a bridge in thick fog in south east Britain's Kent county on Thursday.The crash, which occurred on the new Sheppey four-lane crossing bridge
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Britain to hold trade road show in Bangalore
India | Sep 03, 2013, 07:03 AM ISTBangalore: To boost bilateral trade with India, Britain will hold a trade road show with multiple events this month in this tech hub, which is home to major British firms in aerospace, financial services, IT,
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Girl who assaulted elderly Sikh in Britain denied bail
World | Aug 20, 2013, 04:48 PM ISTLondon: A British court has rejected the bail plea of a teenaged girl charged with severely assaulting an elderly Sikh and remanded her to custody till Nov 25.The Coventry Magistrates Court Monday ordered that Coral
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Narendra Modi gets invite to visit Britain
World | Aug 13, 2013, 05:57 PM ISTLondon: Nearly 10 months after the British government warmed upto Narendra Modi, the India groups of the country's two main political parties have invited the Gujarat chief minister to visit the UK.The ball was set
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Britain and Spain spar over Gibraltar
World | Aug 13, 2013, 10:11 AM ISTMadrid: Relations between Britain and Spain continue to grow tense as both countries are considering the possibility of taking their respective cases over the British Crown colony of Gibraltar to international courts, an official said
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Britain confirms nearly Rs. three lakh visa bond for Indians
World | Jul 30, 2013, 10:16 AM ISTLagos (Nigeria), Jul 30: Britain's Home Office confirmed Monday it will demand a 3,000-pound ($4,630 or Rs. 2.75 lakh) refundable bond for visas for "high-risk" visitors from six former colonies in Africa and Asia -
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Britain celebrates birth of its royal baby
World | Jul 23, 2013, 06:53 AM ISTLondon, Jul 23: Champagne bottles popped and shouts of “Hip! Hip! Hooray!” erupted at Buckingham Palace on Monday as Britain welcomed the birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's first child, a boy who
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Britain's Kate Middleton in labour: Buckingham Palace
World | Jul 22, 2013, 01:56 PM ISTLondon, Jul 22: Prince William's wife Kate Middleton was today admitted to a hospital and is in the early stages of labour, a palace official said.The 31-year-old Duchess of Cambridge travelled by car from the
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Pakistan, Britain discuss security, economic ties
World | Jul 18, 2013, 07:05 PM ISTIslamabad, July 18: Visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday met Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and discussed ways to revitalise Pakistan's economy, deal with the energy crisis, create a pro-investment climate and improve the
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Governments condemn shootings in Egypt
World | Jul 08, 2013, 07:28 PM ISTCairo, July 8: Governments have reacted strongly to the clashes between Egyptian troops and supporters of the ousted President Mohamed Morsy that have left at least 40 people dead.Turkey's Islamic-rooted Government, which had formed an
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Elite craft: Onassis yacht goes on sale
World | Jul 03, 2013, 08:33 PM ISTLondon, Jul 3: You get the ship, and you get a slice of history too.A mega-yacht that belonged to the late Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis is up for sale with an asking price of
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UK may OK creating babies with DNA from 3 people
Lifestyle | Jun 28, 2013, 01:02 PM ISTLondon, June 28: Britain may allow a controversial technique to create babies using DNA from three people, a move that would help couples avoid passing on rare genetic diseases, the country's top medical officer says.
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Britten's coronation opera revived after 60 years
World | Jun 26, 2013, 04:05 PM ISTLondon, Jun 26: The Earl of Harewood may have been exaggerating when he described the premiere of “Gloriana” as “one of the great disasters of operatic history.”Still, the Benjamin Britten opera, commissioned to help mark
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Britain's future king Prince William has Indian heritage: DNA analysis
World | Jun 14, 2013, 06:48 PM ISTLondon, Jun 14: Prince William, second-in-line to the throne, will be first British king with proven Indian ancestry, DNA analysis has revealed.The DNA analysis of saliva samples taken from the Duke of Cambridge's relatives have