Rishi Mukherjee lost his part-time job during the lockdown in March. Studying hospitality in the United Kingdom, he got another one recently, but had to settle for lower pay. “Many of my friends and I have been sending letters to our university administration to waive our fee as we have shifted completely to online education…
Many brands now have an electric car in their line-up, but that doesn’t mean the wave of new arrivals to the market is showing any signs of slowing down. Here’s what’s in store… The electric vehicle has well and truly arrived in the UK, with charging points popping up all around the country and the…
I have had the unique experience of having my first child in my 20’s, my second child in my 30’s and my last at 40. Each pregnancy was its own experience, as each child has been. In no way did I enjoy being pregnant but I cherished each pregnancy because it was such a special…
The UK government’s new visa rules and the country’s exit from the European Union will greatly help India and further strengthen the trade and business relationships between the countries, said Oliver Ballhatchet, the British Deputy High Commissioner, on Thursday. Ballhatchet, who took charge as the British Deputy High Commissioner in October 2019, was addressing journalists…
Sixteen countries, including Nepal, Bhutan and Mauritius, provide visa-free entry to Indian passport holders, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said there are 43 countries which provide visa-on-arrival facility and there are 36 countries which provide…
While the government has not allowed scheduled commercial international flights to operate in India as of now, various other measures are being taken to help passengers enter and fly out of India. Apart from the Vande Bharat Mission, which has been repatriating Indian nationals for past couple of months, government has also tied up with…
Nearly 3 out of 4 Indian employees (72%) currently working from home due to COVID-19 do not want to risk returning to their workplace due to concerns around commuting safely to work, according to a global survey by Kronos, a leading provider of workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions. The survey points that…
According to the National Statistical data, Indians have now become UK’s biggest overseas born population. The number of Indians living in UK is four times more than the Chinese and Americans, over three times more than those of Bangladeshi and German origin and two times more than those from Ireland. The number of Indians have…
Visas granted to Indian nationals to study at universities in the UK have more than doubled over the past year, according to official statistics released on Thursday. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that Indian nationals accounted for 17 per cent of the total 299,023 sponsored study visas granted by the UK Home Office…
A UK-based Indian-origin doctor, who has been championing an anti-obesity drive as a means to combat the severe effects of COVID-19, on Thursday released a new book that offers a “simple, evidence-based” plan to help improve health parameters. Dr Aseem Malhotra’s ‘The 21-Day Immunity Plan: How to Rapidly Improve Your Metabolic Health and Resilience to…
