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  British PM condemns Taliban attack on Pak school

  World | December 16, 2014 17:00 IST

  London: British Prime Minister David Cameron today condemned the gruesome attack on an army-run school in Pakistan in which more than 100 people, mostly students, were killed by Taliban militants."The news from Pakistan is deeply

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  Do away with British-era drills for bosses: Govt to police

  India | December 14, 2014 8:51 IST

  New Delhi: Government has issued a directive to the heads of central police organisations and departments to shun British-era “decorative” practices like a battery of junior staff “escorting” their bosses during their visits to government

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  Scamsters pose as RBI chief Raghuram Rajan, lure people to deposit Rs 15,500, get Rs 5.50 crore

  India | December 05, 2014 8:54 IST

  New Delhi: Taking bank lottery scam to a new level, scamsters are using the name and picture of RBI chief Raghuram Rajan to lure gullible people into making a cash deposit of Rs 15,500 to

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  PM Modi gifts Rani Lakshmibai's petition against British to Abbott

  World | November 18, 2014 6:41 IST

  Canberra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today gifted Australian lawyer John Lang's 1854 petition on behalf of Rani Lakshmibai against the East India Company to his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott.Modi gave the gift to Abbott just

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  'Westernised education concept dealt a blow to Indian culture'

  Politics | October 16, 2014 16:11 IST

  Jodhpur: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Wednesday held westernised education concept brought by Britishers responsible for dealing a severe blow to the values and culture of the country and said present system was not fulfilling

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  British, French PMs discuss economy, IS threat

  World | October 07, 2014 11:12 IST

  London: British Prime Minister David Cameron and visiting French Prime Minister Manuel Valls met and discussed about the future of Europe, economy and the global battle against the Islamic State (IS).The meeting was held on

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  Recovered British Ebola patient to return to Africa

  World | September 12, 2014 11:42 IST

  London: The first British person to contract Ebola in Africa is to return to the country where he was infected in order to help others fight the disease.William Pooley was treated in a special isolation

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  British newspaper alleges corruption in 2022 World Cup vote

  Football | June 01, 2014 16:07 IST

  LONDON : A former member of FIFA's executive committee was accused Sunday of making payments totaling $5 million to senior football officials in return for support for Qatar's successful bid for the 2022 World Cup.  

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  IOC shoots down British report on moving Rio Games

  Other Sports | May 10, 2014 9:46 IST

  LONDON : The IOC said Friday there is "not a shred of truth" to a British newspaper report that London has been approached about replacing Rio de Janeiro as host of the 2016 Olympics.   The

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  Indian scientist wins top British research fellowship

  May 03, 2014 21:51 IST

  London: An Indian scientist in Britain has been granted a prestigious fellowship worth 1,068,000 pounds (around $1.8 million) by a top British agency that funds research in engineering and the physical sciences.Ravinder Dahiya, a senior

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  British Sikh head teacher pushed out of post for opposing ban on sex education

  World | March 09, 2014 16:56 IST

  London: A British Sikh head of a school has alleged that he was pushed out of his post by the school's Muslim governors for opposing their move to ban sex education classes and allow only

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  200 British women soldiers sent home for being pregnant

  World | March 01, 2014 6:52 IST

  New Delhi: Nearly 200 British soldiers have been ordered home from Afghanistan and Iraq after they became pregnant, it has been revealed.  They were sent back to the UK and their pregnancies mark a sharp

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  Porsche Supercup Championship: British racer Edwards killed in crash

  Other Sports | October 15, 2013 17:38 IST

  Brisbane: Porsche Supercup Championship leader Sean Edwards died Tuesday in a crash during a training drive in Australia.   Porsche Motorsport said on its website that the 26-year-old Edwards, the son of former Formula One driver

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  Interpol issues alert for British terror widow

  World | September 26, 2013 20:42 IST

  London: Interpol on Thursday issued an arrest notice on behalf of Kenyan authorities for Samantha Lewthwaite, the fugitive Briton whom news media have dubbed the “white widow.”Lewthwaite—a 29-year-old Muslim convert whose first husband was one

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  British man arrested in Kenya after mall siege

  World | September 25, 2013 16:11 IST

  London: The Foreign Office has confirmed that a British man has been arrested in Kenya following the siege at an upscale mall that has left dozens dead.The agency said in a statement Wednesday that British

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  Simon Cowell's child will be British

  Hollywood | September 09, 2013 17:25 IST

  London: Music mogul Simon Cowell's partner Lauren Silverman will give birth to their child here because it fits their schedule. Since the delivery will be here, the baby will be completely British.Silverman is based in

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  IGI airport gets British certification for RTS management

  India | September 07, 2013 23:16 IST

  New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International airport here has become the first airport in the world to be conferred with British Standards Institution certification for implementing Road Traffic Safety (RTS) management system.The airport has received the

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  British Sikh girls at risk of 'sexual grooming': BBC report

  World | September 04, 2013 11:06 IST

  London: Minor British Sikh girls sexually abused by gangs of Asian men who befriend them over a period of time usually do not report the crime to authorities, according to a new investigation by the

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  China arrests British, American investigators

  World | August 27, 2013 9:36 IST

  Beijing: Two corporate investigators, a Briton and an American, have been arrested in Shanghai on charges of illegally selling personal information about Chinese citizens, police announced Tuesday.The announcement was the Chinese government's first word on

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  British woman eaten by pets at home

  World | August 13, 2013 23:49 IST

  London: An elderly and reclusive woman died unnoticed and her body was gnawed by her cats as she lay unnoticed inside her home in Britain for several weeks, an inquest has heard.Janet Veal's body was