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British High Commissioner makes first virtual visit to Bengaluru, relishe
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22 (ANI): Sir Philip Barton visited Bengaluru on Tuesday in the first of the series of virtual regional visits as the UK's new High Commissioner and called Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, business leaders, and startup community to pitch for new momentum in the already
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Shringla meets new UK envoy, discusses contemporary developments
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday met new British High Commissioner Philip Barton and discussed the diverse cooperation opportunities between the two countries and contemporary developments.
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AI Skilling in India: New study confirms AI Set to be a major part of Indi
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): In June 2020, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, India and the UK India Tech Partnership team from the British High Commission carried out an independent study on AI skilling in India as a part of their joint initiative to acc
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Violence in no-one's interest: British High Commission encourages dialogue
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): The British High Commission on Wednesday encouraged dialogue between India and China after a violent face-off took place between the troops of both countries in Ladakh's Galwan Valley, resulting in the casualties on both sides.
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'Confidential' legal issue needs resolution before Mallya's extradition ca
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): Britain has said there is a further legal issue that needs to be resolved before Vijay Mallya's extradition can be arranged.
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Combating COVID-19: UK announces USD 159 million to construct vaccine manu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 18 (ANI): The United Kingdom has announced an investment of USD 159.47 million (£131 million) to accelerate the construction of the new centre for vaccine development and establish a rapid deployment facility for vaccine manufacturing this summer.
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14 new flights to bring back 3,600 British travellers to UK from India
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): The UK will send 14 more chartered flights starting April 28 to take a total 3,600 British travellers back home from India in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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17 charted flights to take back UK travellers from India
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The UK will send 17 more charted flights next week starting April 20 to take the British travellers back home in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19: UK announces 12 additional flights to evacuate stranded national
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 10 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Friday announced 12 additional charter flights to evacuate its nationals who are stranded in India amid travel restrictions owing to the coronavirus crisis.
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Philip Barton appointed Britain's new High Commissioner to India
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], Feb 6 (ANI): Britain announced on Thursday it has appointed Philip Barton as its new High Commissioner to India, in succession to Dominic Asquith.
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UK to remain most important European partner of India, says envoy ahead of
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): The United Kingdom will remain the most important European partner of India, said British High Commissioner Dominic Asquith here on Thursday, a day ahead of Britain's scheduled exit from the European Union that followed long political drama.
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British High Commission launches 'Green is Great' campaign in run-up to CO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): The British High Commission has launched 'Green is GREAT' campaign, an initiative to highlight the strength of the UK-India partnership on climate and sustainability in the run-up to COP26 which will be held in Glasgow later this year.
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