UK: 18 NRIs to be honoured by the Queen

Leading Non-Resident Indian entrepreneur Raj Loomba, a campaigner of widows' rights, Surina Narula, champion of street children in India and 16 others have been chosen for the Queen's Birthday......

Cherie Blair lauds Indian NGOs' work on AIDS

Cherie Blair, wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, has lauded efforts of voluntary organisations in their fight against AIDS disease in India and several countries in Africa. "AIDS is a......

Renuka Chowdhury honoured

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie Blair honored Indian minister Renuka Chowdhury at a Diwali event at the United Nations on Friday. Cherie, the president of the Loomba Trust that......

UK trust to educate widows' kids

A leading international cosmetics company has donated 100,000 to the Loomba Trust to help educate children of widows in India.Canadian supermodel Linda Evangelista presented a cheque to London......

2 NRI entrepreneurs win UK awards

NRI entrepreneurs Moni Varma, founder of the Veetee brand basmati rice and Rami Ranger, founder-chairman of Sun Oil Ltd, have won the Asian of the Year and Asian Leadership in Europe Awards for......

Branson can invest in airlines: Govt

The government on Monday said Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson could invest in private carriers in his personal capacity. This opens the way for the British billionaire to start negotiations......

Branson may himself buy stake in airline

Virgin Atlantic chairman Richard Branson will invest in Indian carriers in his personal capacity to overcome regulatory restrictions on foreign airlines investing in domestic airlines. The present......

India set to become a superpower: Sir Rob Young

India is fast developing into a modern economy and the country will become a superpower in information technology, pharmaceuticals and auto industry, Sir Rob Young, former British high commissioner......