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Tens of thousands of Londoners signed a petition for their metropolis to stay in the European Union on Friday, as Mayor Sadiq Khan said the city must have a say in Britain's exit negotiations.More than 40,000 people signed a petition on the change.org website saying: Declare London independent...
22:35
A delegation of saints, led by Acharya Pramod Krishnan, on Friday submitted its report on Kairana exodus to Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik. The team, constituted by ruling Samajwadi Party, met the governor at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow and submitted the report, a release said.The delegation told Naik...
22:11
Joining in the Opposition's criticism of PM Modi, Congres vice president Rahul Gandhi criticised PM Modi on Twitter.'NSG: How to lose a negotiation by Narendra Modi #FailedModiDiplomacy' Gandhi wrote on his twitter wall in reference to the NSG meets failure to reach a consensus on whether...
22:03
With Britain voting to exit the European Union, Coal Secretary Anil Swarup suggested a referendum in India on breaking away from its colonial past and quitting the Commonwealth. Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said in a facebook post: Quitting seems to be the fashion these days....
21:09
The US today said that there is a path forward for India to become a full member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group by the end of the year, hours afterthe group's plenary meeting ended in Seoul with no decision on India's membership in face of strong China-led opposition.We are confident that we have...
20:48
The US needs a calm, steady and experienced leader to meet the challenges posed after Brexit, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton today said, while her Republican rival Donald Trump described it as British declaration of independence from European Union.The people of the...
20:24
The defence in the case of alleged poaching of two black bucks by Bollywood actor Salman Khan in Kankani near here in October, 1998, has made a plea in the trial court to produce the cassette of the video recording of the statements of three eye-witnesses.Admitting the plea, Chief Judicial...
20:11
The militants, who were killed in two separate encounters in Kupwara yesterday were affiliated to Lashkar-e-Tayiba, the army today claimed. About 200 to 220 militants are active in Kashmir valley.Among them, about 100 are local militants and rest are foreigners, Commander Eight sector Rashtriya...
20:09
As dust settled down over the row between makers of Bollywood film Udta Punjab and the CBFC, an LGBT activist here has locked horns with the Maharashtra Censor Board of Theatres over his Marathi play. MCBT chairman and veteran actor Arun Nalawade, however, said the play, which has been...
19:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wrapped up his two-day visit here during which he attended the annual summit of the the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and held talks with Presidents of China, Russia and three other Central Asian countries.The Prime Minister was here primarily to...
19:00
At least three people were killed and another 32 injured when a bomb ripped through a busy square in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said today.The bomb was planted on a motorbike parked along the road in Almo Chowk of Quetta city and it exploded when people were busy in shopping...
18:59
Rajesh Rajgopalan on Berxit.Read it here.
18:43
Just in: Union minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti hospitalised. Bharti was admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi, after she complained of chest pain.
18:34
The BJP leadership is said to be upset over its 'unguided missile' MP Subramanian Swamy's open attacks on Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and top bureaucrats and has taken a serious view of the matter. Party sources said there was concern in the organisation and the leadership over the unbridled...
18:23
Filmmaker Shirish Kunder has rubbished the claims that his recently released short film Kriti is a copy of another short movie. Aneel Neupane, a filmmaker from Nepal wrote on his Facebook page that Kunder's psychological-thriller starring Manoj Bajpayee was a copy of his short movie Bob and...
17:56
In the bleak flatlands of East Anglia, migrant workers are controlled by criminal gangs, and some are forced to commit crimes to pay off their debts. This is what happens when cheap labour is our only priority. A cautionary tale on Brexit day. Read
17:46
The unthinkable has happened with the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Union. (BBC)Arguably, this is potentially the most serious development in world politics since the collapse of the Soviet Union. (Curiously, both catastrophes happened 'voluntarily'.)What lies ahead? Let me outline...
17:38
Neil O'Brien, a pioneer of quizzing in India and leader of the Anglo-Indian community, passed away in Kolkata today, his son and TMC MP Derek O'Brien said. He was 82. Brien is survived by his wife Joyce and three sons, Derek, Andy and Barry. Saddest tweet I've ever written. Dad Neil O'Brien gone....
17:33
US Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said on Friday he will vote for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.Asked if he would vote for Clinton in November, Sanders said, Yes. The issue right here is I'm going to do everything I can to defeat Donald Trump. I...
17:31
Sir David Attenborough has expressed his sadness at the prospects for Britains environment following the countrys vote to leave.The countrys top naturalist has previously ruled out commenting on the referendum in any form, despite focus groups saying the wildlife broadcaster was among the most...
