Nawaz Sharif returns to Pak to face charges in Panama Papers scandal
Sharif, 67, decided to return after consultations with senior party leaders including his younger brother and Punjab province Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in London, party officials said.
Sep 25, 2017, 11:08 AM IST
Theresa May's top ministers plotted to oust her: Book
It claims that a "triumvirate" plan was hatched under which Johnson would lead the UK as the new Prime Minister, Brexit Secretary Davis would handle EU withdrawal and Hammond would run the country's finances.
Sep 24, 2017, 17:22 PM IST
Kulsoom Nawaz undergoes 3rd comprehensive cancer surgery in UK
Kulsoom last Sunday won Lahore's NA-120 seat which was seen as referendum on the disqualification of Sharif by the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case.
Sep 21, 2017, 17:51 PM IST
'Detained Indian ship in UK to be sold over unpaid wages'
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) believes that the crew, still aboard the vessel 'Malaviya Seven', are now owed more than 600,000 pounds (USD 803,760).
Sep 15, 2017, 00:09 AM IST
UK military, community leaders remember martyred Sikh soldiers on 120th anniversary of Battle of Saragarhi
Senior representatives of the Armed Forces, the British Armed Forces Sikh Association, and the Lord Lieutenant also laid a wreath at the memorial.
Sep 14, 2017, 11:53 AM IST
Greeks built sacred sites on earthquake fault lines: Study
According to Iain Stewart from the University of Plymouth in the UK, fault lines created by seismic activity in the Aegean region may have caused areas to be afforded special cultural status.
Sep 13, 2017, 14:58 PM IST
Cambridge University may scrap written exams due to bad handwriting
The move would see an end to more than 800 years of tradition after students increasingly chose to use laptops to take down lecture notes.
Sep 10, 2017, 16:39 PM IST
UK declares emergency in storm-hit Virgin Islands, sends aid
A military ship is also nearby offering assistance, while another laden with more aid has been diverted from the Mediterranean.
Sep 08, 2017, 19:18 PM IST
UK police arrest four, including soldiers, over suspected far-right terrorism
The neo-Nazi organisation became the first far-right group to be outlawed in Britain last year after the murder of member of Parliament Jo Cox, whose killing the group had praised.
Sep 05, 2017, 17:52 PM IST
UK Parliament corridors to get CCTV cameras for security
Both the House of Commons and Lords Speakers have signed off on the installation of the security cameras in all areas of the Palace of Westminster that can be accessed by visitors.
Sep 03, 2017, 18:54 PM IST
UK calls on Aung San Suu Kyi to curb Rohingya violence
The UK government has joined the international community to increase pressure on Myanmar to tackle the violence against Rohingya Muslims, warning that the treatment of the Rohingya is besmirching the reputation of the country.
Sep 03, 2017, 18:46 PM IST
Indian-origin doctor appears in UK court over 118 sexual offences
Manish Shah, from Romford area of London, had been charged with 65 counts of assault by penetration and 52 allegations of sexual assault by Scotland Yard earlier this month.
Aug 31, 2017, 20:13 PM IST
UK opposition Labour backs soft Brexit, putting pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May
Labour wanted to avoid a damaging "cliff edge" for the economy from an abrupt separation in less than two years.
Aug 28, 2017, 09:40 AM IST
Fugitive Thai ex-PM Yingluck in Dubai, aiming for UK: Junta source
Yingluck, 50, was due on Friday morning to arrive at the Supreme Court for the ruling in her trial for criminal negligence that could have seen her jailed for 10 years.
Aug 26, 2017, 17:53 PM IST
Pakistani global drug-trafficking kingpin arrested in London
Hafeez, 58, is alleged to be the head of an organisation spanning Europe, Africa, Asia and North America, that produced and smuggled drugs including heroin, methamphetamine, or crystal meth, and ephedrine.
Aug 26, 2017, 16:18 PM IST
Number of Indian students in UK on the rise: Envoy
He added that there is no attempt from the UK government to hold back foreign students willing to pursue university education in their country.
Aug 25, 2017, 00:16 AM IST
India, China should peacefully resolve Doklam issue: British ambassador
To a question about any possible initiative by UK to resolve the long standing India-Pakistan security issue, Asquith said, "India, Pakistan — both countries are our friends. We value the relationship."
Aug 24, 2017, 20:51 PM IST
UK firefighters feel heat over piglet BBQ
Firefighters in the village of Pewsey, south-west England, were delighted to "sample the fruits of our labours" when a farmer delivered sausages made from piglets the crew had rescued from a barn fire.
Aug 24, 2017, 19:20 PM IST
Pakistan-based Nadeem Muhammad caught with pipe bomb at Manchester airport, jailed
A 43-year-old Pakistan-born man with an Italian passport has been sentenced to 18 years in prison in the UK for trying to smuggle a pipe bomb onto a plane at Manchester Airport.
Aug 24, 2017, 06:52 AM IST
UK to treat online hate crimes as seriously as offline abuse
"In recognition of the growth of hate crime perpetrated using social media, a commitment to treat online crime as seriously as offline offences, while taking into account the potential impact on the wider community as well as the victim," reads the new guidance.
Aug 21, 2017, 18:02 PM IST
