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Top events of the day: Madhya Pradesh govt crisis, EU meet, and more

20 cabinet ministers resigned from Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government. Congress will hold meet to discuss the developments

Britain spent 4.4 billion pounds of taxpayers' money to prepare for Brexit

The National Audit Office said in a report that most of the money was spent on staff costs, building new infrastructure and paying for external advice

Britain, EU starts post-Brexit relationship talks amid disagreements

The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier and UK counterpart David Frost met in Brussels, launching several months of intense closed-door negotiations involving around 100 officials on each side

Britain opens trade talks with EU, threatens to leave if no progress made

At the heart of the conflict is Britain's demand for a trade deal along the lines of one between the EU and Canada

UK could lose $32 billion annually in EU exports if trade deal fails: UN

The most affected would be Ireland, which could see a 10% cut in its exports under the no-deal scenario.

EU leaders to face off in 'very tough' summit to set a seven-year budge

The money tussle, hard-fought at the best of times, is especially problematic this time around because of Britain's departure from the EU

Jaishankar engages with EU leaders on socio-economic issues, climate change

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met top leaders of the European Union and held wide-ranging talks on issues, including economic cooperation, climate change and capacity building, that would "benefit both India and EU". Jaishankar, who was in Germany during the weekend for the Munich Security Conference, arrived here on Monday to prepare the ground for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visit for the India-EU summit here next month. The foreign minister met EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and the two leaders discussed experiences in capacity building and development partnerships. "Coordination on these issues would be to the benefit of both India and EU," Jaishankar tweeted. The minister also held "positive and productive" parleys at the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU. "Thank the attending Foreign Ministers, Ambassadors & senior officials and most of all HR (High Representative) @JosepBorrellF. Looking forward to working together to ...

Post-Brexit, UK rules 'turn off tap' of low-skilled foreign labour

Britain formally left the European Union at the end of January but a transition period is in effect until Dec. 31, during which time little changes

Royal Bank of Scotland to rebrand bank as NatWest Group later this year

The firm, which is still recovering from one of the costliest bailouts of the financial crisis, will incur costs of as much as 1 billion pounds

Other side of the Brexit

While the writing on the Brexit coin is the subject of controversy, the other side of the coin is quite shady and uncertain

Distancing of Russia a 'major error' for European Union: Emmanuel Macron

While speaking at the university, Macron condemned the Kremlin's recent efforts to blame the outbreak of World War II on acts by Poland and some western European governments

Top events of the day: Sabarimala hearing, Modi's rally in Delhi, and more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his first rally in East Delhi's Karkardooma area on Monday

'Optimism and regret': UK papers rejoice, mourn as Britain leaves EU

Britain's partisan papers met Brexit with the same unbridled joy and tearful anguish that was felt across the streets and pubs of Britain on Friday night

Flag-waving Britons cheer as Britain takes departure from European Union

Britain's exit from the EU ends 47 years of union with Europe. It also draws a line under a bitter and divisive wrangle over whether, when and how the country should cut its ties to the bloc

Brexit: European Union chiefs hail 'new dawn for Europe' as UK quits

Britain's 47-year membership of the bloc will end on the stroke of 2300 GMT -- midnight Brussels time, three and a half years after a shock referendum vote to leave

Britain all set to leave EU. What next for the country and its people?

Nothing will change for most people in Britain thanks to the transition period, which preserves the status quo until at least December 31, 2020

Job cut, staff relocation: India Inc gears for Brexit as UK set to leave EU

Analysts said the lower utilisation of its UK plant due to Brexit would lead to higher production cost for each unit and squeezing its margins

Top events of the day: Economic survey, UK set to leave EU, and more

Bank employees union to go on a nation wide strike starting today, India plans to evacuate its citizens in Wuhan. Here're the top events of the day to keep an eye on

MEPs demand universal mobile phone charger setting up clash with Apple

The US company insists that its Lightning cable that charges its iPhones is part of a stand for "innovation"

European Parliament votes in favour of Brexit deal sealing UK's exit

The vote at the parliament in Brussels, which came after an emotional debate, was passed by 621 to 49