Labour MP to quit, will do charity in India

Senior Labour leader Patricia Hewitt, a former health secretary in the Tony Blair government has announced that she will not contest the next elections and will focus instead on charity work in......

Meet Britain's first Asian woman Lord Mayor

All set on becoming Britain's first Asian woman Lord Mayor in Leicester on May 15, Manjula Sood on Tuesday said that she is proud of her Indian identity and values. Speaking to PTI, Sood, who was......

UK medical body head quits over jobs row

The plight of doctors in Britain, including a large number of NRIs, came to the fore again with the Chairman of the British Medical Association James Johnson resigning for failing to convey the......

British Chancellor praises contribution of Hindus

British Chancellor Gordon Brown has praised the significant contribution made by the Hindu community to Britain through business and professions, as the House of Commons held a ceremony to mark......

What UK India biz council chief expects from Modi govt

British and global investors feel retrospective taxation is not the only issue in India The difficulty of importing, including food-labelling issues, corruption, labour laws and policy and......

UK plans big investment for its biz centres in India

The UK on Friday announced plans to invest over 1.1 million pounds in a new pan-India network of British Business Centres, weeks after Prime Minister David Cameron visited the country.The first......

UK sees big infrastructure opportunities in India

Massive new opportunities are opening up for building roads, bridges and other infrastructure facilities for UK businesses in India, UK-India Business Council Chairperson Patricia Hewitt said.......

India's core sector: UK biz council sees big scope

Massive new opportunities are opening up for building roads, bridges and other infrastructure facilities for UK businesses in India, UK-India Business Council chairperson Patricia Hewitt said.......

Clijsters wins at love

Second seed Kim Clijsters made her Wimbledon intentions plain on Monday, steamrollering Paraguayan Rossana Neffa-De los Rios 6-0, 6-0 in the first round of Wimbledon. The Belgian world number two,......