Suspicious 'white powder' sent to UK Parliament building; 2 hospitalised
The incident comes days after a Russian spy was allegedly poisoned with a deadly nerve agent.
Mar 12, 2018, 21:28 PM IST
UK court bans family to bring daughter to India fearing 'utterly unacceptable' genital mutilation ritual
Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female circumcision, involves ritual intimate cutting, sometimes without anaesthetic, and has been banned in the UK.
Mar 07, 2018, 09:32 AM IST
US, UK push to put Pakistan financial global terror funding watchlist
Unveiling his new South Asia policy in August 2017, Trump had warned of tougher measures against Pakistan if it failed to cooperate with the US in the fight against terror.
Feb 14, 2018, 06:13 AM IST
Bank of England rate hike warning spooks markets
The Bank of England (BoE) on Thursday froze interest rates at 0.5 percent, but warned borrowing costs could rise more quickly than expected to bring down inflation, sparking fresh turmoil in the markets.
Feb 09, 2018, 00:31 AM IST
Julian Assange loses bid to get UK arrest warrant dropped
The 46-year-old, Assange has been holed up inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London for more than five years because he fears extradition to the US.
Feb 06, 2018, 22:06 PM IST
Indian-origin UK man kills ex-wife, stuffs her body into suitcase; jailed
An Indian-origin UK man on trial for killing his ex-wife and then stuffing her body into a suitcase was today sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in jail for murder.
Feb 03, 2018, 09:57 AM IST
10-year-old boy of Indian-origin in UK beats Einstein, Hawking in Mensa IQ test
Mehul Garg, also known by his nickname Mahi, decided to take the test to follow in the footsteps of his older brother, 13-year-old Dhruv Garg, who had also scored the highest score of 162 last year.
Jan 27, 2018, 07:03 AM IST
Supreme Court directs Sasikala's husband to surrender in Lexus car case
The Supreme Court on Friday directed M Natarajan, husband of jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala, to surrender in connection with illegal import of a luxury car from the UK.
Dec 15, 2017, 14:58 PM IST
Vijay Mallya to return to UK court on Monday as extradition trial begins
Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya, out on a 650,000-pound bail bond following his arrest by Scotland Yard over fraud and money laundering charges earlier this year, will return to Westminster Magistrates' Court in London tomorrow as his extradition trial begins.
Dec 03, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
Fear in London as acid attacks soar
Delivery rider Jabed Hussain was waiting at a traffic light one night in east London when two attackers sprayed acid in his face and stole his moped.
Dec 02, 2017, 09:20 AM IST
UK, Irish split on border as key Brexit deadline nears
Britain will decide on the Irish border issue only once talks about its post-Brexit arrangements with the European Union are underway, trade minister Liam Fox reiterated today.
Nov 27, 2017, 07:42 AM IST
India's Dalveer Bhandari re-elected to International Court of Justice after Britain bows to UN majority
Bhandari won majorities in the Assembly in the first 11 rounds of voting over two meetings
Nov 21, 2017, 06:31 AM IST
British envoy snubs Pakistan, says 'can't control 'Free Balochistan' ads in London'
Pakistan had lodged a strong protest after several buses in London were seen with 'Free Balochistan' advertisement.
Nov 16, 2017, 10:53 AM IST
Indian-origin teen convicted of trying to buy car bomb in UK
Gurtej Singh Randhawa, 19, of Tettenhall in England, was arrested in May after undercover officers from the UK's NCA replaced a car bomb ordered online with a harmless dummy device before it was delivered.
Nov 09, 2017, 22:25 PM IST
Time is running out: Germany urges UK to move in Brexit talks
German government spokesman Steffen Seibert urged Britain to act before an EU summit in December.
Oct 13, 2017, 17:56 PM IST
UK may remove compulsory identification of sex from census form
The UK is set to become one of the first countries in the world not to require its citizens to identify their sex as part of its census forms.
Oct 08, 2017, 21:06 PM IST
UK working on plan for disorderly Brexit: PM Theresa May
British government departments are working on a plan for what to do if Brexit talks with the European Union collapse with no deal, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday.
Oct 01, 2017, 15:23 PM IST
Measles eradicated from UK for the first time, says WHO
The global health body issues the statement of elimination once a disease has stopped circulating for at least three years.
Sep 27, 2017, 19:11 PM IST
UK-EU to hold fourth round of Brexit talks
However, European Union negotiators will be expecting more details on, for example, what payments the UK is prepared to make as it departs, informed sources told the BBC.
Sep 25, 2017, 13:33 PM IST
