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Newton-Bhabha Fund announced by UK and India

India and United Kingdom (UK) have announced a “Newton-Bhabha Fund programme”  to scale up their bilateral research & innovation relationship to a greater level. This new initiative was...

November 12, 2014

Sajid Javid is first Indian-origin Cabinet Minister in Britain

On 5th November 2014, Sajid Javid Britain’s secretary of state or cabinet minister for culture, media and sport, has disclosed that his father was from India and his...

November 6, 2014

Government to launch National Career Service Portal

The Labour Ministry is set to Launch a National Career Service Portal which will serve as an intermediary between job-seekers and job-providers. This project was originally proposed under...

October 4, 2014    Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

India, UK talk about civil nuclear, extradition and trade matters

During a meeting between the India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her British counterpart Foreign Secretary of State William Hague, both sides decided to soon start negotiations for...

July 8, 2014

Indian Navy's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant sold to ship-breaker for only Rs 60 Crore

Indian Navy’s first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant has been sold for mere Rs 60 Crore via an online auction to an Alang ship-breaker. The decommissioned aircraft carrier played...

April 20, 2014    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Indian soldiers of World War I to be honoured by UK

The United Kingdom (UK) will honour the Indian soldiers, who participated in World War-I (WW-I) as part of British India, through a series of events to commemorate the...

March 21, 2014    International / World Current Affairs

UK govt ordered urgent probe into Thatcher link to Operation Bluestar (1984)

British Prime Minister David Cameron ordered his cabinet secretary to inquire into newly-released documents suggesting Margaret Thatcher government facilitated the Indian government in 1984 to plan Operation Blue...

January 18, 2014    Places in News Current Affairs

UK offers 'VIP visas' for top business executives

The UK Government has launched a new VIP visa system for international business leaders with the objective to make it expeditious and easier for them to organise entry...

November 7, 2013    International / World Current Affairs

IGI and Birmingham airport ink ‘Sister Airport Agreement’

With an aim to further strengthen trade and tourism links between the two cities, the Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) and Birmingham Airport entered into an MoU called Sister Airport Agreement. ...

October 10, 2013    International / World Current Affairs

Government appoints Ranjan Mathai as new Indian High Commissioner to UK

The External Affairs Ministry appointed former Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai as India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Mr. Mathai (61) is a 1974-batch IFS officer who retired as...

October 4, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

British government to go ahead with Rs 2.7 lakh visa bond

The British government decided to go ahead with Rs 2.7 lakh Visa bond despite Prime Minister David Cameron’s gave assurance to exempt India from the controversial visa bond...

July 31, 2013    International / World Current Affairs

British Government decorates Krishna Menon’s London home with blue plaque

In commemoration to V.K. Krishna Menon’s long and eventful association with London, the British government has decided to put up an English Heritage blue plaque at the house...

July 20, 2013    Awards, Honours & Persons in News