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Brown puts Labour on alert for poll

British Chancellor Gordon Brown has put the ruling Labour Party on high alert for a general election possibly next year, immediately after taking over as its new leader. In a significant move,......

Meet Britain's youngest MP since 1667!

A 20-year-old Scottish student has become Britain's youngest lawmaker since 1667, toppling one of the opposition Labour Party's top figures in the process. Politics student Mhairi Black took......

Won't serve third term as British PM: David Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron has stirred up the United Kingdom election campaign by announcing that he would serve a full second term if he is re-elected in May but would not seek a third.......

We had no choice: Gandhi told Thatcher on Operation Blue Star

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wrote a personal letter to her British counterpart Margaret Thatcher soon after the 1984 Operation Bluestar in an attempt to justify her decision to send army to......

Amazing photos of the month: March

Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last month, in 20 images. Emma Gonzalez, a student and shooting survivor from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,......

Britain launches India country plan

Britain has launched an India country plan for 2008-2015 under which it will spend 825 million pounds in the next three years to help India achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MGD) and assist......

12 Years A Slave, American Hustle lead Golden Globe 2013 nominations

The 71st Annual Golden Globe nominations have been announced. Here's a quick glance at 2013 hopefuls. The Golden Globe ceremony are set to take place on January 12, 2014 and will be seen in more......

American Hustle wins big at Golden Globes, 2014

The 71th Annual Golden Globe awards have been announced. There have been quite a few surprises and some expected nods. Here's a quick glance at the winners, listed in bold: BEST MOTION PICTURE......

Pallikal-Ghosal pair in CWG squash semis

IMAGE: Dipika Pallikal-Karthik and Saurav Ghosal celebrate winning their Commonwealth Games mixed doubles squash quarter-final against Australia's Rachael Grinham and Zac Alexander, at the......

EPL PIX: Liverpool, City win; Man United stunned

IMAGE: Wolverhampton Wanderers' Max Kilman and Jose Sa in action with Liverpool's Luis Diaz. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Liverpool beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 away on Saturday......

EPL PIX: Liverpool edge Forest; Everton draw at Palace

IMAGE: Diogo Jota, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring Liverpool's first goal during the Premier League match against Nottingham Forest at Anfield in Liverpool, on Saturday. Photograph:......

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......

EPL PIX: Man United see off Wolves; Spurs lose

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday. IMAGE: Anthony Martial, left, celebrates after scoring Manchester United's first goal with teammate Antony during the Premier......