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  Amar Akbar Anthony to be remade as Amar Akbar & Tony in Britain

  Bollywood | May 08, 2013 13:18 IST

  New Delhi, May 8: If Manmohan Desia were alive today would he have gone crazy or feel proud over the fact that his one of the most adorable flick, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony' is being remade

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  Indian woman raped, enslaved in Britain for years

  World | April 20, 2013 17:46 IST

  London, Apr 20: A 40-year-old woman, said to be an "illiterate" Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three middle-class families as a slave for many years in Britain, a daily

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  Britain bids farewell to 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher

  World | April 17, 2013 17:44 IST

  London, Apr 17: The funeral of Margaret Thatcher, Britain's only woman prime minister, was held Wednesday and was attended by Queen Elizabeth II, two heads of state and 11 prime ministers from across the world.Thatcher

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  Britain's Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher passes away

  World | April 08, 2013 23:21 IST

  London, Apr 8 : Britain's first and only woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, referred to as Iron Lady, today died of a stroke here at the age of 87, leaving an iconic stamp on world

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  Britain's MI6 paid 90,000 pounds to ex-Russian spy

  World | March 18, 2013 12:28 IST

  Moscow, Mar 18: Britain's secret intelligence service MI6 paid at least 90,000 pounds ($136,000) to former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who died after being poisoned in London in 2006, a British daily reported.The disclosure, the

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  Al Qaeda vows terror attacks against Britain

  World | February 01, 2013 19:10 IST

  London, Feb 1: The Al Qaeda has vowed a series of terror strikes against Britain over London's involvement in a French-led operation against Islamist rebels in Mali.The Sun said it was the first direct threat

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  Britain says, it will not meddle in Kashmir issue

  World | January 24, 2013 14:32 IST

  London, Jan 24:  Britain has ruled out any third party intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue saying that it was for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution which takes into account the wishes

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  Poor families' kids are fatter: British minister

  Lifestyle | January 24, 2013 13:21 IST

  London: British Health Minister Anna Soubry has said that children from poor families can be identified by how fat they are.The minister said when she was at school, pupils from deprived backgrounds tended to be

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  Britain can pull out of EU, says Cameron

  World | December 18, 2012 19:15 IST

  London, Dec 18: Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted for the first time that he can imagine Britain quitting the European Union (EU), The Sun reported.He talked about the prospect of Britain pulling out of

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  Britain's Princess Kate expecting a baby

  World | December 03, 2012 23:15 IST

  London, Dec 3: British Prince William and his wife Catherine nee Kate Middleton are expecting a baby, the prince's office said on Monday.“Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to

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  Britain relaxes visa rules for Indian professionals

  World | November 22, 2012 23:08 IST

  London, Nov 22: Britain Thursday relaxed immigration rules for foreign professionals, entering the country via the 'Intra-Company Transfer' (ICT) route.According to the changes to immigration rules included in a statement in the House of Commons

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  Britain losing one million birds a year

  World | November 19, 2012 21:01 IST

  London, Nov 19: Britain has been experiencing an annual loss of nearly a million breeding wild birds, a total of 44 million since 1966, a report by a coalition of wildlife groups has revealed.The report

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  US, Britain warn of risks of Israeli ground war

  World | November 19, 2012 12:54 IST

  Bangkok, Nov 19:  The U.S. and Britain on Sunday warned about the risks of Israel expanding its air assault on the Gaza Strip into a ground war, while vigorously defending the Jewish state's right to

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  Britain may tighten curb on pornography

  World | November 17, 2012 22:58 IST

  London, Nov 17: British government may soon toughen up controls on internet pornography in a bid to keep it away from children's reach.According to the proposals, due to be announced by the government later this

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  India seeks VVIP chopper deal details from Britain

  India | November 10, 2012 19:39 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 10: India has sought details from Britain in connection with corruption allegations in a $800-million deal with AgustaWestland for 12 VVIP helicopters.Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Saturday that the government was making

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  Britain to end India aid programme in 2015

  World | November 09, 2012 19:42 IST

  London, Nov 9: Cash-strapped Britain today announced it will halt all its aid to India in 2015 and make further cuts in the annual 280 million-pound assistance to the country for the remaining three years,

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  India, Britain to ramp up ties, discuss Afghanistan

  India | November 07, 2012 19:06 IST

  New Delhi,Nov 7: (India and Britain will hold talks Thursday to scale up economic ties and expand cooperation in diverse areas, including civil nuclear energy, defence, counter-terrorism and cyber security. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid

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  Blair was wrong in invading Iraq, says his spin doctor

  World | November 06, 2012 23:47 IST

  London, Nov 6: Former British prime minister Tony Blair committed a mistake by sending his country to war in Iraq, according to Lord Mandelson, a former Labour cabinet minister.Mandelson has been Labour party's former king

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  Britain to lift adverse advisory on Kashmir

  India | November 06, 2012 22:41 IST

  Jammu, Nov 6: Britain has agreed to withdraw its negative advisory to its citizens regarding their visit to Jammu and Kashmir, an official said Tuesday."This has been indicated by British High Commissioner to India Sir

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  Britain to slash its 280-million-pound India aid by half

  World | November 06, 2012 19:04 IST

  London,Nov 6: Britain is set to unveil plans this week to slash its 280 million pounds per annum aid to India by half, amid criticism that its overseas assistance was not justified at a time