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Amol Rajan: U.K.’s first non-white editor

June 23, 2013

Amol Rajan, a Kolkata-born journalist, has created history by becoming the first non-white editor of a British national newspaper, The Independent. This is for the first time in the history of Fleet Street which has been a dominance of whites at top posts. Mr. Rajan moved to Britain ..

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U.K. court orders government to lift sanctions against Iranian bank

June 21, 2013

The U.K. Supreme Court has ordered the British government to lift the sanctions against Tehran-based Bank Mellat whose British assets had been frozen for allegedly financing Iran’s controversial nuclear programme. The bank, one of Iran’s largest private banks, had been fighting to ..

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European Commission imposes fine on nine pharma cos including Ranbaxy

June 20, 2013

The European Commission imposed a fine of 146 million euro on nine pharma companies, including Ranbaxy Laboratories, for delaying market entry of cheaper generic versions of Danish company Lundbeck’s branded citalopram, an anti-depressant. What is the case? Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck has ..

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Knighthood to Indian-origin sculptor Anish Kapoor

June 19, 2013

Indian-origin sculptor Anish Kapoor has been honoured with knighthood, one of the highest honours in Britain, by Queen Elizabeth II in her birthday honours list 2013 for services to Visual Arts. Twenty-four other people of Indian-origin have also been chosen for ..

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39th G8 summit held in Northern Ireland

June 18, 2013

The 39th G8 summit was held on June 17-18, 2013 at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland of United Kingdom. The summit was presided over by the U.K. The official theme of the summit was tax evasion and transparency. However, the Syrian civil war dominated the talks. A seven-point plan on ..

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British government warns airlines not to fly Snowden to the U.K.

June 18, 2013

The U.K. government has warned air carriers not to fly the U.S. National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden to Britain as he is “highly likely to be refused entry”. Mr. Snowden, who was last seen in Hong Kong, has not ..

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