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FTA or not, British firms will continue to invest in India: UKIBC CEO Heald

But transparency, predictability of policies and ease of doing business need to improve further at ground level, he says

China accuses Britain of colluding with Washington to hurt Huawei

The British government announced Tuesday that Huawei Technologies Ltd. would be excluded from work on the network because US sanctions made it impossible to ensure the safety of equipment

Lockdown computer gaming helps fuel rise in Britain's inflation

Consumer price inflation increased to 0.6% in June from May's four-year low of 0.5%

Britain bans Huawei from 5G network; all kit to be removed by 2027

The decision was taken at a meeting of the UK's National Security Council (NSC) chaired by Prime Minister Boris Johnson

UK bans Huawei from 5G network, orders telcos to stop buying its equipment

Britain imposed the ban after the US threatened to sever an intelligence-sharing arrangement because of concerns Huawei equipment could allow the Chinese government to infiltrate UK networks

FDI norms to be eased further, other economic reforms in pipeline: Goyal

The minister said that new industrial policy and forest policy would be brought out soon, along with further forms in the mining sector

India moves up a rank, becomes second-largest foreign investor in UK

The US remains the number one source of FDI for the UK, delivering 462 projects and 20,131 jobs, followed by India, Germany, France and China and Hong Kong

Rishi Sunak unveils 1.57 bn pounds arts, culture Covid-19 rescue package

Rishi Sunak has unveiled a 1.57-billion pounds rescue package of emergency grants and cheap loans for arts, culture and heritage industries to help them weather the impact of coronavirus lockdown.

Shell CEO does not rule out moving headquarters from Netherlands to Britain

Shell has a complex Anglo-Dutch holding structure with a tax residency and headquarters in the Netherlands and a registered office in Britain

Border dispute: British MPs flag China's 'bullying behaviour' with India

Conservative Party MP Ian Duncan Smith raised the issue as part of an urgent question in the House of Commons on Monday

UK PM Johnson says Covid-19 has been disaster, pledges better rebuilding

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to unleash a renewal akin to the rebuilding strategy deployed by former US President Franklin D Roosevelt in the wake of the Great Depression of 1929.

Structures like UNSC have teeth but little or no appetite to bite: UN chief

UNSC has teeth but "show little or no appetite to bite, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he underlined the need for "effective and inclusive" multilateralism.

Between deer and running dogs

Book review of The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century

World Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO reports largest single-day spike in cases

Where the virus surged and where it slowed, air travel curbs eased in Dubai, China steps up loan relief, and other pandemic related news from across the globe

Airbus extends furloughs in UK, Spain to tackle coronavirus fallout

In the United Kingdom, the period of furlough for about 2,200 Airbus workers will start on July 20 and end on August 9

Covid-19 Factoid: India witnessing significant improvement in recovery rate

Rate of growth slows down in the UK, while in Delhi the cases are piling up

World coronavirus dispatch: UK debt outgrows economy in a first since 1963

UK debt is bigger than economy, Beijing outbreak tops 180, Germany Wants to Bolster EU, and other Covid-19 related news from across the globe

UK approves dexamethasone as Covid-19 treatment; 'breakthrough' says PM

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed the government-funded trial as the biggest breakthrough, which has greatly reduced patients' chances of dying from Covid-19

With over 600,000 jobs lost, UK unemployment worse than Great Depression

The actual spike in unemployment would have been much higher were it not for the British govt's Job Retention Scheme, which has been paying a high proportion of the salaries of nearly 9 mn people

2.8 mn people seek job-related benefit claims spike in UK; up by 25% in May

The claimant count includes both those people who are employed with low income or hours and those who are actually unemployed