Britain
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Britain to lift adverse advisory on Kashmir
India | Nov 06, 2012, 10:41 PM ISTJammu, 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 | Nov 06, 2012, 07:04 PM ISTLondon,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
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Britain ends 10-year-old boycott of Modi, envoy says we're not endorsing him
India | Oct 22, 2012, 09:29 PM ISTGandhinagar, Oct 22: Britain on Monday said its decision to re-engage with Gujarat should not be seen as an endorsement of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, as it ended its decade-long boycott of the state over
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Manchester tops in mobile thefts in Britain
World | Oct 18, 2012, 08:09 PM ISTLondon, Oct 18: Britain's Manchester city tops in cellphone thefts with more people from the city falling victim than anywhere else in the country.Next on the list of the 10 worst cities for phone theft
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War with Iran cannot be ruled out: Britain
World | Oct 16, 2012, 06:24 PM ISTLondon, Oct 16: British Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted that military action in Iran cannot be ruled out.Cameron said if a fresh round of sanctions fails to halt the rogue state's nuclear programme, then
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Cameron's grandfather left wife for mistress
World | Oct 12, 2012, 09:52 PM ISTLondon, Oct 12: David Cameron's grandfather abandoned his wife for an aristocratic mistress, the British prime minister said in a speech.Donald Cameron, the prime minister's paternal grandfather, left his family for Marielen von Meiss-Teuffen, a
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Over 50% youngsters concerned about unflattering pics on Facebook
Sep 16, 2012, 05:26 PM ISTLondon, Sep 16: More than half of youngsters say that friends seeing unflattering pictures of them on Facebook is one of the biggest concerns in their life, a new study has found.According to the study,
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Britons unsatisfied with their love lives
World | Sep 15, 2012, 06:10 PM ISTLondon, Sep 15: More than 70 per cent of married men and over 50 per cent of married women in Britain are not satisfied with their love lives, a study has found.Around 13 percent of
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Britain warns Ecuador over giving asylum to Julian Assange
World | Aug 16, 2012, 12:14 PM ISTQuito, Ecuador, Aug 16 : Ecuador accused Britain on Wednesday of threatening to storm its London embassy to arrest Julian Assange after the U.K. issued a stern warning to the South American nation ahead of
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Sturridge sends Britain into Olympic soccer quarter finals
Football | Aug 02, 2012, 01:24 PM ISTCardiff (Wales), Aug 2: Driven by a trio of Welshmen and with an Englishman scoring its only goal, Britain's first Olympic football team since 1960 was roared to victory Wednesday over Uruguay in Cardiff.The support
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Britain beats Brazil 1-0 to win Olympics group soccer
Football | Aug 01, 2012, 02:55 PM ISTWembley (England), Aug 1: Olympic host Britain rode an electric Wembley Stadium atmosphere to beat Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday and top Group E after its third straight win.Stephanie Houghton scored the winner after just 90
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Olympic soccer, Spain eliminated, Britain beat UAE 3-1
Football | Jul 30, 2012, 03:32 PM ISTNewcastle (England), Jul 30: Gold-medal favorite Spain was eliminated from men's Olympic football Sunday in another 1-0 upset loss after Honduras forward Jerry Bengtson scored an early goal.Three players combined for Bengtson's third of the
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US men's Olympic basketball beats Britain by 40
Other Sports | Jul 20, 2012, 07:44 AM ISTManchester, England ,Jul 20: Deron Williams was in, Carmelo Anthony out, and both were better for it.Of course, it wouldn't have mattered what lineup the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team used against an inexperienced and
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Vast wealth didn't shield the Rausings from drugs
World | Jul 11, 2012, 09:55 PM ISTLondon, Jul 11: When Eva Rausing approached the heavily-guarded U.S. Embassy in London's Grosvenor Square four years ago to deal with a routine passport matter, she had to pass through British security, then face an
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Russia, Nigeria into Olympic basketball qualifying semifinals
Other Sports | Jul 07, 2012, 08:47 AM ISTCaracas, (Venezuela), Jul 7: Russia and Nigeria won Friday to reach the semifinals of the men's Olympic basketball qualifying tournament.Russia defeated Angola 80-65 and Nigeria edged out Greece 80-79.The top three teams in the tournament
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Murray reaches Wimbledon semifinals for forth time
Tennis | Jul 05, 2012, 09:15 PM ISTEngland, Jul 5: With a royal flourish to finish it off, Andy Murray sparked another round of national fervor in Britain by making his way to the Wimbledon semifinals for the fourth straight year.The fourth-seeded
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Louloudis in Britain's men's eight for Olympics
Other Sports | Jul 04, 2012, 06:05 PM ISTLondon, Jul 4: Britain's men's eight will be at full strength for its tilt at the London Olympics gold medal after Constantine Louloudis overcame a nagging back injury to be included in the lineup.Louloudis hasn't
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Punjabi most commonly spoken native language among UK pupils
World | Jun 22, 2012, 04:26 PM ISTLondon, Jun 22: One million students in Britain have English as their second language while Punjabi is the most commonly spoken language among those whose first language is not English, according to latest official figures.More
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UK council lifts gag on 9-year-old food critic
World | Jun 15, 2012, 08:45 PM ISTLondon, Jun 15: Britain's youngest food critic is back in business. A Scottish local authority on Friday retreated in the face of an online outcry and lifted a ban on 9-year-old blogger Martha Payne, who
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Obama celebrates Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee
World | Jun 05, 2012, 10:24 PM ISTWashington, Jun 5: President Barack Obama is celebrating Britain's Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee, honoring her 60 years on the throne.In a videotaped message, Obama says the queen is a “living witness” to the power of