United Kingdom: News

14 Jul 2018

Donald Trump

President Trump made some major goof-ups when meeting the Queen

Donald Trump's first visit to the United Kingdom as President of the United States has kept Internet users hooked, much like a lot of things he does.

16 Jun 2018

Ranbir Kapoor

Catch Irrfan Khan's 'Karwaan' trailer with 'Sanju' on June 29

The cine buffs are in for a double treat on June 29 as the trailer of Irrfan Khan starrer 'Karwaan' will be attached to the prints of Ranbir Kapoor's 'Sanju'.

16 Jun 2018

Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya ordered to pay £200,000 to Indian banks

Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya was asked to pay £200,000 (Rs. 1.81 crore) to Indian banks by a United Kingdom court.

14 Jun 2018

Gujarat

International ketamine racket busted; 10, including 3 foreigners, held

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has unearthed an international racket of manufacturing ketamine with the seizure of a huge amount of the drug from Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.

13 Jun 2018

Theresa May

Are you a tech-entrepreneur? UK to launch a 'Start-up Visa'

In a bid to tout United Kingdom as one of the best places to run a tech company, Prime Minister Theresa May, on Tuesday, announced a new visa to attract talented entrepreneurs to the UK.

06 Jun 2018

India

UK-India Bilateral Seminar on Aviation Security begins in New Delhi

Amid the ever-changing security dynamics in the aviation sector and the complexities associated with it, officials and experts from both India and the United Kingdom met in Delhi yesterday.

29 May 2018

Nepal

Indians continue to be top foreigners visiting Nepal in 2017

Indians continued to account for the maximum number of tourists who visited Nepal in 2017, which recorded the arrival of nearly one million foreigners, according to government data.

17 May 2018

Bollywood

Ailing Irrfan Khan marks the beginning of a new 'Karwaan'

Irrfan Khan, who is reportedly in the United Kingdom for the treatment of his rare disease - neuroendocrine tumor, has returned to Twitter after a brief hiatus.

11 May 2018

India

Jio's postpaid plan offers ISD calls at 50paise/minute: Details here

Reliance Jio has unveiled a new postpaid plan for Rs. 199. The one major offering of this plan is providing users with the ability to make ISD calls without the need of any kind of activation or security deposit.

15 Apr 2018

BBC

Google loses landmark case over the right to be forgotten

A businessman in the United Kingdom wanting to remove search results about his past conviction won a 'right to be forgotten' case against Google on Friday.

11 Apr 2018

Japan

Budding entrepreneurs, these 5 countries are best for the start-ups

Building a company is always difficult, but in some countries, it is less challenging. Programmes in these countries give entrepreneurs the push they need to kick-start their dream projects.

07 Apr 2018

Bollywood

'Blackmail' day 1 collection: Irrfan's film takes a slow start

Irrfan Khan starrer 'Blackmail' has taken a below average opening at the box office.

01 Apr 2018

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan gives his verdict on Irrfan Khan starrer 'Blackmail'

Irrfan Khan's 'Piku' co-star Amitabh Bachchan has seen his upcoming 'Blackmail' and is mighty impressed with the film.

15 Mar 2018

India

Despite terrorism, Pakistan is happier than India

Pakistanis are happier than Indians, according to 2018 World Happiness Report, which has ranked India's neighbor 58 places ahead of it.

17 Feb 2018

Crime Against Women

Indian-origin science teacher jailed for filming girls in school toilets

A science teacher of Indian origin has been awarded a jail term of four years and three months in the United Kingdom for secretly filming women/girls using school toilets and making sexually explicit images of children.

19 Dec 2017

Education

Indians to benefit after UK extends student visa pilot

The British government has extended a pilot scheme introduced in 2016 allowing Indian and other non-EU students studying at four British universities to stay back find employment after their course ends.

13 Dec 2017

India

2-years of maternity leave for women employees of Tripura government

Women employees of the Tripura government will now be able to avail 24 months of maternity leave for their first two children, the Left Front ruling party recently announced.

15 Nov 2017

India

This company is making India ready for 'Electric vehicle' revolution

India is slowly-but-surely laying groundwork for electric vehicles (EVs).

03 Sep 2017

London

Digital mortgage app Habito raises £18.5 million

London-based start-up Habito, which is attempting to digitize the entire mortgage process, has recently raised £18.5 million in its Series B funding round.

03 Jul 2017

India

India's Intellectual Property Exchange will be ready within 8-9 months

India is all set to have its own Intellectual Property (IP) Exchange like that of Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

01 Jul 2017

Jaguar Land Rover

Raspberry Pi team awarded UK's top engineering prize

UK-based Raspberry Pi's team won the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award at London.

08 Jun 2017

UK Elections

UK elections 2017: Who are the Indian candidates?

One of the oldest and largest immigrant communities in the United Kingdom, Indians have been quietly but steadily working their way up into the country's top political rung.

25 Apr 2017

Spirituality

Seven-year-old Indian origin boy wins yoga championship in UK

Ishwar Vishwanath, a seven-year-old Indian origin boy won the United Kingdom National Yoga Championship for second time in a row in the under-11 age category.

20 Apr 2017

Immigrants

Now, New Zealand toughens immigration requirements

In an attempt to limit immigration in the country, the government of New Zealand has decided to toughen visa norms for skilled immigrants.

14 Apr 2017

India

Make in India: UK offers India defence technology for weapons

The United Kingdom has offered India cutting-edge defence technology for co-producing weapon systems to jointly become the "world beaters" in arms exports.

17 Mar 2017

South Africa

2022 Commonwealth Games: UK cities join together as hosts?

After Durban pulled out of hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Commonwealth Games Federation is considering a bid from various cities of the United Kingdom to host the games jointly.

19 Jan 2017

India

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's visit to strengthen UK-India relations

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is on a two-day visit to attend India's flagship geo-political conference Raisina Dialogue.

11 Jan 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan in danger of not directly qualifying for 2019 WC

At eighth position in ICC rankings, Pakistan cricket team is in danger of not qualifying for the 2019 ICC World Cup in United Kingdom.

13 Oct 2016

Indian Army

US Pakistan's biggest enemy: Terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed

Terror mastermind wanted both in the US and India, Hafiz Saeed trained his guns against India and the US in a recent speech.

26 Sep 2016

India

Tata Steel begins talks with unions on asset sale

Tata Steel will begin talks with British steelworks' trade union to discuss the impasse over its £15 billion pension plan for the company's workers.

20 Sep 2016

Maruti Suzuki

Renault Kwid, Honda Mobilio fail NCAP crash tests

French automaker Renault's popular car in India, Renault Kwid failed crash tests that were conducted by NCAP.

31 Aug 2016

India

Brexit heat hits India's corporate giants

After Britain's exit from the EU, there was much talk about the impact of the referendum on Indian companies.

01 Aug 2016

Beijing

China supplies nuclear reactors to Pakistan, contradicts NPT

The Arms Control Association on 15th July, 2016 released a report which assessed progress on non-proliferation.