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Big Bollywood bash

With Bollywood turning hundred, many seem to have been rubbed by the filmy charm. This time, capital’s socialites...

13 March 2013 10:37 PM IST

Xenophobic British citizens who believe that immigrants threaten their values and way of life were more likely to have voted in favour of the UK to leave the European Union, a study has found.(Photo: Pixabay)

Xenophobia made British citizen's vote for Brexit: study

The research also found that people who just thought it was great to be British or just valued their British identity.

27 Nov 2017 6:55 PM IST

Dogs are permitted to sit at the bar, where free treats are on offer, or they may use special dog beds. (Photo: Pixabay)

Berkshire pub is Britain's most dog-friendly

The Fox and Hounds in Theale, Berkshire has been named Britain's most dog-friendly pub in 2017.

25 Nov 2017 3:37 PM IST

The 16-gramme (0.6-ounce) specimen was cultivated in Wales in the roots of a Mediterranean oak tree that had been treated with truffle spores. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

British scientists grow Perigord truffle for first time

Scientists say climate change could make it a new British crop.

7 Nov 2017 8:49 AM IST

Britains Prince William accompanies Prince George as he is greeted by Helen Haslem - the head of the lower school as he arrives for his first day of school at Thomass school in Battersea, London, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Prince George starts first day of school

George is third in line to succeed Queen Elizabeth II

7 Sept 2017 4:26 PM IST

Aaliyah Hart. (Photo: Youtube)

Baby given 1% chance to live now thriving as a teen

Aaliyah Hart defied all odds.

5 Sept 2017 3:19 PM IST

According to Michael Litchfield, Mills admitted his guilt to the Scotland Yard detective, who was also a fellow Freemason. (Photo: Youtube screengrab/ haNZAgod)

Find out who Jack the Stripper really was!

According to new book, boxing champ Freddie Mills told Scotland Yard detective that he murdered six women, but truth was...

4 Sept 2017 3:28 PM IST

A tax take of 400 million pounds or so might seem a small number when you consider that Amazon alone is expected to post sales of USD 233 billion this year. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Britain to target online giants with new 'Digital Services Tax'

The tax will be designed to ensure established tech giants, rather than start-ups, shoulder the burden.

30 Oct 2018 8:08 AM IST

As part of the lawmakers announcement of their probe, they published the responses of banks that have suffered recent outages explaining what went wrong.

British lawmakers launch investigation into bank IT failures

The cross-party Treasury Committee of lawmakers said it will examine how financial firms are trying to guard against IT...

25 Nov 2018 10:47 AM IST

Author Wendy Holden, who chaired the judging panel, on Tuesday called the collection life affirming and uplifting. (Photo: Twitter/ Helen Dunmore)

Late poet Helen Dunmore's collection wins Costa book prize

Open to writers based in Britain and Ireland, the Costa prizes are awarded in five categories.

31 Jan 2018 2:23 PM IST

Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo: Pixabay)

Heart attack risk high with one cigarette a day: study

Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization.

25 Jan 2018 10:55 AM IST

The generation aged between 16 to 24 has been controversially dubbed the snowflakes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Survey reveals one fourth of millennials are stressed out every day

While only 31 per cent revealed that they felt mentally stimulated every day, while 46 per cent felt stressed under...

20 Jan 2018 7:19 PM IST