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Man arrested for scaling Buckingham Palace gates
World | Jul 11, 2019, 11:33 AM ISTThe 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 | Jul 10, 2019, 11:51 PM ISTUK 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 | Jul 07, 2019, 05:02 PM ISTEven 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 | Jul 04, 2019, 08:16 PM ISTThe 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 | Jul 02, 2019, 11:30 PM ISTVijay 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 | Jul 02, 2019, 01:03 PM ISTJuhi 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 | Jul 01, 2019, 01:50 PM ISTDubai 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.
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Fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's remand extended till July 25 by UK Court
World | Jun 27, 2019, 05:28 PM ISTUK court has extended fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's remand till July 25. He appeared via videolnk from prison before Westminster Magistrates' Court in London today.
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Brutal! Man stabbed 18 times in front of 14-year-old son for blocking aisle on London-bound train
World | Jun 25, 2019, 08:09 PM ISTA man was stabbed 18 times in front of his 14-year-old son after a "heated argument" over blocking the aisle on a London-bound train in January, a UK court was told.
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India among top destinations for London tech firms: Report
Business | Jun 10, 2019, 05:18 PM ISTBetween April 2009 and March 2019, Indian investments into London involved 36 projects by 22 Indian companies, with a capex of nearly 523 million pounds.
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Explosion on 'James Bond' set, one injured
Hollywood | Jun 05, 2019, 12:39 PM ISTA controlled explosion on the sets of upcoming 'James Bond' film has destroyed a stage at Pinewood Studios outside London and left one person injured.
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Indian-origin CEOs among top team at Trump business meet in UK
Business | Jun 04, 2019, 10:09 PM ISTIndian-origin CEOs of prominent companies from the UK and the US joined a select gathering of business chiefs at a breakfast roundtable at St James' Palace in London organised on Tuesday as part of US President Donald Trump's ongoing state visit.
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Theresa May pledges 'new and improved deal' to save her Brexit plan
World | May 19, 2019, 04:34 PM IST"When the Withdrawal Agreement Bill comes before MPs, it will represent a new, bold offer to MPs across the House of Commons, with an improved package of measures that I believe can win new support," Theresa May wrote.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for preferential norms for Indian businesses, students
India | May 18, 2019, 09:52 PM ISTPakistani-origin London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for similar preferential norms for Indian companies and students as those offered to China in order to boost foreign direct investment (FDI) from India into the British capital.
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People trust machines more than humans for sharing data
May 11, 2019, 12:30 PM ISTThe faith in machines may be triggered because people believe that machines do not gossip, or have unlawful designs on their private information.
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Hyderabad man stabbed to death in London
India | May 10, 2019, 04:53 PM ISTMohammed Nadeemuddin was found murdered in the cellar of a supermarket where he was employed.
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WATCH: Nirav Modi spotted in upscale London wearing Rs 8 lakh jacket, stays in Rs 73 crore flat
India | Mar 09, 2019, 10:17 AM ISTAbsconding diamantaire Nirav Modi, who is a prime accused in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud, has been spotted in London.
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London HIV patient becomes world’s second to be cleared of AIDS virus
Lifestyle | Mar 05, 2019, 11:19 AM ISTSimilarly, an American man Timothy Brown, who came to be known as the Berlin patient when he underwent a similar treatment for HIV in 2007, which led to similar results. Brown has been HIV-free ever since.
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Congress distances itself from London presser on EVM hacking, demands 50-pc VVPAT check in 2019 polls
Jan 22, 2019, 11:11 AM ISTIt said there are rigorous standard operating procedures "meticulously observed" at all stages under the supervision of a committee of technical experts constituted in 2010.
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EVM Hackathon in London: Jaitley dismisses claims of Syed Shuja, slams Cong for demanding probe
Jan 22, 2019, 09:43 AM ISTIt is pertinent to mention here that all these developments have come at a time when Lok Sabha elections 2019 is just a few months away.