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Feeling
a little unloved and unwanted? Well join the growing
club - the Asian non-doms who feel their economic
contribution to Britain is unloved, given the
£30,000 tax levied on them by the Government,
are planning an exodus. The Hindu community feeling
unwanted and disengaged from the politics is venting
its frustration with protests. Indian doctors
who've been designated 'unwanted' after decades
of service to the NHS are taking their visa case
to the House of Lords and Asian Post Office owners
threatened with closure are lobbying the Mayor
to retain their livelihoods. And let's not forget
that "excellence in Arts", as demonstrated
by Watermans and Tara Arts, is rewarded with a
slap in the face and withdrawal of funding from
the Arts Council.
Can
we really call this progress?
Until
next time,
Lopa Patel (Editor - Redhotcurry.com)
PS.
Don't make your mother feel unloved or unwanted
this weekend - remember that its Mother's Day
on Sunday 2nd March!
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NEWS *** |
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UK BUSINESS
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Asian
'non-doms' plan an exodus
A
new survey has found 42% of South Asian 'high net worth
individuals' considered non-domicile are now preparing
to leave the UK due to the changes to the non-domicile
tax regime set to come into effect in April, according
to financial adviser Grant Thornton. 
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Tata
Motors may ink Land Rover, Jaguar deal next week
India's
Tata Motors was expected to acquire Jaguar and Land Rover
from Ford Motors as soon as next week, but the US automaker
would continue to supply engines and other key components
for the marquee brands, The Wall Street Journal newspaper
reported.
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The
LSE's first India Careers Day
The
London School of Economics (LSE), one of the world's premier
institutions of higher learning, held an India Careers
Day - its first country-specific networking and employment
forum. Over 2,500 Indian students have graduated from
the LSE in the past 100 years and the school currently
has more than 300 students from India.
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Reliance
in joint venture talks with 'Marks & Spencer'
Spurred
by reports of rivals John Lewis considering an Indian
expansion, British retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S)
is in talks with Reliance Industries Ltd about selling
its food range in India, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
India and China are among the most lucrative markets for
M&S, with plans to invest up to 1.1 billion pounds
($2.2 billion or Rs.86.5 billion).
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USA NEWS *** |
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Jindal
succeeds in pushing ethics agenda in Louisiana
Bobby
Jindal, just six weeks into his job as Louisiana governor,
fulfilled his campaign pledge to push through ethics bills
to bring more transparency to the legislative system of
the state. The package of bills will make state politicians'
finances more transparent, cut down on their perks and
create an overall ethical image for the state.
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Tatas
give 65,000 new books to poor US kids
The
Tata Group North America has joined First Book, a non-profit
organisation, in a programme to distribute 65,000 new
books to children from low-income families across the
US.
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Rushdie
ponders over life and myth of Jodha
Emperor
Akbar's wife Jodhabai was merely a figment of imagination,
if one were to go by Salman Rushdie's latest short story
that has come at a time when a section of the Rajput community
is protesting a Bollywood film - 'Jodha Akbar' - allegedly
distorting facts.
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Rights
group launches video game on immigration
A
human rights organisation headed by an Indian American
has launched a video game on immigration to create awareness
and generate a debate on what it calls unfair US immigration
policies.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS *** |
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Arts
Council axe falls heavily on Asian Arts
The
Arts Council axe has fallen heavily on Asian arts in the
UK, with the announcement that London Asian arts venue
Watermans is set to loose its £500,000 grant and
theatre company Tara Arts has lost 50% of its £340,000
funding.
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'A
Perfect Ganesh': UK Tour 12 March - 13 April 2008
Phizzical Productions present ' A Prefect Ganesh' which
debuts on 12 March and tours until 13 April 2008. Written
by Terrence McNally, 'A Perfect Ganesh' is a comedy about
two suburban women who travel to India and discover the
unexpected.
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The
Ramayana: Love and Valour in India's Great Epic: 16
May - 14 September 2008
iPak
- 10,000 songs, 10,000 images, 10,000 abuses
Bollywood
VJ to co-host UK Asian Music Awards 2008
'Tongues
on Fire' celebrates 10th film festival
'Daredevas
2008' by Akademi, March 4th & 5th 2008
Danger!
Gulaam Fatima in the West Midlands, Mar 2008
'Lyrical
MC' by Sita Brahmachari, 6 Feb - 11 March 2008
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BOLLYWOOD FILM RELEASES *** |
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Jodhaa
Akbar,
UK Release 15 February 2008
Rama
Rama Kya Hai Drama, UK Release 1 Feb 2008
Sassy,
clever 'Sunday' is a harmony of hilarity, out 25 Jan
From
'Bombay to Bangkok', there's nothing to cheer, out 18
Jan
Aamir
Khan's Taare Zameen Par,
out now
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