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British queen's husband, 99-year-old Prince Philip, admitted to hospital

February 17, 2021 9:08 pm

Britain's 99-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell.

Larry the Cat celebrates 10 years at UK’s 10 Downing Street

February 17, 2021 10:12 am

The 14-year-old "Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office" is now on to his third prime ministerial lap with Boris Johnson, having loyally served David Cameron and Theresa May in the past.

Growing number of UK firms face bankruptcy as lockdown drags

January 31, 2021 2:09 pm

Sixty-two U.K. companies issued at least their third profit warning, double the total in 2019, according to the report.

UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens

January 31, 2021 12:13 pm

Britain and China have been arguing for months about what London and Washington say is an attempt to silence dissent in Hong Kong after pro-democracy protests in 2019 and 2020.

UK suffers deadliest day, some hospitals ‘like a war zone’

January 21, 2021 11:46 am

The record daily toll takes the total number of people who have died within 28 days of a positive test in the U.K. to 93,290. Almost 40,000 patients are now receiving treatment in U.K. hospitals.

It is for India, Pakistan to find lasting resolution in Kashmir, says UK

January 14, 2021 9:24 am

India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was its internal matter. It also advised Pakistan to accept reality and stop all anti-India propaganda.

UK steps up biggest vaccine drive, with one in 50 now infected

January 06, 2021 1:07 pm

Rocketing case rates from the new virus strain mean one person in every 50 in England now has Covid-19, while in London one in 30 is infected, official survey results showed.

How netizens reacted to Boris Johnson announcing new lockdown in UK

January 06, 2021 10:59 am

According to Johnson, the move comes in as the surge in cases threatened to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine programme reaches a critical mass.

'Pivotal moment' as Britain set to roll out AstraZeneca vaccine

January 04, 2021 11:36 am

Last month Britain became the first country to use a different vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech. The spread of the variant virus has also forced the government to change its approach to vaccination.

UK’s Alok Sharma offers to resign as business minister to lead climate summit: The Times

January 02, 2021 12:49 pm

Alok Sharma has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson that he would rather give up his position as business minister than step down from his role in climate change envoy.

Jaitley, Amitabh Bachchan, David Cameron unveil Mahatma Gandhi's Statue in London

March 14, 2015 7:04 pm

Gandhi is the first Indian and the only person never to have been in a public office to be honoured with a statue at the Parliament Square in London.

UK Police and students clash during protest over university costs

November 05, 2015 6:35 pm

Scuffles broke out between police and protesters in central London on Wednesday as students held a rally calling for the end to university tuition fees. Police are said to have made several arrests.

Modi wears a UK tailored Rs 10 lakh suit, talks of Make In India : Rahul Gandhi

February 06, 2015 12:26 pm