Former US president Bill Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie Blair will be attending the first India Leadership Summit beginning in New Delhi on November 29.
India's Sports Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar participated in the anniversary celebrations of London winning its bid to host 2012 Olympics
The actor, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis four months ago, reveals why she walked the Oscar's red carpet with a cane.
The 54-year-old stars in Global Cool, with actress Sienna Miller.
He said he wants to have an influence on the negotiations of Britain's exit from the 28-member European Union.
The statements the separatists make, the abominable tableaux at their parades, the slogans, posters, and selfies with assault rifles are not India's problem. If they are a nuisance, it should bother their host countries, because they are armed and have their own underworld with deadly gang rivalries. Significantly, none of this happens in the US -- only in snowflaky Canada, points out Shekhar Gupta.
Acknowledging Indian entrepreneurs' contribution to the UK's economy, British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday said bilateral ties "were never more exciting" for further strengthening trade and political relations.
In a remarkably frank memoir, former Prime Minister Tony Blair explains the reasons why politicians in high positions often cross the line and have affairs with women. Blair explores the 'free-bird impulse to have affairs to spring you from that prison of self-control', and says, "Then there is the moment of encounter, so exciting, so naughty, so lacking in self-control." According to him, many women found politicians highly desirable.
Today even those who support Prime Minister Modi feel there is a certain sense of listlessness in this government. What is it intending to achieve? This is not easy to say, notes Aakar Patel.
In his memoirs, Lord Stevens, former metropolitan police commissioner, said he ordered a secret operation to protect the prime minister and his wife after receiving intelligence about the plot, weeks before the event in June 2002.
In the weeks before the United States-led invasion of Iraq, President George W Bush had made clear to British Prime Minister Tony Blair that he was determined to attack the country without a United Nations resolution.
"Iraq has a government elected by its people ... despite all the terrorism and violence the people have spoken and they have elected a government," the British Prime Minister said.
He said that Canada recognises the impact that some of these measures may have and at the same time it's another reason why he placed such emphasis on the investigation that's taking place that they are able to move beyond credible intelligence to evidence, strong evidence of exactly what happened.
It's time India re-visited its Western alliances for the attitude and approach that the West reserves for the nation when it comes to security cooperation of the kind that they might not have visualised outside of China, India's bug-bear, asserts N Sathiya Moorthy.
Blair's declaration that he will carry on will be a blow to Chancellor Gordon Brown.
Issues like tackling terrorism and strengthening bilateral ties are expected to figure in the talks.
Dr Punit Ramakhra, who treated the Prime Minister last year, described the problem as a 'sort of short circuit' in the heart, which makes it beat faster or irregularly.
Cherie Blair, barrister and wife of former British prime minister Tony Blair, has sued the now-defunct News of the World over hacking of her phone, joining a host of celebrities and others who have initiated legal proceedings against media baron Rupert Murdoch's company. Cherie's solicitor Graham Atkins confirmed that a claim had been made "in relation to the unlawful interception of her voicemails" against News International and private investigator Glenn Mulcaire.
Britain may soon consider granting citizenship to Nepalese Gurkhas who had served in British armed forces, ending a nearly three-year long battle being fought by the ex-soldiers
British government officials drafted a 'contract with the Iraqi people' to boost an internal coup against former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein two years before the invasion of Iraq, The Independent reported.
Politicians across the political spectrum graced Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani's wedding ceremonies at the Jio World Convention Centre at the Bandra Kurla Complex in north west Mumbai.
Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K and Roopa A will remain at sea for 8 months. They will rely on wind power, do the repairs on the boat themselves and navigate some the world's most treacherous waters.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Proceedings at the widely followed Leveson Inquiry were briefly disrupted on Monday when a protester managed to burst into the high court chamber and harangued former Prime Minister Tony Blair for allegedly being a "war criminal".
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82-year old Thompson said over 40 million people are infected with AIDS worldwide and it could be tackled only if people united to fight against the scourge.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
Tony Blair, who took Indo-British ties to a new level during his 10 years as prime minister of United Kingdom, believes that India is a shining example of a nation that is 'genuinely democratic', even as it develops and faces several challenges. In his remarkably candid memoir titled My Journey, Blair mentions the growing economic power of India several times, and credits himself for foreseeing the growing importance of China and India to international agreements.
The British prime minster on the Kashmir issue, Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East.
The announcement follows 48 hours of bitter feuding and a string of resignations over Blair's refusal to name an exit date.
'We have a responsibility to defend the law, defend our citizens, and at the same time make sure that we conduct a thorough investigation and get to the truth'
The explosions came as Bush and Blair were meeting over breakfast and answering questions from reporters.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on Wednesday, said Twenty20 cricket is a good advertisement for the game since more people are watching the sport with the advent of the slam-bang format.
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