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Brit couple arrested for having sex on Virgin train! - 11 Nov 2008
London, Nov 11 (ANI): A British couple has been arrested for allegedly having sex on a crowded Virgin train. The randy pair was "going at it like... allegedly performed a sex act on businessman Gregory Sim, 49 on a daytime Virgin

Scientists gather in Galapagos Islands to discuss evolution - 04 Jun 2013
and Europe gathered in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands to discuss evolution in the place that inspired 19th-century British naturalist Charles Darwin to develop his theory... capital.The Galapagos Islands are located about 1,000 km west of the coast

Virgin, 105, says celibacy is the key to long life - 10 Oct 2008
London, Oct 10 (IANS) A British woman who will celebrate her 105th birthday Saturday said that her celibate life has been the key to her longevity. Clara... settling in the southwest British county of Cornwall some 40 years ago, said she

Mills getting private business lessons from Branson - 01 Jan 2008
at Necker Island, Branson's British Virgin Islands retreat.  She is also said...London, July 28 (ANI): Heather Mills is taking private coaching from Virgin tycoon Sir Richard Branson, as part of her preparation for her appearance

Branson's paradise island only place for Heather Mills to 'escape the hate' - 01 Jan 2008
paradise in the British Virgin Islands, in order to "escape the hate". And she...London, Sept 12 (ANI): Heather Mills is seeking help from Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson in a bid to escape the 'hate mobs' that are making her life hell

Quake hits Philippine Islands - 09 Jun 2013
Hong Kong, June 9 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted Philippine Islands region Saturday night, the US Geological Survey said.The epicentre had a depth of 8.50 km, reports Xinhua

Adrian Lima says she's a virgin - 05 Dec 2008
London, Dec 5 (ANI): Adriana Lima, who's one of the world's best paid supermodels, insists that she is a virgin. The 27-year-old beauty, who has been a Victoria's Secret 'Angel' for eight years, is planning to marry Serbian basketball

Shark gives "virgin birth" - 11 Oct 2008
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Scientists have used DNA testing to verify that a female blacktip shark in Virginia, US, fertilized her own egg without mating with a male shark, a process which has been dubbed as "virgin birth". According

Enhanced security for Andaman and Nicobar Islands - 09 Jan 2009
New Delhi, Jan 9 (ANI): The Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration has... by Lieutenant Governor of the Islands, Lt. General (Retd) Bhopinder Singh, at the Pravasi... eco-system of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands would be preserved while taking up

Earliest settlers in the Caribbean preferred to live on smaller islands - 25 Nov 2008
in the Caribbean preferred to live on smaller islands, which challenges the assumption that large islands are more important than small ones in the history... mainland, the larger islands would have been preferred because they were more

Virgin Mary teaches Catholics decisiveness: Pope - 04 Jun 2013
Vatican City, June 4 (IANS/AKI) Catholics should emulate the Virgin Mary's ability to take decisions by trusting god, according to Pope Francis."Sometimes we know what we have to do, but we lack the courage to do it. Let us learn from Mary

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View - 24 May 2013
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Google has gathered images of the beauty and biological diversity of the Galapagos Islands for use on its Street View.The search... got 360 degree views of underwater areas around the islands that sparked

Maritime patrol near Diaoyu Islands irreproachable: China - 09 Dec 2008
entering the waters near the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea, saying...;'The Diaoyu Islands and adjacent islets are Chinese territories since ancient times... ships in the seas near the disputed islands Monday.    The islands

Virgin Mobile slashes long distance rates to 50 paise - 14 Oct 2008
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Telecom operator Virgin Mobile Tuesday slashed long distance call rates to 50 paise per minute. With this offer, Virgin mobile...,' Virgin Mobile India CEO M.A. Madhusudan said.  'We launched

Virgin Mary tattoo on man's back sells for $257,880! - 01 Jan 2008
Melbourne, Sept 2 (ANI): In a bizarre art deal, a man fetched a whopping 257,880 dollars by selling an elaborate Virgin Mary tattoo on his back to a German collector, with the understanding it can be exhibited three times in a year. 

Study sheds new light on extinction rates of species on islands - 01 Jan 2008
on the subject of extinction rates of species on islands, suggesting that diversity among animals on islands is on the rise. It's no secret that humans are having... decided to test that theory by studying the world's far-flung islands. 

