British Minister of State for Immigration and Citizenship Tony McNulty presented the award to Bilimoria, who is the youngest chancellor of the Thames Valley University.
Lord Meghnad Desai, renowned British Indian economist and House of Lords peer, has died at the age of 85. Tributes pour in from political figures and colleagues.
As the election nears, political positions on prohibition are shifting.
Karan Bilimoria is UK's youngest university chancellorKaran Bilimoria, CBE, DL, Founder and Chief Executive of Cobra Beer has been appointed the Chancellor of Thames Valley University of the United Kingdom.
British Indian think tank 1928 Institute organised a special roundtable entitled 'India and the Indo-Pacific' bringing together the High Commissioners of India, Bangladesh, Australia, Canada, Nepal, among others, ahead of the reception in the River Room of the House of Lords on Monday evening.
Karan Bilimoria promoted Cobra Beer Ltd, on Monday said it has raised a total of £27.5 million to fund its next phase of development, a large part of which will be utilised for expansion in India and the UK.
He last visited India in November 2019 and also celebrated his 71st birthday with schoolchildren in Mumbai and earlier this week he told British Indian peer Lord Karan Bilimoria at a pre-Coronation reception that he looks forward to making a State Visit to India soon.
Participating in the 150-minute long debate on Thursday, Chairman of the UK-India Business Council Lord Karan Bilimoria congratulated Lord Paul on his appointment as the Deputy Speaker of the House and said that Non-Resident Immigrants in Britain were now reaching the top positions in every field.
Prahlad Chhabria, chief of Finolex Group, has been honoured with a silver platter in recognition of his contribution to 'entrepreneurship' at the prestigious Institute of Directors in London. He also released his autobiography 'There's no such thing as self-made man' on the ocassion. About 220 dignitaries from the diplomatic, political and business community attended the function hosted by SriChand and Gopichand Hinduja, chairman & president respectively of the Hinduja Group.
Adrian McKeon, the chief executive of Cobra Beer has quit amid speculation that the company's UK business may be taken over by Milson Coors, the American brewer of Carling lager and Worthington ale, with its Indian unit being sold to US investor Wilbur Ross, says a report.
Cobra Beer owner Karan Bilimoria told Business Standard that he will introduce 500 ml cans across beer categories this year. However, he believes that packing beer in cans will be good for exports too. "I see a great potential in the canned segment. It will also help us export Cobra from India," he said. The company already has the required infrastructure to package India-brewed Cobra beer in cans at its Bihar brewery.
American brewer Molson Coors has acquired a majority stake in the Karan Bilimoria-owned Cobra Beer in Britain.
The company's statement of accounts filed at the Companies House reveals that its losses have nearly trebled despite a 42 per cent rise in revenues. The company acquired its first brewery in India in January as part of its efforts to capture 10 per cent of the booming market. Pre-tax losses at the UK-based company hit 13.1 million pounds in the 12 months to the end of July last year against a loss of 4.4 million in the same period a year earlier, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Lord Bilimoria, Britain's beer millionaire, speaks to Anvar Alikhan.
Last year, Cobra sold 0.5 million cases. This year it is planning to increase it to 1 million.
In a sharp mid-course correction, Karan Bilimoria, the NRI beer maker, is in talks for a distribution tie-up in the US with Anheuser-Busch, whose Budweiser lords it over half the beer market in that country. While Cobra managed to hold its own in the SABMiller-dominated South African beer market, it managed only flat results with Krait Prestige, which was marketed as the world's first Champagne Lager.
Executive Director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan here, M N Nandakumara has bagged the award for promoting Indian Art and Culture in the UK.
Two NRI entrepreneurs Mayank Patel and Karan Bilimoria have won the prestigious London Business Awards for commercial enterprise and excellence.
Cobra Beer based in UK plans to invest $20 million in India over the next two years. Of this, about $10 million is likely to be spent on promoting the brand and setting up a distribution network in the country.
Cobra beer, produced by Karan Bilimoria - a leading non-resident Indian based in the United Kingdom - has won Brussels' prestigious Monde Selection award for the third successive year for its superior quality.
The United Kingdom-based Cobra Beer would invest about Rs 45 crore to set up a greenfield plant in India for brewing beer, a top company official said in New Delhi on Monday.
Karan Bilimoria, Hyderabad-born NRI beer maker plans to export Cobra Beer to India, USA and South Africa in a big way.\n\n\n\n
India has paid tribute to the 1.5 million Indian soldiers in the UK who fought along with British troops during the First World War
British lawmakers led by prominent Indian-origin entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria performed yoga in the United Kingdom parliament, celebrating the first International Yoga Day.
Over 70,000 people are expected to turn out for the event on November 13.
Through the past decade, Bihar's revenue from liquor has quadrupled
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