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Scottish government sketches ‘transition plan’ to independence

The government of Scotland has outlined a transition plan to independence in case the people of the country give "Yes" vote in the autumn 2014 referendum in which...

February 14, 2013

Britain confers new powers to regulators to break up banks

The UK government has given new powers to regulators which can now break up banks if they fail to protect their retail operations from their riskier investment arms....

February 11, 2013

Britain vulnerable to ‘triple-dip’ recession

With the shriveling of Britain’s economy shrank by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2012 and 0% growth in its GDP for the year as a whole, the...

January 30, 2013

British PM pledges referendum on EU membership if re-elected

British people may have a choice of opting out of European Union or staying with it, as promised by British Prime Minister David Cameron. He has pledged to...

January 26, 2013

Argentina asks UK to relinquish Falkland Islands, UK rebuffs

Argentina has restated its claim over Falkland Islands and has called on  Britain to renounce its control over the islands. It accused UK of taking part in an...

January 6, 2013

Tony Greig, former England cricket captain and commentator passed away

Former England captain and cricket commentator Anthony William "Tony" Greig (66) passed away. Greig played 58 tests for England and scored 3,599 runs at an average of 40.43...

January 1, 2013

Queen Elizabeth-II creates history by attending cabinet meeting

Queen Elizabeth-II became the first peacetime British ruler since 1781 to attend a cabinet meeting. This was the first time a monarch had attended a cabinet meeting since...

December 23, 2012

Marks & Spencer incorporates anti-bribery clause in Indian contracts

As British retail giant “Marks & Spencer (M&S)” is considering its expansion plans in India, it has added strict anti-bribery clauses in India contracts. The move comes at...

December 20, 2012

British Army’s first Sikh soldier faces racial remarks by his collegues

The British Army’s first Sikh soldier Guardsman Jatinderpal Singh Bhullar, who joined Scots guard this year, went through racial abuse from his colleagues over his headgear and his...

December 3, 2012

8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism held in New Delhi

The 8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism was held in New Delhi. Both India and UK shared their respective threat assessments and...

November 29, 2012

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