Woman wishes to stay in Britain to avoid becoming 14th virgin queen of Swaziland - 20 May 2013
London, May 20 (ANI): A woman is seeking asylum in Britain to avoid becoming the 14th virgin queen of the randy King of Swaziland.Tintswalo Ngobeni, 22, has shunned the advances of King Mswati III and fled to Britain, the Daily Star

UNESCO declares Nicobar Islands world biosphere reserve - 31 May 2013
London, May 31 (ANI): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has declared and designated the Nicobar Islands in India as a world biosphere reserve under its Man and the Biosphere Programme.Member

Virgin Galactic denies reports of problems with space tourism project - 09 Jan 2009
London, Jan 9 (ANI): Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic company has denied... with its rudder. Branson had unveiled the Virgin Galactic White Knight 2... by Will Whitehorn, Virgin Galactic's president.  "There are no issues we know

State social welfare board chairpersons to meet in Andaman islands - 15 May 2013
Andaman and Nicobar, May 15 (ANI): A two-day conference of State Social Welfare Board Chairpersons begins today in the Andaman and Nicobar islands. Lt Governor... this morning. This is the first time that such a conference is being held in the islands

Virgin Mary's likeness appears on bark of suburban Scarborough tree! - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug 28 (ANI): An uncanny likeness of the Virgin Mary formed... from God, she said that the Virgin Mary image was just the scarring from a limb... hundreds of "sightings" of the Virgin Mary down the centuries, but recent years

Virgin Mary's likeness appears on bark of suburban Scarborough tree! - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug 28 (ANI): An uncanny likeness of the Virgin Mary ormed... that it was a sign from God, she said hat the Virgin Mary image was just...;There have been hundreds of "sightings" of the Virgin Mary down he centuries

British Telecom sheds 10,000 jobs as recession bites - 13 Nov 2008
by major British firms in the last fortnight, including Virgin Media, which shed 2,200...London, Nov 13 (DPA) British Telecom (BT) said Thursday that it would cut 10,000 jobs in the current financial year, as part of an ongoing efficiency programme

Britney Spears gives up Virgin Mary role in new film - 08 Nov 2008
Washington, Nov 8 (ANI): Pop princess Britney Spears has given up the role of Virgin Mary in the new movie 'Sweet Baby Jesus', and she may now be writing... the then chaotic Spears as the Virgin Mary had been made by French film Producer Philippe

French court refuses to annul Muslim's marriage to non-virgin wife - 18 Nov 2008
Sydney, Nov 18 (ANI): A French appeal court has refused to annul the marriage of a Muslim couple after the husband discovered his bride was not a virgin... the annulment after realising his bride was not a virgin on the night

Richard Branson's doctor daughter saves heart patient on flight - 22 Dec 2008
London, Dec 22 (ANI): Virgin chairman Sir Richard Branson might be beaming... to save the life of one of our passengers," British tabloid The Sun quoted Virgin tycoon Sir Richard as saying. A Virgin Atlantic spokesman said

Now, Chinese videogame that lets players fight Japanese over disputed Senkaku islands - 07 Jun 2013
letting players decide the Senkaku islands issue- with force. The Global Times launched the game called 'Recover the Diaoyu Islands', which controls People's... determination to protect the Diaoyu Islands is unwavering!Victory is achieved when players

Peruvian 'Virgin Mary' gives birth to Jesus on Christmas Day - 27 Dec 2008
London, December 27 (ANI): This is what may be called a pure coincidence-a Peruvian woman called Virgen Maria, closely resembling "Virgin Mary", gave birth to a baby boy on Christmas Day and named him Jesus.  The 20-year-old woman

Virgin Galactic 'mothership' to take first flight in two weeks - 14 Dec 2008
London, Dec 14 (ANI): Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo is set to take its first flight in the next two weeks, and could become the first privately owned... at Scaled Composites in Mojave, California, is now ready to take off, says Virgin

British war hero jailed for killing Bangladeshi waiter - 17 Oct 2008
Glasgow, Oct 17 (IANS) A British war hero was jailed for life Friday... town on the remote Orkney group of islands off the northern coast of Britain... on the Orkney Islands.   Ross's father Eddie, a policeman who had

Powerful quake jolts remote islands off New Zealand - 09 Dec 2008
Wellington, Dec 9 (Xinhua) A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted New Zealand's remote areas of Kermadec Islands in the Pacific Ocean... in the Kermadec islands area, which is part of the 'Ring of Fire,' where the Pacific

Invasive plant species predate humans' arrival on Galapagos Islands - 01 Jan 2008
on the Galapagos Islands, which were thought to be invasive species brought...;The islands' 825 introduced species outnumber the 552 plants that are native to the islands. There are also 62 plant species classified as "doubtful natives

