Britain targets Chinese in post-Olympic tourism
August 15th, 2012 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 15 (IANS) Britain launched a worldwide campaign to promote post-Olympic tourism with high expectations for the Chinese market.The strategy was set out by Jeremy Hunt, Britain's secretary of ... Read more...
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UK ready for Olympics: Cameron
July 27th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has said Britain is ready for the "greatest show on Earth" as the final countdown to the start of the ... Read more...
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UK deploys 1,200 additional troops for Olympic security
July 25th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON, ENGLAND (BNO NEWS) -- The British government will deploy an additional 1,200 troops to ensure security at the Olympic Games in London, Olympics Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday, raising the ... Read more...
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London Olympics to surpass Beijing 2008: British minister
July 22nd, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) The 2012 London Olympics will be better than the Beijing Games, a British minister said Sunday.Jeremy Hunt, who the minister for culture, Olympics, media and sport ... Read more...
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1,200 British soldiers put on standby for Olympics
July 20th, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 20 (IANS) An additional 1,200 soldiers have been put on standby to guard the London Olympics, bringing the total number of military personnel involved in the games to ... Read more...
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Olympic Torch Relay to showcase iconic North West
June 20th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (IANS) The Olympic Torch Relay is a "great chance" to show off the North West and celebrate the role that people, places and businesses from the region ... Read more...
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London 2012 on time and within budget
June 14th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 14 (IANS) The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games is on track to be delivered on time and under budget, figures from the government's last quarterly economic report ... Read more...
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4,000 people to take part in London 2012 test event
April 24th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 24 (IANS) Four thousand Britons will take part in the biggest test event this week for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The third and final test ... Read more...
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London Olympics motto ‘Inspire a generation’ unveiled
April 18th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) With 100 days to go for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, chairman of the Games organising committee Lord Sebastian Coe unveiled the ... Read more...
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Britain defends doubling of Olympic ceremony budget
January 25th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 25 (IANS) British culture secretary Jeremy Hunt defended the doubling of the amount of money to be spent on the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in July ... Read more...
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British minister suggests yacht as gift to queen
January 16th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 16 (IANS) A British minister has said Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee must not be overshadowed by the London Olympics, and the government should gift her a yacht instead ... Read more...
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Katie Price calls for sacking of boss who allowed discrimination of her son
April 11th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 11 (ANI): Glamour model Katie Price a.k.a. Jordan has in a letter to the government demanded that Channel 4 sack the boss responsible for a vile attack on her disabled ... Read more...
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2 billion to tune in to watch the royal wedding
April 7th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by ANI
London, April 7 (ANI): The royal wedding is expected to break all previous viewing records to become the most watched programme in television's history.British Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that ... Read more...
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Murdoch waits for Ofcom report on BSkyB deal
December 31st, 2010 - 10:49 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 31 (ANI): Media baron Rupert Murdoch and his News Corporation are reported to be waiting anxiously for media regulator Ofcom to rule on whether his proposed eight billion pound buyout ... Read more...
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Brit MP publicly broadcasts swear word ‘c’
December 7th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 07 (ANI): Policing minister Nick Herbert has become the third high-profile figure to publicly broadcast the swear word beginning with 'c'.Herbert intended to say the word "cuts" in the House ... Read more...
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Radio 4 Presenter James Naughtie Says Naughty Word
December 7th, 2010 - 1:52 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie astonished listeners when he referred to the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt as a “C” word, rhyming with his name. The shocking name calling ... Read more...
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Radio 4 presenter James Naughtie in a spot over usage of the C-word
December 6th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It is absolutely important to get your pronunciation right especially when you are live on air.BBC Radio 4 presenter, James Naughtie learnt that lesson the hard ... Read more...
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Britain’s Anish Kapoor’s exhibition in Delhi, Mumbai
November 3rd, 2010 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Leading international artist Anish Kapoor will exhibit 25 of his avant garde works in the capital and in Mumbai from Nov 27 in one of the ... Read more...
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S.M.Krishna apprises Lok Sabha of British PM’s visit
August 18th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.18 (ANI): Minister for External Affairs S.M.Krishna on Wednesday apprised the Lok Sabha of the visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron to India undertaken between July 27-29, 2010. ... Read more...
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Steven Spielberg joins fight to save UK Film Council
August 13th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 13 (ANI): Hollywood movie mogul Steven Spielberg has joined other stars in the fight to save the UK Film Council (UKFC) from the axe.A letter sent from his DreamWorks ... Read more...
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New culture pact adds excitement to Indo-British ties
July 29th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India and Britain Thursday inked a cultural pact at the end of the two-day visit of British Prime Minister David Cameron, which will further increase academic ... Read more...
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Cameron rules out return of Kohinoor
July 29th, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron has clearly ruled out the return of the Kohinoor diamond to India, saying if such demands were agreed to, it ... Read more...
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English Premier League grants Rs.4.3 cr for Indian slum kids
July 29th, 2010 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The English Premier League will invest Rs.4.3 crore in the next three years for the overall development of 80,000 slum children in India, said British Sports Minister ... Read more...
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Britain plans event in India to woo tourists (SPOT)
July 29th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The British national tourism agency, VisitBritain, will host its main international travel trade event in Bangalore in 2011, it was announced during Prime Minister David Cameron's ... Read more...
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Britain can’t force sportsperson to participate in CWG: Sports secretary
July 28th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) British sports and culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday that his government cannot force his country's sportspersons to participate in October's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
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We want to understand contemporary Indian culture: British MP
July 28th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) A British cultural delegation accompanying Prime Minister David Cameron on his three-day visit to India interacted with young contemporary artists, writers and alumni of the Charles ... Read more...
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British PM plays up Shah Rukh, Tendulkar connection (Lead)
July 28th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Unleashing a charm offensive on his maiden visit to India, British Prime Minister David Cameron singled out Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and cricket icons Kapil ... Read more...
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Cameron begins India visit
July 28th, 2010 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday began his two-day maiden visit to India with a breakfast meeting with Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj.
Drizzle and chilly winds greeted Cameron ... Read more...
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Cameron arrives on two-day visit to India
July 28th, 2010 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 28 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived here early Wednesday on the first leg of his two-day maiden visit to India.
Cameron, who is accompanied by the biggest ever ... Read more...
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron to visit India today
July 27th, 2010 - 11:24 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, will be paying a three-day State Visit to India beginning today.David Cameron will begin his official visit ... Read more...
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Business, defence deals top British PM’s ’special’ visit to India (Lead)
July 26th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
London/New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) India and Britain are set to infuse new energy in their relationship when British Prime Minister David Cameron comes to the country on his maiden visit ... Read more...
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron to visit India
July 26th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, will be paying a three-day State Visit to India beginning on Tuesday.David Cameron will begin his official ... Read more...
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Need practical approach to build ties with India: British MP
July 25th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, July 25 (IANS) Ahead of British Prime Minister David Cameron's India visit, a Conservative British MP has cautioned his team against depending on cultural and historical ties alone ... Read more...
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Cameron cabinet’s happy marriages record blemished
June 20th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkata Vemuri
London, June 20 (IANS) The record of British Prime Minister David Cameron's cabinet as a group of happily married members with the least number of divorcees took a beating ... Read more...
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Is the Golden Temple all real gold, asked Canadian PM
November 29th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 29 (IANS) During his recent visit to the Sikhs' holiest shrine, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper could not believe that the Golden Temple was all covered with real gold.
Harper ... Read more...
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