Tag: British
British Foreign Secretary To Hold Talks With Modi
Visiting British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who is to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, has described the UK and India as "natural partners".....
Trump, May Reaffirm Special US-Britain Relationship
Ties between the US and Britain have "never been stronger", US President Donald Trump said here as he welcomed British Prime Minister Theresa May to the White House.....
Malala Receives Offer To Study At UK University
Nobel Peace Prize winner and education activist Malala Yousafzai has received an offer to study at a British university after applying to Oxford.....
Google Doodle Celebrates Hindu Woman Who Fought Child Marriage
Google on Wednesday dedicated a special doodle to mark the 153rd birth anniversary of medico Rukhmabai Raut, who proved instrumental in getting the obnoxious practice of child marriages banned not only in colonial India but the entire British Empire.....
Bhutan King, British HC Pay Homage To Vajpayee
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith on Friday paid their homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the BJP office here.....
Agusta Middleman Extradited To India, CBI Takes Custody
British national Christian Michel James, the middleman wanted in Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, was extrdited to India on Tuesday night from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He was taken straight to the CBI headquarters from the airport here.....
UK Govt Survives No-confidence Vote By Tiny Margin
British Prime Minister Theresa May won a confidence vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday, averting any immediate risk of an early general election.....
UK Clears Mallya's Extradition, India Welcomes Move
In a shot in the arm for the Narendra Modi government, the British government on Monday approved the extradition of fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya to India where he is wanted in the Rs 9,000-crore Kingfisher Airlines loan default case.....
At Jallianwala, British Envoy Non-committal On Apology
As the nation commemorates the 100th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds of innocent Indians by British forces at the Jallianwala Bagh, British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith on Saturday expressed deep regret and sorrow but remained non-committal on any apology coming from the British government on the brutal killings.....
It Was 'andolanjeevis' Who Helped India Break Free Of Colonial Rule: Farmers' Body
As the protests over the new farm laws entered the 76th day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed the issue in the Rajya Sabha. The word 'andolanjeevi' (professional protesters), used by the PM, has come in for sharp criticism from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), for allegedly being derogatory to farmers. ....
