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'Please banks, take your money': Vijay Mallya offers to repay
Business | Feb 14, 2020, 12:21 PM ISTVijay Mallya, who is accused of owing over Rs 9,000 crore to Indian banks and has challenged his extradition once again asked the Indian banks to take back 100 per cent of the principal amount owed to them.
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Bookie Sanjeev Chawla brought back to India from London after two decades
Cricket | Feb 13, 2020, 12:00 PM ISTAccording to reports, Sanjeev Chawla is the alleged mastermind of the match-fixing case involving former South African captain late Hansie Cronje.
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Indian origin Irish PM Leo Varadkar's party pushed to 3rd place in general election
World | Feb 10, 2020, 07:15 PM ISTIreland's Indian-origin Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has suffered a huge setback in the general election as his liberal-conservative Fine Gael party took a battering in the face of an unprecedented surge in the fortunes of the nationalist party Sinn Fein.
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Ola launches in London with over 25,000 drivers signed up
World | Feb 10, 2020, 04:38 PM ISTIndian ride-hailing company Ola launched its services in the UK capital on Monday, with over 25,000 drivers registered on its platform.
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Social media users 'copy' eating habits of friends, reveals study
World | Feb 07, 2020, 05:04 PM ISTSocial media users are more likely to eat fruits and vegetables -- or snack on junk food -- if they think their friends do the same, according to a new study.
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ISIS claims responsibility for London terror attack
World | Feb 03, 2020, 05:51 PM ISTISIS claims responsibility for the London terror attack, according to its media wing. A man on Sunday was shot dead by the Scotland Yard after he went on a stabbing frenzy on a busy high street in Streatham district of south London.
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Man shot dead after three stabbed in London terror attack
News | Feb 03, 2020, 10:57 AM ISTMan shot dead after three stabbed in London terror attack. Police said a device was found strapped to the body of the suspect but officers were able to quickly establish it was a "hoax" device.
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Suspected terrorist shot dead by London police after stabbing spree
World | Feb 02, 2020, 10:18 PM ISTAccording to police, the suspect had stabbed many persons before he was shot dead by police
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Connecting with nature may trigger eco-friendly life choices: Study
Science | Jan 15, 2020, 01:38 PM ISTPeople who live in built up urban areas, and spend little time with nature are less likely to make eco-friendly life choices like recycling, compared to those living closer to green spaces, a new study says.
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Indian-origin Lisa Nandy announces bid for Labour leadership
World | Jan 04, 2020, 03:54 PM ISTThe Indian-origin British MP Lisa Nandy has launched her bid for the Labour leadership race, vowing to "bring the party home" to its traditional heartlands after it suffered its worst defeat in over 70 years in December 2019 election, it was reported.
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2 killed in London stabbings
World | Dec 20, 2019, 01:04 PM ISTTwo men have been stabbed to death and two others injured in separate attacks across London, the media reported on Friday. A man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene in Bromley Road, Walthamstow, at about 7.15 p.m. on Thursday, reports the BBC.
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Nawaz Sharif diagnosed with complicated coronary heart disease
World | Dec 20, 2019, 10:43 AM ISTFormer Pak PM Nawaz Sharif had to undergo a series of scans as doctors wanted to learn the reason for his low platelet count.
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People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law
India | Dec 15, 2019, 11:30 PM IST"We hope to raise awareness against the law at the global platform and also show solidarity with friends and families back home," Karuna Sagar Das, a prominent face in the diaspora in London, told PTI.
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London Bridge terrorist's accomplice arrested as UK holds vigil
World | Dec 03, 2019, 01:31 PM ISTBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson broke from General Election campaigning to attend a vigil in Guildhall Yard in London in memory of the two victims of Friday's terrorist strike, when Khan went on a rampage with two knives before being overpowered by members of the public and being shot by a police officer.
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India to post customs intelligence officers in London, Hong Kong
India | Dec 02, 2019, 02:06 PM ISTThe Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the lead agency to check customs frauds and smuggling, has started the process of selecting customs overseas intelligence network (COIN) officers for these places, Officials said.
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UK Labour leader takes exception to party endorsement from "terrorist organisation JKLF"
World | Dec 01, 2019, 10:39 PM ISTThe letter of endorsement signed by Syed Tahseen Gilani, JKLF President, British Chapter, stated that on behalf of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, they completely supported the Labour Party in the election on December 12.
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Nawaz Sharif made to turn back from London bridge after attack
World | Nov 30, 2019, 06:07 PM ISTAs per reports, Sharif was on his way to the hospital when an alert was issued by the police about the incident at the London Bridge where gunshots had been heard on Friday night.
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London Bridge terrorist was convicted in 2012 for PoK terror training camp plans, LSE bomb plot
World | Nov 30, 2019, 04:46 PM ISTKhan went on a rampage while out of parole on Friday and killed one man and a woman and injured three other people before being shot by armed police officers. "We are now in a position to confirm the identity of the suspect as 28-year-old Usman Khan, who had been residing in the Staffordshire area," said Scotland Yard's Head of Counter Terrorism Policing, Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu on Saturday.
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London knife attack suspect was jailed for 6 years in 2012 on terror charges: UK police
World | Nov 30, 2019, 08:59 AM ISTThe Police said the attacker, Usman Khan, was convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses and released in December 2018 “on license,” which means he had to meet certain conditions or face recall to prison. Several British media outlets reported that he was wearing an electronic ankle bracelet.
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Climate change may turn Earth into less habitable 'hothouse': Scientists
Science | Nov 28, 2019, 04:34 PM ISTEvidence is mounting that these events are more likely and more interconnected than was previously thought, leading to a possible domino effect, according to the scientists.