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UK confirms Nirav Modi's presence in Britain
India | Jun 11, 2018, 07:24 PM ISTNirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate for allegedly cheating PNB, the country's second largest lender, to the tune of more than Rs 13,000 crore.
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Indian-origin Rahul Tarar wins local body elections in Britain; gets elected as Saint Andrew Councillor
World | May 07, 2018, 08:16 PM ISTRahul –who fought the elections on the ticket of Conservative Party – defeated his opponent from the Labour Party, while garnering 55 per cent of the votes.
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Syria civil war: US, Britain and France unleashed over 100 missiles
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UK expels 23 Russian diplomats; suspends high-level contacts with Moscow
World | Mar 14, 2018, 11:53 PM ISTFormer Russian spy Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, were found collapsed after being poisoned last week. Both remain in a serious condition along with a police officer who came in contact with the same substance.
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Far-right extremists preparing for 'civil war on Islam' in UK: Report
World | Mar 02, 2018, 08:06 PM ISTHope Not Hate, a campaign group which investigates neo-Nazi groups to combat far-right extremism, warns that the UK must be prepared for more terrorist plots and use of extreme violence from the far-right for the foreseeable future.
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UK minister backs right to ban hijab in schools
World | Feb 10, 2018, 07:09 PM ISTEarlier this month, the UK's independent schools watchdog, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) had also came out in support of the school's right to set its own uniform policy.
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In Britain, archaeologists discover 10,000-year-old crayon
World | Jan 27, 2018, 01:35 PM ISTThe ochre crayon was discovered near an ancient lake, now blanketed in peat, near Scarborough in North Yorkshire.
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No trip to London because of embassy choice: Donald Trump
World | Jan 12, 2018, 05:26 PM ISTSome British lawmakers questioned whether Trump would be welcome in London because of previous tweets and criticism of Muslims and his sniping at London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the aftermath of a terror attack in that city last year.
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Britain, EU in Brexit breakthrough; eye talks on future ties
World | Dec 08, 2017, 02:48 PM IST“I believe that we have now made the breakthrough that we needed,” European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters during a joint news conference with British PM Theresa May.
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UK preparing to increase ‘Brexit bill’ offer: Reports
World | Nov 21, 2017, 06:15 PM ISTThe size of the bill, covering commitments Britain has made while an EU member, is a key sticking point in divorce talks. Britain has previously offered about 20 billion euros ($23 billion), but the EU wants at least 60 billion euros ($70 billion).
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Climate change: UK, Canada launch alliance to phase out coal
World | Nov 16, 2017, 04:36 PM ISTEven Germany and Poland, hosts of climate talks this year and next, are holding onto coal for the foreseeable future.
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Indian store worker jailed for rape, assault in UK
World | Nov 14, 2017, 04:51 PM ISTAccording to a BBC report, Indian store worker, identified as Swapnil Kulat, locked the 40-year-old woman inside the shop, beat her and raped her.
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Britain to exit European Union on March 29, 2019 at 11 pm, says Theresa May
World | Nov 10, 2017, 06:59 PM ISTThe EU Withdrawal Bill has already passed its second reading and now faces several attempts to amend it at the next part of its parliamentary journey – the committee stage.
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Britain's Prince George on Islamic State hit list: Report
World | Oct 29, 2017, 06:21 PM ISTBritain's Prince George is on the hit list of the Islamic State terror group which has threatened to kill the four-year-old son of Prince William and Kate Middleton, according to a UK media report.
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European Union says little progress made in Brexit talks with Britain
World | Oct 12, 2017, 05:48 PM ISTThe leaders meet in Brussels on Oct. 19-20, and with time short to seal a deal it had been hoped they would agree to widen the talks.
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110,000 travelers stranded abroad as Britain's Monarch Airlines collapses
World | Oct 02, 2017, 04:00 PM ISTMonarch Airlines, Britain's longest-surviving airline brand, collapsed on Monday stranding tens of thousands of travellers and prompted the countrys biggest-ever peacetime repatriation effort.
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Lewis Hamilton claims he has 'five, six years left' of racing
Other Sports | Jul 22, 2017, 03:15 PM ISTOther Sports News: Hamilton is currently standing at the second spot in F1 standings, just a point behind four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel following 10 races.
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Formula 1: Valtteri Bottas set to extend Mercedes contract till 2018
Other Sports | Jul 18, 2017, 04:22 PM ISTLast year, the 27-year-old had signed a one-year deal to replace suddenly-retired Nico Rosberg as Lewis Hamilton's new teammate at Mercedes for the ongoing season.
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Formula 1: Mercedes wants Lewis Hamilton to continue beyond 2018 season
Other Sports | Jul 18, 2017, 03:20 PM ISTHamilton is currently standing at the second spot in F1 standings, just a point behind four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel following 10 races.
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Lewis Hamilton proud to rank among Formula One greats
Other Sports | Jul 17, 2017, 02:04 PM ISTHamilton's victory at Silverstone took him level with Jim Clark and Alain Prost on five wins at the race.