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Canada PM apologises in Parliament
Almost 102 years after Canada turned away over 376 migrants, mostly Sikhs from India, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formally apologised in Parliament for the “great injustice” that happened due to dis
20 May 2016 3:30 AM
UK court rules against tobacco firms
Britain got the go-ahead on Thursday to make plain packaging compulsory on cigarettes when a court rejected a legal challenge brought by the world’s top four tobacco companies.
20 May 2016 3:20 AM
Muirfield loses right to host Open
Scottish golf course Muirfield has lost its status as a British Open venue after voting against admitting female members, the sport’s joint ruling body the R&A announced on Thursday.
19 May 2016 11:20 PM
WHO: Zika may spread to Europe within months
The Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to severe birth defects in babies, may spread into Europe as the weather gets warmer, although the risk is low, health officials said on Wednesday.
19 May 2016 4:57 AM
Joan Miro paintings up for sale to help refugees
Some 28 artworks by the Spanish painter Joan Miro will be auctioned in London on Thursday, with the profits going towards helping refugees.
19 May 2016 2:53 AM
‘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
Han Kang 1st Korean to win Booker
South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize on Monday, sharing the £50,000 ($72,000) award with her translator — who had only taught herself Korean three years before.
18 May 2016 1:41 AM
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 lives in countries like India by quickly and simply testing whether water supplies
18 May 2016 1:28 AM
David Cameron joins Tinder to reach out to youth
British Prime Minister David Cameron has signed up to the popular dating app Tinder in an attempt to connect with young voters ahead of the next month’s referendum on the country’s membership of the E
18 May 2016 1:27 AM
Rapid eye movement sleep key to formation of memories
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep — the phase where dreams appear — plays a key role in memory formation, a new study in mice has found.
17 May 2016 7:19 AM
Last month was hottest April ever
April 2016 was the hottest April on record, according to new data released by Nasa, making it the sixth month in a row to have temperatures more than one degree Celsius above the 1951-1980 average.
17 May 2016 7:02 AM
Donald Trump tells David Cameron: I’m not stupid
Donald Trump on Monday indicated that he may end up having a bad relationship with David Cameron after the British Prime Minister criticised his controversial proposal to ban Muslims from entering the
17 May 2016 5:00 AM
Marcus Rashford in England squad
Manchester United’s teenage sensation Marcus Rashford and Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend were named in a provisional 26-man England squad for Euro 2016 on Monday.
17 May 2016 1:24 AM
UK to crackdown on extremism
British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce a major crackdown on extremist preachers, including sweeping laws to ban “hate speakers” from infiltrating schools and colleges, as the governme
16 May 2016 6:58 AM
‘CIA spy claimed his tipoff led to Mandela arrest’
A tip from a CIA spy to authorities in apartheid-era South Africa led to Nelson Mandela’s 1962 arrest, beginning the leader’s 27 years behind bars, an article in the Sunday Times reported.
16 May 2016 6:57 AM
Queen to celebrate birthday with horses
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will be thrown a special 90th birthday celebration with horses, her favourite animals, at Windsor Castle.
16 May 2016 6:29 AM
Premier League: Manchester United abandonment eclipses finale
Fans evacuate Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday as the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Bournemouth was abandoned after a suspicious package was discovered at the venue. (Photo: AFP)
16 May 2016 6:18 AM
Brexit won’t hit trade deal with US: Donald Trump
Presumptive US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Britain leaving the European Union would make no difference to a potential bilateral trade deal if he became president, according to an
15 May 2016 11:30 PM
European Union is trying to emulate Hitler, says UK’s Boris Johnson
Former London mayor Boris Johnson claimed the European Union was behaving like Germany’s Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler by trying to create a superstate, in a Sunday newspaper interview.
15 May 2016 11:28 PM
‘Lesbian’ gorillas spotted
Of the 22 female gorillas examined from 2008 to 2010, 18 engaged in sexual activity with other females.
14 May 2016 12:28 PM
Columns
Yogi Adityanath Appoints Manoj Kumar Singh as Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary
Asaduddin Owaisi’s “Jai Palestine!” Declaration Sparks Controversy and Highlights India's Religious and Political Tensions
India’s External Affairs Ministry issues a strong rebuttal to the US State Department’s report on religious freedom
Lok Sabha Speaker's recent remarks prompt a critical reflection on the role & conduct of Speakers in maintaining democratic integrity