London: Four days of nationwide celebrations during which millions of people have turned out to mark Queen Elizabeth's 60 years on the throne conclude on Tuesday with a church service and carriage procession through central London. The 86-year-old British monarch will cut a lonely figure as the Diamond Jubilee draws to a close, however, after her husband of 64 years, Prince Philip, was taken to hospital on Monday with a...
08:14 AM, Jun 05, 2012
London: Controversial writer Salman Rushdie, who was born in Mumbai and moved to Britain as a child and now lives in the United States, says his experiences led him to explore the issue of migration in his award-winning books. Speaking at the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts, Rushdie said: "We live in the age of migration. There are more people now living in countries in which they were...
03:36 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Ipoh (Malaysia): India might have failed to win the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament for a record sixth time, but coach Micheal Nobbs is delighted with the bronze medal showing and said his wards did enough to finish on the podium. Five-time champions India on Sunday stunned pre-tournament favourites Great Britain 3-1 to clinch the bronze medal in this year's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. "I'm obviously very pleased. It's a...
06:51 PM, Jun 03, 2012
India ended a three-match losing streak against Great Britain by beating them 3-1 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament on Sunday to secure a bronze medal, which is exactly the kind of boost Michael Nobbs's men needed ahead of the Olympics in July-August. India went into the match having lost to the Britons thrice - twice at the London Olympics test event and once in the league phase...
05:28 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: It is the 60th anniversary of the coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Google is commemorating the event with a special doodle on its homepages in the countries of the Commonwealth realm. The doodle features a blue silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II (looking to the right), dressed in her royal finery. The Queen's long flowing blue robe is has diamond patterns and a golden border. The two...
07:00 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Ipoh (Malaysia): Great Britain got back to winning ways as they defeated New Zealand 2-1 in an Azlan Shah Cup match on Wednesday while Malaysia rallied from a two-goal deficit to pull off an upset 3-2 victory over Asian Games champions Pakistan. Malaysia's match-winner came in the 69th minute through a penalty corner conversion by Muhammad Razie. Amir Farid and Faisal Saari had earlier lifted Malaysia back from the two-goal...
08:35 PM, May 30, 2012
London: Tony Blair's decision to openly court Rupert Murdoch to win power and ensure favorable coverage during his decade-long tenure as British prime minister will come under scrutiny when he faces a media inquiry on Monday. The inquiry, ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron after Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid admitted hacking phones, has tarnished Britain's elite by laying bare the collusion between politicians, the police and...
11:00 AM, May 28, 2012
Ipoh: India's chief coach Michael Nobbs held his wards' failure to convert the numerous goal-scoring chances as the reason behind the five-time champions' 2-3 defeat at the hands of Great Britain in the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here on Sunday. "We just blew it away. We had the run of play and created the chances, but just did not convert them," Nobbs said, shaking his head in disbelief after...
08:46 PM, May 27, 2012
India's second-half surge in the match against Great Britain on Sunday didn't prove enough as Nick Catlin's late strike earned the Britons a 3-2 victory in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup being held in Ipoh, Malaysia. India, who were playing without star centre-forward Shivender Singh, were chasing the game for most part until two strikes in the space of five minutes by VR Raghunath (55th min) and SV Sunil (59th...
07:38 PM, May 27, 2012
Hello! We are back again to bring you the live updates from India's campaign at the 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia. After bouncing back to beat Korea 2-1 on Friday following a 1-5 loss to New Zealand in their opening match, India took on Great Britain today in their third match. It wasn't long ago that the British team beat India, twice, at the Olympics test event...
05:03 PM, May 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Britain is keen to forge ties with the city-based Asian School of Business (ASB) for conducting collaborative studies in areas like climate change, agriculture and energy, director of the premier B-school said on Thursday. The proposal for tie-ups between British universities and the ASB came up for discussion during a meeting between British Deputy High Commissioner in Chennai Mike Nithavrianakis and ASB director S. Rajeev here on Wednesday. "The...
06:19 PM, May 24, 2012
London: Anti-nuclear and rights group on Friday held a noisy demonstration in front of the Indian High Commission here in protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant being built in a tsunami-prone area of Tamil Nadu. Protesters held a large red banner proclaiming "No More Chernobyls! No more Fukushimas! No Nuclear Power Plant in Kudankulam." The protesters, representing South Asian, anti-nuclear and human rights group such as South Asia Solidarity...
02:49 AM, May 19, 2012
London: A British jury has convicted a 44-year-old man of trying to recruit girls as young as 12 years old into prostitution. The jury at Carlisle Crown Court also found Azad Miah on Monday guilty of paying for the sexual services of two teenage girls and running a brothel from his business, the Spice of India restaurant in Carlisle, northern England. Miah, a married father of four, had denied all...
07:42 AM, May 15, 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: 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
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