India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has confiscated fugitive diamantaire Nirava Modi’s properties worth INR 329.66 crore in Mumbai, Rajasthan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the UK as part of the ongoing case against him.
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PM Modi to deliver inaugural address at India Global Week virtual summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to make the inaugural speech at the India Global Week 2020 organised in the United Kingdom tomorrow.
Indian students to benefit from UK’s three-year PhD post-study visa programme
The United Kingdom officially announced that as part of the new Graduate Route, international students who complete a PhD can stay in the country for three years after their studies, from summer 2021.
UK government to probe reports of slave labour in clothing factory with Indian workers
The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency has been tasked with investigating a clothing factory named Jaswal Fashions based in Leicester after an undercover reporter alleged the workers, many of them from India, were facing sweatshop-like conditions and below minimum wage payments.
UKIBC appoints Indian-origin Jayant Krishna as new CEO
The UK India Business Council has announced that Jayant Krishna has accepted the invitation of the Board to become its new Group Chief Executive Officer. He will take charge from August 3.
Boris Johnson honours 73-year-old “Skipping Sikh” for raising money for the NHS
73-year-old Rajinder Singh has been awarded the Points of Light, an honour given to outstanding individual volunteers and people making a change in their community.
Five Indian-origin techies among UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering 2020 list
Five Indian-origin engineers were named among the United Kingdom’s Top 50 Women in Engineering for 2020 list.
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel launches working group to tackle migrant issues
The United Kingdom’s Indian-origin Home Secretary Priti Patel launched a new cross-government review panel to address issues faced by the country’s immigrant communities.
UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak appoints Indian-origin Nikhil Rathi as CEO of financial oversight agency
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the appointment of Indian-origin chief of the London Stock Exchange Nikhil Rathi as the new chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Exclusive: British-Indian MP Virendra Sharma’s tough speak on UK government’s handling of COVID-19
An exclusive Spotlight interview with Virendra Sharma, one of the longest-serving British Indian MPs from Ealing Southall in West London.
