The rugged Cornish coast will be the first part of Britain to host the London 2012 Olympics torch next year after organisers named Land's End as the starting point of an 8,000 mile journey around the United Kingdom.
Serbia have been drawn in Group B alongside Spain, South Korea and Canada.
A historic bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled in London at the Parliament Square, standing adjacent to iconic leaders like Britain's war-time Prime Minister Winston Churchill and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela.
Domestically, Indians are exploring popular beach destinations, the hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and the North-Eastern region as well.
Mrunal wraps up a Mumbai schedule... Mouni starts a restaurant...Sunny takes a nap...
South Africa skittled England out for 149 on Friday to win the first Test by an innings and 12 runs inside three days at Lord's and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.
A rare 18th century decorated gun made in India for Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan, and valued at around GBP 2 million, has been barred from export to allow time for a UK-based institution to acquire it for the public study of a "fraught period" in India-UK history.
These athletes made India proud four years ago.
Former South Africa Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2016 for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole, South Africa's prison authorities and a lawyer for the victim's family said on Friday.
The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
A member of Crystal Palace diving club dives during a training session in London.
When the temperatures start soaring, it's the perfect excuse for our celebs to go on a summer holiday.
A poor batting performance cost Indian team dear as it suffered defeat in yet another summit clash
Seamer Ollie Robinson took 5/49 as England skittled South Africa out for 118 on the third day of the third Test at The Oval on Saturday, before grinding their way to 154/7 in reply, a lead of 36 runs.
A 25-year-old driver from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder of the 39 people, they said.
A large collection of letters, documents and photographs related to Mahatma Gandhi's time in South Africa, especially related to his controversial relationship with architect Hermann Kallenbach, is expected to fetch between 500,000 and 700,000 pounds at an auction in London. The collection will be put up for auction by Sotherby's on July 10.
Renowned playwright Lolita Chakrabarti's stage adaptation of the story of 16-year-old Indian boy Pi (Piscine) Patel stranded in the ocean on a lifeboat with a Royal Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker opened at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 30.
India muffed chances galore before a deft deflection from Nikkin Thimmaiah enabled them to pip South Korea 2-1 in the 36th Hero Champions Trophy hockey tournament in London.
Oscar Pistorius, known as "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, went from public hero to convicted murderer in a trial that drew worldwide interest.
Sebastian Coe wants a vuvuzela-free London Olympics in 2012, the Games chief said on Monday.
Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will be able to run any part of the Olympic 4x400-meter relay and will not be held back by concerns his carbon fiber blades would endanger others in the race, the IAAF said.
The move takes the process of extraditing and bringing back Nirav Modi to face the law in India to the next stage, the sources said.
Here are some of the images of demonstrations.
"We are not afraid. An act of terrorism tried to silence our democracy, but today we meet as normal," May said.
London Olympics bronze medalist MC Mary Kom, L Sarita Devi and Pooja Rani are all set to represent India in the upcoming 12th South Asian Games 2016 to be held in Guwahati and Shillong. The trio emerged triumphant in the final round bouts of their respective weight categories during the South Asain Games Test event and Elite Women's National Boxing Selection trial held at the NEHU, SAI Special Area Games in Shillong on Friday. While five-time world champion Mary Kom beat Sarjubala Devi in the fly-weight category to claim the SAG spot, Sarita ousted a spirited Soniya in the light-weight category.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made a clear break with the past on UK-China relations as he declared that the "so-called golden era" of bilateral ties is over in the face of the "systemic challenge" posed by the Chinese regime to British values and interests.
At this poignant historic moment one can only wish that institutions are not built by bricks and mortars, but also by the rich Parliamentary traditions which have stood the test of time which needs to be strengthened by all stakeholders, notes Rup Narayan Das, a former joint secretary of the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
IPL franchises are trying to convince six England players to quit international cricket with multi-million pound deals.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
The match will be played at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium on September 2.
China on Monday termed as "disgraceful" the British government's permission for a Taiwan representative in the UK to sign the condolence book of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8.
Li also had a difficult meeting with some of the Western leaders on the sidelines, especially Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has signalled Italy's resolve to quit China's famed Belt and Road Initiative for its failure to bring the expected results to Rome.
Anu Malik reveals how Baazigar revived his career.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius says he is confident of qualifying to run the 400 metres at the London Olympic Games.
Double amputee Oscar Pistorius says he is confident of qualifying to run the 400 metres at the London Olympic Games.
Britain will hold a private military funeral for the soldier who was hacked to death in a terror attack on a London street in May.
Aishwarya Lekshmi owns her brand of simple, versatile, style.
Right from the moment England captain Alastair Cook won the toss, his team did no wrong. The hosts humiliated South Africa as they handed them a crushing seven-wicket-defeat with 75 balls to spare in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy, in London, on Wednesday.
'If the authorities go about completing this project the way they have proposed, this is going to cause a HUGE environmental impact not only on Malabar Hill but also on the rest of the city.'
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