Advanced search


Christie’s, the world’s leading art business supported the Jodhpur One World Retreat charity gala at Umaid Bhawan Palace. The evening auction offered 11 unique experiences, including a boardroom lunch at Christie’s headquarters in London hosted by Viscount Linley. The charity was conducted by Nick Finch, who celebrated 30 years with Christie’s.

It will go down in history as one of the most shocking and cowardly decisions ever taken by the Oxford India Society (of Oxford University).

Any Chancellor uses his budget to gain more popularity for his party. George Osborne has done exactly that and one can not but accept it. When he has to present a budget just seven weeks prior to a very historic election, though it is “a popular budget” the question remains how far it can produce the expected favourable results.

Last week the Chancellor gave the final budget of this Parliament, and the message was clear. We have a long term economic plan that is working – and it was a Budget that works for you: tax cuts so people keep more of the money they earn, a helping hand for first time buyers, support for savers – and a plan that is building a healthier economy that won’t burden future generations with more debt than they can ever pay off.

A parking scheme proposal has caused a great deal of upset amongst residents. Residents have hit out at plans to implement parking permits, extend double yellow lines and introduce parking bays.