UK Queen's jubilee concert draws huge crowds

UK Queen's jubilee concert draws huge crowds 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

After Thames pageant, a concert for Queen Elizabeth

After Thames pageant, a concert for Queen Elizabeth London: After the deluge during the Thames pageant yesterday, a musical extravaganza featuring the great and the good is scheduled for Queen Elizabeth outside Buckingham Palace this evening as part of Diamond Jubilee events to celebrate 60 years of her reign. On the stage will be the pop royalty, such as Sir Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Sir Paul McCartney, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams. The event will also attract...
04:39 PM, Jun 04, 2012

British parents regret gifting gadgets to kids

British parents regret gifting gadgets to kids London: A study in Britain has found one third of parents regretting having given their children mobile phones, computers, and games consoles. According to the study commissioned by Hobbycraft, a chain of arts and crafts superstores, parents fear about the harm to youngsters' patience, creative and social skills as well as to quality time means 34 per cent of them yearn to take the gadgets back from their children, Daily...
10:47 AM, Jun 02, 2012

British troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014

British troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014 London: Troops of Britain's Special Air Service (SAS) will stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 to conduct counter-terrorism operations against the remnants of Al Qaeda after British soldiers leave, a media report said. Sources told the Daily Mail said members of the elite regiment will remain in Helmand province to help Afghan forces weed out the militants. Officials said a "great majority" of British forces would come home but the SAS...
05:58 PM, May 20, 2012

UK safety award for Vedanta suspended

UK safety award for Vedanta suspended London: The British Safety Council on Monday announced the suspension of its 2012 International Safety Award recently conferred on mining major Vedanta Aluminium Limited's Lanjigarh refinery in Odisha. A press release from the BSC said information had been brought to its attention concerning a fatality at the site in April 2012. It said investigation was necessary to determine whether the stringent eligibility conditions for making such awards had been complied...
10:46 PM, May 14, 2012

UK: Patients being treated in hospital corridors

UK: Patients being treated in hospital corridors London: Patients left stranded on trolleys for hours and forced to have treatment in corridors is becoming a familiar scene in British hospitals, presenting a "worrying picture" for the authorities. Nurses in Britain say patients are being forced to have treatment in corridors partly due to the loss of hospital beds, the BBC reported. The Royal College of Nursing says feedback received from more than 1,200 staff paints a "worrying...
08:09 PM, May 13, 2012

British PM auctions Sachin's 'most valuable' bat

British PM auctions Sachin's 'most valuable' bat 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

India attracts highest ever FDI of $ 8.1 bn in March

India attracts highest ever FDI of $ 8.1 bn in March New Delhi: With an eight-fold increase, India attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) of $ 8.1 billion in March, the highest ever monthly inflows, despite a brouhaha over Rs 11,000 crore Vodafone tax dispute. Cumulative FDI inflows for the fiscal 2011-12 amounted to $ 36.50 billion, authoritative sources said. In March 2011, the country received FDI worth $ 1.07 billion. The $ 7.2 billion Reliance Industries-British Petroleum (BP) deal, announced in...
10:29 PM, May 09, 2012

British scientists growing 'human spare parts'

British scientists growing 'human spare parts' London: British scientists claim to be for the first time growing human body parts at a laboratory at the University College London, which they say could soon make organ donation a thing of the past. A team, led by Prof Alexander Seifalian of the varsity's Department of Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine, claims it's actually focussing on growing replacement organs and body parts to order, using a patient's own cells. "This...
03:39 AM, May 07, 2012

Spicy Indian delicacies on Fatboy Slim's wishlist

Spicy Indian delicacies on Fatboy Slim's wishlist New Delhi: He is set for his maiden performance in India and hopes to party the evenings away, but British musician Norman Quentin Cook aka Fatboy Slim, also wants to dig his fingers into Indian delicacies, and take local items like bindis and dhotis with him back home. The acclaimed disc jockey (DJ), electronic dance musician and record producer, will perform at HUDA Grounds in Gurgaon Saturday and at EZONE...
01:09 PM, May 05, 2012

UK: Video of woman abusing NRI goes viral

UK: Video of woman abusing NRI goes viral London: A woman who hurled racist abuse at an Indian-origin man on the London Underground is likely to be jailed after admitting her offence. The police had launched an investigation after a video of the incident went viral on the Internet. The incident occurred on the Central Line between St Paul's and Mile End stations on January 23 when Jacqueline Woodhouse, 42, apparently in an inebriated state, lashed out against...
09:17 AM, May 03, 2012

Murdoch unfit to lead the company: UK lawmakers

Murdoch unfit to lead the company: UK lawmakers London: An influential group of British lawmakers say Rupert Murdoch is unfit to lead his global media empire, in a scathing report that says his company misled Parliament about the scale of phone hacking at one of its tabloids. Parliament's cross-party Culture, Media and Sport committee said on Tuesday that News International, the British newspaper division of Murdoch's News Corp., had deliberately ignored evidence of malpractice, covered up evidence and...
04:42 PM, May 01, 2012

British Red Cross doctor found beheaded in Pak

British Red Cross doctor found beheaded in Pak Quetta: The beheaded body of a kidnapped British doctor working for the International Committee of the Red Cross was found by the roadside on Sunday in the southwestern Pakistan city of Quetta, police and Red Cross officials said. Khalil Rasjed Dale, 60, was abducted by suspected militants on January 5 while on his way home from work. "The ICRC condemns in the strongest possible terms this barbaric act," ICRC Director-General...
10:22 AM, Apr 30, 2012

Man arrested after 3-hour siege in central London

Man arrested after 3-hour siege in central London London: Police say they've arrested the suspect at the centre of a three-hour siege which shut down part a busy part of central London. The capital's Metropolitan Police say the 49-year-old man is now in police custody and that searches of the building are ongoing. One eyewitness claimed on Friday that the man burst into the office of a training company saying he was ready to blow himself up. Earlier,...
08:03 PM, Apr 27, 2012

Hostage-like situation reported in central London

Hostage-like situation reported in central London London: A hostage-like situation has been reported in central London's Tottenham Court area. Eyewitnesses claimed to have seen a man with gas canisters strapped to him enter a building. Four people were reporteldy being held hostage. The police have cordoned off the area and explosive experts have been summoned. UK daily 'The Telegraph' reported that the man, named Michael Green, had walked into the offices of a logistics company Advantage....
06:12 PM, Apr 27, 2012
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