European Union
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Barack Obama loses reliable partner, faces uncertainty after Brexit
World | Jun 25, 2016, 01:26 PM ISTFor the first 7½ years of his presidency, Barack Obama could rely on the United Kingdom to back him up at nearly every turn, knowing British leaders had both the global clout and shared perspective to be powerful U.S. partners.
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No rush to leave European Union, says Brexit campaign leader Boris Johnson
World | Jun 25, 2016, 09:59 AM ISTLondon: Boris Johnson, the flamboyant former London mayor who successfully spearheaded the 'Leave campaign', today said there is "no need for haste" to pull out of the EU and asserted that nothing will change in
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'People have spoken', both Britain, EU 'indispensable partners': Barack Obama
World | Jun 24, 2016, 08:43 PM ISTAsserting that he would have preferred Britain staying on in the European Union, US President Barack Obama on Friday said he respected the decision of Britons and reassured them that their special relationship with the US will remain.
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Brexit: Donald Trump applauds Britons, says they took back their country
World | Jun 24, 2016, 08:15 PM ISTDonald Trump, in a visit to Scotland on Friday, hailed Britain's vote to leave the European Union, drawing parallels to the anger driving his own presidential campaign.
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Now that Britain has voted to leave the EU, what comes next?
World | Jun 24, 2016, 07:45 PM ISTLondon: Britons have voted to leave the European Union, their concerns about immigration and what some saw as the ever-increasing power of the 28-member bloc trumping the attraction of being part of a single market
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Start negotiations to ‘leave’ as soon as possible, EU chiefs tell Britain
World | Jun 24, 2016, 07:40 PM ISTEuropean Union chiefs today told Britain to start negotiations to quit the bloc ‘as soon as possible’, after outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron said he would leave it to his successor to decide when to invoke Article 50, which triggers a departure
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Brexit may force India to rework free trade pact plans with EU
Jun 24, 2016, 05:46 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Britain deciding to exit the European Union (EU), India will have to rework the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the single-currency bloc, a top government official has said. “My interest will
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Gold hits 26-mth high of Rs 30,885 on Brexit, weak rupee
Jun 24, 2016, 04:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gold prices zoomed to 26-month high of Rs 30,885 per ten gram today in the biggest single-day gain of Rs 1,215 since August 2013 as Britain voted to exit the European Union leading
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Full text of David Cameron’s statement following EU referendum
World | Jun 24, 2016, 03:21 PM ISTBritain today voted to leave the European Union after a bitterly divisive referendum campaign, toppling the government -- sending global markets plunging and shattering the stability of a project in continental unity designed half a century ago to pr
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Did UK’s old outdo their young? Survey claims those who will live longest with decision never wanted to leave
World | Jun 24, 2016, 03:07 PM ISTLondon: The UK’s old may just have forced an exit from the European Union on the country’s young populace, if findings of a poll on Brexit are to be believed. In a historic referendum, UK
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Brexit: UK's historic EU referendum results on a knife-edge, counting underway
World | Jun 24, 2016, 08:25 AM ISTLondon: With over 30% of the vote counted an hour ago, it is too close to take a call on United Kingdom's historic referendum on its European Union membership According to reports, voters in
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'Remain in EU' vote takes lead, show British opinion polls
World | Jun 23, 2016, 08:01 PM ISTThe pro-European Union (EU) 'Remain' vote has taken the lead in a historic referendum on Thursday on whether Britain should stay in or exit the EU.
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Historic voting gets underway in Britain: 'Brexit' and why it matters to India
World | Jun 23, 2016, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: On June 23, a historic referendum will be held to decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union. Once the polling session ends, it will give two totals of ‘Leave’
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'Brexit' vote: Britain divided on eve of key EU referendum
World | Jun 22, 2016, 08:46 PM ISTBritish politicians today made their final pitch to a bitterly divided electorate on the eve a crucial referendum to persuade undecided voters of the merits of remaining in or leaving the 28-member EU with polls showing a razor-tight race whose outco
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Anti-EU campaigners are lying to voters: David Cameron
World | Jun 07, 2016, 08:08 PM ISTPrime Minister David Cameron has accused campaigners for British exit from the European Union of lying to voters — but says he is not worried that the "remain" side is losing ground.
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Leaving European Union would be 'economic self-harm': David Cameron
World | Jun 03, 2016, 11:54 AM ISTLeaving the European Union would be an act of "economic self-harm," British Prime Minister David Cameron said during a televised grilling that saw him challenged on the emotive topic of immigration and accused of scaremongering about the impact of qu
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Barack Obama makes plea for Britain to stay in European Union
World | Apr 23, 2016, 08:48 AM ISTUS President Barack Obama arrived here with a message for the UK to vote to remain within the European Union in the June 23 referendum, saying the bloc "enhances Britains global leadership".
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EU threatens to put sanctions on Panama, other tax havens
World | Apr 08, 2016, 08:20 AM ISTEuropean Union has threatened to sanction Panama and other nations if they don't cooperate fully to fight money laundering and tax evasion, after a leak of data showed the small country remains a key destination for people who want to hide money.
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PM Modi embarks on 3-nation tour to Belgium, US and Saudi Arabia today
National | Mar 29, 2016, 08:50 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will today leave on a three-nation visit during which he will attend the India-EU summit in Brussels and the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington.
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India as a democracy better placed than EU: Arvind Panagariya
Mar 26, 2016, 04:23 PM ISTIndia as a democracy better placed than EU: Arvind Panagariya