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China's "super embassy" plan in London triggers security fears and politic
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
The British government is nearing approval of a contentious proposal by China to establish what would be its largest diplomatic mission in Europe, raising alarms over security, sovereignty and civil liberties. The planned complex, often described as a "super embassy," is to be built at Royal
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PM Modi targets Congress, says it was becoming part of conspiracy before I
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday slammed the Congress in poll-bound in Assam, alleging that the party was becoming party to the conspiracy that could have made the state a part of erstwhile East Pakistan and that freedom fighter Gopinath Bordoloi, who later became the first Chief
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UK Parliamentarians slam Pakistan for state-backed abductions, drone killi
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a major development in the British Parliament, Labour MP John McDonnell has raised grave concerns over the worsening human rights situation in Balochistan, drawing attention to the abduction of Baloch women and the reported use of drone strikes by Pakistani forces in the restive province.
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UK offered us vessel to put our flag on Chagos, Diego Garcia but we prefer
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Mauritius Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam on Thursday revealed that after the UK handed over the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, to Mauritius, a vessel was offered by the British Government to hoist its national flag there but Port Louis declined, opti
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FTA set to reduce average tariffs on UK goods into India from 15% to 3%: U
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
India's average tariff on UK products will drop from 15 per cent to 3 per cent under the to-be-signed India-UK FTA, a British government statement said just ahead of the scheduled signing ceremony in presence of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.
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UK targets student visas from Pakistan in effort to lower migration
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
The British government is considering placing restrictions on visa applications from international students, particularly those from countries like Pakistan, which are seen as having a higher likelihood of asylum claims, according to a report by Dawn.
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PIA still grounded in UK as air safety ban remains in place
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) remains barred from operating flights to and from the UK, as the British government confirmed that the air safety ban remains in place. Despite earlier hopes of a review, UK authorities state that restrictions will only be lifted after a rigorous approva
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Oscar-winner Emma Thompson, Anna Friel join Amy Coop's 'Hear Me Roar'
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Actors Emma Thompson, Anna Friel and Christopher Eccleston will be next seen together in the film 'Hear Me Roar' which narrates a true story of a transgender woman who took on the British government in a legal battle over her marriage.
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"With or without British arms, Israel will win this war": Benjamin Netanya
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the British government's decision to suspend thirty arms licences to Israel, asserting that regardless of the UK's support, Israel remains resolute in its determination to emerge victorious in this conflict.
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China, North Korea among world's most worrisome countries in terms of cybe
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Head of British government's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Felicity Oswald stressed that China and North Korea are among the world's most worrisome countries in terms of cybersecurity threats, adding that evolving Chinese cyber threat should worry us all, reported Nikkei Asia.
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"The High Commissioner deserves an apology": Colin Bloom on Glasgow incide
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Apparently criticising the British government for not tackling the extremist elements, Colin Bloom, a former advisor to the Boris Johnson government, has demanded an apology for the Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Vikram Doraiswami, following an incident in which he was pr
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Overseas Friends of BJP member calls for action over Indian envoy being st
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
After the Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, was stopped from entering a Gurudwara in Scotland, Overseas Friends of BJP-United Kingdom president and executive member of Ram Mandir, Southall, Kuldeep Shekhawat on Saturday called on the British government to seriously lo
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