Study reveals that 10% of the Brits believe that David Cameron is an alien
June 5th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, June 5 (THAINDIAN NEWS) David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, might be an alien, according to one in ten Britons, as a survey carried out by the Daily Star has shown.
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Secret video shows Gaddafi’s rifle brandishing son urging supporters to fight ‘to the last bullet’
March 1st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Tripoli, Feb 29 (ANI): A secret video filmed on a mobile phone has revealed Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's son calling opponents of his father's regime as 'b******s' and brandishing a semi-automatic rifle in ... Read more...
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Gordon Brown branded ’scruffy’
October 26th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 26 (ANI): Peter Mandelson has dubbed former UK PM Gordon Brown "a cross between a snowplough and a combine harvester"- saying he couldn't even fix his own tie.Mandelson, who ... Read more...
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Blair felt Brown was ‘mad, bad and dangerous’
July 14th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair felt his eventual successor Gordon Brown was "mad, bad, dangerous and beyond hope of redemption".Former British Secretary of State for Business, ... Read more...
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Sarah Brown writing her memoirs
June 14th, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
London, June 14 (IANS) Sarah Brown, wife of former British prime minister Gordon Brown, is publishing her memoirs of life inside 10, Downing Street.
Publishers Ebury Press said it will tell her ... Read more...
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Hung parliament in Britain, parties hunt for numbers (Third Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) Britain was saddled Friday with its first hung parliament since 1974 after a bitterly fought election stripped the Labour of its governing majority but left the Conservatives ... Read more...
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Hung parliament in Britain sparks intense power struggle (Evening Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) Britain headed Friday to its first hung parliament since 1974 after the Labour lost its parliamentary majority and the Conservatives struggled to cross the half-way mark, leaving the ... Read more...
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Miliband may attempt to take over from Brown: Report
May 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) With the Labour party prepared for electoral losses, Foreign Secretary David Miliband was closely looking at the voters' verdict as he may challenge Gordon Brown, a media ... Read more...
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Miliband may take over from Brown: Report (Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (IANS) With the Labour party suffering heavy electoral losses, Foreign Secretary David Miliband was set to challenge Prime Minister Gordon Brown for the party leadership, a report said ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Labour looking for coalition as exit polls predict a hung parliament
May 7th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 7 (ANI): Britain might be heading for its first hung parliament in 36 years if exit poll predictions are to be gone by.As the election counting begins in a ... Read more...
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Britain heads for hung Parliament in cliffhanger election (Lead)
May 7th, 2010 - 8:03 am ICT by IANS
London, May 7 (DPA) Britain could be set for a change of government following a general election Thursday in which the Conservatives emerged as the biggest party, according to exit polls.
Figures ... Read more...
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Bullying allegations ‘completely wrong’: Gordon Brown
February 23rd, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 23 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has rejected accusations that he bullies his staff as the swirling controversy hit one of the country's largest anti-bullying charities.
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Gordon Brown reprimanded for bullying civil servants
February 21st, 2010 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (DPA) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was given an unprecedented telling-off by the head of the civil service over his verbal abuse of staff, a new book serialised ... Read more...
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Tatas to mothball steel plant Friday, British PM says there are buyers (Lead)
February 18th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London/New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Thursday there are several potential buyers interested in acquiring a Tata-owned steel plant in northeast England but ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Tatas face British strike as ministers try to stop layoffs
February 18th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London/New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Tatas could become the first Indian industrial group to face a major strike in Britain after union leaders hinted at "strategic action" by workers ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
UAE, Britain seek to boost trade ties
February 16th, 2010 - 7:26 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Feb 16 (IANS) A British business delegation is in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to discuss ways to boost bilateral trade relations, WAM news agency reported.
Lord Peter Mandelson, Britain's business, ... Read more...
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Gordon Brown worst offender in MPs’ expenses scam
February 5th, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 5 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been exposed as the worst cabinet offender in the MPs' expenses scandal, with 21,189.53 pounds claimed from taxpayers cash as cleaning ... Read more...
