Rupert Murdoch wants Boris to lead the Tories
August 1st, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Rupert Murdoch wants Boris Johnson to lead the Tories. Johnson is a British politician who is currently the mayor of London and he is also an accomplished ... Read more...
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British politician’s son jailed for sexual assault
November 15th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) The son of a British MP has been jailed for four years for sexually assaulting a woman after a party.Benjamin Boateng is the 27-year-old son of ... Read more...
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I was too square to take drinks, drugs: Ed Miliband
January 31st, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): British politician Ed Miliband has revealed that he was too square to ever take drugs and drinks during his years at Oxford University.Miliband, 41, who confessed that ... Read more...
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H.M. Naqvi wins South Asian literature prize for ‘Home Boy’
January 22nd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Thirty-seven-year-old Karachi-based novelist H.M. Naqvi Saturday won the first DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for his debut novel "Home Boy", a story about the ravaged ... Read more...
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Alan Johnson’s bodyguard bedded politician’s wife, personal assistant
January 22nd, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22 (ANI): The cop, who had been British politician Alan Johnson's bodyguard, has been revealed to have bedded the Labour bigwig's wife and his personal assistant.Specialist Operations PC Paul Rice, ... Read more...
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British MP Mike Hancock Denies His Assistant Katia Zatuliveter Is Russian Spy
December 5th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Dec 5, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Russian spy Katia Zatuliveter was taken into detention after it was found out that she was working as a parliamentary aide to British MP Mike Hancock. ... Read more...
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Premier League owners ‘as impotent as a room of eunuchs’ ruining sport: Brit politician
October 26th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 26(ANI): English Premier League club owners have been labeled "as impotent as a room of eunuchs" by a British politician, who has urged the government to step in and take ... Read more...
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Brit MP’s love triangle sees wife ’stealing mistress’ kitten’
October 22nd, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 22 (ANI): British politician and self-confessed 'love rat' John Hemming's wife has been accused of breaking into his mistress' house and stealing her kitten.Hemming, 50, a Liberal Democrat member for ... Read more...
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Ramachandra Guha to speak on makers of political tradition
October 15th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Historian and author Ramachandra Guha will shed light on "The Indian Political Tradition - And Those Who Made It" at the Penguin Annual Lecture 2010 at the ... Read more...
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Goldie Hawn disappointed after British politician’s snub
July 2nd, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 2 (IANS) Hollywood star Goldie Hawn was keen to introduce Buddhist teachings in British schools, but she was left disappointed after a British politician snubbed her plan.
The actress was rumoured ... Read more...
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At 85, veteran British politician turns innovator (Lead)
June 9th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 9 (IANS) He met Mahatma Gandhi as a child, replaced Sir Stafford Cripps of the controversial Cripp's Mission to India to begin his first term in the British ... Read more...
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Veteran British politician designs travel seat
June 9th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 9 (IANS) He met Mahatma Gandhi as a child, replaced Sir Stafford Cripps of the controversial Cripp's Mission to India to begin his first term in the British ... Read more...
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Hotel where Profumo met Keeler ‘marketing luxury breaks based on sex scandal’
May 3rd, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 3 (ANI): Late British politician John Profumo's sex scandal with Christine Keeler is being used as a marketing ploy by the hotel in which they allegedly met.The couple reportedly met ... Read more...
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British politician’s secret dossier found in cab
April 21st, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 21 (IANS) A secret dossier on a TV debate strategy for Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, found in the back of a taxi, advises him to "speak more slowly" ... Read more...
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Top British civil servant holds ‘hung parliament’ talks
March 21st, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 21 (IANS) A leading member of Britain's third largest political party has met a top civil servant for "unprecedented talks" and offered to be finance minister if the next general ... Read more...
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Britain must “seriously consider’ banning burkhas in public: Hollobone
March 12th, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 12(ANI): British politician Philip Hollobone has urged ministers to "seriously consider' banning burkhas in public, saying the full-face burkha was "oppressive and regressive' to advancement of women.Addressing the Commons ... Read more...
