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Duchess Meghan Markle gives birth to baby boy

It's a 'healthy' baby boy for Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle, making him seventh-in-line to the British throne. The 34-year-old father, Duke of Sussex, was present at the birth of his boy,......

Jallianwala Bagh apology: Should we really care?

I can't see what purpose can be served by an apology by a British government that cannot in any way be blamed for one sadistic man running amok 100 years ago, argues Sunanda K Datta-Ray. ......

New 'Brextension' gives UK October 31 deadline

It is neither as short as British Prime Minister Theresa May had hoped for -- until June 30, or as long as some European Union leaders were in favour of, but after hours of deliberation in......

ED, Michel seek enquiry into Agusta chargesheet leak

The Enforcement Directorate and British-national Christian Michel, alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, on Saturday sought before a Delhi court an enquiry into the......

UK seeks further Brexit extension until June 30

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk seeking a further extension to the United Kingdom's Brexit deadline until June 30 to try and find a......

RIL arm to buy British toy-maker Hamleys

The world-wide acquisition of the iconic Hamleys brand and business places Reliance into the front-line of global retail. Reliance Brands Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, said on......

British bizman Jason Unsworth EoI for Jet will not be considered now

Sources said Unsworth had submitted a one-page letter indicating his interest in Jet but without any accompanying documents. British entrepreneur Jason Unsworth has submitted an expression of......

British entrepreneur keen to take controlling stake in Jet

Jason Unsworth is the founder and CEO of Atmosphere Intercontinental Airlines, which would establish a new premium airline group in four different countries. Jet Airways has advised British......

British Indian manufacturing expert Lord Bhattacharyya is dead

Bangalore-born Bhattacharyya, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2002 for his services to science and technology and made a life peer in......

When will you return and face the law? HC asks Mallya

Mallya's lawyer said he wants to return, but a British court has prohibited him from leaving the UK without its permission. The Bombay high court on Friday asked fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya......

Amy shows off her baby bump

Photograph: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Amy Jackson and her fiance George Panayiotou walked the red carpet at the British Academy Television Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on May 12 in London.......

The Favourite is the favourite at BAFTAs

Yorgos Lanthimos's royal drama has 12 nominations! IMAGE: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone in The Favourite. British royal drama The Favourite earned an astonishing 12 nominations for......

Former F1 champ and protagonist of 'Rush', Lauda dead at 71

Lauda won two world championships in 1975 and 1977 with Ferrari and a third in 1984 with McLaren. His rivalry with British driver James Hunt, the 1976 champion for McLaren, was intense and......

Sangakkara named first non-British president of MCC

MCC was founded in 1787 and has been based at Lord's, which it owns, since 1814. It is the guardian of the Laws of the game. IMAGE: The former Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman will take up his......

F1: 'No BS!' Hamilton says Mercedes have work to do

IMAGE: Mercedes GP's British driver Lewis Hamilton at the Drivers' Press Conference during previews ahead of the Australian F1 Grand Prix at Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia,......

Rev up your engines. F1 season's here!

Mercedes set for proper fight with Ferrari in Melbourne IMAGE: Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton during testing at Circuit de Catalunya in Spain on February 28. Photograph: Dan......

PIX: Fetch! Adorable canines play 'ball dogs' at London tennis event

Former British No 1 Tim Henman helped train the dogs for the December 6-9 tournament, which is held annually at London's Royal Albert Hall with plenty of the sport's veteran players taking to the......

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Resisting calls to resign, Britain's May will campaign for EU elections

British Prime Minister Theresa May resisted growing calls to resign on Wednesday, vowing to press on despite mounting opposition from lawmakers and... ...

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EE keeps Huawei in first British 5G network but halts handsets

Britain's biggest mobile operator EE said on Wednesday its 5G network would rely on equipment made by China's Huawei, at least for the first few... ...

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Brazil sues top tobacco firms to recover public health costs

Brazil's solicitor general's office is suing the world's largest cigarette makers British American Tobacco Plc and Philip Morris International to... ...

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IBM, Cera Care to test self-driving car tech in elder homes

IBM and British start-up Cera Care plan a six-month pilot to test whether lidar laser sensors, used to help self-driving cars "see", can enable... ...

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Time to resign? UK PM May's final Brexit gambit bombs

British Prime Minister Theresa May was under growing pressure to resign on Wednesday after her final Brexit gambit was rejected across the board by... ...

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