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After winning Big Brother show in the United Kingdom, Shilpa Shetty has made her place in the A- list of the bollywood stars. The small Britain stint has brought not only an inflow of cash and movie offers but has added her name in the most talked about people of the tinsel town.

After her recent success of Life… in a metro and being in the news for her relationship with a certain Mr. Kundar, Shilpa had recently come out with a yoga cd of hers in which she has revealed her yoga knowledge for a toned up body like hers. But most recently she has made news for herself by committing her dancing skills to be showed off at the ‘unforgettable’ world tour being organized by the Bachchan family.

Confirming the news of her being a part of the world tour Shilpa informs that she would be dancing in two acts sharing the stage with the very new bahu of the bachchan parivar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. She explains her excitement to be working with Aish by stating that as both of them belong to Mangalore, she hopes that they would get along very well. Adding to this she claims that Preity, who is also a part of the show, is a hassle free person and would be good to work with. With this she recalls that it isn’t the first time she would be doing a stage show with Amitji but her excitement is at a different level when she has to work with the whole family.

When enquired about the sudden entry of her in the show, she replied that it wasn’t a sudden decision, they were planning it out and when it got finalized, it was announced. An all charged up Shilpa would be a part of the show throughout whereas Madhuri would perform in the United States and Canada and Akshay Kumar would be present at the inaugural show at Toronto.

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Giving a relief to nearly half a million people visiting UK, the Indian High Commission in the UK decided to outsource the visa application process from Thursday. People now don’t have to stand in long queues to get their visa as they can submit application online and payment by credit cards.

The Indian mission here is one of the largest in the world and the outsourcing of the visa application process will make the exercise hassle-free, High Commissioner Shiv Shankar Mukherjee said after launching the visa application center in Victoria, in the heart of the city, last night.

The posh center is one of the eight centers VFS global, the private agency chosen for handling the work, planned to open in the UK, its Chief Operating Officer Sanjay Bhaduri told media.

Zubin Karkaria, owner of VFS global, said two India visa application center will commence operation in the city tomorrow and one each in Edinburgh and Hayes in Middlesex on June 6.

“Ultimately we will have 8 centers,” Sanjay Bhaduri said.

“The company, operating out of over 276 visa application centers located in Asia, Australia, Africa, Europe, CIS and the Middle East, would process close to 6 million visas in 2008.”

On an average, the high commission issues 500,000 visas in a year and it is expected to go up by 20 per cent every year.

“This will be one of the largest application processing centers,” Bhaduri said, adding “we are using the best practices from other missions here.”

Tags: , Application, High Commission, India, UK, Visa, Visa Application

The third annual Indo-British naval exercise is set to begin in Goa from April 21 to May 2.

The event will take place on the western seaboard in Goa under the tactical command of the Flag Officer Commander Western Fleet Rear Admiral Anil Chopra.

“The Royal Navy will field the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and the HMS Trafalgar nuclear submarine besides a guided missile frigate and a fleet replenishment tanker,” a British high commission statement said Friday.

At the `Konkan` bilateral exercise, the Indian Navy will be represented by guided-missile destroyers INS Mysore and INS Rajput, the guided missile frigate INS Gomati, fleet replenishment tanker INS Aditya and the submarine INS Shishumar while the British force will be commanded by Commodore Tom Cunningham, commander of the Carrier Strike Group.

The thrust of the exercise will be on combined maritime operations, with the Indian Navy’s Sea Harrier aircraft operating from Goa, and exercises between the submarines of the two navies, an official said.

Tags: Exercise, Goa, India, Navy, UK

Indian national people in Britain have the highest number of people employed among all social groups, a latest official publication said.

“The proportion of working-age people living in work less households in the UK was highest for the Chinese ethnic group, at 25%, and lowest for the Indian ethnic group, at 10%, while 11% of people in the white ethnic group lived in a work less household,” the 2008 edition of `Social Trends`, a publication released by the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.

The publication says that Indians constitute the largest group in Britain among the ethnic minorities. Asians constitute about 5% of total population while black constitutes 3% of the population. There are around 12,15,000 Indians in Britain.

`Social Trends` provides an up-to-date and comprehensive description of society in 2007. The study revealed that UK has become more ethnically diverse in the past few years as its population has grown from 56 million in 1986 to 60 million in 2006. But 90% of the population is still white, compared to 93% in 2001.

The publication reveals that UK residents made a record 45.3 million holiday trips abroad in 2006. Nearly 3% of these trips were to Asia, where common destinations were India and Thailand.

It also points that the number of people aged 65 and above in the UK is expected to exceed the number aged fewer than 16 in 2021.

The proportion of people living alone is also on rise.