17:12
Inko kya Britain ka nashaa chad gaya hai? Ye desh samvidhaan se chalta hai, MoS Home Kiren Rijiju on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's tweet. Is he high on Britain? This country runs on the Constitution.After Britain voted to leave the European Union, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had tweeted...
17:07
In a speech in Berlin, German chancellor Angela Merkel spoke of Brexit and the implications for Europe. Highlights: -- Europe, it's people and expectations, are varied. The EU must make sure its citizens feel how it contributes to their lives.-- Challenges are too large for individual states to...
16:50
With allies like this, you don't need an opposition. The Shiv Sena today said it appreciates the views of Subramanian Swamy and took a dig at BJP saying the party cannot disown his comments on the Chief Economic Advisor after having used him against the Gandhi family in the National Herald case....
16:39
The Financial Time's Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman tweets: Seventy five percent of people under the age of 25 voted Remain. What a betrayal of themOr as the Independent puts it: How old people have screwed over the younger generation - in three charts. Take a look.
16:36
Heres the full text of former London mayor Boris Johnsons statement. Johnson is in the 'Leave' camp.I want to begin by paying tribute to David Cameron who has spoken earlier from Downing Street, and I know I speak for Michael when I saw how sad I am that he has decided to step down but obviously...
16:29
EU chiefs told Britain to start negotiations to quit the bloc as soon as possible, after outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron said today he would leave the negotiations to his successor. We now expect the United Kingdom government to give effect to this decision of the British people as soon as...
16:16
Following the historic vote in which United Kingdom voted for Brexit, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the Scottish government will begin to prepare the legislation required to enable a second independence referendum to take place. She said the option of a second independence...
16:09
With NSG rejecting its membership bid, an upset India today said one country persistently created procedural hurdles during the discussions on its application in the 48-nation grouping, in a clear reference to stiff Chinese opposition.External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup also...
16:08
The BCCI is set to introduce a new Twenty20 event, to be branded as mini IPL, outside India in September.In the month of September, the BCCI is willing to host a mini IPL or IPL overseas with all the eight teams participating, BCCI president Anurag Thakur said at the conclusion of the Board's...
15:48
A 24-year-old woman employee of an IT firm was today found murdered at a railway station in Chennai. S Swathi, employed with software giant Infosys, was found dead with cut injuries on her face and neck around 6.30 am on a platform in Nungambakkam railway station, police said.The incident is...
15:47
Defending its opposition to entry of non-NPT countries like India into NSG, China today said it was guided by the rules of the 48-nation grouping which were not directed against any specific country. It also advocated an out of the box thinking to arrive at a consensus over the issue of...
15:45
Sensex plummets 604.51 points to end at 26,397.71; Nifty nosedives 181.85 points to 8,088.60.
15:12
Prime Minister Narendra Modi efforts to secure membership for India to the Nuclear Suppliers Group, on Friday, failed with members of the elite grouping failing to reach a consensus over the issue.On Friday, at a high-level meeting of the NSG in Seoul, Switzerland is reported to have raised...
15:10
A new form of Brexit -- a brain exit -- could hit Britain's universities and scientific community following the referendum vote to leave the European Union, academics have warned.Professor Simon Wessely, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and chair psychological medicine at King's...
14:59
Former UK PM Tony Blair says the UK's decision to leave the European Union will have enormous consequences.The Labour former prime minister tells Sky News the result is very sad for our country, for Europe, for the world. He calls for a very mature and reflective response.
14:57
Now that Britain has voted to leave the European Union or has given the nod for a Brexit, in India, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted saying, Delhi will soon have a referendum on full statehood. Twenty minutes before Kejriwal's tweet, AAP leader Ashish Khetan also tweeted, after UK's...
14:35
The US presidential hopeful Donald Trump (and let's hope he remains hopeful) has said it is a great thing that the people of the UK have taken back their country. He made the remarks as he touched down at his Trump Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.
14:08
No need to panic, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants to reassure British people and the world's businesses and investors. I still believe that our country is better off within the European Union, but there is no doubt that London will continue to be the successful city it is today, he says.He...
14:06
The final national result, overturning over four decades of the UK's membership of EU, was officially declared as 51.9 per cent in favour of Brexit and 48.1 per cent in favour of Remain by the UK Electoral Commission's chief counting officer Jenny Watson from Manchester Town Hall.Britain, the...
13:54
While on Maggie, read:You can now buy a copycat version of Margaret Thatcher's 1975 European flags jumper.