Arctic ice shelf splits, creating two huge ice islands - 01 Jan 2008
London, July 31 (ANI): Canadian scientists have revealed that part of the Arctic ice shelf has sheared off, creating two huge ice islands, all thanks to global... islands. According to a report in the Telegraph, together the two islands cover

British commuter trains to get closer to can of sardines - 16 Oct 2008
London, Oct 16 (IANS) British commuter trains may soon resemble Mumbai's overcrowded suburban services, if new passenger capacity rules are any indication... steeply to keep the crowds in trains manageable.   For example, Virgin

'Four Weddings and a Funeral' voted 'Best British Movie' of all time - 01 Jan 2008
London, June 30 (ANI): Hit comedy 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' has been voted the 'Best British Movie' in an Internet poll.  The 1994 film narrowly... by Onepoll.com for Virgin Media.  Sir Anthony Hopkins shared the title

Climate change leading to increase in tiger attacks in Sundarban islands - 22 Oct 2008
attacks on people is growing in India's Sundarban islands as habitat loss... with Bangladesh, is dotted with hundreds of small islands criss-crossed... their prey migrated," he added. But as sea levels rise, two islands have

Darwin missed rare pink Iguana species on Galapagos Islands - 06 Jan 2009
London, Jan 6 (ANI): New genetic analysis by scientists has revealed that a long-overlooked pink iguana on the Galapagos Islands is a species in its own right... diversification on the islands. Though it has only recently been discovered, Gentile

Jordin Sparks pleased with virgin pledge but finds being role model difficult - 25 Nov 2008
Washington, Nov 25 (ANI): American pop/R andB singer Jordin Sparks has no qualms about making a pledge to stay a virgin until her wedding night, but she does find being considered a role model a little daunting. Sparks, 18, was very

Vatican banking on sari-clad Virgin Mary in 'Indian' Bible to draw in converts - 01 Jan 2008
London, July 26 (ANI): With the picture of a sari-clad Virgin Mary and a loincloth and turban-clad Joseph in the first "Indianised" Bible, the Vatican is hoping to attract more people into turning to the Catholic church in India

British Airways staff slam 'smelly and annoying' passengers on Facebook - 03 Nov 2008
London, November 3 (ANI): British Airways staff have launched a scathing attack on passengers, whom they have branded "smelly and annoying" on a Facebook page... 13 Virgin Atlantic staff were sacked after describing their passengers as "Chavs

Japanese official denies Jingping called disputed Senkaku islands 'core interest of China' - 13 Jun 2013
the Senkaku islands 'a core interest' of China in his informal summit with U.S.... Senkaku Islands are held by Japan, but claimed by China and Taiwan. They have been... the Senkaku Islands as a core interest of the country, causing a stir in Japan

UNESCO inscribes East Rennell of Solomon Islands on list of world heritage in danger - 18 Jun 2013
Beijing, June 18 (Xinhua-ANI): The world heritage site of East Rennell has been inscribed on the list of world heritage in danger due to logging that is affecting the ecosystem of the Solomon Islands' world heritage site, according

Serena Williams sparks outrage with 'drunk', 'not virgin' comments on US teenage rape victim - 19 Jun 2013
was 'drunk' and 'maybe...not a virgin'.In an excerpt from Rolling Stone magazine... said that the girl may not have been a virgin, although she admitted

Taiwanese PM suggests three-way dialogue to resolve contentious Senkaku islands spat - 07 Jun 2013
on the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.In an interview on Thursday, Ying-jeou... Islands are known as Tiaoyutai in Taiwan and Diaoyu in China, both of which claim

First comprehensive 'inventory' of life in Antarctica reveals rich biodiversity - 02 Dec 2008
"inventory" of sea and land animals around a group of Antarctic islands, which has....  The team of scientists that carried out the study was from the British... the land, sea and shores of the South Orkney Islands, near the tip of the Antarctic

Indian Ocean islanders lose bid to return home - 22 Oct 2008
of the islands, but not Diego Garcia. But in 2004 the British government used... Islands after being expelled some 40 years ago for strategic reasons. The House of Lords, by a 3-2 verdict, upheld a last-ditch attempt by the British government

Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom mix work with pleasure - 15 Dec 2008
to the Rosewood Little Dix Bay resort on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands, reports