Tags: Britain, Career, China, Employment, India, UK

India is ready to change the shape of Business world in coming 10 years along with China, Brazil and Russia. A study revealed that India will play an effective role in worldwide business by 2018.

A study by Chartered Management Institute of London includes business situations and prospects till 2018. It gives the view of work situation then and picture of management and how the organizations are ready to face that. According to study, countries like China, Brazil, Russia and India will put a heavy effect on the business. These countries will change the business sketch of the world. New business models are presented in response to these changes but there is a need of new talent likes to create an understanding of foreign culture and variety.

It is said that developing countries are growing economically hence migrants are willing to come back to their countries from west. This will lead to lack of man power in western countries. Study also said that Business structure and model will be changed n coming 10 years. Business based on group will replace global corporate. There will be a need of Technology blending with resources to hold success. Organizations will need to have more knowledge about global market. Many incidents which seem different of others can create some links to effect business.

Study also revealed that social protest among minority groups in China and India declines economy and violence in Iran, Pakistan etc. leads to move the business downward critically.

All the developing countries including India are successful in concealing loss in global economy and same is expected in future. A global firm Alliance Dresdner Economic Research linked with Germany’s Financial Services Information revealed this fact. According to the report, economical activities are sharp in India but there is no view of loss in America also. Russian economy has shown an increase by 8 per cent during 2007.

Export is decreased from America by these countries but there was export fro Europe and Euro become stronger than dollar. Overall there is no significant effect on export. There is an increase in prices of various commodities but developing countries have exporters of these commodities and they got profit also. Import is increasing compared to export and these countries have no problem because oh having sufficient foreign money and enough funds.

Tags: Brazil, Business, China, India, London, Russia, UK, US, World

Yahoo decided to shift its head quarters from Geneva, London. Britain’s new tax system is likely said as the reason behind this decision. Yahoo said that the departing of head quarters to Singapore will improve their financial status. Tax advisors told that Government had made the changes in tax rules to prevent the incoming of foreign currencies. Private Banks would have to remove its one-third business in the case from here.

Chancelor Alistayer Darlinagg said clearly in his budget speech that non-domicile tax of 30, 000 pounds will have to be paid by the Indians and other foreigners after 7 year live in UK. Before budget, Britain’s trade and industry committees demanded to make the structure of corporate tax easy.

On Yahoo’s decision the chief Richard Lambert of Confederation of British Industry said, “We agree that UK’s corporate tax system is non-competitive and we are very worried for this. Yahoo’s decision will strengthen our doubts.”

Richard Turner, Partner of Law firm Alen and Ovary said that banks are planning to leave the country after budget. Tax on foreign currency will make the situation more serious and people will hesitate to invest money in Britain. This way business of many billion pounds will be affected in London. Real Estate agents are also concerned with the situation and said that housing market will be affected by losing foreign currency like this. It is known that housing market in London is at boom because of Indian and China people.

Tags: London, UK, Yahoo

British Government decided to issue compulsory Identity cards for the citizens of India and other non-European Union countries living in United Kingdom. The rule is planned to improve security and prevent identity fraud and will be applicable from later this year.

Biometric passports is also planned by British Government from 2012, she said and added that people could use it as an alternative to ID cards as a proof of their identities.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on Thursday said non-EU nations will be the first to be required to have the identity cards. Other People will get them from 2009 and Students will need to have the cards from 2010.

She told BBC Radio 4’s Today program that she wanted to “speed up” the requirement of ID cards by making them compulsory for some groups at an earlier stage.

Tags: India, UK

There are some modifications in Britain’s Immigration rules creating problems to the Indians living in Britain. Future of lakhs of Indians living in Britain would be dark if new changes applied.

Hearing for the important appeal against these modifications in the rules is going to take place today in the biggest court of England. If the decision will be in favor of the government then a large population of Indian doctors, degree holders and technical professional who came there after 2002 will be sent back to India with their families.

Presently danger clouds are surrounding these Indians similar to the time when lakhs of Asians are sent back to their homes by ruler Idi Amin in 1967-68.

It can happen in Britain also which no one has thought of.

Till today, most of the business, many services, hospitals, transport, schools, factories etc are run by the workers and specialists from India. There were restrictions but it was going smooth overall. There was not much strictness because the country needs the labor force from outside for its working. The need was not fulfilled by their citizens’ alone as Britain people do not agree on their strict rules of working and they got many facilities on the name of Social security. Hence no one is interested in hard work.

Need is fulfilled by our people and they got praise there for the same. Indian is respected more than other countries in Britain because of being hard working and faithful. They don’t want to live on the basis of social security. But still it is not understandable what happened today to change the rules. Needs are also same today then why so many alterations?

Tags: Britain, Immigration, India, UK