Britain to open deputy high commission in Chandigarh
May 23rd, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 23 (IANS) Chandigarh will have a British deputy high commission by the end of 2012, British High Commissioner James Bevan announced here Wednesday.The deputy high commission will cater ... Read more...
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Two-third of Britons fear new recession
November 16th, 2011 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 16 (IANS) Two thirds of Britons are living with the fear that the UK is heading for another recession, a survey has found. The news came as it ... Read more...
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CD ripping about to be legal in UK
August 3rd, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 3 (THAINDIAN NEWS) After so much protests, the UK government is finally making reforms to the country’s copyright laws to make the transfer of media from CD to other devices ... Read more...
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UK economy can potentially lose $50 bn by Royal wedding!
April 23rd, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 23 (ANI): It has emerged that, Prince Williams and his fiancee Kate Middleton's royal wedding could lead to potential loss of Britain's economy by 50 billion dollars.The royals receive ... Read more...
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Restricting entrance of overseas students to UK varsities ‘is madness’: Experts
February 28th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.28 (ANI): Moves to tighten restrictions on overseas students will risk nearly 12,000 jobs in education and another 12,000 in the wider economy, a study of five colleges that help prepare ... Read more...
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1 in 5 Brit workers ‘call in sick’ after office party due to hangovers
December 17th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that one in five British employees drinks so much at the office Christmas party that they call in sick the next day.The same ... Read more...
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May offers no clarity about Indian IT workers in UK’s 21,700 skilled migrants cap
November 24th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24 (ANI): UK Home Secretary Theresa May confirmed plans to cut a number of overseas student numbers today as she unveiled a headline figure of 21,700 for the annual cap ... Read more...
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UK’s 100 billion pound Internet economy leads the world in online business
October 28th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 28(ANI): A new report has found that the United Kingdom has the most developed Internet economy in the world with the largest online e-commerce market per person.According to the report ... Read more...
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Consumer awareness has revitalised UK’s struggling brewery industry: Study
July 22nd, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 22 (ANI): Britain's beer drinkers can serve as role models for the nation as it struggles to emerge from recession, according to a University of Nottingham study.The country's real ale ... Read more...
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Like humans, roaches too ‘recommend eating joints’ to each other
June 5th, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): Research suggests that cockroaches, just like humans, share their local knowledge of the best food sources and follow 'recommendations' from others.Assumed to forage for their own food till ... Read more...
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Queen Elizabeth II outlines new austerity measures
May 26th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Queen Elizabeth II in her speech yesterday announced sharp cuts on British public spending, as the new administration tries to control record national deficit. The ... Read more...
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Britain to increase visa fees from April 6
April 1st, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The British government has revised its visa fees with a maximum increase of 2.5 percent. The new fees will be effective from April 6.
"In most visa categories ... Read more...
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‘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...
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Two third of Brits hoping to get out of credit crunch within a year
August 31st, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 31 (ANI): It seems that the days of economic slump are getting over for Britons, for at least two thirds of them believe that their financial situation will stay the ... Read more...
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Sarkozy advisor mocks Brown on failed attempt to eat a French dish
March 4th, 2009 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, Mar 4 (ANI): Francois Perol, French President Nicolas Sarkozy''s Chief Economic Adviser, poked fun at British Prime Minister Gordon Brown''s failed attempts to eat Savoyard Fondue, a French cheese dish ... Read more...
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Worlds first credit crunch may have occurred in 88 BC
December 1st, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): A historian has discovered what he believes is the worlds first credit crunch, dating back to 88 BC, which might be the precedent for the current financial ... Read more...
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UK only three months away from sliding into full-blown recession
July 8th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 8 (ANI): The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned that Britain is only three months away from sliding into a full-blown recession.
In a devastating new quarterly report, the ... Read more...
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India will be 90 percent of US economy by 2050: PWC
March 7th, 2008 - 8:08 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The $1-trillion Indian economy would be 90 percent the size of the US by 2025, as the nation of 1.17 billion people, rather than China, tops the ... Read more...
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UK Home Office has cleared 5000 illegal migrants for key security guard jobs
November 14th, 2007 - 10:31 am ICT by admin
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