Australian scientist plans to reveal, rewrite history behind ancient coins discovery - 19 May 2013
to the Wessel islands in July and will revisit the location where five coins... it 'terra nullius' and claimed it for the British throne in, The Age reports.McIntosh... a handful of coins in the sand during his stay at one of the islands and in 1979 he

Japan, China agreed to shelve Senkaku islands row in 1970s, says former Japanese minister - 05 Jun 2013
Tokyo, June 5 (ANI): Japan and China had agreed to shelve the territory row over Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea when the two countries normalized relations in the early 1970s, a former Japanese minister has said.Japan's former chief

Indian diaspora's painful past on a beautiful island - 29 May 2013
Pointe-a-Pitre (Guadeloupe), May 29 (IANS) They came from distant India to verdant Gudaeloupe, a group of French islands in the French West Indies, with dreams... two years ago.Before that "for more than 157 years, the government of British

British share Tibet's 'frustration' - 25 Nov 2008
movement in failing to make headway in autonomy talks with China, a British...;'The British government shares their frustration that it has not yet been...; British Foreign Minister David Miliband, in a parliamentary statement Oct 29

British children being demonised - 17 Nov 2008
London, Nov 17 (IANS) A third of adults think British children behave like animals, revealing a perception that experts say is at odds with reality. ... before. The British public overestimates, by a factor of four, the amount

British economy shrinks - 24 Oct 2008
London, Oct 24 (DPA) The British economy has shrunk for the first time in 16 years, dropping 0.5 percent in the July-September quarter, the Office for National Statistics reported Friday. The figures confirmed predictions that Britain

The British tortured Obama's grandfather - 03 Dec 2008
how his grandfather was imprisoned and brutally tortured by the British during... movement while working as a cook for a British army officer after the war.  ... permanently scarred, and bitterly anti-British.  "That was the time we realized

British singers found coalition - 01 Jan 2008
London, Oct 4 (DPA) British music stars Robbie Williams, Radiohead, Kate Nash, The Verve and the Kaiser Chiefs are among those that founded a coalition Saturday to assert performers' rights with their record labels. More than 60 bands

British singers found coalition - 06 Oct 2008
London, Oct 4 (DPA) British music stars Robbie Williams, Radiohead, Kate Nash, The Verve and the Kaiser Chiefs are among those that founded a coalition Saturday to assert performers' rights with their record labels. More than 60 bands

Four British soldiers killed in Afghanistan - 13 Dec 2008
London, Dec 13 (Xinhua) Four British soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in two... of the British Royal Marines was killed when his vehicle drove over a roadside bomb... and their families have been informed.  There are about 8,000 British

Disabled athlete drowns in swim race - 29 May 2013
George Town (Cayman Islands), May 29 (IANS/CMC) Cayman Islands police say a member of Uruguay's Special Olympics swim team has apparently drowned during a competition in the waters off a popular beach.A police statement identifies the dead

British retail sales go up - 04 Jun 2013
London, June 4 (IANS) British retail sales increased by 3.4 percent in May thanks to the promotion strategy the retailers took, said a research report jointly released by British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the accounting firm KPMG

Spanish, British journalists abducted in Somalia - 27 Nov 2008
Mogadishu, Nov 27 (IANS) A Spanish photographer and a British journalist along with their two translators have been kidnapped in the Somali port of Bosasso... the name of the British journalist, who apparently works for London's Daily Telegraph

Hollande, Cameron condemn murder of British soldier - 23 May 2013
Beijing, May 23 (Xinhua-ANI): French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday condemned the assassination of a British... to be a British soldier, was killed by two attackers near the Royal Artillery

British troops to leave Iraq 'by July' - 17 Dec 2008
Baghdad, Dec.17 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Iraqi... allowing British troops to remain in the country until the end of July. Their current United Nations mandate expires at the end of the month.  British

Britney to perform for British 'The X-Factor' - 01 Jan 2008
London, September 18 (ANI): Pop diva Britney Spears will soon be performing her comeback single 'Womanizer' for the British reality show, The X Factor. Her participation in the show has been seen as part of her successful comeback

British Jaguar sedans recalled in China - 05 Jan 2009
Beijing, Jan.5 (ANI): British luxury saloon maker Jaguar will recall 87 sedans in China after receiving complaints of warning system flaws. China's quality supervisor claimed on Sunday that speakers on the Jaguar XF units often fail

British playwright Harold Pinter is dead - 25 Dec 2008
London, Dec 25 (DPA) Leading British post-war playwright Harold Pinter has died, aged 78, his wife said Thursday. The Nobel laureate had been ill... and was a vociferous critic of US and British foreign policy, voicing opposition

