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Meenakshi Chakraverti
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The writer is a consultant in leadership development based in California
    ‘BBC ‘too Christian’, needs to be diverse’Newsmakers
    ‘BBC ‘too Christian’, needs to be diverse’

    Report by ethics panel suggests more airtime for Hindu, Sikh, Muslim programmes.

    18 May 2016 1:43 AM IST

    The “Duo Fluor”, a device which reveals unsafe sources of drinking water in less than 30 seconds. — John JamesTechnology
    UK water experts develop device to save lives in India

    Experts at the University of Birmingham on Tuesday announced that they have developed a unique device that could save...

    18 May 2016 1:28 AM IST

    Nelson Mandela. (Photo: AP)World
    UK to crackdown on extremism

    British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce a major crackdown on extremist preachers, including sweeping...

    16 May 2016 6:58 AM IST

    Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani arrives for the Anti-Corruption Summit in London. (Photo: AP)World
    Pak waging undeclared war on us, says Ashraf Ghani

    Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has accused Pakistan of waging an “undeclared war” against his country and...

    14 May 2016 7:32 AM IST

    Assange gets kitten as a gift from kidsWorld
    Assange gets kitten as a gift from kids

    Wikileaks founder Julian Assange on Monday tweeted a picture of his new companion, a 10-week-old kitten, presented to...

    10 May 2016 6:52 AM IST

    ‘UK mosques ask women to shun Facebook and trousers’World
    ‘UK mosques ask women to shun Facebook and trousers’

    Many mosques in the UK propagate extremely strict rules of conduct for women, asking them to delete their Facebook...

    7 May 2016 4:11 AM IST

    No Indian university in world rankingsWorld
    No Indian university in world rankings

    Indian universities failed to make their mark today in a definitive list of the world’s top 100 prestigious...

    5 May 2016 12:35 AM IST

    Anglican leader ‘illegitimate’ son of Churchill secretaryWorld
    Anglican leader ‘illegitimate’ son of Churchill secretary

    The senior-most clergyman of the Anglican Church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, on Saturday disclosed he has discovered...

    10 April 2016 2:20 AM IST

    Britains Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A with employees at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Birmingham. (Photo: AP)World
    Profited from dad’s offshore fund, admits David Cameron

    Under pressure to come clean, David Cameron has finally admitted that he profited from shares in a Panama-based offshore...

    9 April 2016 12:51 AM IST

    Shakespeare’s First Folio found on Scottish islandWorld
    Shakespeare’s First Folio found on Scottish island

    In a monumental literary find, a copy of William Shakespeare’s original First Folio, one of the world’s most...

    8 April 2016 2:30 AM IST

    Sir Dominic AsquithIndia
    UK appoints Sir Dominic envoy to India

    The UK on Tuesday appointed veteran career diplomat Sir Dominic Asquith as its new high commissioner to India.

    9 March 2016 12:48 AM IST

    Representational imageWorld
    Steep hike in UK visa fees likely to hit many Indians

    The British government is set to increase visa fees across most categories of applications from March 18, in a move that...

    8 March 2016 4:14 AM IST

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