BRITAIN

Defiant Iran prepares for oil tanker to leave Gibraltar with Indian crew

9:08 pm August 18, 2019

London: An Iranian oil supertanker released from detention by Gibraltar authorities earlier this week could be ready to sail on with its Indian crew on board soon, in defiance of a US warrant after the British territory’s government said it was unable to seek a court order to detain the vessel. Grace 1, which had […]

Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report

UK’s Johnson to visit European capitals seeking Brexit breakthrough

9:06 pm August 18, 2019

London: Britain’s Boris Johnson will visit European capitals this week on his first overseas trip as prime minister, as his government said Sunday it had ordered the scrapping of the decades-old law enforcing its EU membership. Johnson will travel to Berlin on Wednesday for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and on to Paris Thursday […]

When Diana wanted to help AIDS patients in Kolkata

3:33 pm August 18, 2019

New Delhi: Princess Diana was in awe of Mother Teresa and wanted to accommodate a small number of AIDS patients in Kolkata after the legendary nun talked about it. A new book “The Journey of a Wise Man: LM Singhvi”, a pictorial biography of the statesman by his son, Abhishek Singhvi, brings to light many […]

British MPs press Johnson to recall parliament over Brexit

1:50 pm August 18, 2019

London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under pressure on Sunday to immediately recall lawmakers from their summer holiday so parliament can debate Brexit. More than 100 MPs have written to Johnson to urge him to reconvene and let them sit permanently until October 31 — the date Britain is due to leave the European […]

US, UN & EU welcome India, Pakistan ceasefire agreement

UK peer, CIA ex-director urge India, Pakistan to look beyond Kashmir

11:32 pm August 17, 2019

London: A prominent Indian-origin peer in the UK and former Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have called on India and Pakistan to look beyond Kashmir to focus on internal challenges and resume their bilateral economic ties. Lord Jitesh Gadhia and General David Petraeus have written a joint column for ‘The Daily Telegraph’, […]