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Last stop, Netherlands: Modi in Amsterdam; to meet King, PM Rutte

Last stop, Netherlands: Modi in Amsterdam; to meet King, PM Rutte

Prime Minister Modi will also be meeting CEOs of major Dutch companies and Indian Diaspora in The Netherlands.

27 Jun 2017 2:36 PM IST

Carrying her sword and wearing a scarlet tunic and white hat, Couto marched her troops to Buckingham Palace from the nearby Wellington Barracks in the historic and colourful ceremony. (Photo: AP)

First woman officer becomes Captain of The Queen's Guard

Megan Couto has been given the prestigious role of Captain of The Queen's Guard, responsible for guarding the London...

27 Jun 2017 10:18 AM IST

Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)

We want you to stay: Theresa May ends anxiety of EU nationals

Theresa May also confirmed that she would not accept the oversight of the European Court of Justice on citizens' rights

26 Jun 2017 8:52 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko during a joint press conference after a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris (Photo: AFP)

Macron says France will not recognise Crimea 'annexation'

EU leaders agreed last week to extend stringent economic sanctions against Russia for another six months.

26 Jun 2017 6:26 PM IST

Britains Prime Minister Theresa May speaks after the declaration at her constituency is made for in the general election in Maidenhead, England. (Photo: AP)

Theresa May all set to form govt as Conservatives sign power deal with...

'An agreement has been signed,' May's spokesman said without revealing the details.

26 Jun 2017 4:30 PM IST

Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso. (Photo: AP)

Congo president's daughter charged with corruption in France

French investigators have been looking into the entire Nguesso clan as well as relatives of Gabon's late president Omar...

26 Jun 2017 2:33 PM IST

Britains Brexit minister David Davis (Photo:AP)

Theresa May ouster would be 'catastrophic' for Brexit talks: minister

May is under intense pressure after losing her overall parliamentary majority called in an attempt to increase her...

25 Jun 2017 6:42 PM IST

The unnamed child was told by staff at St Clares School in Handsworth, Birmingham, that she should not wear her hijab to lessons. (Photo: Representational Image)

Muslim woman told to remove 'terrorist-looking' black hijab by UK...

The woman, who had been wearing a black headscarf that left her face uncovered since starting at Harvey Dean.

25 Jun 2017 6:27 PM IST

Several thousand people were evacuated when a huge wildfire raging out of control in southern Spain reached the edge of the upmarket tourist resort of Marbella on the Costa del Sol. Hundreds of British expats have been forced to leave their homes and find shelter in evacuation centres. (Photo: AP)

At least 1,000 people evacuated from southern Spain due to forest fire...

'The fire has entered in the limits of the reserve, and that is where we are focusing our efforts', Jose Gregorio Fiscal...

25 Jun 2017 5:01 PM IST

Other parents branded the decision absolutely disgusting and insensitive (Photo: Pixabay) (Representational Image)

UK teacher asks teen students to draft suicide note; parents call it...

Pupils at Thomas Tallis school, Kidbrooke, London, were asked to pen a final note to their loved ones.

25 Jun 2017 2:47 PM IST

The London Fire Brigade said that 40 fire tenders and 200 firefighters were sent to tackle the flames. (Photo: AP)

Post Grenfell horror, UK finds 34 high-rise apartment buildings with...

London officials scrambled to evacuate four public housing towers after experts found them 'not safe for people to sleep...

25 Jun 2017 1:10 PM IST

Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses foreign ambassadors at a Ramadan dinner in Ankara, Turkey. Erdogan has voiced support for Qatar in its dispute with Saudi Arabia and other nations, saying no one will benefit from the policy of isolating the oil-rich nation. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Turkey's Erdogan backs Qatar, says calls to shut base...

Erdogan said Turkey had offered to set up a military base in Saudi Arabia as well as Qatar, but Riyadh had not...

25 Jun 2017 12:43 PM IST