BUSINESS
Niti Aayog's Suman Bery at India Investor Showcase, the UK: 'India presents a large talent pool and a large market'
At the recent India Investors Showcase in London, the Niti Aayog vice-chairman cited the example of Hindustan Unilever Ltd, and added the recipe for success includes companies committing wholeheartedly to India, navigating its complexity; HSBC group chairman Mark Tucker said India is highly under-leveraged.
WORLD
Pervez Musharraf's rise to power in Pakistan followed an old path. So did his death in exile
Musharraf, the last military dictator of Pakistan, followed a template similar to two of his predecessors, General Ayub Khan and General Zia-ul-Haq, of turning their political masters into immediate foes.
WORLD
London Science Museum says their sponsorship with Adani will continue
Adani Green Energy is the title sponsor of the upcoming Energy Revolution gallery at the Science Museum in London.
BUSINESS
'There's a need to exchange knowledge on 5G between the UK and India': Mike Short, of the UK department of international trade
Chief scientific adviser Mike Short and technology specialist Chris Moore, at the UK department of international trade, on the opportunities, challenges and way forward for the UK-India cooperation in technology and allied sectors. The UK is keen on attracting Indian IT companies.
IMMIGRATION
UK-India Young Professionals Scheme: No sponsor, no job necessary for two-year stay
Diplomats at the Indian high commission said that the implementation date, checklist for eligibility, and step-by-step application procedures will be shared shortly.
TRENDS
Tribute: Vivienne Westwood, sartorial birth mother of Punk, always made a statement
Vivienne Westwood was already an OBE when 'Sex and The City' beamed one of her wedding dresses to the world.
IMMIGRATION
UK student visa: Controversial Rwanda plan win raises fear of drastic changes
UK home secretary Suella Braverman has spoken about the number of dependants that international students get with them, raising fears of changes being introduced to the student visa regime.
TRENDS
Alleged racism, palace intrigues, nosy journalists: Why 'Harry & Meghan' has caught the imagination of the English public
The docuseries comes at a time when Rishi Sunak's government is mulling giving the UK media watchdog powers to fine streaming giants if content claimed to be factual is found to be misleading.
BUSINESS
Nirav Modi loses bid to take extradition fight to UK Supreme Court
On November 9, the UK high court had given the green signal to Nirav Modi's extradition to India
BUSINESS
Winsome Diamonds case: Jatin Mehta invokes 50-year-old case involving Maharani of Baroda
The Mehtas are subject to a worldwide freezing order, but are seeking to halt the proceedings on the ground that the dispute has no meaningful connection with England.
BUSINESS
Steel baron Lakshmi Mittal's bankrupt brother Pramod Mittal suffers setback in UK court
A judge revoked Pramod Mittal's proposal to pay just 0.18 percent of his £2.5 billion debt to creditors.
LIFESTYLE-TRENDS
Fashion, luxury labels led by Louis Vuitton help Paris dislodge London as Europe’s largest stock market
Forever locked in competition over food, art, culture, literature, it was time Paris trumped the London stock market with its fashion brands.
BUSINESS
Hinduja family: net worth, family tree, heart of the feud, what did the court say, and what next
Court judgments now made public reveal that the family’s conduct – both, the two daughters of the eldest brother Srichand Hinduja, and the younger brothers led by Gopichand Hinduja – were inimical to the well-being of Srichand.
WORLD
Southampton, UK: Where Rishi Sunak grew up, imbibed Indian values
England used to be referred to as the nation of shopkeepers, and a visit to Southampton shows that a son of one such family has now come to lead the country.
IMMIGRATION
Reasons to leave Indian students in the UK out of the Liz Truss vs lettuce equation
Lord Jo Johnson, former Universities minister and brother of Boris Johnson, told a packed House that the benefits international students bring to Britain are taken for granted.
WORLD
Winsome Diamonds’ Mehta family face allegations of $1 billion fraud, have declared assets worth only $146 million
The case has its genesis in the precious metals facility between Winsome Diamonds and Standard Chartered Bank which was entered in October 2008.
WORLD
How current UK immigration rules are failing cross-border South Asian couples and families
Deploying terms like effective immigration control, larger public interest, protecting the NHS, couples have been broken, siblings have been separated, and families have been financially ruined.
INDIA
Meet the man who pushed for, and partly paid for, Mumbai's Vile Parle station
The Tejpal family gave Mumbai its earliest hospital, schools, public halls and had a crucial role in the construction of Vile Parle railway station in the first decade of the twentieth century.
TRENDS
What Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic stand to lose as Roger Federer retires
Such has been the dominance and rivalry of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic that it is impossible to write about any of them without mentioning the other two.
WORLD
What next for Rishi Sunak?
Getting 43 percent votes from the overwhelmingly white, male, middle-class Tory members is no mean feat. And the small margin of Liz Truss' victory should give Rishi Sunak and his supporters hope.
WORLD
Queen Elizabeth II's reign leaves behind a template for transition from legacy to modern times
The Queen strode the clipped-accented black and white world to multicolour and 4D with élan.
BUSINESS
Cyrus Mistry: Old family ties, chairmanship of Tata Sons and his take on Tata Steel UK
The passing away of Cyrus Mistry, just three months after his father’s death, has made it difficult for corporate watchers to understand the future contours of the Tata-Mistry relationship.
BUSINESS
Net zero: Why is Tata Steel UK asking the British government to shell out £1.5 billion?
Tata Steel UK has asked for £1.5 billion for the transition to green energy, in the absence of which it might make an exit. It plans to replace the carbon-intensive blast furnaces with electric arc furnaces.
TRENDS
Disputes about Salman Rushdie's ancestral properties tell a story of his family’s close links with Delhi
Anis Rushdie sold the ancestral family home in Ballimaran, old Delhi, to a cousin in early 1950s. But there was another house in Civil Lines, Delhi, that's now been valued at Rs 130 crore.
