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Mizoram To Get Its 1st Train Line 172 Years After Indian Railways' Launch
More than 172 years after the British introduced railways to India, Aizawl, the capital city of the northeastern state of Mizoram, is set to get this mode of transportation and will join the vast Indian railways network.
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UK Newspaper The Telegraph Set For US Ownership
British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms.
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Tether Set to Relocate Head Office to Crypto-Friendly El Salvador
Tether has decided to move its headquarters from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, The development comes after Tether recently acquired the licence of a virtual asset service provider (VASP) there.
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14-Year-Old Boy Stabbed To Death On London Bus
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death in broad daylight on a London bus on Tuesday in the latest knife-crime incident in the British capital, police said.
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Academy To Host First Overseas Ceremony To Honour Young Filmmakers
The gala on October 14 in the British capital's Leicester Square will be an international first for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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5 Points About Archibald Blair, After Whom Port Blair Was Named
Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was originally named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial naval officer.
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Philippines President Takes Helicopter To Coldplay Concert, Sparks Row
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak on social media for his use of a presidential helicopter to attend a concert by British rock band Coldplay in a province north of the capital, Manila.
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Amid War, UK PM Rishi Sunak To Visit Israel Today
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will arrive in Israel on Thursday and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, before travelling on to other regional capitals, his office said.
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"World Leaders Of Tomorrow": Rishi Sunak Meets Children In Delhi
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who arrived for his maiden India visit on Friday, shared his delight at meeting the students and staff at the British Council in the national capital, calling them "the world leaders of tomorrow".
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"Even British Didn't Arrest Over Posters": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi
A 100 years ago, even the British did not arrest anyone for putting up posters, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while addressing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) public rally at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Thursday.
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UK Artist Transforms A Dumpster Into A Little House
In order to highlight the "crazy" expense of renting a room in the British capital during a cost of living crisis, an artist constructed a home in a garbage skip in London.
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Samsung Agrees to Pay $150 Million to Settle Patent Lawsuits Over LED Technology
Samsung Electronics has agreed to pay $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,237 crore) to British nanotechnology company Nanoco Technologies to settle patent lawsuits over technology used in Samsung's LED televisions. Samsung and Nanoco told a Texas federal court on the eve of a trial last month that they had agreed to settle the dispute, but no terms were d...
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Vodafone CEO Nick Read to Step Down After Four-Year Tenure, Telecoms Firm Says
Vodafone CEO Nick Read is set to step down after 20 years at the British telecoms firm, and four years as the company's CEO. Read's tenure was marked by a steep fall in the company's share price, nearly 20 percent this year. The firm recently announced flat earnings for its first half, and is in talks to merge its rival Three UK, owned by Hong Kong...
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After Iran Threat, Armed Vehicles Outside UK-Based TV Channel
Armed vehicles have been deployed outside the Iran International television studios in the British capital after two of its journalists were threatened by Tehran, the channel said Saturday.
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Fire Cases Surge In London Amid Heatwave
London's firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capital on Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe.
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Mizoram To Get Its 1st Train Line 172 Years After Indian Railways' Launch
More than 172 years after the British introduced railways to India, Aizawl, the capital city of the northeastern state of Mizoram, is set to get this mode of transportation and will join the vast Indian railways network.
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UK Newspaper The Telegraph Set For US Ownership
British right-wing newspaper The Telegraph has agreed a takeover by US investment group RedBird Capital Partners, ending a two-year saga marked by UK government intervention over press freedoms.
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Tether Set to Relocate Head Office to Crypto-Friendly El Salvador
Tether has decided to move its headquarters from the British Virgin Islands to El Salvador, The development comes after Tether recently acquired the licence of a virtual asset service provider (VASP) there.
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14-Year-Old Boy Stabbed To Death On London Bus
A 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death in broad daylight on a London bus on Tuesday in the latest knife-crime incident in the British capital, police said.
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Academy To Host First Overseas Ceremony To Honour Young Filmmakers
The gala on October 14 in the British capital's Leicester Square will be an international first for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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5 Points About Archibald Blair, After Whom Port Blair Was Named
Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was originally named after Captain Archibald Blair, a British colonial naval officer.
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Philippines President Takes Helicopter To Coldplay Concert, Sparks Row
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr drew flak on social media for his use of a presidential helicopter to attend a concert by British rock band Coldplay in a province north of the capital, Manila.
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Amid War, UK PM Rishi Sunak To Visit Israel Today
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will arrive in Israel on Thursday and meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, before travelling on to other regional capitals, his office said.
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"World Leaders Of Tomorrow": Rishi Sunak Meets Children In Delhi
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who arrived for his maiden India visit on Friday, shared his delight at meeting the students and staff at the British Council in the national capital, calling them "the world leaders of tomorrow".
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"Even British Didn't Arrest Over Posters": Arvind Kejriwal Slams PM Modi
A 100 years ago, even the British did not arrest anyone for putting up posters, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal while addressing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) public rally at Jantar Mantar in the national capital on Thursday.
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UK Artist Transforms A Dumpster Into A Little House
In order to highlight the "crazy" expense of renting a room in the British capital during a cost of living crisis, an artist constructed a home in a garbage skip in London.
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Samsung Agrees to Pay $150 Million to Settle Patent Lawsuits Over LED Technology
Samsung Electronics has agreed to pay $150 million (roughly Rs. 1,237 crore) to British nanotechnology company Nanoco Technologies to settle patent lawsuits over technology used in Samsung's LED televisions. Samsung and Nanoco told a Texas federal court on the eve of a trial last month that they had agreed to settle the dispute, but no terms were d...
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Vodafone CEO Nick Read to Step Down After Four-Year Tenure, Telecoms Firm Says
Vodafone CEO Nick Read is set to step down after 20 years at the British telecoms firm, and four years as the company's CEO. Read's tenure was marked by a steep fall in the company's share price, nearly 20 percent this year. The firm recently announced flat earnings for its first half, and is in talks to merge its rival Three UK, owned by Hong Kong...
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After Iran Threat, Armed Vehicles Outside UK-Based TV Channel
Armed vehicles have been deployed outside the Iran International television studios in the British capital after two of its journalists were threatened by Tehran, the channel said Saturday.
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Fire Cases Surge In London Amid Heatwave
London's firefighting authority declared a major incident in the British capital on Tuesday in response to the surge in fires amid a record-breaking heatwave in Britain and Europe.
