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22nd Oct 2024 | Updated at 04:48am 22nd Oct 2024
Pioneering the South Asian grocery market in the UK
In 1981, Pankaj Sedani opened a shop selling Indian groceries in Upton Park, supported by his brothers Arvind and Vipul. Over the years, the shop steadily grew, and by 1992, Quality Foods had firmly established itself as a recognized brand,...
Driving sustainable change through Hilal and Buzz EV
Irshad Akhtar is CEO of Hilal, a Sharia Compliant Investment Fund currently being established in Abu Dhabi. He is also the founder of Buzz EV which specialises in renewables, including solar, batteries, EV and environmental management for homes,...
Bajaj Housing Finance shares surge 136% on debut
Shares of Bajaj Housing Finance, one of India's biggest mortgage providers, shot up by as much as 136 per cent to Rs 165 during its trading debut on India's stock exchanges on Monday, after the $782 mn offering drew bids for more than 67 times...
Tata Motors Q3 net more than doubles to £714.5 mn
Smashing street estimates, Tata Motors’s Q3FY24 profit more than doubled to £714.5 million, benefiting from the strength of its UK luxury car business, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). It had posted a profit of £304.3 million in the year-ago period,...
Arun Jaitley raises H-1B concerns with US treasury secy
India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley raised the issue of tightening of the H1B visa regime with US counterpart treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin during their first meeting, highlighting the contribution of Indian firms and professionals to...
New generation Gujarati entrepreneurs in US moving beyond motels
Gujaratis not only play an important role in the US Lobby, they also savour a major place in the motel industry, with 40% of the motels in the United States owned by them.
US asks public schools to let transgender access to bathrooms
The US administration has issued guidance directing public schools to let transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity.
Will ‘Teflon’ President Zuma survive the latest scandal?
Former US President Ronald Reagan was called by his detractors “the Teflon president”. The nickname was coined by Patricia Schroeder, a Congresswoman, and reflected on how a plethora of scandals surrounding his presidency seemed to have no effect...
Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: The UK India Tech Exchange
- 13 Mar 2024
On the panel as Dealmaker in the Department for Business and Trade, in the Indian High Commission and FICCI event, I am looking for in the Global Entrepreneur Programme scale up companies whose founders would be suitable for the UK Innovator...
Alpesh Patel’s Political Sketchbook: This Is India’s Sparta – Karamsad
- 14 Feb 2024
Independent minded and giving strength to the rest of the nation is what the Spartans were known for.
Bank of England cut growth forecast
- 17 Aug 2017
Brexit negotiations initially got off to a shaky start as it seemed that British cabinet ministers were unable to reach an agreement on the best course of actions and the government also seemed at war with itself over the divorce terms.
Brexit deal in tatters
- 06 Dec 2017
The ongoing and tense negotiations have led to a broad agreement by the UK to a gross financial settlement of £89bn on leaving the bloc, although the British expect the final net bill to be half as much. The news brings the two sides close to agreement on a key obstacle to opening talks on a future free trade pact.
Interest rate cut reversed
- 09 Nov 2017
Sterling surges 2% against the Dollar
- 02 May 2017
Pound rebound since Brexit vote
- 07 Mar 2017
Picking the cherry
- 29 Apr 2020
A recent Hometrack survey shows that 373,000 property transactions have been stalled as a consequence of the current lockdown, worth about £82bn
Sow & Reap
- 01 Apr 2020
Interesting times. Currently, we are being fed information regarding something we cannot see or have a grip off. Therefore, we are lapping up all we are fed. Even the official narrative does not make sense, even within its own narrative.
One man’s pain is another’s gain
- 04 Oct 2023
A look in the rearview mirror
- 27 Sep 2023
A helping hand
- 20 Sep 2023
Stretching Time
- 13 Sep 2023
Gearing up
- 06 Sep 2023
Leasehold or freehold?
- 31 Aug 2023
