The United Kingdom’s first female Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill has drawn criticism over a tweet that condemned the alleged sacrilege incidents at the Golden Temple and Kapurthala village as well as lynching of the alleged culprit.
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Indian-origin Leena Nair is new Chanel Global CEO
Indian-origin Leena Nair, the first female and youngest-ever Chief Human Resources Officer of Anglo-Dutch FMCG major Unilever has stepped down to join French luxury group Chanel as its Global Chief Executive Officer.
Johnson, Modi launch Green Grid Initiative at COP26 summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his British counterpart Boris Johnson jointly launched a new flagship international initiative late yesterday night at the COP26 World Leaders’ Summit in Glasgow
COP26: India, UK to unveil project aimed at creating solar grid that connects world
India and Britain will be rolling out a solar grid project that is aimed at connecting countries in different parts of the world at the upcoming UN climate talks in Glasgow.
Gautam Adani commits USD 70 bn to clean energy in meeting with UK PM
Indian billionaire and Adani group chairman Gautam Adani met United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday at the Global Investment Summit and said his group will commit USD 70 billion to energy transition via solar and others.
UK eases quarantine regulations for Indians fully vaccinated with Covishield
Starting from October 11, Indian travellers fully vaccinated with both doses of Covishield will not require to be quarantined in the United Kingdom, British high commissioner to India Alex Ellis tweeted today.
COVID politics: India hockey team pulls out of CWG 2022
Indian men’s and women’s hockey team have pulled out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, citing concerns over the mandatory 10-day quarantine rule imposed by the United Kingdom as part of its recently-revised international travel SOP on tavellers from India.
Pandora Papers leak: Indian-origin Tory donor Mohamed Amersi among those named
Prominent Tory donor Mohammed Amersi, who had contributed to Boris Johnson’s leadership campaign was involved in one of Europe’s biggest corruption scandals, revealed a BBC investigation.
India, UK set to jointly propose ‘green grid’ at COP26 summit
India and the UK are likely to announce a joint declaration on “one sun, one world, one grid” — or OSOWOG at the upcoming COP26, according to statements. The idea was first floated by Modi in 2018 at the first meeting of International Solar Alliance.
UK recognises Covishield vaccine, but quarantine rules still to apply for Indian travellers
The United Kingdom has announced changes in its travel and quarantine rules and said that the UK now recognises Covishield as a vaccine. This comes after the Indian government had threatened ‘reciprocal action’ amid a growing row over UK not recognising the Covishield vaccine made in India.
