UK’s National Trust uncovers colonial roots of ‘English Hindoostan’

    2020-09-27T09:29:48+00:00September 27th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|

    The UK’s National Trust charity has documented the connections that 93 of historic properties in its care have with colonialism and historic slavery, from East India Company merchants who invested their colonial earnings from India in sprawling country homes to slave traders who bought up large properties in Britain.

      UK real estate set to pitch for high net worth Indian investments

      2020-09-25T15:23:41+00:00September 23rd, 2020|India Inc Views - India Global Business, Special Report - India Global Business|

      London-headquartered Osborne+Co has created a new investment management business model which is aggressive and ambitious with an eye on attracting lucrative investments from India for value-add investments.

        UK Minister Alok Sharma unveils investment in fight against space junk

        2020-09-17T10:30:04+00:00September 17th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|

        UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Alok Sharma has unveiled a £1-million government investment to be divided up between seven companies to help tackle dangerous debris in space, which pose the threat of colliding with satellites vital to our everyday lives.

          British Indian MP leads community drive to mark Blood Cancer Awareness Month

          2020-09-11T11:41:48+00:00September 11th, 2020|iGLOBAL, News & Views|

          To mark Blood Cancer Awareness Month this September, UK’s Opposition Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma used a digital “Day of Action” this week to celebrate the number of potential life-saving stem cell donors in Ealing Southall area of west London on the Anthony Nolan register and raise awareness of the urgent need for more donors in light of the challenges to donor recruitment presented by the pandemic.