India-UK relationship poised to take a big leap
The commitment made by the two countries, at the 14th JETCO meet, is a step in the right direction, the culmination of which could see the birth of a much-awaited Free Trade Agreement.
KKR plans to merge India NBFC with InCred
The combined entity will operate under the InCred brand name, and post the deal, the merged book size will be around $802 million with a relatively low debt-equity ratio.
Hetero Labs wins approval to sell COVID-19 drug
The drug, priced the drug at $0.79 per tablet, is approved to treat mild to moderate COVID-19 and will be available at drug stores from today, news agency Reuters reported.
QIA may invest in RIL’s fibre business
The Doha-based fund is in advanced talks with Reliance Industries Ltd to invest up to $2 billion in Jio Digital Fiber.
Deepika-Ranveer starrer ‘Ram-Leela’ hits UK Drive-In scene
The Tongues on Fire UK Asian Film Festival is back in partnership with the Bollywood Company to beat the coronavirus lockdown blues with another Drive-In screening, this time of the Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Ram-Leela’.
Queen gets a Covid-19 repatriation update from India
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II heard at length from an India-based consular officer at a British Deputy High Commission about the close collaboration between the UK...
Men’s income levels link up with high blood pressure: Study
Working men with higher incomes are more likely to develop high blood pressure, reports a study. The study was presented at the 84th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS 2020).
Post-pandemic, India will need to focus on fast-paced development for building Atmanirbhar Bharat
Rolls-Royce India and South Asia President Kishore Jayaraman speaks about how the company is prioritising sustainability and responding to the changing environment of doing business, the lessons that it has learned from the COVID crisis and the company’s plans for Make in India.
Global Indians in the running for new Service to the Nation set of UK coins
Noor Inayat Khan, the first Indian-origin World War II spy for Britain, and Khudadad Khan, the first soldier of the British Indian Army to become the recipient of the prestigious Victoria Cross – the highest military award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces, are among those in the running for a new series of commemorative coins.
The Midlands offers many win-win UK-India partnerships
Dr Aman Puri was the Consul General of India in Birmingham since 2017 until recently, when he left the UK at the end of a three-year posting to take charge as India’s Consul General in Dubai. In a farewell interview with ‘India Global Business’, he reflected on some of the key milestones in the UK-India journey during this period, his hopes from a new West Midlands India Partnership (WMIP) and the sectors of focus in the bilateral relationship just ahead of his chairmanship of an important healthcare panel for India Global Week 2020.