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Envoy To India Philip Barton Promoted As UK Foreign Office Minister
British High Commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton has been promoted as a minister in the newly formed Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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Top British Diplomat Calls Golden Temple A "Mosque", Apologises For Gaffe
A top British diplomat has called the Golden Temple a mosque following which he apologised for the gaffe amid protests by the Sikh community. Simon McDonald, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, referred to the Golden Temple in Amritsar as the "Golden Mosque" in a tweet on Monday.
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UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Renounces US Citizenship
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who was born in New York, has renounced his US citizenship, a United States Treasury Department document said on Wednesday.
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Indian-Origin MP Bags Junior Minister Post Under New UK Prime Minister
British lawmaker Alok Sharma has been named Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), becoming the second Indian- origin minister in Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet.
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We Will Open More Doors of Cooperation: PM Modi at UK Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the British Parliament. Earlier during the day, Prime Minister Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron addressed a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
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India a Vibrant Democracy, Committed to Protecting Every Citizen's Freedom: PM Modi in UK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron are addressing a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Earlier, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with Mr Cameron at 10 Downing Street.
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Opinion: Forget Reparations, Britain, Release The Files
The issue here is not just poor cataloguing or preservation, but the will of functionaries and politicians to open up records to scrutiny and judgement.
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Sikhs Protest in London Over 'Political Prisoners' in India
Hundreds of Sikhs from across the UK today protested in Parliament Square here to seek answers from the British government over the release of what they described as political prisoners in India.
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British Gay Woman in Legal Fight to Settle in Hong Kong
A gay British woman Thursday launched a challenge against the Hong Kong government's refusal to grant her a visa to live in the territory with her partner, calling the decision "discriminatory".
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Map to Show Climate Change Impact
A new map developed by climatologists shows that climate change will impact the whole planet by the end of this century, if carbon emissions continue to increase.
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UK tracks British Indian boy's murder in Indore
The United Kingdom''s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said it is in contact with Indore police regarding the kidnap and murder of an eight-year-old British Indian boy.
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British travel advisory on theft, drugs in Goa
A British travel advisory has identified the Goan beach villages of Calangute and Candolim as hubs of theft and bag-snatching gangs. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advisory, updated on June 13, has cautioned travellers from Britain to be "particularly careful" in order to ward off bag snatchers, who often strike in the Candolim and Calangute b...
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Envoy To India Philip Barton Promoted As UK Foreign Office Minister
British High Commissioner to India Sir Philip Barton has been promoted as a minister in the newly formed Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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Top British Diplomat Calls Golden Temple A "Mosque", Apologises For Gaffe
A top British diplomat has called the Golden Temple a mosque following which he apologised for the gaffe amid protests by the Sikh community. Simon McDonald, Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, referred to the Golden Temple in Amritsar as the "Golden Mosque" in a tweet on Monday.
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UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson Renounces US Citizenship
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who was born in New York, has renounced his US citizenship, a United States Treasury Department document said on Wednesday.
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Indian-Origin MP Bags Junior Minister Post Under New UK Prime Minister
British lawmaker Alok Sharma has been named Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), becoming the second Indian- origin minister in Prime Minister Theresa May's Cabinet.
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We Will Open More Doors of Cooperation: PM Modi at UK Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the British Parliament. Earlier during the day, Prime Minister Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron addressed a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
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India a Vibrant Democracy, Committed to Protecting Every Citizen's Freedom: PM Modi in UK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his UK counterpart David Cameron are addressing a joint press conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Earlier, Prime Minister Modi held bilateral talks with Mr Cameron at 10 Downing Street.
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Opinion: Forget Reparations, Britain, Release The Files
The issue here is not just poor cataloguing or preservation, but the will of functionaries and politicians to open up records to scrutiny and judgement.
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Sikhs Protest in London Over 'Political Prisoners' in India
Hundreds of Sikhs from across the UK today protested in Parliament Square here to seek answers from the British government over the release of what they described as political prisoners in India.
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British Gay Woman in Legal Fight to Settle in Hong Kong
A gay British woman Thursday launched a challenge against the Hong Kong government's refusal to grant her a visa to live in the territory with her partner, calling the decision "discriminatory".
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Map to Show Climate Change Impact
A new map developed by climatologists shows that climate change will impact the whole planet by the end of this century, if carbon emissions continue to increase.
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UK tracks British Indian boy's murder in Indore
The United Kingdom''s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said it is in contact with Indore police regarding the kidnap and murder of an eight-year-old British Indian boy.
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British travel advisory on theft, drugs in Goa
A British travel advisory has identified the Goan beach villages of Calangute and Candolim as hubs of theft and bag-snatching gangs. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advisory, updated on June 13, has cautioned travellers from Britain to be "particularly careful" in order to ward off bag snatchers, who often strike in the Candolim and Calangute b...
