Britain
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Britain to cut down annual student visas by almost half: Report
World | Dec 13, 2016, 07:12 AM ISTThe UK government is finalising plans to cut annual student visa figures by nearly half, from the current 300,000 to 170,000, a media report said amid a sharp fall in students coming to the country from outside Europe including India.
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Listening to fake occasions over and over may push you into trusting them
Lifestyle | Dec 08, 2016, 07:02 PM ISTIn an examination, it was watched that the repeatedly listening to fake occasions of the past may push individuals into envisioning them and trusting what never happened. In a study conducted on false memories, more
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Regret Brexit, not decision to hold referendum: David Cameron
World | Dec 03, 2016, 01:57 PM ISTFormer British prime minister David Cameron today defended his decision to hold a referendum which led to the UK’s exit from the European Union.
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Brexit can be delayed by two years: Top SC judge
World | Nov 16, 2016, 12:05 PM ISTBrexit can be delayed by months, even as long as two years, a top Supreme Court judge of Britain has said.
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Article 50 legislation could delay Brexit by up to two years, hints SC judge
World | Nov 16, 2016, 08:01 AM ISTBrexit could be delayed by months, even as long as two years, after a Supreme Court judge of Britain suggested that "comprehensive" legislation was required to trigger Article 50.
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UK must respond to world transformed by Brexit and Donald Trump’s win: PM Theresa May
World | Nov 15, 2016, 02:12 PM ISTBritain's vote to leave the European Union and the surprise win of Donald Trump in the presidential election have transformed the world in a year, Prime Minister Theresa May said here on Monday.
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India is UK's 'most important and closest' friend: Theresa May
World | Nov 06, 2016, 06:20 PM ISTBritish Prime Minister Theresa May today dubbed India as the UK's "most important and closest" friend and a leading power in the world as she left for her visit to India which she said will
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UK announces new visa crackdown on non-EU nationals, to hit Indian IT professionals
World | Nov 04, 2016, 12:37 PM ISTThe UK government has announced changes to immigration rules for non-European Union nationals. The new visa policy is likely to affect Indian professionals and IT companies, particularly those using the Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) visa.
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Russia poses increasing threat to stability of UK, warns British intelligence
World | Nov 01, 2016, 10:43 AM ISTRussia poses an increasing threat to the stability of the UK, Head of British intelligence agency MI5, Andrew Parker has warned.
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Kashmir a matter for India, Pakistan to sort out: British PM
World | Oct 27, 2016, 10:13 AM ISTKashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan to address, said British Prime Minister Theresa May just few days ahead of her three-day long visit to New Delhi.
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Brexit fears take toll, British pound plunges to lowest in three decades
Oct 07, 2016, 02:07 PM ISTThe British pound today crashed to a 31-year low suffering a fall of over 6 per cent against the US dollar early on Friday amid fears over the UK’s exit from the European Union. The
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Britain’s new ‘plastic money’ can handle a trip through washing machine
Sep 14, 2016, 11:40 AM ISTThe new ‘plastic money’ introduced in Britain on Tuesday is made of strong polymer and is good enough to handle a trip through the washing machine without shredding like the paper cash it is replacing.
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UK appoints ambassador to Iran for first time since 2011
World | Sep 07, 2016, 07:43 AM ISTThe UK has appointed an ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011, as part of its aims for more productive co-operation.
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PM Modi congratulates new British PM Theresa May, calls for 'stronger and closer' ties
National | Jul 28, 2016, 10:05 AM ISTIn a gesture of extending greetings to Theresa May for becoming Britain's new Prime Minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called her and discussed with her "stronger and closer" bilateral ties between two countries, including in
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Will approach UN for return of Kohinoor, says petitioner
India | Jul 28, 2016, 08:16 AM ISTAfter UK’s declaration that India has no legal ground to seek repatriation of ‘Kohinoor’, advocate Nafis Siddiqui, petitioner in the case, has decided to approach UN against Britain’s view on the matter. “New application
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India’s claim weak, no legal ground for returning ‘Kohinoor’: Britain
India | Jul 27, 2016, 02:03 PM ISTIn what may come as a disappointment for the Indian government which has been attempting to resuscitate India’s claim over the Kohinoor diamond, the UK government has declared yet again there is no ground for
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India may approach Britain again to bring back Kohinoor
India | Jul 23, 2016, 10:39 AM ISTThe government is likely to approach Britain soon in order to bring back the famed Kohinoor diamond, which is currently on display in the Tower of London.
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No Brexit talks until ‘our objectives are clear’: British PM Theresa May
World | Jul 21, 2016, 07:34 AM ISTNewly appointed British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that the UK will not start exit talks with the European Union until ‘our objectives are clear’ and that won't be this year.
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Ice-cream shop offers drone delivery service to beachgoers
Tech Auto | Jul 14, 2016, 05:46 PM ISTLincolnshire: Beach-loving Britons may soon be able to chill out a bit more with ice-creams flown directly to their deckchairs by drones. A trial of the scheme at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, which boasts of nearly four
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When Twitter confused British Prime Minister Theresa May with a porn star
Life | Jul 13, 2016, 05:27 PM ISTIn a case of mistaken identity, many people who took to Twitter to congratulate Theresa over her appointment ended up extending their wishes to someone else –famous porn star and a glamour model Teresa May