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Britain blasts ‘feeble’ Obama for failure to back it in Falklands fight
February 27th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb. 27 (ANI): President Barack Obama's professed neutrality in the fight between the UK and Argentina over a Falklands drilling rig has earned him the reputation of being "feeble."The ... Read more...
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‘Marriage becoming elite middle-class institution in UK’
December 23rd, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) Increasing family break-ups could see marriages in Britain becoming an elite middle-class institution, a senior British politician warned Wednesday.
David Willetts, the opposition Conservative party' shadow cabinet member responsible ... Read more...
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British politician snacks at taxpayers’ expense
December 3rd, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) The leader of Britain's main opposition party charged taxpayers for sandwiches, chocolate bars and taxis for his staff, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Conservative party leader David Cameron put the ... Read more...
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Lord Monckton Expresses Skepticism About US Climate Change Treaty
October 20th, 2009 - 6:27 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lord Christopher Monckton's speech at the Bethel University at St. Paul last week, about the US Climate Change Treaty created quite a ripple in US and ... Read more...
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No armed guards provided in Hyderabad: English badminton player (Lead)
August 10th, 2009 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Aug 10 (IANS) A top English badminton player said Monday his team pulled out of the world championships in Hyderabad because security was so lax they weren't even ... Read more...
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Britain to explain badminton pullout to India
August 10th, 2009 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Criticism grew Monday of England's controversial decision to withdraw from the World Badminton Championships in Hyderabad, prompting a British minister to say he will explain ... Read more...
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Ritchie’s new squeeze is 13 years younger
March 28th, 2009 - 1:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 28 (IANS) Pop star Madonna's ex-husband filmmaker Guy Ritchie is dating a woman who is 13 years younger than him.
Ritchie and Petrina Khashoggi, the love child of disgraced British ... Read more...
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British politician calls for stamping out Muslim polygamy
February 20th, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) A leading female Muslim politician in Britain said Friday she wants the government to make it compulsory to register all religious marriages so Muslim men stop taking more ... Read more...
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Campaigning for elections is like sex, says Brit politician Hazel Blears
January 31st, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 31 (ANI): British politician Hazel Blears sure knows how to enjoy elections the 52-year-old recently told wannabe MPs that campaigning is like sex!The Communities Secretary said: Its like sex ... Read more...
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Voluntary work improves young people’’s sex lives”
January 19th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19 (ANI): A British politician has said that voluntary work could improve young people''s sex lives.The comments made by Tim Loughton, Tory MP and Shadow Minister for Children, has ... Read more...
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The secret of Tintin, 80
January 9th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 9 (IANS) Fans around the world celebrate Tintin's 80th birthday Saturday just as a British politician-turned-columnist claims he knows things about the Belgian comic-book hero that the rest of us ... Read more...
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India, China crucial to global order: Chris Patten
October 14th, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India and China are crucial to the new regional and global power hierarchy and will remain so in the years to come, says British politician and author ... Read more...
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The top 10 books Brit MPs would like to read on a holiday
August 11th, 2008 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): A tome written by British politician William Hague''s wife Ffion has emerged as one of the most popular books MPs would like to read on a holiday, ... Read more...
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MP Lembit Opik dumped by his Cheeky Girls fiancee
July 13th, 2008 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 13 (ANI): British politician Lembit Opik has been dumped by his Cheeky Girls fiancee Gabriela Irimia, it has emerged.
The split comes after a series of events, which made Irimia ... Read more...
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Australian Government rules out Chinese security for torch
April 15th, 2008 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
Melbourne, Apr.15 (ANI): The Australian Government has made it quite clear that it will not allow Chinese security personnel to escort the Olympic torch during its relay in Australia at the ... Read more...
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UK mobilises security ahead of hostile reception for Olympic torch
April 6th, 2008 - 5:24 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.5 (ANI):At least 2000 British policemen have been mobilised in anticipation of the storm of protest expected to greet the Olympic torch when it arrives here on Sunday.
The torch begins ... Read more...
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