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Prasun Sonwalkar London, June 6 (PTI) Three Indian-origin businessmen who swindled banks in Britain and the United States of more than 300 million pounds by pretending to run a worldwide

Amitabha Roychowdhury Istanbul, Jun 1 (PTI) A new era in air travel began today as it bid farewell to the paper ticket on the eve of the industry's conversion to 100 per cent electronic ticketing at the call of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), representing over 230 global airlines. "Today we say goodbye to an industry icon.

London, May 30 (PTI) Fiona MacKeown, mother of slain British teenager Scarlett Keeling, today said the initial police cover up in Goa could affect crucial tests to determine whether her daughter

London, May 30 (PTI) Pakistan's disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan has disowned his "confession" in 2004 that he had sold nuclear technology to Iran, North Korea and Libya, claiming that it was

London, May 30 (PTI) A British man who killed an elderly Indian driver by mowing him down with his own taxi has been sentenced to life imprisonment.

Dharam Shourie New York, May 26 (PTI) With India and China becoming more powerful and tilting the balance to the East, it is necessary for the West to seek partnership with them instead of

H S Rao London, May 23 (PTI) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown today held talks with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama who raised the issue of human rights violation in Tibet and

H S Rao London, May 11 (PTI) A high-powered Parliamentary Committee has asked the British Government to explore with Schengen countries how visa regime for Indian residents in the UK could

London, May 9 (PTI) Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, a senior diplomat and till recently Ambassador to Nepal, today assumed charge as India's new High Commissioner to Britain.

Prasun Sonwalkar London, May 9 (PTI) LTTE's renegade leader 'Col' Karuna, sentenced to nine-month imprisonemnt in January after being convicted of identity fraud, has been released from a

London, May 9 (PTI) British Airways has taken beef off its menu for economy-class passengers on most international flights in a bid to avoid offending Hindus.

Prasun Sonwalkar London, May 9 (PTI) A 24-year-old Indian national charged with the sensational murder of Samrajyo Jyothirmai Vempala, a student from Andhra Pradesh at the Wolverhampton

Prasun Sonwalkar London, May 8 (PTI) The universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh today announced plans to set up two new research centres for Islamic studies in association with the Kingdom

Prasun Sonwalkar London, May 8 (PTI) British police have arrested one person in connection with the brutal murder of a 23-year-old Indian student at her hostel in the University of

London, May 7 (PTI) A popular Indian restaurant 'Tamarai' owned by Delhi-based entrepreneur Rohit Khattar has won the award for the 'Best London Late Night Venue'.

H S Rao London, May 6 (PTI) Armed police today opened fire after they were shot at near a hospital, where Prince William was on a visit, in an upmarket west London suburb but there was no

H S Rao London, May 5 (PTI) Indian doctor Sabeel Ahmed, sentenced to 18 months in jail for withholding information about his brother's plot to blow up Glasgow airport, will be deported from

H S Rao London, May 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party today suffered its worst local election results in 40 years as the party not only lost over 400 council seats but its

Prasun Sonwalkar and H S Rao London, May 3 (PTI) The Labour party was today trying to recover after Prime Minister Gordon Brown led the party to its worst local electoral performance in

Prasun Sonwalkar London, May 2 (PTI) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was today facing increasing criticism within his Labour party as initial results of local elections revealed major