H S Rao

Stories by H S Rao

UK list names Swraj Paul as 2nd richest Indian

UK list names Swraj Paul as 2nd richest Indian

Rediff.com   8 May 2007

NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul is the second richest British Asian with business interests largely based in the UK, next only to Mike Jatania, head of the Lornamead cosmetics group.

Sheikh Hasina leaves for Dhaka

Sheikh Hasina leaves for Dhaka

Rediff.com   7 May 2007

She is scheduled to reach Dhaka at 4 pm on Monday.

Sheikh Hasina files 1 million law suit against BA

Sheikh Hasina files 1 million law suit against BA

Rediff.com   5 May 2007

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has initiated a law suit against British Airways, claiming over a million pounds in damages for denying her a boarding pass on April 23 to return to her country.

'Developed countries to blame for WTO deadlock'

'Developed countries to blame for WTO deadlock'

Rediff.com   4 May 2007

India has said that developed countries were trying to go back on their commitment on the development content of Doha round of WTO talks and are putting new conditions on developing countries leading to a deadlock.

B'desh: Sheikh Hasina to return on May 7

B'desh: Sheikh Hasina to return on May 7

Rediff.com   3 May 2007

She was supposed to return on April 23 but the caretaker government imposed a ban on her return, issued arrest warrant and asked the British Airways not to issue her a boarding pass. The ban was lifted on April 25.

Five British bomb plotters jailed for life

Five British bomb plotters jailed for life

Rediff.com   1 May 2007

Monday's verdict came 10 days after Sir Michael said he would accept a majority decision from the jury, which had by that stage been deliberating for 21 days. The 12-month trial was the longest in UK terrorism history.

6 charged with inciting terror in UK

6 charged with inciting terror in UK

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

The six men were arrested this week in connection with allegedly inflammatory statements made at London's Regent's Park Mosque in November 2004.

Kaul files nomination for top Commonwealth post

Kaul files nomination for top Commonwealth post

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2007

Kaul, who has urged the UK and Indian governments to support his candidature, said he was relying heavily on India's support and had already spoken to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Indian govt was in touch with Hasina during ban

Indian govt was in touch with Hasina during ban

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2007

She said it was her will-power and determination to return to her motherland, which prevailed upon the caretaker government to withdraw the arrest warrant and ban on her return.

Sheikh Hasina stopped from returning to Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina stopped from returning to Bangladesh

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

The British Airways flight that was to take her to Dhaka declined to issue her a boarding pass despite her having a valid ticket on the ground that Bangladesh government has banned her from entering the territory of that country.

Indian selected for ESA programme

Indian selected for ESA programme

Rediff.com   22 Apr 2007

Karan Goyal, a student from Delhi is the only Indian among the team at Warwick University, which is working on the design to be launched in 2011.

Infections drive British patients to India

Infections drive British patients to India

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2007

Dentistry is the most popular service with treatments such as crowns, dental implants, bridges and veneers leading the way; with most people preferring to go to India for the treatment.

3 charged with helping 7/7 bombers

3 charged with helping 7/7 bombers

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2007

All those charged on Thursday were from the same area of West Yorkshire, England, as three of the four bombers.

High-skilled Indians face deportation from UK

High-skilled Indians face deportation from UK

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2007

The threat of deportation is looming large over a number of Indians holding Highly Skilled Migrants Programme visas in the UK

Kiran Desai's novel makes Orange list

Kiran Desai's novel makes Orange list

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

Judges for the 30,000 pound Orange award broke with a 39-year unspoken convention by choosing this year's Man Booker and Costa Prize winning books -- Desai's novel and Stef Penney's The Tenderness of Wolves -- on their long-list of 20.

India International award for Lord Bilimoria

India International award for Lord Bilimoria

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

Executive Director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan here, M N Nandakumara has bagged the award for promoting Indian Art and Culture in the UK.

Newcomers to UK should be taught 'Hinglish'

Newcomers to UK should be taught 'Hinglish'

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2007

The think tank said the Oxford English Dictionary should be replaced as the leading authority on English by a website listing words suggested by the public.

Patak's Indian food for sale

Patak's Indian food for sale

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

The Patak's Indian food empire has been put up for sale with a price tag of 200 million pounds, just months after a bitter family feud over ownership of the company was settled.

Indian docs win; UK govt agrees to withdraw clause

Indian docs win; UK govt agrees to withdraw clause

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2007

The high court was due to hear on Thursday the application filed by the British Association for People of Indian Origin for permission to take a judicial review of the injunction on rules affecting Highly Skilled Migrant Programme doctors.

Naeem Murr wins C'wealth Prize

Naeem Murr wins C'wealth Prize

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2007

In Murr's book, Rajiv Travers, the child of an Indian mother and English father is abandoned, first to relatives in London and later to the care of his uncle's mistress, Ruth Winters, who lives in a small American town.