The British government acquired 58 percent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) after investors shunned a rescue plan. The second largest bank of Britain, RBS had suffered losses of 692 million pounds for the first half of this year. The credit crunch had badly affected the financial health of the ...

A lady surgeon of Britain has planned to set up the world’s costliest kennel with 250,000 pounds ($380,000). The lady will build the high-cost dog house at her private house near Cirencester in Gloustershire for a pair of pet Great Danes. The expensive kennel will be built from materials like ...

The government of Britain has announced to increase the marriage-visa age from 18 to 21 years. The new norm will be operational from November 27, 2008. According to the foreign ministry of Britain, both husband and wife will have to attain the age of 21 years in order to get a marriage visa of that ...

The University of Cambridge has announced the retirement of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking from teaching. Hawking suffers from a motor neuron disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that has left him almost paralysed. He will hand over the Lucasian Chair of Mathematics to a ...

In order to rescue its banks from financial crisis, Britain has decided to announce monetary package for them on October, 8 2008. This decision was taken at a meeting among Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the heads of Britain's central bank and financial regulator in Downing Street. Talking to ...

Leading financial service provider Barclays announced on September 19, 2008 to financially support this year's London Diwali festivities. The celebrations for Diwali will take place in London's Trafalgar square. The Diwali event which is organized by London Mayor and London Diwali Committee will be ...

With a batch of 30 students, Britain's first Hindu school began its operations in London on September 15, 2008. Named Krishna Avanti Voluntary Aided Primary School, the school has been set up in one of most thickly populated Hindu areas 'Edgeware' in North London. According to reports, the classes ...

Kalpreet Kau Aulakh, who is a 16-year-old teenager of Indian origin, has been chosen for the Diana Award in recognition of her ‘voluntary and selfless work’ within the community of Leicester. Leicester, a British town, houses substantial number of Indians. It is Manjula Sood, the Lord ...

NRI Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, who is the richest man in UK, has just bought his third property for 70 million pounds on London's most expensive street, Kensington Palace Gardens. The Mittals own 44 per cent of steel giant ArcelorMittal and already have two substantial sized homes on the street ...

The assistance of Indian billionaires such as steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and Tata chief Ratan Tata has been sought by UK’s Prince Charles to care for the environment, the historic monuments and provide support to the unemployed youth in India. The richest of the rich Indians have been ...

The Great Britain is set to open its first fully state-funded Hindu school from the month of September this year. The Bhoomi pujan, traditional foundation laying ceremony was held recently amid beating of drums and chanting of Vedic hymns, to mark the beginning of its construction. The school named ...

For six long years, Mayfair based Virendra Rastogi succeeded in portraying himself as the extremely successful and upright chief executive of a multi-billion pound worth metal trading firm. Life during this span was just perfect for Rastogi with offices located just a short chauffeur-driven drive ...

Heir to the British throne Prince William is to join Royal Navy in the Caribbean for two months mission. Prince William will join patrols searching for drug runners in Caribbean waters aboard the frigate HMS Iron Duke, the British media reported late on Saturday. The crown prince will also be ...

In order to highlight the plight of Tibet and keep it in the international limelight ahead of the August Beijing Olympics, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is due to arrive in London. His London visit will mark the initiation of a 10-day long visit to the United Kingdom. While here, the ...

In an interview to a British channel, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has strongly condemned the military junta of Burma for not allowing international aid to reach the survivors of the disastrous cyclone Nargis. The British Prime Minister accused the authorities in Rangoon of standing in the way of ...

Manjula Sood, who has been a teacher and councilor for several decades, will now hold the office of Lord Mayor of Leicester City for one year. Till now she was the High Bailiff of Leicester. She is the first Asian woman to have taken the post of Lord Mayor. Each year, the longest serving city ...

As per the reports published by a leading daily, the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has declined to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama at the 10 Downing street in order to avoid altercation with China. Dalai Lama, instead, will be received by the British PM at the Lambeth Palace, ...

Boris Johnson swept the polls for London’s Mayoral elections on Friday, May 2, 2008 to become the Mayor of London. Boris defeated Ken Livingstone, who had been reigning at the City Hall from past eight years. Johnson is already a household name in the city of London and is pretty famous for ...

An auction of the Indian Modern Art painting at Sotheby\'s London has brought in 4.28 million dollars. The artist of the painting was Francis Newton Souza. Seven bidders competed for the painting which bore the name ‘The Red Road’. Finally the painting was sold to a client over the ...

On Wednesday, Britain\'s highest court, The House of Lords ruled in favor of thousands of Indian Doctors. It said that the government dictation to make the exhibitive changes to their work status in Britain was improper. This decision follows a move by the British Department of Health which earlier ...

Heir to the British throne, Prince William paid a secret visit to Afghanistan to meet frontline British troops. The 25 year old Prince’s office also revealed that he flew a military transport plane for part of the journey to Kandahar. He piloted a C-17 military transport aircraft during part ...

Prince Harry will be one among the 160 soldiers who will be getting a medal for their services in Afghanistan. The troops will be honored for their role in fighting against Taliban. The award ceremony will be held in Windsor on May 5, 2008. He will be awarded with the Afghanistan Medal by his aunt, ...

London-based NRI, Lakshmi Niwas Mittal has been listed as Britain\'s richest resident for the fourth consecutive year by a leading media house. As per The Sunday Times Rich List 2008 published on Sunday 27 April, the 57-year-old Lakshmi Niwas Mittal and his family\'s total wealth is worth an ...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has asked India to join \'New Global Deal\' for removing poverty and disease from the world. Brown also said that both the countries should actively take part in rebuilding international institutions like the United Nations and G-8. Brown also said that in the ...

According to the report of the Business and Enterprise Committee, British MPs want the Labor government to have \'Special Relationship\' with India similar to that of the USA. The report is titled \'Waking up to India: Developments in UK-India Economic Relations\'.
 
The reports said that ...

A statement issued by Britain’s Defence Ministry recently revealed that Prince William had landed an air force chopper in the home premises of his girlfriend’s parents. This incident, which was stated to have occurred on 3 April, was criticized by the British media widely. It condemned ...