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| Redhotcurry
Blog: 'Bonfire of the Quangos'? Start with
the GLA. |
 If
a picture is worth a thousand words, then
my picture with London Mayor Boris Johnson
speaks volumes! Worry not; I have not become
a dyed-in-the-wool Tory. I was merely persuaded
to attend the London Assembly Conservative
Group's Summer Reception hosted by Boris Johnson
where he delivered a lectern-thumping pre-UK
Election 2010 speech if I ever heard one.
Still, it got me thinking....
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| Indian
businessmen to stop bankrolling Labour if
'non-dom' tax bill passes |
 It
was reported in Britain's 'The Observer' newspaper
that Indian-born businessmen Lord Swraj Paul
of Marylebone and Sir Gulam Noon would stop
donating funds to the Labour Party if the
proposed bill to introduce a 'non-domicile'
tax is introduced in the UK. The irony is
that the proposed £30,000 annual 'non-dom'
tax levy is unlikely to make a dent in the
multi-million pound fortunes of either man.
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| Oxfam
launches 'We Can' campaign to end violence
against women in Bangladesh |
 Farhana
Hafiz, Oxfam Programme Officer from Bangladesh,
was in the UK recently, highlighting the issue
of violence against women and explaining how
Britons can help tackle it. The 'We Can' campaign
is tackling the issue at all levels –
from government and policy right down to attitudes
in the home – as part of a wider campaign
across South Asia.
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| Clore
Fellowships Announced including three scholars
from India & Dubai |
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This year, the Clore Leadership Programme
has been enhanced to include outstanding
leaders from abroad: the group includes
three Chevening Scholars supported by the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office through
the British Council - Atul Kumar Mittal
from Mumbai, Pooja Sood from New Delhi and
Manal Ataya from Dubai.
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| Imran
Khand's Picsel Technologies in Administration |
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Imran Khand, who donated £300,000
to the Labour Party has also run into difficulties.
On 15 July 2009, PricewaterhouseCoopers
were appointed as Administrators to Picsel
Group Ltd owned by the millionaire Scottish
businessman. The company, which last year
won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise,
went into administration due to a cash flow
crisis.
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| Mayor
slams planned £565 million rates hike
for London's businesses |
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 The
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has called
on the Government to drop plans for a 10
per cent hike in business rates, which will
hit London and its businesses far harder
than the rest of the UK. If these proposals
are implemented it would add £565
million to the costs of the capital’s
businesses by 2015, resulting in London
subsidising services in the regions to the
tune of nearly £1 billion a year.
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| Indian
stocks soar despite market slowdown |
 Indian
companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
(LSE) are significantly outperforming both
the FTSE 100 and AIM 100 markets, according
to new quarterly figures released today by
leading business and financial adviser Grant
Thornton. The Grant Thornton India Index has
risen 76 per cent since the start of the year
and 72 per cent since the beginning of April
2009.
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| Business
owners look to expand despite lack of 'green
shoots' of recovery |
 Almost
three quarters of companies in this year’s
Baker Tilly 2009 Owner-Managed Business Survey
are planning to make an acquisition or establish
a joint venture with former competitors within
the next three years as the economic downturn
delivers some tantalising opportunities. However,
more than half of the respondents expect a
further drop in sales to come.
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| More
News & Business |
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Fair
Access to the Professions: 'Closed shop'
Britain must end
Conservative
Plan for Sound Banking for the UK
Women
say they are filling recession skills gap
UK
Business start-up rates hold steady says
GEM Report 2008
Indian
woman helping to rebuild Sri Lanka with
the 'Hansa' Pre School
Asian
sisters supporting Indian slum and street
children
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Entertainment News |
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Maharaja:
the Splendour of India's Royal Courts: 10
Oct 2009 - 17 Jan 2010
Anish
Kapoor Exhibition at the Royal Academy,
26 September - 11 December
Decibel
Performing Arts Showcase: 15 – 18 September
2009
Pop
Samiti: The future for British Asians, 12
-14 August 2009
Janmastami:
Krishna Festival, 14 -16 August 2009
BBC
'Bollywood' Proms: 17 July - 12 September
2009
The
Black Album by Hanif Kureishi, 14 July -
7 October 2009
Indian
Summer: Garden & Cosmos, Royal Paintings
of Jodhpur, 28 May - 23 Aug
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