13:54
Former British PM Margaret Thatcher on why Britain should be part of a larger European Union. This was in 1975 when she was leader of the Conservative party in the Opposition.
13:33
James Mackintosh @jmackin2 FTSE 250 in Black Monday crash of 1987 fell 10.8%. This morning down 11.9%
13:32
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said that the central bank is continuously maintaining a close vigil on the market developments, both domestically and internationally, and will take all necessary steps, including liquidity support (both dollar and rupee), to ensure orderly...
13:18
Infuriating Reason @brumbyOz Did Cameron recently meet modi? Abbot lost his chair months after meeting modi. Rupa can check correlation & causation with some data.
13:09
I was absolutely clear [in the referendum] about my belief that Britain is stronger, safer and better off inside the European Union. And I made clear the referendum was about this and this alone, not the future of any single politician, including myself.But the British people have made a...
13:07
Speaking outside Number 10, David Cameron - accompanied by his wife Samantha - says the will of the British people must be respected.Calling the referendum was not a decision taken lightly - over 33 million people from across the UK have all had their say and we should be proud that we trust the...
12:57
Country requires fresh leadership, says British PM David Cameron. The will of the British people to respect the European Union must be respected. The leave result must be delivered. The Leave vote must be respected. I would reassure those economies watching this that Britain's economy is...
12:45
We are determined to keep our unity as 27, President of the European Council Donald Tusk says after #Brexit.The European Union president said the bloc was determined to stay unified after Britain voted to leave and warned against hysterical reactions. Today on behalf of the 27 leaders, I can...
12:31
The right-leaning Sun calls the vote.
12:31
The British press on Brexit
12:29
The front page of the Wall Street Journal, US edition.
12:27
Sinad Gleeson @sineadgleeson So regressive. Feels like many based their vote on an antiquated idea of Empire & the 19th century policy of Splendid Isolation. #brexitMr Lee Jasper @LeeJasper I expect racist hate crimes to rise and emboldened, unashamed racism in...
12:21
RBI governor Raghuram Rajan assures markets and investors, saying the central bank is watching all markets, including currencies. The Sensex took a big 1,058-point plunge this morning as UK's vote to exit European Union sent financial markets into a tailspin, eroding nearly Rs 4 lakh crore...
12:15
And an interesting tidbit about former London mayor Boris Johnson's wife Marina Claire Wheeler. So, Ms Wheeler (says Wikipedia) is of half English and half Indian Sikh descent, the daughter of BBC correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler and his second wife Dilip Singh. Her Asian ancestry goes back to...
12:07
UKIP leader Nigel Farage in a televised speech just now exulted that the UK now needs a Brexit government to lead the country out of the EU. We need negotiations to start as soon as humanly possible, he said. He added that 24 June should be declared a national holiday - and it should be called...
12:01
Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says he believes David Cameron will continue as prime minister despite being on the losing side of the vote. The prime minister's... been clear that whatever the outcome of this referendum he will continue as prime minister, Hammond told...
11:55
If Britain votes to leave the European Union, it could mark the beginning of uncertainty both about the UK economy and the rest of Europe. Till now there was relative certainty that the Remain in EU camp had an edge, but more recently, Brexit camp has taken a lead in polls. This has rattled the...
11:51
Brexit numbers so far: 51.9 leave, 48.1 remain.
11:50
EU leaders are due to gather for a summit in Brussels, at which there will be only one topic - the Brexit vote.They could even bring the meeting forward by a few days if their anxiety is great enough, reports the Daily Mail. David Cameron is expected to formally notify them of our intention to...
11:41
The good news; David Cameron will remain British PM after Brexit vote, says foreign minister.However, a downgrade of Britain's AAA credit rating by Standard and Poor's (S&P) could come quickly after the vote in favour of leaving the European Union, S&P chief sovereign ratings officer...
11:27
Yogendra Yadav @_YogendraYadav Britain is an island. It chooses to remain one.J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling Scotland will seek independence now. Cameron's legacy will be breaking up two unions. Neither needed to happen.Farhan Khan Virk @FarhanKVirk #Brexit proves that Britishers were...
11:20
Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das says India's trade not going to be impacted significantly; firepower will be used judiciously.
11:14
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's first statement since Brexit as the Sensex plunged and the Rupee slides. We are well prepared to deal with short and medium-term consequences of Brexit:, the finance minister said. Earlier, MoS finance Jayant Sinha said, There will be adjustment in...
