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  Nawaz Sharif to travel to London on Tuesday for medical treatment

  World | November 17, 2019 15:25 IST

  In a blow to the incumbent government, which had placed a condition of indemnity bonds for Sharif's travel, the court on Saturday ordered it to remove his name from the Exit Control List (ECL) without any conditions, Dawn news reported

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  Most destructive hurricanes are thrice more frequent since 1900

  World | November 12, 2019 13:21 IST

  Hurricanes have become more destructive since 1900 with the worst of them more than 3 times as frequent now than a century ago, according to a study which has used a new way to calculate the effect of climate change on hurricane size, strength, and damaging force

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  Nawaz Sharif's travel to London for treatment in limbo as his name figures in no fly list

  World | November 10, 2019 7:23 IST

  The 69-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo agreed on Friday to go to the UK for the treatment, heeding doctors' advice and accepting his family's request. He was scheduled to leave for London on a PIA flight on Sunday morning.

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  Nawaz Sharif, brother Shehbaz Sharif to leave for London on Sunday

  World | November 09, 2019 9:45 IST

  The development comes after Nawaz Sharif acceded to doctors advice and family's persuasion to go abroad for treatment, days after he was released from a hospital in Lahore.

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  Chinese group behind cyberattacks on India identified

  World | November 05, 2019 14:52 IST

  In one of the attacks the group used PlugX malware - traditionally used by many Chinese APT groups. They also used Byeby trojan, which was involved in the SongXY malware campaign in 2017.

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  Gareth Bale back on transfer watch after trip to London

  Football | October 31, 2019 16:22 IST

  Zinedine Zidane said Gareth Bale had not told him why he needed to go to London and had received permission to do so directly from the club.

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  Sheep driven across London in 800-yr-old tradition

  News | September 30, 2019 16:34 IST

  The rain just about managed to hold off for the annual London Sheep Drive, which sees flocks of sheep guided across London Bridge from north to south, in a tradition dating back more than 800 years to the creation of the City of London.

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  New giant salamander species may be world's biggest amphibian

  Science | September 17, 2019 14:22 IST

  Chinese giant salamanders, now classified as Critically Endangered, were once widespread throughout central, southern and eastern China, researchers noted. They have previously been considered a single species (Andrias davidianus).

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  Indian-origin police officer censured for work computer misuse in UK

  World | September 13, 2019 18:45 IST

  An Indian-origin police officer escaped a jail term in the UK after he was handed a three-month suspended sentence for the misuse of his work computer.  

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  Kurukshetra: Debate on violent protest outside Indian embassy in London

  Kurukshetra | September 04, 2019 20:47 IST

  Debate on violent protest outside Indian embassy in London

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  Indian High Commission in London attacked by Pakistani protesters

  World | September 04, 2019 12:33 IST

  Media reports in London said the police arrested four people in connection with the incident. A dagger was also recovered from one of the protesters, the police said.

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  Indian-origin man killed in collision as he crossed road in UK

  India | September 02, 2019 12:04 IST

  Rajesh Chand was crossing the road at the time of the collision, believed to be a hit and run, in the early hours of Saturday.  West Midlands Police are appealing for witnesses and further information as they arrested a 30-year-old man, who remains in custody on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving in connection with the incident.  

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  London named world's best student city in new rankings

  Education | July 31, 2019 14:03 IST

  The 'QS Best Student Cities Ranking' compiled by global education consultancy QS Quacquarelli Symonds highlights each city's performance across six categories – the number of top-ranked universities; the proportion of a city's population made up of students; quality of life on offer; job opportunities available after graduation; affordability; and the feedback of the students themselves.

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  Man arrested for scaling Buckingham Palace gates

  World | July 11, 2019 11:33 IST

  The 22-year-old was held on suspicion of trespass at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday by specialist royal officers, the BBC quoted the Metropolitan Police Service as saying.

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  UK commits 18 million pounds towards improving media freedom across world

  World | July 10, 2019 23:51 IST

  UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt made the announcement at the first Global Conference for Media Freedom in London, also attended by an Indian delegation led by Prasar Bharati Chairman Surya Prakash.

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  Another extradition setback for India as UK refuses to deport Indian-origin murder accused couple

  India | July 07, 2019 17:02 IST

  Even as embattled liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya was granted permission to appeal against his extradition order in the UK High Court, India suffered another setback as its extradition request in a murder case was turned down by a court here.

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  Ola gets license from London transport authority for cab service

  Business | July 04, 2019 20:16 IST

  The licence paves way for Ola to launch its ride-hailing service in London which is estimated to have 8 million population.

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  Vijay Mallya Extradition Case: As it happened

  India | July 02, 2019 23:30 IST

  Vijay Mallya Extradition Hearing: Vijay Mallya's hearing at UK High Court has begun. Mallya is seeking permission to appeal against an extradition order signed off by UK home secretary Sajid Javid for him to be extradited to India to face alleged fraud and money laundering charges amounting to Rs 9,000 crores. Follow live updates here.

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  Juhi Chawla shares nostalgic moment as daughter Jahnavi graduates from school

  Celebrities | July 02, 2019 13:03 IST

  Juhi Chawla's daughter Jahnavi Mehta completes her studies at Charter House Boarding School, London. Proud mom shares a classroom picture and an emotional note.

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  Dubai princess flees UAE with Rs 271 crore, kids post marriage break-up, reports

  World | July 01, 2019 13:50 IST

  Dubai Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein has reportedly fled the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with around 31 million pounds (271 crores) and kids after the marital break-up. The princess is the sixth wife of Dubai's billionaire ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.