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A British civil servant of Indian origin, Dr. Francis Vijay Narasimhan Rangarajan, faces social media backlash over the controversial Chagos deal. He led negotiations to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, retaining use of the Diego Garcia base. Critics, including former politicians, have voiced strong opposition to the…

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26 ) today is up +0.07 (+0.48%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26 ) is down -4.00 (-0.95%). NY sugar prices are higher today due to the weak dollar, but London sugar is trading lower. Higher global sugar production is weighing on sugar...

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has become first centurion of the WPL, inspiring Mumbai Indians to a victory that keeps Grace Harris and Georgia Voll waiting.

Bangladesh have boycotted the tournament amid security concerns and been replaced by Scotland

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the US made much bigger sacrifices than the European countries in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "We have put 25% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil. Guess what happened last week? The Europeans signed a trade deal with India," Bessent said, explaining that Russian oil goes…

Suella Braverman has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK, becoming the third MP to do so recently. This move has reshaped parliamentary numbers and sparked public interest in her background. Braverman, a former home secretary, cited a belief in a better future for Britain as her reason for…

Suella Braverman, the British-Indian former Home Secretary, has become the latest high-profile Conservative MP to join Reform UK.

A few thousand years ago, sugar was unknown in the western world. Sugarcane, a tall grass first domesticated in New Guinea around 6000BC, was initially chewed for its sweet juice rather than crystallised. By around 500BC, methods to boil sugarcane juice into crystals was first developed in India.

A new trade agreement between India and the UK is due to come into force this year. The deal is expected to completely remove tariffs from nearly 99% of Indian goods, including clothing and footwear, that are headed for the UK.

Indian-American business leaders reacted in disbelief that Vice President JD Vance, married to Indian-origin Usha Vance, opposed the India-US trade deal, as revealed by Senator Ted Cruz during a private meeting with donors. The Indian lobby said Vance's stand is nothing but a self-sabotage which he is doing only to…

Vida’s VXZ concept hints at a premium electric naked bike that could push Indian EV motorcycles into a more global, performance-focused era.