11:02
If you've just joined us, this is the big story happening now. In a historic development, the UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years as the 'Brexit' camp today took a seemingly unassailable lead over the 'Remain' camp in a down-to-wire referendum with far reaching implications...
11:00
On Twitter: Michael Gray posts, Every single area of Scotland has now voted to continue the country's membership of the European Union. (32 out of 32).But after Britain's exit from the EU, likelihood of another Scottish referendum looms ahead. Scotland voted to remain with the United Kingdom in...
10:49
Tata Sons has been ordered to pay Japan's largest mobile phone firm NTT DoCoMo US $ 1.17 billion as compensation for breaching an agreement on their India joint venture. The London Court of International Arbitration has ruled in favour of DoCoMo over the price it was entitled to for exiting...
10:26
Meanwhile, Republican US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is in Scotland on a two-day visit in the midst of the BREXIT.The Guardian reported that US presidential candidates normally go on foreign trips to establish their foreign policy credentials, with pictures taken with world leaders for use...
10:24
The UK is now facing a constitutional crisis with Leave closing in on victory in the EU referendum, the Scottish National Party has warned.A leave vote raises questions about Scotland's constitutional future.Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the results in Scotland make clear that the...
10:02
Even as the media reported that the United Kingdom had voted to leave the 28-nation European Union in historic referendum, the next big question being posed is WHAT NEXT?>> The decision in favour of Brexit, following a bitterly close electoral race, represents the biggest shock to the...
09:42
RBI intervenes in forex market with liquidity support: Sources
09:42
Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa on Brexit: Government, Reserve Bank of India ready with measures to curb volatility.
09:36
BREXIT: Japan has reportedly halted trading
09:35
Reuters reports: Circuit breaker kicks in for Nikkei futures, trading halted for 10 minutes for Japan stock futures
09:30
Even as the media reported that the United Kingdom had voted to leave the 28-nation European Union in historic referendum, global stock markets have plummeted.The sensex has opended sharply lower, down 940.07 points or 3.5 percent at 26062.15, and the Nifty down 287.70 points or 3.5 percent at...
09:21
BBC forecast: UK votes to leave the 28-nation European Union in historic referendum. There are just 77 areas to declare and Leave have swept up more than 13 million of the 16.8 million votes needed to win.The Leave campaign only need to win 46% of the remaining votes to win, according to...
09:19
BREXIT: Sensex plunges over 795 points in opening trade
09:14
With the Leave camp now in the lead (Remain 48.39pc to Leave 51.61pc), UKIP leader Nigel Farage has taken to Twitter to share his thoughts:I now dare to dream that the dawn is coming up on an independent United Kingdom.In a statement, he further said: If the predictions now are right this will be...
09:13
Scotland votes strongly in favour of the UK staying in the EU -- with every council area so far backing Remain -- but Leave holds a narrow lead across the UK.
09:12
BREXIT: Leave wins the EU referendum campaign in Wales with all council areas declared.
08:48
The pound continues to fall steeply -- it is at $1.34, which is around the lows of 1985 -- as initial confidence among investors expecting a vote to remain in the EU was dented by the emerging referendum results.Earlier, results from across the country putting the Brexit camp in the lead reversed...
08:39
Leave has now won 10 million votes. It needs 16.8 million to declare victory.They have 51.1% of the vote so far.
08:38
The value of sterling slumped on currency markets as initial confidence among investors expecting a vote to remain in the EU was dented by early referendum results.Results from across the country putting the Brexit camp in the lead reversed initial gains to leave the pound down nearly 6% at $1.42...
08:35
There are 217 results in now, out of 382. Here are the latest numbers.AreasRemain: 69Leave: 148VotesRemain: 8,042,118 (48.5%)Leave: 8,544,442 (51.5%)Figures Courtesy: The Gaurdian
08:23
NSE stock futures listed on Singapore exchange falls 2.55%: Reuters
08:17
The US has termed as inaccurate the news reports which claimed that Pakistan continues to sell nuclear materials to North Korea and China was aware of it. As far as we are aware, this story is inaccurate, a State Department Spokesperson said yesterday when asked about a recent news report...
07:56
The EU referendum race is absolutely neck-and-neck with just a few thousand votes between the two camps.But with some 223 results still to be declared, there's still plenty to play for.While London and Scotland are overwhelmingly pro-EU, the rest of England is a very mixed picture. The north east...
07:46
The high-level meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group is underway in Seoul. In the meeting, induction of non-Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty countries like India is being discussed.Earlier, the first-day meeting of the two-day 26th Plenary of the Nuclear Suppliers' Group concluded late...