British monuments on display in watercolours at Kolkata - 17 Jun 2013
that began at the iconic British-era Victoria Memorial here Monday.City-based artist... trend - Indian artist painting British monuments," Mukerji told IANS.According

Taliban can't be defeated: British commander - 06 Oct 2008
London, Oct 5 (IANS) The senior-most British army commander in Afghanistan says... to the British Ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles.   ... be 'governed by an acceptable dictator'.   But British Foreign Minister David

Indian summer of art at British Museum - 05 Dec 2008
London, Dec 5 (IANS) The British Museum will showcase Indian art and culture next summer to celebrate the country's emergence as an 'emerging superpower'. The six-month extravaganza beginning next May is called Indian Summer

'Controversial MP to be British immigration minister' - 06 Oct 2008
London, Oct 5 (IANS) A controversial British MP who has been involved in rows over Muslim issues is set to become Britain's immigration minister, according...;However, Woolas is also Britain's most vocal critic of the racist British National

British Army to recruit Caribbean youngsters - 01 Jan 2008
London, July 21 (ANI): The over-stretched and under-manned British Army is all set to spread its wings to enrol more Caribbean youngsters.  Now chiefs are planning to send recruiters to Jamaica for new talent. They want other

British aid worker killed in Afghanistan - 20 Oct 2008
Kabul, Oct 20 (DPA) Taliban fighters killed a British woman aid worker... in Afghanistan.   But the British embassy in Kabul later said that one... are dealing with the death of a British national,' an embassy spokesperson said

The Queen congratulates British team for Olympic glory - 01 Jan 2008
to the British competitors for their success at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Her Majesty said that she had followed the endeavours of the British...".  "The golden triumphs of the present British team can only serve as further

'British bomber was moulded by Pakistani extremists' - 16 Oct 2008
London, Oct 16 (IANS) Shadowy Pakistan-based extremists have been blamed for an attempted suicide bombing by a white British Muslim in the southern English..., pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of attempted murder.   British

'Racism would stop a British Obama' - 08 Nov 2008
London, Nov 8 (IANS) A British Barack Obama wouldn't have made it as prime minister because of institutional racism, the head of Britain's apex race body said... in the United States. If you asked British voters whether you could have a Muslim prime

'British PM should have travelled to BBC studio' - 05 Jan 2009
London, Jan 5 (IANS) The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been criticised after interviewing the British prime minister in his home rather than... of 'cosying up' to the British premier by moving the entire programme to No. 10 Downing

British citizenship for just 200 pounds - 01 Jan 2008
London, July 21 (ANI): Illegal immigrants might soon get British citizenship by just paying 200 pounds, if a bizarre policy of the Liberal Democrats is made into a law. According to a party think-tank, the country's half-a-million

4,500 British soldiers made redundant - 18 Jun 2013
London, June 18 (IANS) In what is being termed as the biggest single cut to the size of the British army, 4,480 soldiers have been handed redundancy notices after they applied for it, a media report said Tuesday.The number of personnel

British Airways in merger talks with Qantas - 03 Dec 2008
London, Dec 3 (IANS) In a bid to tackle the global credit crunch, British Airways (BA) is in merger talks with major international carriers, Australia's Qantas... of two flag-carriers from different jurisdictions.  The British carrier

Links between Mumbai attackers and British individuals: MI5 chief - 07 Jan 2009
London, Jan 7 (IANS) There were indirect links between Mumbai attack terrorists and British individuals, chief of the British intelligence agency MI5 said here Wednesday.   

British companies profiting from abuse: Report - 05 Dec 2008
London, Dec 5 (IANS) A British charity says the country's top retailers... for a government legislation 'to stop British companies profiting from abuse'. ... clothes to top British retailers, Primark, Tesco and Asda. Their report says

British movie star threatens to take Indian citizenship - 20 Nov 2008
London, Nov 20 (IANS) Top British screen actress Joanna Lumley Thursday said she will renounce her British citizenship and apply for Indian nationality if her... after handing over to the British prime minister's office a petition

Goa Police unaware of British Princess's presence in state - 09 Dec 2008
Panaji, Dec 9 (IANS) The Goa Police was unaware of the presence of British... the story based on a report in British tabloid Daily Mail. 'We were... and Sarah, Duchess of York and sixth in the line of succession to the British throne

Olive oil may help fight cancer - 18 Dec 2008
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant... for the first time that all the major complex phenols present in extra-virgin olive oil... cancer cells". Extra-virgin olive oil is the oil that results from pressing

