Calling someone ‘fat’ could become a hate crime in UK
May 30th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The leading charity Central YMCA is supporting the plans of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image, which could soon make the use of words like ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Stalkers may soon have tough time in Britain
February 5th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) The British government may soon formulate a law laying down "substantial" jail terms for stalkers.British parliamentarians believe the problem has become so acute that a new ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Euro referendum needless, says Greek finance minister
November 4th, 2011 - 6:24 am ICT by IANS
Athens, Nov 4 (IANS) Greece is ready to send European partners a clear message that there is no need to hold a referendum on the European Union (EU) bailout package ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British minister praises India800 Foundation’s work
October 21st, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) Britain's Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Natural Environment and Fisheries Richard Benyon has appreciated the India800 Foundation's approach at a UK showcase for the Delhi-based charity at the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Science can help fight poverty in India: NGO
October 14th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Science and technology-based solutions only can help fight poverty in the world's poorest nations, says an NGO that has taken precisely this approach to tackle the ... Read more...
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Gadkari to address BJP diaspora group in London
July 10th, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari will address the first convention of the Overseas Friends of BJP in London July 16 as well ... Read more...
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North Korea seeks food aid from Britain
April 3rd, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korea has asked Britain for food aid as it was suffering from an acute food shortage, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.Choe Tae-bok, chairman ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
World Health Assembly passes first-ever resolution to fight childhood pneumonia
May 22nd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 20 (ANI): The World Health Assembly has, for the first-time ever, passed a resolution to fight childhood pneumonia, the world's leading cause of child mortality.The resolution, approved by a consensus, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dhaka moots stringent law for illegal tree felling
December 23rd, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS) Back from the Copenhagen climate summit, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has mooted a new law that would deny bail to people responsible for rampant tree felling.
The ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Brit Indians pay tribute to martyred World War Indian soldiers
November 14th, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.14 (ANI): A crowded meeting organised by the National Council of British Indians in a packed Committee Room of the House Commons paid tribute to thousands of Indian soldiers killed and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Anti-terror information obtained through torture of suspects abroad: UK
August 10th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.10 (ANI): Two senior British ministers on Sunday said they could not rule out that vital anti-terror information had been obtained through the torture of suspects abroad.In the wake of this ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gurkhas fight it out in British parliament
April 29th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 29 (IANS) Gurkhas, famous fighters on the battle field, are preparing for a clash that could end with a humiliating defeat for the British government in the country's parliament ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
British MPs to focus on economic ties with India
February 10th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 10 (IANS) Former cabinet ministers and other senior British MPs are to launch a new group aimed at developing economic partnership between India and Britain in the midst of a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Bhutto believed dialogue key to peace in S. Asia: Envoy
December 17th, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.17 (ANI): Pakistans High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, has said that former prime minister Benazir Bhutto wanted Islamabad and New Delhi to engage in a series ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Weeks after Mumbai attacks, British MPs back Gujarat investments
December 15th, 2008 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 15 (IANS) Less than three weeks after the Mumbai terror attacks, the political establishment here is seeking to strengthen Britain's business ties with Gujarat - the source of one the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
World leaders urged to fight killer pneumonia
October 16th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): Pneumococcal disease, one of the world''s leading causes of death and serious illness, must be considered equally dangerous as AIDS and malaria, say the UK All-Party Parliamentary ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Brit MPs call for balanced immigration policy
September 8th, 2008 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.8 (ANI): British MPs have reportedly introduced a proposal to place a cap on the number of immigrants settling in the country with a view to having a more balanced ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
One out of five British MPs suffer mental illnesses
July 16th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 16 (IANS) Over a fifth of British MPs have experienced a mental health problem, but are too scared to talk in case they lose their seat, a survey has revealed. ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Doctors getting Brits hooked to prescription drugs
February 11th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 10 (ANI): Doctors are unintentionally getting Britons hooked to prescription drugs, by giving patients dangerously high doses of medicines that can prove highly addictive, according to a parliamentary investigation in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Musharraf PR team faces protest from Pakistanis in UK
December 5th, 2007 - 3:12 pm ICT by admin
London, Dec 5 (ANI): Pakistanis living in London have mounted a counter campaign against the week-long visit of former ISI chief Lt-General (retired) Javed Ashraf Qazi and former State Information Minister Tariq ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |