London: The former top media adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron was arrested and charged with perjury on Wednesday in the trial of a flamboyant ex-Scottish lawmaker - the latest case tied to allegations of wrongdoing by British tabloid newspapers. Andy Coulson, 44, was detained by Scottish police at his home in London Wednesday morning over an accusation related to testimony he gave in a high-profile case at Glasgow's High...
04:05 AM, May 31, 2012
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron, who considered a bat signed by Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar as one of his 'most valuable possessions', has donated it to raise money for a cricket stadium in Rwanda. The bat fetched 3,400 pounds (approx Rs 3 lakh) at an auction at the Lord's to raise funds for the stadium project, the Daily Telegraph reported. Some days ago, at an event of the...
05:09 PM, May 13, 2012
London: Known for using the internet and new media, British Prime Minister David Cameron somehow believed that 'LOL' meant 'Lots of Love' when sending texts to ex-editor of the News of the World Rebekah Brooks, until she enlightened him that it actually meant 'Laugh Out Loud'. Brooks, 43, who was arrested for allegations of perjury and in relation to phone-hacking scandal at the now-defunct tabloid of Media mogul Rupert Murdoch,...
10:43 AM, May 12, 2012
London: Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will share the security lessons from the 2012 Olympics with Pakistan as the south Asian nation seeks to resume hosting international cricket matches. Cameron and Britain's national security adviser Kim Darroch held talks on Thursday in London with Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. In a statement, Cameron's office said he pledged to share the "UK's experience in protecting large sporting events." Pakistan...
11:41 PM, May 10, 2012
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron has denied allegations of striking a deal with media baron Rupert Murdoch or his son in return for favourable coverage before his government came to power in 2010. The ties between Cameron's government and Murdoch's News Corp are under scrutiny after an inquiry into media ethics raised questions. The inquiry had raised questions about a minister's decision on whether the company should be authorised...
09:09 AM, Apr 30, 2012
London: A defensive David Cameron on Sunday insisted that he had struck "no grand deal" with media baron Rupert Murdoch over the BSkyB takeover bid following last week's revelation of a string of emails exchanged between the office of Culture secretary and News International. Speaking on the widely watched Andrew Marr Show on BBC, the Prime Minister admitted he had sought the support of Murdoch's news organisations, along with other...
05:40 PM, Apr 29, 2012
London: Britain's economy is in its second recession since the financial crisis, data showed on Wednesday, heaping pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron's coalition government as it battles a series of political embarrassments. The unexpected contraction in the first three months of 2012 - a 0.2 per cent dip in gross domestic product - confounded forecasts for 0.1 per cent growth. It came as Britain's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has seen...
04:02 PM, Apr 25, 2012
London: The Conservative party is going to be the first in the UK to have a British Prime Minister of Indian-origin, Premier David Cameron has forecast as he praised the community for their hard work to make Britain what it is today. "We were the first party to have a woman prime minister (Mrs Margaret Thatcher), we were the first party in (Benjamin) Disraeli to have a Jewish prime minister...
12:41 PM, Apr 25, 2012
Bangalore: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna said he would seek details of the British Government's decision to close from Friday a facility that allowed Indian students to work in the UK for two years after their courses were over as part of drive to cut migration. "I am seeing media reports. I have asked the High Commissioner to brief me on this",Krishna told reporters in Bangalore. Under the Tier 1...
05:51 PM, Apr 06, 2012
London: James Murdoch's exit from the chairmanship of BSkyB moves his father Rupert into the firing line in Britain, just as an inquiry into a phone-hacking scandal turns its focus on his peculiar influence in the country. Rupert Murdoch, News Corp's chief executive, is due to appear before a judge-led inquiry into ethics and standards in the British press, which will be turning its attention to newspaper proprietors and politicians....
03:03 AM, Apr 05, 2012
London: David Cameron government's plans to enact legislation to allow officials to monitor phone calls, emails, texts and website visits of everyone in the UK have provoked a welter of protest amidst accusations of bringing in 'Big Brother'-style governance. The Home Office believes that such powers are necessary to deal with crime and terrorism. Opposition to the plans likely to be outlined in the Queen's Speech in May has come...
06:39 PM, Apr 02, 2012
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that London would be ready to host the "greatest games" in the world. Cameron made these remarks after meeting the visiting International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacque Rogge. "The Olympics and Paralympics will be the greatest show on earth. It's an extraordinary honour for the UK and we intend to repay that faith," he was quoted as saying by Xinhua. "I...
01:58 AM, Mar 29, 2012
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron looked like best mates as they tucked into hot dogs at a university basketball game. ...
08:50 AM, Mar 18, 2012
London: UK Prime Minister David Cameron government is putting in place tighter border controls that include checking details of all passengers travelling to Britain from India and other non-EU countries from April. Detailing the new system called 'e-Borders', Immigration Minister Damian Green said there will be clear rules into the correct level of checks for every type of passenger and all types of goods that cross the UK border. The...
03:23 PM, Mar 15, 2012
London: Police arrested Rebekah Brooks, the former News of the World editor and close associate to Rupert Murdoch, for a second time on Tuesday in a new round of detentions in Britain's phone-hacking scandal, Sky News reported. British police confirmed they had held five men and one woman in dawn raids across the country on suspicion of conspiring to pervert the course of justice, with the woman described as 43-years-old...
06:18 PM, Mar 13, 2012
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