India was among the top three investors in the UK in 2014 catapulting Britain to lead other European nations in attracting maximum foreign direct investment (FDI). In 2014, the value of FDI in the UK crossed the £1 trillion level for the first time, thanks to investments from US, France and India. Read more
Reading-based Maharashtrians’ association Marathi Mandal Reading is organizing its all-day annual summer event on Sunday, July 26th 2015. While the summer day will be celebrated with all sporting activities and delicacies that Mumbaikars and Punekars love, the funds raised will be donated to the Nepal Earthquake Relief. Read more
The High Commissioner of India to the UK, Ranjan Mathai, visited West Nottinghamshire College to meet Dame Asha Khemka. Mathai and Dame Asha, along with First Secretary (Education) Madhu Sethi and the Consul General of India in Birmingham, Jitendra Kumar Sharma discussed educational standards and expertise from across the globe. Read more
British Asian business tycoon Ranjit Singh Boparan has topped the UK Asian Rich List for the Midlands region in 2015. Boparan, who is nicknamed Chicken King for his successful poultry business in the UK has an estimated wealth of £1.35 billion. Read more
Thousands of tributes poured in on social media sites from around the world after news broke that Aruna Shanbaug, the Indian nurse who was in coma for 42 years after being brutally raped, passed away today. Read more
A documentary film called 'The Mud Warriors' directed by Mukti Krishan, a budding Indian filmmaker, in partnership with BFI Future Film, Prime & Fire Selects, and Talenthouse makes a heartfelt appeal to save 'Kusthi', the traditional Indian mud wrestling sport from becoming extinct. Read more
Indian-born Harbhajan Kaur Dheer has become the first Asian woman to hold the title of Mayor of Ealing, the West London town. Read more
While the Conservatives secured an unexpected clear mandate to form the government, Indian-dominated Ealing council was painted red - all three parliamentary seats in Ealing were won by the Labour party. Of the three seats, two are held by candidates of Asian origin. Read more
Non-resident Indian and leading educationalist, Dame Asha Khemka has been announced as a finalist in the First Women Awards 2015 – a UK national awards programme honouring senior level business women and professionals. Read more
Royal Baby princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana - has an Indian connection! Indian-born paediatrician Dr Sunit Vinod Godambe was part of the top medical team assisting the Duchess of Cambridge deliver the princess at the Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital on Saturday, May 3rd, 2015. Read more
