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Eurofighter not out of contest, says David Cameron

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British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said in the House of Commons that Eurofighter was not out of contention for the Indian Air Force fighter deal.

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‘Eurofighter not out of contest’

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said in the House of Commons that Eurofighter was not out of contention for the Indian Air Force fighter deal.

BAe mulls price cut for Eurofighter

British defence firm BAE Systems said on Tuesday it is considering all options, including a price cut, in order to get a chance to win back the Indian contract for 126 fighter jets for the Indian Air

London kicks off Dickens’ 200th b’day bash

A manuscript by Charles Dickens on display in central London. 	— AFP

Britain rang in the bicentennial birth celebrations for novelist Charles Dickens, author of English literature classics like David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol,

Aid to India won’t stop: UK minister

The Tory-led coalition government in the UK is trying to play down the debate in the media over the aid to India.

Britain plans big party for Elizabeth’s jubilee today

Queen Elizabeth II, who will mark 60 years on throne on Monday, with two public meetings although she usually spends the day privately.

In UK, Commons removes a totty ale

An ale created a furore in the UK on Thursday, leading to some women MPs asking the House of Commons to withdraw it from sale.

4 admit to London Stock Exchange bomb plot

Four British Muslims on Wednesday admitted in court that they had been involved in an Al Qaeda-inspired plot to unleash a Mumbai-style atrocity in London.

Where can you play Quidditch?

Conceived by J.K. Rowling as a sport for young wizards and witches in her Harry Potter series of books, the magical sport of quidditch has been adapted for normal people like you and me.

Leaving life in style

The biggest cliché for death is that it’s “the great leveller,” but the unspoken taboo of talking about the death has led to a global culture of silence about the inevitable.

Syria has been simmering since 2011, when the Arab Spring wafted over it from the heartland of the Arab world — Egypt.

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is obviously a worried man as he gets ready to present the Union Budget on March 16. He has admitted to losing sleep over the mounting burden of subsidies.