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British court blocks Sri Lankan Tamil deportations

A group of failed Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers have won the right to stay in the United Kingdom after the high court in London blocked their deportation scheduled for Thursday. Lawyers for......

British MPs vote to legalise gay marriage in England

British members of parliament have overwhelmingly voted for a historic bill allowing gay marriages in the United Kingdom. At the end of a charged debate in the House of Commons last night, they......

Malik, British and UAE ministers visit Malala's hospital

Two weeks after she was flown to the United Kingdom to undergo specialised treatment, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik along with British and United Arab Emirates foreign ministers on Monday......

Radical cleric Abu Hamza launches bid to avoid extradition

Convicted radical Islamic cleric on Tuesday launched a last-minute appeal in a British court against extradition to the United States, two days after a European court ruled he could be handed over......

Can't clarify Malik's citizenship status: UK border agency

The United Kingdom Border Agency has refused to clarify the exact status of Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik's British citizenship, an issue that resulted in the suspension of his membership of......

Brit women ugly, says Burger King CEO

Bernardo Hees, CEO, Burger King, has been criticised for telling students that British women are ugly and the United Kingdom food is terrible.He was speaking to a group of students in Chicago and......

Cairn to pay all taxes on stake sale to Vedanta

British energy firm Cairn Energy Plc on Thursday said it will pay all taxes due, both in India and the United Kingdom, on the $8.48 billion it will gain from selling a majority stake in its Indian......

India to surrender aid if UK cuts it: FM

India will prefer to voluntarily surrender the grant it receives from United Kingdom if the British government decided on cutting it, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told Rajya Sabha on......

Oil Min proposal on gas prices rejected

Oil Ministry's proposal for an across-the-board near doubling of natural gas prices has been rejected by the Cabinet Secretariat saying a ministerial panel headed by Defence Minister A K Antony did......

New Mumbai terminal: All airlines to share one lounge

Air India, British Airways, Emirates and Lufthansa are set to lose their exclusive lounges at the Mumbai airport, with Mumbai International Airport Limited planning a common lounge for all airlines......

Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a powerful film

The Reluctant Fundamentalist has its cinematic moments but celebrates just black and white aspects of life instead of exploring grey areas, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel writes.Janissary: a member of an......

Sir Alex's glittering managerial career

Alex Ferguson will retire at the end of the season as the most successful manager in British soccer and Manchester United's league title success last month was his 49th club trophy since he began......

Olympic champion Farah detained on terrorist suspicion

British Olympic hero Mo Farah claimed that he was quizzed by United States border officials on suspicion of being a terrorist. The double gold medal winner at the London Olympics this year, who was......

Mine to medal: The Olympic medal journey

From mines in the United States and Mongolia to the necks of the world's most elite athletes, a display at the British Museum investigates the journey of the 4,700 Olympic medals to be handed out......

UK lawmaker names Giggs in privacy row

A British politician defied a court order on Monday by identifying Manchester United's Ryan Giggs as the soccer star fighting a legal battle to prevent newspapers from publishing allegations of an......

'We will never be able to stop spot-fixing'

'There will always be one player who is prepared to corrupt the game because of greed,' Ed Hawkins tells Rediff.com's Harish Kotian. Ed Hawkins is no stranger to match-fixing. The British......

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Q. What are the short form of Metric and British system of measurement unit ?
Lalit Mahata: A. more

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Q. TRUE OR FALSESome Americans disagreed with the United States initial refusal to enter WWI and so they joined the French Foreign Legion or the British or Canadian army. A group of U.S. pilots formed the Lafayette Escadrille, which was part of the French air force and became one of the top fighting units on the Western Front
Rajan: A. matri system : Km, KG, Lt ......British system : Mile, Pound, Ounce .......... more

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Q. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE GREAT BRITAIN ?
HARIJIBAN BANERJEE: A. rajan ji aapna late hain aaj kya hua more

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Q. Development of Gharwali language?
Sudhakar Kuruvada: A. I think GB indicates the British contry, whilst UK includes all the colonies outside more

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Q. Why a circle is divided in 360 degree?
Sundaram: A. In the middle period of the course of development of Indo-Aryan languages, there were many prakrit. Of these, the "Khas Prakrit" is...... more

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British skier killed in Mont Blanc fall

British Olympic champion killed in training accident news.taaza.com: (10 Days ago) London, May 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's 2008 Olympic sailing... ...

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Ferguson's managerial career ends with 5-5 draw

After 1,500 matches in charge of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson was denied a final victory Sunday to cap the most successful managerial career in... ...

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Need for a complete overhaul?

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Aston Martin CC100 concept car unveiled

Aston Martin has unveiled the CC100 speedster concept car as a part of centenary celebrations. The two-seat race car has been designed on the... ...

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'Britain's Obama' urges ties with West Africa

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