The Indian high commission here has rejected claims from travel agents that it changed its UK tourist visa rules at the last minute, throwing the holidays of thousands of British holidaymakers into doubt, and instead maintains British applicants have always been required to present themselves in person at VFS Centres.
Britain's Indian-origin home secretary, Suella Braverman, has blamed the recent “riots” in Leicester following an India-Pakistan cricket match on uncontrolled migration into the UK and the failure of newcomers to integrate. “The unexamined drive towards multiculturalism as an end in itself combined with the corrosive aspects of identity politics has led us astray,” Braverman said.
The free trade agreement (FTA) being negotiated with India won't be a "free for all deal" but something that is good for both countries and not a particular sector, the UK government cautioned on Tuesday as a Diwali deadline set at the prime ministerial level for the pact approaches.
After less than a month in the job, Truss's reversal on Monday of a decision to scrap Britain's highest rate of income tax has left her open to criticism that she is not only poorly advised but was also badly advertised as a woman who stood by her word.
On Monday, an embattled Kwarteng announced he would not go ahead with plans to abolish the 45p additional tax for those who earn above £150,000 (Rs 1.3 crore) annually in the UK following a growing backlash from the members of his own Conservative party and the public who had branded the move as a tax cut for the rich.
ICICI Bank UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vadodara-headquartered ICICI Bank, on Monday announced the launch of a new account designed for Indian students headed for higher education in Britain. The HomeVantage Current Account (HVCA), which comes with a Visa debit card valid for use anywhere in the world, can be activated digitally before the students leave India for the UK.
Treasury chief Kwasi Kwarteng said on Monday that he will not scrap the top 45 per cent rate of income tax paid on earnings above 150,000 pounds ($167,000) a year. “We get it, and we have listened,” he said in a statement.
On the first day of her governing Conservative Party's annual conference, Truss, in power for less than a month, adopted a softer tone by trying to reassure the public she would look after them during a difficult winter and beyond.
