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Scottish government sketches ‘transition plan’ to independence

February 14, 2013

The government of Scotland has outlined a transition plan to independence in case the people of the country give "Yes" vote in the autumn 2014 referendum in which the people will be asked whether Scotland should be an independent nation ..

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Britain confers new powers to regulators to break up banks

February 11, 2013

The UK government has given new powers to regulators which can now break up banks if they fail to protect their retail operations from their riskier investment arms. The government is cautious keeping in mind the happenings of past when ..

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Britain vulnerable to ‘triple-dip’ recession

January 30, 2013

With the shriveling of Britain’s economy shrank by 0.3% in the final quarter of 2012 and 0% growth in its GDP for the year as a whole, the country is facing an elevated risk of  a “triple dip” recession. UK ..

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British PM pledges referendum on EU membership if re-elected

January 26, 2013

British people may have a choice of opting out of European Union or staying with it, as promised by British Prime Minister David Cameron. He has pledged to hold a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union if his ..

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Argentina asks UK to relinquish Falkland Islands, UK rebuffs

January 6, 2013

Argentina has restated its claim over Falkland Islands and has called on  Britain to renounce its control over the islands. It accused UK of taking part in an act of "blatant colonialism" in claiming the archipelago. What is the issue?

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Tony Greig, former England cricket captain and commentator passed away

January 1, 2013

Former England captain and cricket commentator Anthony William "Tony" Greig (66) passed away. Greig played 58 tests for England and scored 3,599 runs at an average of 40.43 and took 141 wickets at 32.20. Tony Greig was an England Test ..

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Queen Elizabeth-II creates history by attending cabinet meeting

December 23, 2012

Queen Elizabeth-II became the first peacetime British ruler since 1781 to attend a cabinet meeting. This was the first time a monarch had attended a cabinet meeting since George III did so. George I abandoned chairing cabinet in 1717. Britain ..

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Marks & Spencer incorporates anti-bribery clause in Indian contracts

December 20, 2012

As British retail giant “Marks & Spencer (M&S)” is considering its expansion plans in India, it has added strict anti-bribery clauses in India contracts. The move comes at a time when the government has began investigation into bribery allegations against ..

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British Army’s first Sikh soldier faces racial remarks by his collegues

December 3, 2012

The British Army’s first Sikh soldier Guardsman Jatinderpal Singh Bhullar, who joined Scots guard this year, went through racial abuse from his colleagues over his headgear and his refusal to cut hair and his beard. Breaking an old tradition, British ..

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8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism held in New Delhi

November 29, 2012

The 8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism was held in New Delhi. Both India and UK shared their respective threat assessments and informed each other of the measures taken by their governments in order ..

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