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Boris Johnson elected new UK PM; vows to 'get Brexit done'

"We are going to energise the country. We are going to get Brexit done on 31 October and take advantage of all the opportunities it will bring with a new spirit of can do," Johnson said in the his......

Indian hijack plot caused new terror alert: Report

Fears of a possible attempt by Al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Pakistan to hijack an Indian passenger jet and crash it into a British city may have prompted the UK to raise its terror alert to its......

British Defence and Home Ministers to visit Pak

British Defence and Home Ministers will arrivein Islamabad onMonday for meetings with the top Pakistani leadership to take stock of the regional security situation and the war against......

Britain frowns on overuse of antibiotics

Since the discovery and initial administrations of penicillin in the first half on the 20th century, antibiotics have been heralded as nothing less than wonder drugs. From syphilis to......

Britain's Brown names new Cabinet

David Miliband, former environment secretary, was on Thursday named as Britain's new foreign secretary as Prime Minister Gordon Brown unveiled his Cabinet a day after assuming the charge of the......

Ratan Tata appointed IBAC member

Ratan Tata, who heads the biggest industrial conglomerate in India, on Tuesday joined an elite group of global business leaders like Microsoft chief Bill Gates and BP Group CEO Lord Browns on the......

UK govt moves to axe ID cards

The UK has initiated moves to scrap the controversial 5 billion pounds national Identity Card scheme, with the new Home Secretary Theresa May declaring it "intrusive, bullying and ineffective."......

UK: 154,000 asylum seekers to get stealth amnesty

An estimated 154,000 asylum seekers will be allowed to stay in Britain under a 'stealth amnesty' media reports said on Monday. Ministers have promised to clear the 450,000 so-called 'legacy' cases,......

Asylum backlog: UK eases immigration rules

Immigration rules have been quietly relaxed in the UK to help the government clear a backlog of lakhs of asylum cases, British media claimed today. Quoting a leaked memo, The Daily Telegraph......

Britain puts barriers for non-European workers

The British government on accepted the month-old recommendations of the Migration Advisory Committee to provide better access to jobs for local workers before allowing non-European workers to tap......

Joker sweeps Oscar nominations

The 92nd Academy Awards nominations have been announced at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. Insecure creator Issa Rae and actor John Cho hosted the event. Joker sweeps the......

Review: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is FUN!

The new Jumanji can easily be enjoyed by those unfamiliar with the original, feels Sukanya Verma. Like any other 1990s kid, I lapped up Jumanji's destruction and adamant wildlife creating a......

Oscars 2020: Joaquin, Renee, Brad win top awards

IMAGE: Joaquin Phoenix, winner of the Actor in a Leading Role award for Joker, Renee Zellweger, winner of the Actress in a Leading Role award for Judy, and Brad Pitt, winner of the Actor in a......

A non-Belieber among Beliebers

His daughter is a fan. He most definitely is not.Rajesh Karkera attends Justin Bieber's Mumbai concert to find out what the fuss is all about. Waiting for Bieber Justin Bieber, you weren't......

Emmy 2019: Jodie Comer, Game Of Thrones win

The 71st Emmy Awards have been announced, and there have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: IMAGE: Cast and crew......

When It Was Bradman Versus India

History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, beginning in......

Brilliant Haaland reason for City's 3rd straight Premier League title

'Haaland is a world star, who has come as a world star and is performing like a world star.' IMAGE: Norwegian international Erling Haaland owns the record for goals scored in a single Premier......

CWG 2022: How India fared on Friday, August 5

IMAGE: Bajrang Punia celebrates victory over Canada's Lachlan McNeil in the men's freestyle wrestling 65 kg final on Friday, Day 8 of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Al......

PICS: England, Italy in drab draw; Wales hold Belgium

A round-up of Saturday's action in the Nations League. IMAGE: England's goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale thwarts Italy's Giovanni Di Lorenzo as teammate Kieran Trippier looks on during the UEFA Nations......

Stats: Hazlewood, Johnson, Starc among the runs

Australia’s Josh Hazlewood ducks a bouncer during Day 3 in the second Test against India at the Gabba on Friday. Photograph: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Steven Smith (133) became the ninth......

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