Indian-origin prodigies Bodhana Sivanandan, Shreyas Royal make British chess historyBodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal made chess history winning the British Chess Championships. Bodhana became Britain's youngest Women's ...
10 Aug, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
UK's Revolut wins French banking licence in fresh push across EuropeFintech firm Revolut has obtained a French banking license. This move signifies a major step in its European expansion plans. The company i...
10 Aug, 2026, 02.31 PM IST
MP family gets response from UK debt office on Rs 35,000 loan given to British Empire during WWI in 1917; how much is it worth today, 109 years later?MP Man UK War Loan Claim: A 109-year-old war loan certificate has prompted an Indian family's renewed inquiry into a 1917 loan. The UK's De...
10 Aug, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
UK PM Andy Burnham vows crackdown on subscription traps, fake discountsPrime Minister Andy Burnham plans to tackle subscription traps and misleading discounts. New rules will make it easier for consumers to can...
10 Aug, 2026, 07.16 AM IST
Meiteis must play role of 'big brother' to foster peace, development in Manipur: CM Khemchand SinghManipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh called for Meiteis to be a big brother. He emphasized community unity for protecting Manipur's lan...
09 Aug, 2026, 08.49 PM IST
UK PM Andy Burnham plans cost-of-living tour to reassure votersPrime Minister Andy Burnham will tour Britain to hear cost-of-living concerns. He plans to introduce measures offering consumers some finan...
09 Aug, 2026, 05.44 PM IST
Independence Day 2026: When the British built a 4,000-km wall across India to extort taxBritish authorities constructed an enormous hedge across India to enforce a salt tax. This living barrier aimed to prevent smuggling of che...
09 Aug, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
79 years ago, a man who had never visited India & knew little about its complex landscape drew a line that divided India and PakistanRadcliffe Line 1947: In 1947, British lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe chaired the boundary commissions that demarcated the Radcliffe Line, divid...
09 Aug, 2026, 11.33 AM IST
NBFC gold loans continue near 70% growth, reach Rs 3.41 lakh crore in June: RBINon-banking financial companies saw gold-backed lending grow nearly seventy percent year-on-year. This strong expansion continued into June...
08 Aug, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Student loans, GoI reading this rightIn a groundbreaking move, the government is set to double education loan disbursals across the country, enabling greater access to higher e...
07 Aug, 2026, 11.58 PM IST
Code Name Silver: The Indian spy who played 5 sides in World War IIKnown by the British codename “Silver”, Talwar operated across German, Italian, Soviet, British and Japanese intelligence networks while ma...
07 Aug, 2026, 09.38 PM IST
NBFC gold jewellery loans jump 69 pc in June, fastest across segments: RBI dataNon-Banking Financial Company gold loans surged significantly by June 2026. Retail credit remained the primary driver for NBFC lending grow...
07 Aug, 2026, 07.36 PM IST
Hiroshima 1945: Why the atomic explosion that transformed war, peace and global power still matters 80 years laterEight decades after the Hiroshima atomic bombing, the event remains a defining moment. The bombings accelerated World War II's end and init...
06 Aug, 2026, 09.23 PM IST
UK targets Russian banks, shadow fleet ships in latest sanctions packageThe United Kingdom has imposed new sanctions targeting Russian banks and shadow fleet tankers. These measures aim to disrupt funding for Ru...
06 Aug, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
In 1943, wealthy gold miner's daughter became spy at just 16: How INA's 'youngest' operative disguised herself as a boy to gather intelligence from the BritishSaraswathi Rajamani joined the Indian National Army at sixteen years old. She disguised herself as a boy named Mani for espionage missions....
06 Aug, 2026, 01.05 PM IST
Tanker reports explosions in Hormuz: Maritime agencyAn oil tanker reported hearing two explosions while transiting the Hormuz Strait. The incident occurred approximately ten miles southeast o...
06 Aug, 2026, 06.43 AM IST
CREDAI, NAREDCO hail RBI policy, stable home loan interest rate to help sustain housing demandRealtors welcomed the Reserve Bank of India's decision to maintain the repo rate. This stability in home loan interest rates is expected to...
05 Aug, 2026, 05.01 PM IST