The Tories and Liberal Democrats edged closer to a deal on coalition formation that might result in Conservative Party leader David Cameron enter Downing Street, even as reports emerged that United Kingdom Premier Gordon Brown had launched a last-minute bid to woo kingmaker Nick Clegg. Cameron appeared confident of winning Lib Dem leader Clegg's support after continued negotiations on Sunday night for a belt-tightening economic plan.
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.
The three-match ODI series between Australia and West Indies will start from February 2 till February 6 in Brisbane, Sydney, and Canberra respectively.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out invading Libya against a United Nations mandate, amid concerns that the forces of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi were using cluster bombs to gain control over rebel strongholds.
Unfazed by Pakistan's angry reaction, British Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the existence of terror groups like Lashkar-e-Tayiba on its soil was "not acceptable" and it must eliminate them to end terrorism in India.
The cold-blooded murder of American journalist James Foley has sent shockwaves around the world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to make one of his rock-star style appearances at London's famous Wembley Stadium on Friday during his ongoing visit to the United Kingdom.
Sydneysider Warner went into the current series with question marks over his form due to a lack of test runs, but a rapidfire 164 in the first innings of the opening test in Perth erased any doubts over his position in the team.
Desperate Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be under tremendous pressure to get their act together against an equally struggling Mumbai Indians when the two teams face-off in an Indian Premier League match in Mumbai on Thursday.
'It was nice to have a bit of a break.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to ask Britain to take strong action against Sikh groups trying to revive the demand for a separate Khalistan and their attempts to radicalise Sikh youth besides giving them training on how to make bombs.
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday said an Indian or Chinese could be the next chief of the International Monetary Fund, and played down the chances of his predecessor Gordon Brown taking over the key position.
McDonald said there was no concern around Marsh's lack of match practice over the last two months as Australia will play some practice games before their T20 World Cup opener against Oman on June 5.
Britain is "actively" exploring ways to set up a joint task-force with India during Prime Minister David Cameron's State Visit to New Delhi this month-end in an effort to forge "a partnership for the 21st century."
Just a week ago, the leader of the United Kingdom's opposition Conservative Party was an overwhelming favourite to topple Gordon Brown's ruling Labour government in the 2010 UK general elections on April 6.
Pat Cummins confirmed Australia's new-look batting line-up on Tuesday with Steve Smith to open and Cameron Green at number four in the team to face West Indies in the first Test at Adelaide Oval from Wednesday.
David Cameron, the man most likely to take over as the next Prime Minister of Britain, has promised to forge a "new special relationship" with India and support India's bid for a seat in the UN Security council.
Australian team will be aiming to put up a much better batting performance with a rejigged playing eleven against an upbeat South Africa
'I don't think it's deserved. I think he'll be able to work through that. It's a new challenge for him, a new position.'
A number of US MNCs, including Apple, Google, Amazon and Starbucks have faced criticism for tax avoidance.
British Prime Minister David Cameron described the Master Blaster as "the greatest of all times" and wished him good luck for his ongoing 200th Test match against the West Indies in Mumbai.
Smith carried his bat with an unbeaten 91 in a losing cause in Brisbane.
Children, wives, partners celebrated England's T20 World Cup triumph in Melbourne on Sunday evening.
Lights across Britain switched off for an hour on Monday night in a tribute to the dead of World War I.
Facebook has turned down a plea by British Prime Minister David Cameron for the removal of a webpage paying tribute to gunman Raoul Moat on the social networking site.Moat, a former convict, had gone on a killing spree in the quiet region of Newcastle in July.He had shot his ex-girlfriend Samantha Stobbart, her new partner Chris Brown and police officer David Rathband. Brown was killed, Stobbart was critically injured and Rathband was blinded in the attack.
New Wimbledon champion Andy Murray's mother Judy has revealed that it was the best feeling ever to watch her son enter the history books at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Britain's first woman Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher may have divided opinion during her lifetime but her death i8n London on Friday attracted a unanimous outpouring of tributes across the globe and the country.
The disclosure comes hours after Cameron admitted that he could have handled the tax row arising out of the Panama Papers leak "better", saying he will imminently publish details of his personal tax affairs.
Britain is pulling out all its diplomats from Iran, a day after its embassy in the country was stormed by protesters who ransacked the compound, evoking outrage worldwide.
Australian cricketers will have to wear neck protectors on helmets when facing fast or medium pace bowling from October
Ashraf, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik, said he would raise the issue of cross-border attacks from Afghanistan on Pakistan with the Afghan leadership
IMAGES from the IPL match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bengaluru played in Ahmedabad on Sunday
After education and industry leaders petitioned Prime Minister David Cameron with figures that international students brought 8 billion pounds annually to the British economy, 10 Downing Street has indicated that 'The prime minister understands these arguments and is definitely considering a change of policy.'
The plant is one of the 30 new factories being built by the FMCG major.
Arriving in New Delhi within days of exposure of the Rs 3,600-crore VVIP helicopters scam involving Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland, British Prime Minister David Cameron is likely to be pressed for more information in this regard during his meetings with the leadership on Tuesday.
Karn Sharma's brilliant effort in the field saw Axar Patel's strong knock come to an end.
Currently, immigration rules allow non-EU professionals to settle in Britain indefinitely after working for five years.
British aid worker David Haines has been executed by Islamic State militants, according to a video posted Saturday to a website associated with the group, making him the third Western captive to be killed by the Islamist extremist group in recent weeks.
Asia leaders join Sochi as Barack Obama, and others give it a skip.
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