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12th Nov 2026 | Updated at 07:08pm 12th Nov 2026
Autumn Budget offers pockets of relief amid rising tax burden
Chancellor John Healey’s first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham focused on easing household pressures amid global uncertainty. He cited trade tensions and the Iran war as factors driving up energy costs and interest rates, with debt...
YOUR FIRST HOME
For many aspiring homeowners, the biggest obstacle to buying a property is not necessarily earning enough to cover the monthly mortgage payments. It is finding the money for a deposit in the first place.
Jio Platforms set to record India’s biggest IPO
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is preparing to launch what could be India’s biggest-ever IPO, despite a market downturn. Mumbai-based Jio Platforms, backed by Meta and Google, aims to raise up to Rs 302 billion (£2.4 billion) at...
New Adani, IHC to Invest £8.5 billion in Odisha
Adani Enterprises and Abu Dhabi-based International Resources Holding (IRH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Odisha government to develop a greenfield aluminium project worth $11.5 billion (Rs 1.08 lakh crore) (£8.5 billion).The...
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