05:35
Leave won in Sunderland by 22%, while Newcastle voted for Remain by a margin of 1% - tighter than predicted.A full picture is not expected to emerge for two or three as counting continues around the country. Opinion polls were suggesting a Remain win.Turnout looks set to be higher than at last...
04:35
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the European Union should respond in a calm and inclusive way to whatever result emerges from the British referendum on EU membership.Merkel said after meeting her Austrian counterpart in Berlin Thursday that she doesn't favor discussing the consequences in...
04:26
Investigators could be weeks away from uncovering what caused EgyptAir Flight 804 to crash into the Mediterranean Sea last month, officials tell CNN.A technical team investigating the crash is repairing the crucial memory chips of the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder, an official...
04:14
The outcome of the EU referendum could shake up UK leadership ranks.When UK Prime Minister David Cameron promised to call a referendum to decide Britain's future in the European Union in January 2013, he said it was an opportunity for the British people to have their say.'But as the...
03:56
Counting is under way in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union.The counting is taking place at centres around the UK in a vote widely seen as too close to call. An online survey taken on polling day of 5,000 people by YouGov suggests the...
02:50
United Kingdom Independent Party leader Nigel Farage tells Sky news it looks like 'remain' will edge it in Britain's referendum on whether to stay in the 28-nation European Union. Farage was one of the leaders of the 'leave' side in the referendum.
02:39
A survey shows 52% of UK voters in favour of remain and 48% for leaving the EU, according to Sky News.
02:36
Voting has ended in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union.Counting will get under way shortly at centres around the UK in a vote widely seen as too close to call.There is no exit poll - so the millions who cast a ballot will have to wait until results...
02:34
Delhi, at the 22nd spot, is the only Indian city to feature in tech giant Dell's 2016 Women Entrepreneur Cities Index (WE Cities) that looks at a city's ability to attract and foster growth of women-owned firms.New York, the San Francisco Bay Area, London, Stockholm and Singapore were the top...
02:18
United States stocks finished higher on Thursday as investors bet that United Kingdom voters would elect to remain in the European Union in a long-anticipated referendum. The S&P 500 SPX, +1.34% gained 27.81 points, or 1.3%, to 2,113.28, led higher by financials and materials...
02:16
World oil prices rallied on Thursday, joining a buoyant mood on markets as investors grew confident that Britain would vote to remain in the European Union. Markets tumbled last week after polls pointed to a win for the Leave camp in crucial referendum, but they have rallied over the past...
01:48
The United Nations Security Council is strongly condemning two North Korean ballistic missile launches this week, calling them a grave violation of a ban on all ballistic missile activity that is contributing to the country's nuclear weapons programme.The council reiterated its demand that North...
01:21
Rain and thunderstorms hit London on Thursday resulting in cancellation of trains and slow journeys for people returning home from work. Southeast England was hammered by up to 1.75 inches (4.6 centimeters) of rain overnight, roughly the average for all of June, and another band of rain swept...
01:20
US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters advanced on Thursday into the Islamic State jihadist group's bastion of Manbij in northern Syria, sparking fierce street fighting as they push to take the city.Backed by air strikes by the US-led coalition bombing IS in Syria and Iraq, fighters with the Syrian...
01:14
Polls leading up to the Brexit vote show the two sides are running neck and neck, but the movement for the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union seems to be gaining steam on Twitter.British voters head to the polls today with about 35 percent of the related traffic on the social network...
00:59
Bollywood actor Salman Khan on Thursday chose to keep mum on the rape remark controversy and jokingly said he should talk less as these days whatever he says gets misinterpreted.The 50-year-old actor had courted controversy after he compared himself with a raped woman in an interview when quizzed...
00:50
Volkswagen has agreed to pay $10 billion to settle a huge US civil case over its diesel emissions-cheating scandal, a person familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday.As part of the settlement, Volkswagen would compensate owners of around 480,000 2.0-liter diesel cars up to $7,000 in cash...
00:44
Colombia's government and FARC rebels signed a ceasefire agreement Thursday that could end five decades of bloody conflict while negotiators work to reach a final peace deal.The signing took place in Havana, where the two sides have been negotiating since November 2012 to end the civil war that...
00:41
First day of NSG meet ends in deadlock, to continue tomorrow Armed man killed by police after storming German cinema Obama 'disappointed' after SC blocks immigration reforms In or out: Polls open in Britain's historic EU referendum Anil Kumble is Team India's new coach
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