BoE governor King warns of risks in UK mortgage scheme (Reuters)

A British backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say. Cheznye Emmons, 23, was travelling with fellow Briton Joseph Cook, 21, through lush rainforest on Sumatra island, where ...

London, May 19 (IANS) Pop star Rihanna has reportedly sued British retail brand Topshop for $5 million for using her image on their products without her permission. The brand has been

Singh, who is also known as 'Water Man', said the way ponds and rivers are dying, very soon there would be acute crisis of water. He emphasized on rainwater harvesting and digging of ponds to improve water table. He asked organizers of symposium ...

Once a game reserve and shooting block during the British Raj, Chorbahuli, a small village in the district 45km from here, holds big promise to become one of the best wildlife tourism areas in the buffer of Pench Tiger Reserve. Otherwise an obscure village ...

National Museum's expansion plans are held up as the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is still debating whether the British-era building on its adjoining plot can be pulled down to make land available. Without the NDMC's permission the culture ministry ...

For most Indians, colonial British India exists only in movies or Kipling's novels. But in a 152-year-old shop in this Dharamsala suburb the British Raj continues to live on . Located in the heart of McLeodganj, the shop takes you back to India's colonial ...

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Impeccable onboard service, gourmet cuisine and luxurious surroundings are a few of the reasons why Rocky Mountaineer rail journeys are considered to be the only way to see British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies.

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will meet David Cameron next week, just days after the internet giant was mauled by a Commons committee over its tax affairs, it has emerged. Downing Street confirmed that Schmidt is set to attend a quarterly ...