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From trash to treasure: British composer Holst's lost manuscripts...

The manuscripts narrowly escaped being discarded in the library clearout a few years ago

20 July 2017 8:37 PM IST

Theresa May, UK Prime Minister

Theresa May hard-sells Brexit, pitches border control

Ms May said her thinking on this isn't muddled at all & accused the previous administration of not preparing a...

9 Jan 2017 1:41 AM IST

Shai Masot, Senior political officer, Israeli embassy, UK

Israel official seeks UK minister scalp

Mr Masot also called Mr Johnson an idiot and mocked crazy opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and his weirdo ...

9 Jan 2017 1:24 AM IST

Even the court told Vodafone that it can either say that TRAI took no action, in which case the regulator can be asked to take a decision.

Vodafone pays the price for inertia as rivals pull ahead

Vodafone expanded at breakneck speed through audacious takeovers and now has nearly half a billion mobile customers and...

12 March 2017 10:01 AM IST

Supreme Court of India

Justice C S Karnan fails to appear before Supreme Court over contempt...

A seven-judge bench had on February 8 asked him to show cause on Monday.

14 Feb 2017 2:06 AM IST

In the new study, new geophysical data collected by colleagues in Belgium and France has been combined with seafloor data from Britain showing evidence of huge holes and a valley system located on the seafloor.

European history on repeat: Study finds evidence of 'Brexit 1.0'

The first pieces of the puzzle came some 10 years ago, when researchers found geophysical evidence in the central part...

5 April 2017 4:44 PM IST

The couple, 90-year-old Ted Wright and 81-year-old Joan Grant dated for 15 years before deciding to tie the knot. (Photo: Picjumbo)

Elderly couple at 81 and 90 set to become Britain's oldest newlyweds

Couple will tie knot in small registry office ceremony in their hometown of Swindon, Wiltshire in January.

16 Dec 2017 12:03 PM IST

Andy Murray lost to Mischa Zverev in the fourth round of the Australian Open. (Photo: AP)

Andy Murray to return for Davis Cup tie against France

Andy Murray will return to Britain's Davis Cup squad for the game against France after missing the win over Canada.

10 Feb 2017 4:23 PM IST

Rolls-Royce, Aston Martin offer up to Rs 1 cr discount

Within a span of one year, British pound has dropped 20 per cent against Indian rupee.

22 April 2017 2:35 PM IST

UK school boys protest by showing up in skirts to school. (Photo: Youtuve)

UK boys wear skirts to school to protest ban on short pants

Skirting the issue!

25 Jun 2017 3:50 PM IST

In this Tuesday Sept. 24, 1996 file photo, Britains Diana, Princess of Wales, arrives for dinner in Washington. (Photo: AP)

UK Princes William and Harry announce sculptor for new Diana statue

The brothers commissioned a statue in honour of their mother to be erected outside their official London home Kensington...

10 Dec 2017 11:31 AM IST

Earlier this month, without taking into account the demonetisation impact, India projected the economy to grow at a slower pace of 7.1 per cent in 2016-17 as against 7.6 per cent

IMF says India will soon become fourth largest economy

However, country needs to surmount many challenges on its way to realising that goal, report said.

28 April 2017 11:55 AM IST