UK announces $2 bn aid, biggest single funding commitment to Green Climate Fund
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The UK Prime Minister on the second day of G20 Summit announced the contribution of $2 billion to the Green...
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Modi, Sunak discuss ways to deepen trade linkages, boost investment
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New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held a bilateral meeting with his UK counterpart Rishi Sunak on the sidelines of...
New Indo-US task force aims $100 bn electronics trade between 2 nations
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New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Indo-US Task Force for Electronics, launched here on Thursday, aims to boost the electronics trade between the two countries...
British envoy says his govt keen to support Meghalaya in various sectors
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Shillong, Aug 19 (IANS) British Deputy High Commissioner Kolkata Nicholas Low on Friday met the Meghalaya Governor Phagu Chauhan at Raj Bhavan in Shillong and...
Mandaviya holds meeting with Steve Barclay
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New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya held a meeting with the Steve Barclay, Secretary of State for Health...
Gen Manoj Pande leaves for UK to review 201st Sovereign’s Parade
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New Delhi, 9 Aug (IANS) General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army Staff left for the United Kingdom on Wednesday, to review the 201st Sovereign’s Parade...
UK invites India’s young women to be High Commissioner for a day
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London, Aug 6 (IANS) To mark the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, the British High Commission is offering young Indian women...
British diplomat launches book ‘75 years, 75 women, 75 words’
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Chandigarh, Aug 3 (IANS) The British Deputy High Commission, Chandigarh, commemorated the 75th year of Indian Independence by launching a book titled “75 years, 75...
India, UK FTA likely to be finalised this year, says Commerce Secretary
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New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) India and the UK are likely to finalise a free trade agreement (FTA) this year, as a consensus has been...
UK opens second ballot for Young Professional visa scheme for Indians
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London, July 25 (IANS) The UK government has announced the opening of the second ballot of the Young Professional Scheme for Indian citizens between 18...
Tata Sons to build battery cell gigafactory in UK with investment of over 4 billion pounds
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New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) Tata Sons on Wednesday announced plans to establish a global battery cell gigafactory in the UK with a capacity to...
New UK passports to bear ‘His Majesty’ title for the first time since 1952
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London, July 19 (IANS) British passports bearing the title of ‘His Majesty’ will start being issued this week in the name of King Charles III...
Gujarat to get satellite network portal site
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Gandhinagar, July 19 (IANS) London-based company OneWeb and the Gujarat Government’s Science and Technology Department have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today for the...
Maharashtra is ‘highest priority’ for investments, British diplomat tells Shinde
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Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Maharashtra has enjoyed trade relations with the UK for many decades and remains its biggest investment destination in the country, British...
Essar Oil UK to expand fuel distribution into South East following agreement with Oikos Storage
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Essar Oil (UK) Limited, the leading integrated downstream energy company, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Oikos...
Commerce Minister to visit UK from tomorrow to fast-track FTA negotiations
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal is scheduled to visit the UK from July 10-11, to further the free trade agreement (FTA) talks...
India urges UK to take strong action against extremist elements
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New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India is learnt to have urged UK to take strong action against extremist elements threatening Indian diplomats. This issue was...
UK Trade Minister visits Kolkata to grow green trade
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New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) UK’s International Trade Minister Nigel Huddleston on Monday kicked off a three-day visit to Kolkata and Dhaka with focus on...
Nasscom announces first UK launchpad to help Indian tech SMEs
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Nasscom on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with MIDAS (Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency) and MAG (Manchester Airports Groups)...
Indo-Canadian biologist takes up cudgels for Indian elephants in UK Parliament
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New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) With only 40,000 of Asian elephants left on the entire planet and 60 per cent in India, biologist and conservationist...