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India, Britain agree on long-delayed text of nuclear deal
February 4th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Feb 4 (IANS) A long-delayed agreement between India and Britain to cooperate on civil nuclear energy is ready for signing after the two sides reached agreement on ... Read more...
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India, Britain agree on civil n-deal
February 4th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 4 (IANS) India and Britain Thursday agreed on the text of a civil nuclear cooperation deal that is likely to be signed soon.
The agreement came after a meeting between Britain's ... Read more...
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Britain worries as Kraft takes over iconic Cadbury (Lead)
January 19th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Jan 19 (IANS) US food giant Kraft was set to take over the 186-year-old confectioners Cadbury Tuesday amid a fresh outpouring of concern and anger in Britain over ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India, Britain in education pledge
January 13th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Jan 13 (IANS) India's Human Resources Minister Kapil Sibal began a high-level visit to Britain Wednesday aimed at strengthening ties in the multi-billion pound education sector, officials said. ... Read more...
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Four-day holiday, street parties for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
January 6th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) A four-day holiday bonanza and street parties have been announced to mark the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 of Queen Elizabeth II - the longest-reigning British monarch since Victoria.
To ... Read more...
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Open up key sectors for foreign companies: UK first secretary
December 21st, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) British Business Minister Peter Mandelson has urged India to allow more foreign participation in key sectors like banking, insurance, legal, defence, and services.
"There are still areas like ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
‘Britain must invest more in India, double trade in 5 years’
December 18th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Dec 18 (IANS) British companies must ramp up investments in India so that bilateral trade can double from its current $12 billion-level within five years, offering Britain growth ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India, Britain likely to sign civil nuclear deal
December 18th, 2009 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) India and Britain are likely to sign a civil nuclear agreement during British Business Minister Peter Mandelson's six-day visit that starts Friday.The Department of ... Read more...
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Mandelson looks to ‘value chain’ on visit to India
December 17th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Britain's Business Minister Peter Mandelson is visiting India for five days from Friday in a bid to forge business, education and science partnerships that he says will ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Mandelson wins nonsense English award
December 8th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) British Business Minister Peter Mandelson has won the Plain English Campaign (PEC) annual Gobbledegook award after making an unfathomable defence of his government.
Defending the government over its handling ... Read more...
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EU leaders pick Belgian premier as their president (Lead)
November 20th, 2009 - 3:18 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 20 (DPA) European Union leaders agreed to appoint Herman Van Rompuy, a relatively inexperienced prime minister from Belgium, as their first-ever full-time president.
Heads of state and government attending an ... Read more...
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Shy, skint Brown says he can’t go ’sexy’ for votes
November 4th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov. 4 (ANI): In a candid interview, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has revealed that he is shy, skint, and lacks presentation skills, but added that he can't undergo a ... Read more...
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Allow more Indians to work in Britain: President
October 29th, 2009 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, Oct 29 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday urged Britain to allow "freer movement" of Indians wishing to live and work in this country to enable India-British ties ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
India, Britain natural partners: President Patil
October 28th, 2009 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
By Dipankar De Sarkar
Windsor, Oct 28 (IANS) Drawing a parallel between the traditions of diversity and democracy embraced by India and Britain, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday described the two countries as ... Read more...
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Indian-origin minister quits British government, takes G20 job
September 24th, 2009 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) British Business Minister Shriti Vadera, one of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's most trusted colleagues, is to quit and work full-time for the G20 group of nations, Brown ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Jaguar Land Rover to close British plant; no compulsory redundancies
September 24th, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover Thursday announced plans to close one of its factories in Britain but said there will be no compulsory redundancies.
The company said it will ... Read more...
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Tata Motors gets loan to produce electric car in Britain
September 19th, 2009 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 19 (IANS) After a five-month delay, the British government has announced a 10 million pound loan to Tata Motors to support the production of electric cars in Britain.
The loan, sanctioned ... Read more...
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Lord Mandelson gets to be British premier - for a week
August 10th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) Britain was briefly run from a Greek island Monday by the man who, apparently, wants to be prime minister.
With Prime Minister Gordon Brown on holiday, Business and ... Read more...
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