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Entertainment
BRIDE AND GROOMS IN 2012
Next year will be the year when Bollywood sirens, like many of us during the wedding season, will be pulling bejewelled saris out of the bag, with the hunks carefully choosing their lapels and cuffs. A... -
Entertainment
SHILPA KISS CASE TRANSFERRED TO MUMBAI
Three cases filed in 2007 against Shilpa Shetty for publicly kissing Hollywood actor Richard Gere were transferred by the Supreme Court to one in Mumbai. Shilpa’s lawyer Anand Grover pleases for the transfer, resulting in the... -
Entertainment
PARICHAY – AN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MOVEMENT IN HIMSELF
With more than a decade in the global music industry, Parichay, a critically acclaimed music artist who is captivating audiences across geographies, is fast becoming a recognized name in the international scene, with his pioneering fusion style of mixing Hip-Hop,... -
Business
BANKING ON KAMAL HOTHI, ADVOCATE FOR ASIAN BUSINESSES
Kamel Hothi, Niche Markets Director at Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets, has been recognised by the World Sikh University London, with an Honorary Doctorate. The award commemorates her 32 year work on cultural training in workplaces and... -
Business
UK’s top economic experts to advise Birmingham business leaders
Will Hutton from the Work Foundation – the UK’s most influential voice on work and employment – and leading UK economist Vicky Pryce will be visiting Birmingham on Monday (November 21) to meet local business leaders... -
Business
Government needs to be more creative
Government needs to be more creative to encourage businesses to take on apprentices which will be a timely intervention to reduce the region’s unemployment which has risen by 10,000 to 234,000 say West Midlands business leaders.... -
Business
Plea for Chancellor to boost business
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group has pleaded with the Chancellor of the Exchequer to take urgent action to boost British businesses and exporters. The Chamber has written to the Chancellor, George Osborne MP, ahead of his... -
Business
Need for local transport investment
Business leaders in the West Midlands today welcomed the Transport Select Committee’s report on HS2. ‘High Speed Rail’, the report of the inquiry into the project, will encourage economic growth and investment and create thousands... -
Business
Businesses welcome Bank’s decision to put interest rates on hold
West Midland business leaders welcomed the Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates at a historic low of 0.5 per cent. Michael Ward, president of Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, said the move by the Bank’s... -
Business
LEP must remain focussed on big picture
Business leaders today welcomed the government’s decision to allocate £14.9 million to the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to help get building projects off the ground. But Jerry Blackett, chief executive of Birmingham...