Blair arrives for new grilling at Iraq inquiry
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived on Friday for his second appearance at Britain's inquiry into the 2003 Iraq war after being recalled to explain discrepancies in his earlier evidence.
India warned of Verma withdrawal
The British foreign office had warned the Indian high commission that if its request for waiver of diplomatic immunity in the case of senior diplomat Anil Verma, accused of allegedly assaulting his wife, was not honoured then it would request for immediate withdrawal of Mr Verma and family from the United Kingdom.
Mom’s marrow may cure baby in womb
Scientists claim to have developed a “miracle” stem cell treatment which uses mothers’ bone marrow to cure deadly blood diseases in babies who are still in the womb.
Shankaran case hearing May 5
The extradition case of Ravi Shankaran, the main accused in the Naval war room leak case who was arrested by the Met police in London on April 21 last year, was on Wednesday postponed to May 5.
Rahman in for music, King’s Speech for 14 awards
Indian music composer A.R.
Genetic make-up plays role in friendship too?
Vices attract while virtues repel people, according to a new study, which has found that genetic make-up plays a part in who one chooses as friends.
Holmes set to live yet again
Sherlock Holmes is to be brought back to life in the first new novel about the great Baker Street detective to be officially approved.
Waive envoy’s immunity: UK
Britain on Monday asked India to waive off the diplomatic immunity for Anil Verma, a senior Indian diplomat accused of assaulting his wife, saying it does not tolerate envoys working in the UK breaking the law. “We can confirm that we have formally requested the waiver of diplomatic immunity for a diplomat posted at the Indian high commission in London,” a foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said here.
Diplomat’s wife seeks UK refuge
The controversy surrounding senior Indian diplomat Anil Verma, accused of allegedly assaulting his wife, became murkier on Sunday after a British newspaper claimed that his wife Paromita was scared fo
Black hole can swallow solar system
This black hole is large enough to swallow our entire solar system and weighs as much as 6.8 billion suns. The M87 black hole is the largest such phenomenon identified so far.