Driverless tube trains for London
February 29th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Driverless tube trains should be introduced in the next few years to reduce the power of union bosses, London Mayor Boris Johnson has said.Johnson wants to ... Read more...
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Sebastian Coe’s effigy burnt on Bhopal gas tragedy’s 27th anniversary
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 2 (IANS) The survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy staged a rally on it's 27th anniversary Friday and burnt effigies of 2012 London Olympics Organising Committee chairman Sebastian ... Read more...
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Transportation “biggest risk” during 2012 London Olympics
April 15th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 15 (ANI): A London Assembly report has claimed that tourists might face transportation problems during the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games.Stressing that transportation in the country remains "one of the biggest ... Read more...
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London shuts down business offices in New Delhi, Mumbai (Lead, correcting para one)
February 7th, 2010 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 7 (IANS) The Mayor of London, the city where Indian business establishments occupy a pride of place, has been accused of closing down his business facilitation ... Read more...
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London shuts down business offices in New Delhi, Mumbai
February 7th, 2010 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 7 (IANS) The Mayor of London, the city where Indian business establishments occupy a pride of place, has been accused of closing down his business facilitation ... Read more...
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London snarls at Washington over unpaid traffic fines
August 17th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 17 (IANS) A transatlantic row is brewing - over unpaid traffic penalties.
Two weeks after the installation of a new US ambassador to Britain, transport authorities in London are fuming ... Read more...
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London Assembly votes for Twenty20 cricket in 2012 Olympics
November 22nd, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) The London Assembly has called for Twenty20 cricket to be included as a showcase sport in the 2012 Olympic Games.Members agreed a motion urging the London Organising Committee ... Read more...
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Leaked list shows police as members of British far-right party
November 19th, 2008 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 19 (IANS) The entire membership list of the far-right British National Party (BNP) has been posted on the internet, revealing soldiers, police officers, teachers and doctors as members of the ... Read more...
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London legislator heads for Beijing, wants cricket in 2012 Olympics
August 6th, 2008 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Aug 6 (IANS) An Asian member of the London Assembly is taking to Beijing his campaign to have Twenty20 cricket showcased in the 2012 London Olympics. "We should ... Read more...
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British politicians shun BNP’s London man
May 5th, 2008 - 3:50 pm ICT by admin
London, May 5 (IANS) Candidates of mainstream parties walked off the stage when the man who will represent the British National Party (BNP) on the London Assembly stepped up to speak at ... Read more...
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London gets new mayor, BNP takes first assembly seat
May 3rd, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 3 (IANS) A former journalist with a privileged upbringing who was forced to apologise after calling blacks "picanninies" Saturday became the mayor of London - the world's ... Read more...
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No Asian in fray but Asians hold the key to London mayor
May 1st, 2008 - 7:20 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 1 (IANS) London voted Thursday to elect a mayor, with Asians holding the key to the man who will run the affairs of the world's most ethnically ... Read more...
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National leaders watchful as Britons vote in local polls
May 1st, 2008 - 4:08 pm ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 1 (IANS) Millions of people voted in London and the provinces of England and Wales Thursday in local elections that most analysts said were a key test ... Read more...
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May-day elections to test Gordon Brown’s sway
April 30th, 2008 - 10:52 am ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, April 30 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's faltering leadership of the Labour Party is expected to be sorely tested Thursday in key elections to the London mayor's ... Read more...
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Bringing six jobs to London will cover costs of my India trip, says Mayor
November 21st, 2007 - 6:22 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov.21 (ANI): Rebutting criticism of his 740,000 pound trip to India, Londons Mayor Ken Livingstone has said he would just have to bring six jobs to the British capital to cover ... Read more...
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Sunita set to be new Scotland Yard mascot!
November 20th, 2007 - 1:52 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov.20 (ANI): Sunita is set to be Scotland Yard's first female foam mascot in the wake of complaints that the current mascot -- PCSO Steve -- is too white, too male, ... Read more...
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