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.
As part of their joint efforts to fight terrorism, India and the European Union today decided to work towards blocking access to terrorist financing and to cooperate in the fight against money-laundering
Indian officials accuse London of failing to act against UK-based businessmen who use fake charities to transfer up to eight million pounds a year to terrorist outfits operating in India.
Meanwhile, a high-level team which assessed the security measures for Indians in Afghanistan has opined that the protective arrangements were adequate but there was a need to follow these properly and religiously by the individuals, sources said.
Snow said Blair's announcement has not changed the combat capability of British forces within the area.
Britain has decided to tighten the law to restrict immigration from countries in the 'New Commonwealth' like India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria.
Rabinder Singh will sit as the independent member on a three member-strong panel commissioned in the wake of the race row that erupted last week.
The appointment of John Scarlett, who authored the disputed Iraqi weapons dossier, as the new head of MI6 has sparked off a political controversy.
If Blair--who celebrates his 52nd birthday Friday-- wins Thursday's election, he would be the first Labour leader to win three successive elections.
Three other Labour donors, including NRI entrepreneur Chai Patel who secretly loaned the party £ 4.5 million, have already been blocked by the Commission after being nominated as peers by Downing Street.
The Yash Raj film gets bad reviews and box office collections overseas.
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.
Distancing himself from Prime Minister Tony Blair's stand, British Home Secretary John Reid has said the war in Iraq and Afghanistan could be a "factor" in turning young British Muslims into extremists.
NRI entrepreneurs Moni Varma, founder of the Veetee brand basmati rice and Rami Ranger, founder-chairman of Sun Oil Ltd, have won the Asian of the year and Asian Leadership in Europe Awards for 2006 respectively.
Pakistan and Britain have decided to set up a joint working group to deal with terrorism, much on the lines of the anti-terror mechanism Islamabad recently agreed upon with India.
Bannerjee is the third Indian to become a member of the eminent club of jurists.\n\n
The social ills adduced to capitalism have less to do with capitalism than individualism.
The awarding of life peerage to 28 persons, including non resident Indian entrepreneurs Sir Gulam Noon, Chai Patel and Sandip Verma has been held up following an inquiry into allegations of "honours for cash" by the official honours watchdog.
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath and UK Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Patricia Hewitt on Wednesday launched the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee aiming to strengthen bilateral relations.
The 10 Downing Street memo now raises fresh doubts over US claims that previous attacks against Al-Jazeera staff were military errors.
In his short visit to India earlier this year, he came back even more convinced.
About 70-sacked Indian workers of Gate Gourmet, which caters in-flight food to British Airways, have urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to order a public inquiry into the employment practices of the company. \n
British PM Tony Blair has plans to advance elections to cash in on the Iraq war popularity
Grewal personally handed over a memorandum to Blair in this connection.
Describing India as a new technology and economic power, Prime Minister Tony Blair on Tuesday told his cabinet colleagues to focus on Britain's future.
Founder of the Trust Raj Loomba said the £100,000 donated by MAC will be utilised for educating 300 children of widows for five years in Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura.
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath will deliver a special address on 'India and the future of the world trade talks' at the University College at Oxford on Thursday.
EU shares its view that a new direction has to be given in energy cooperation for development of alternate sources of energy.
India is looking to increase co-operation with the EU, of which Blair is the current president.
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