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The captain, an Indian national who asked not to be named, told the BBC that British soldiers forced his unarmed crew to kneel on the deck at gunpoint after landing on the ship in a helicopter. (Representational Image)

Indian Captain reveals UK soldiers’ 'brute force' when they seized Iranian ship

The seizure of the oil tanker sparked a diplomatic crisis between the UK and Iran, which has escalated since then.

31 Jul 2019 9:54 AM

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on Friday the plea of fugitive economic offender Vijay Mallya challenging the confiscation of properties belonging to the companies owned by him and his family members. (Photo: File)

SC to hear Vijay Mallya's plea challenging confiscation of properties on Friday

The senior lawyer sought adjournment of hearing on the petition questioning the confiscation of properties.

29 Jul 2019 12:24 PM

Iranian oil tanker seized by British Royal Marines. (Photo: ANI)

Iran terms Britain seizing its oil tanker as violation of JCPoA

The UK authorities have claimed that the vessel was bound for Syria and was circumventing sanctions.

28 Jul 2019 7:59 PM

Britain is looking into a series of options to respond to Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker, junior defence minister Tobias Ellwood said on Sunday when asked whether London was considering putting sanctions on Tehran. (Photo: File)

‘Looking at options’ to respond: UK to Iran after tanker seized

'Our first and most important responsibility is to make sure we get a solution to the issue to do with current ship,' said Tobias Ellwood.

21 Jul 2019 4:10 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was declared as the most admired man in India and sixth most admired man in the world. (Photo: File)

PM Modi becomes India's most admired man of 2019

With a total audience of over 100 million across social media platforms, PM Modi is also the second most follower politician in the world.

20 Jul 2019 4:32 PM

Britain, however, said Iran had seized two ships in the Gulf, with Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warning of 'serious consequences' if the issue was not resolved quickly. (Photo: File)

Iran says it captured British oil tanker; UK hits out, claims 2 seized

As tensions soared, Tehran's arch rival Saudi Arabia announced that it would once again host US troops on its soil to boost security.

20 Jul 2019 9:35 AM

Indian nationals are among 23 people who were onboard the UK flagged oil tanker which was seized by Iran on Saturday, said cargo vessel owner Stena Bulk. (Photo: AP)

Indians among 23 crew members on British tanker seized by Iran

A year after the US pulled out of the deal, Iran announced its partial withdrawal from the agreement.

20 Jul 2019 8:58 AM

Goyal is on a three-day visit to the UK to attend the India Day conclave. (Photo: ANI)

Piyush Goyal meets Theresa May in London

The railway and commerce minister also met investors and discussed various opportunities that the Indian market offers for growth.

17 Jul 2019 6:36 PM

Jonathan Ashworth, a Labour Party MP from Leicester South – a constituency with a prominent Indian-origin electorate in the East Midlands region of England, wrote in a letter last week to foreign secretary and prime ministerial hopeful Jeremy Hunt that many of his constituents had raised concerns that the Indian government was not doing enough on the issue. (Photo: Twitter/ @Jonathan Ashworth)

UK's Labour Party leader slams India over attacks on Muslims

Last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that a lynching incident in Jharkhand has pained him and the guilty must be severely punished.

14 Jul 2019 1:19 PM

Britain is having a political nervous breakdown and is taking a huge risk as it prepares to leave the European Union after a divisive referendum, a former senior UK intelligence official said on Saturday. (Photo: File)

‘UK going through political nervous breakdown,’ says ex-British spy chief

Conservative members are currently voting for the party's next leader, who will also become prime minister.

07 Jul 2019 3:17 PM

Britain's ambassador in the United States has described President Donald Trump and his administration as 'inept' and 'uniquely dysfunctional', according to leaked diplomatic memos published by the Mail on Sunday. (Photo: File)

UK envoy calls Trump’s executive 'dysfunctional, inept': report

The Mail on Sunday said the memos, likely leaked by someone within Britain's sprawling civil service, cover a period beginning in 2017.

07 Jul 2019 2:29 PM

'These people are also in touch with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan. They are trying to create a sort of movement within the United Kingdom, so basically the foreign funding or the foreign support comes from the two countries,' Major General (Retd.) Dhruv C. Katoch said. (Photo: ANI)

Khalistan movement getting support from ISI-backed Muslim community in UK: Expert

The Khalistan separatist movement was completely squashed by the Indian security forces in the 90s.

06 Jul 2019 9:28 AM

Beleaguered liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya has claimed that he is victim of a witch-hunt based on a 'false' case against him after the UK High Court granted him permission to appeal against his extradition order. (Photo: File)

UK grants Mallya permission to appeal extradition; claims of ‘witch-hunt’

High Court judges noted that some of the lower court's findings may have been on allegations that defence had not had a 'chance to answer'.

03 Jul 2019 4:35 PM

Former London mayor Boris Johnson, a Brexit figurehead, faces Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt in a run-off vote to decide who takes on the tricky task of piloting the country's departure from the EU. (Photo: File)

'It's no': France tells British PM hopeful on renegotiating Brexit

The EU insists there is no alternative to May's deal.

29 Jun 2019 10:13 AM

British leadership hopeful Boris Johnson pledged on Thursday to introduce a new points-based system to control migration after Brexit, addressing a key issue from the EU referendum but not explicitly promising to cut numbers. (Photo: File)

UK's Boris Johnson pledges post-Brexit migration controls

Johnson said the government's independent advisory committee would thrash out the details of his policy, to be introduced from 2021.

27 Jun 2019 11:11 AM

On April 8, a UK court had denied permission to the fugitive businessman to appeal against his extradition order to India to face trial for alleged fraud and money laundering amounting to Rs 9,000 crore. (Photo: ANI)

Crowd shouts 'chor hai' as Mallya leaves from The Oval after match

He said, ‘I am here to watch the game,’ and added that "preparations are underway for the next hearing scheduled in July.’

10 Jun 2019 12:10 PM

Police said the incident happened in the early hours of May 30 after the two women got on the bus in north London headed to the Camden Town neighbourhood. (Photo: Facebook/ Melania Geymonat)

UK police bail 5 teens arrested over bus attack on lesbian couple in London

Officers then detained another 16-year-old male Saturday on suspicion of robbery.

09 Jun 2019 3:44 PM

Melania Geymonat, 28, said she and her girlfriend Chris were left covered in blood after the attack last week. (Photo: Facebook/ Melania Geymonat)

Asked us to kiss so they could enjoy watching: Lesbian couple assaulted on London bus

They said four males aged between 15 and 18 were arrested on Friday on suspicion of robbery and aggravated grievous bodily harm.

08 Jun 2019 10:45 AM

After a few childhood years in India, Iyer moved back to the UK aged 11 to be based in Stoke-on-Trent in central England. (Photo: Twitter)

First Indian-origin man join UK Foreign Office Board

Iyer, who was born in London and spent his early years in India, has previously been based in Mumbai as Britain's Deputy High Commissioner.

07 Jun 2019 10:02 AM

UK cannot ban Huawei.UK cannot ban Huawei according to Hancock. (Photo: AP)

PM candidate Hancock says UK can't ban Huawei until British replacement is found

Hancock will point to the UK’s defence industry as proof of what can be done by a government prepared to create the right market conditions.

05 Jun 2019 2:21 PM

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