How olive oil can help fight breast cancer - 22 Dec 2008
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant... reveal for the first time that all the major complex phenols present in extra-virgin... breast cancer cells". Extra-virgin olive oil is the oil that results from

British Asians look to India for bone marrow donors - 21 Oct 2008
London, Oct 21 (IANS) British Asian health groups are now searching for bone... difficult for British Asians suffering from leukaemia and other rare blood... Nolan Trust, a leading British bone marrow charity, has said while there are 75

British tourists advised to behave in Muslim countries - 27 Dec 2008
London, Dec 27 (IANS) British holidayers have been warned off having extra-marital sex in Muslim countries. The British foreign ministry has issued....   The advice follows the deportation of a British man and woman from

Bieber to visit space? - 08 Jun 2013
Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism programme, which begins next year.Bieber, 20... thesun.co.uk."Great to hear Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun are latest at Virgin

Daruvala wins British Karting opener - 21 May 2013
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Young racing driver Jehan Daruvala began his 2013 season in style winning the opening race of the KFJ British Karting Championship at Rowrah in Cumbria, England.The Sahara Force India Academy driver took pole

British journalist pens Lara's biography - 22 May 2013
Cambridge, May 22 (IANS/CMC) British journalist James Fuller has written a biography of former West Indies captain Brian Lara, one of the greatest cricketers of all time.Fuller, also a keen cricketer who played at domestic level for 20

Bihar to improve governance with British help - 15 Nov 2008
Patna, Nov 15 (IANS) A five-year programme to reform governance in Bihar, with support from the British government's Department For International Development (DFID), will be launched next week. Britain's Secretary of State

British siblings in Bihar in search of roots - 11 Jan 2009
Patna, Jan 11 (IANS) A British brother and sister are in Bihar in search of their roots. They are trying to find places visited by their great grandfather who worked for the East India Company and also trace their other siblings in India

Katie Price becomes the face of British equestrianism - 01 Jan 2008
London, Sept 4 (ANI): Leaving behind all barriers of the British class system, glamour model Katie Price a.k.a Jordan has now become the face of Hoof, a campaign run by the British Equestrian Federation. At the Burghley horse trials

Russia accuses senior British diplomat of spying - 01 Jan 2008
British diplomat of being a spy, igniting a new spying row with London.  ... president, Vladimir Putin.  Russian media reports alleged that a British diplomat... and industry in Moscow, was in fact working for British intelligence services. 

Brown tours British recession hotspots, travels by train - 07 Jan 2009
London, Jan 7 (IANS) British premier Gordon Brown Wednesday began a three-day tour of British recession hotspots in a bid to boost morale that has been hit by growing joblessness. The tour began with a visit to the East Midlands

Kate Winslet expecting third child - 05 Jun 2013
Los Angeles, June 5 (IANS/EFE) British actress Kate Winslet, the star... changed his name, and who is the nephew of British mogul Richard Branson, the head of Virgin Group - married in a private New York ceremony in December 2012.The

British author Tom Sharpe dies - 07 Jun 2013
Barcelona, June 7 (IANS/EFE) British author Tom Sharpe, a critically acclaimed writer of comic fiction, died early Thursday at his home in the Spanish coastal town of Llafranc, a spokesperson for Spanish publishing group Anagrama told EFE

British Army takes up Kabaddi to beat Indians - 02 Jan 2009
London, Jan 2 (ANI): The British Army has taken up the ancient Indian sport... in Britain, Kabaddi has been such a hit, that the British Army's new team recently gave their Indian counterpart a run for its money.  Now, the British Army

British forces to quit Iraq by next summer: Brown - 17 Dec 2008
London/Baghdad, Dec 17 (DPA) British forces will leave Iraq by mid-2009, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said during a surprise visit to Baghdad Wednesday. He... of the 4,000 British troops would have 'completed their tasks' in the first half

British soldier in Afghanistan charged with spying for Iran - 14 Oct 2008
London, Oct 14 (IANS) An Iranian-born British soldier who was working... felt he was being discriminated against on racial ground, a British court has... to Britain in his childhood and became a British citizen in 1986, keeping his Iranian

Quake of slight intensity rocks Andaman Island - 01 Jan 2008
Port Blair (Andaman Islands), Oct 4 (ANI): A moderate intensity quake measuring 5.5 on Richter Scale rocked Andaman Island early this morning.  According to the met department, the epicentre of the quake was located at a latitude