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Louis has over 30 years commercial experience in managerial and operational roles with global scope, working for BP. He has managed subsidiary businesses in UK, Scandinavia and the Netherlands, and worked in global business environments, including business development projects in Russia, India and the Far East.  He has also been involved in acquisitions and mergers and has chaired two UK industry associations.

પાંચ રાજ્યો - આસામ, પશ્ચિમ બંગાળ, તામિલનાડુ, કેરળ અને પોંડિચેરી વિધાનસભા ચૂંટણીની આજે સવારથી હાથ ધરાયેલી મતગણતરીના પરિણામો ભાજપ માટે ઉત્સાહજનક છે તો કોંગ્રેસ માટે ભારે નિરાશાજનક છે. ભાજપે આસામમાં ઝળહળતો દેખાવ કરીને પૂર્વોત્તર ભારતમાં ભગવો લહેરાવ્યો છે. જ્યારે પશ્ચિમ બંગાળમાં મમતા બેનરજી અને તામિલનાડુમાં જયલલિતા સરકારના પુનરાગમન નિશ્ચિત મનાય છે. આસામ અને કેરળમાં સત્તા ગુમાવનાર કોંગ્રેસે ૩૦ બેઠકો ધરાવતા પોંડિચેરીમાં ડીએમકેના સહયોગમાં સરકાર રચીને સંતોષ માનવો પડશે. પાંચ રાજ્યોની કુલ ૮૨૪ બેઠકો માટે મતદાન થયું હતું. આસામમાં ભવ્ય વિજય સાથે જ ભાજપ પૂર્વોત્તર ભારતમાં પહેલી વખત સરકાર રચશે. રાજકીય વિશ્લેષકો આ વિજયને ભાજપ માટે ખૂબ જ મહત્ત્વનો ગણાવે છે. લોકસભામાં જ્વલંત વિજય બાદ યોજાયેલી દિલ્હી અને બિહાર વિધાનસભાની ચૂંટણીમાં ભાજપનો પરાજય થયો હતો. કોંગ્રેસે બે રાજ્યો - આસામ અને કેરળ ગુમાવ્યા છે, પણ પોંડિચેરીમાં ડીએમકેના સહયોગમાં સરકાર રચશે.

Mandira began her professional career at JP Morgan Investment Bank in 2007 within the equity division, working across Equity Hybrid products, new equity product issuance and hedge funds. She made the transition from finance to financial conferences and events in 2011, joining Incisive Media as a Senior Conference Content Producer. Here she ran large scale industry events for Institutional and Retail Investment Management Executives for example the Fund Management Summit.

Sacha Deshmukh is currently Chief Executive of Smart Energy GB, the independent organisation tasked by government to deliver the consumer engagement campaign during the roll-out of smart meters across Great Britain. He is also Vice Chair of Citizens Advice England & Wales, and Chair of War Child UK. Until summer 2012 Sacha was Senior Partner of the Engine Group, one of the UK’s leading advertising agencies, and a non-executive Director of Consumer Futures. Sacha’s marketing, communications and business expertise will play an important part in getting Great Britain on board with smart meters. This nationwide roll-out is the largest upgrade to our energy infrastructure in a generation. Smart Energy GB will reach out to the more than 53 million households and small businesses across the three nations of Great Britain throughout the roll-out from now to 2020.

Michael Essien is an international footballer, currently playing for AC Milan Football Club. Popularly known as 'Le Bison' for his strong style of play on the pitch, Michael is also very active off the pitch with his charitable and humanitarian work. Through the Michael Essien Foundation, he has supported water projects, built sanitary facilities, introduced books to help improve literacy and sponsored many kids to learn different skills and vocations. As African Union Peace Ambassador, he instituted the 'Game of Hope,' a charity football game held biennially to help promote peace and security in Africa. He is also working with Solve Sunglasses who are creating the 'ESS' sunglasses and part of the proceeds from its sales will be donated to Water Aid and Michael Essien Foundation for their various projects. Currently, Michael is behind the #UnitedAgstEbola campaign established by Health Africa International which is aimed at educating West Africans about Ebola prevention and supporting the medical efforts in the affected areas. Michael Essien has just been awarded the Humanitarian Campaigner of the Year in the Asian Voice Political & Public Life Awards 2015.

Afua Hirsch is Sky News’ Social Affairs and Education Editor. She covers a range of issues including school and higher education, training and skills, unemployment, equality and social change.

Afua worked for the Guardian Newspaper, and came to journalism from the legal profession where she was a barrister practicing human rights law. Throughout her teenage years she wrote and reported for The Voice newspaper, covering issues affecting young black people. She attended Oxford University where she read Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

Mr. Mahmood Ahmadu (OON), is recognized as one of the foremost business titans to hail from Africa. His high level entrepreneurial successes encompass 25 years in private sector business.  He is the CEO of Online Integrated Solutions Services, Limited (OIS Services), SW Global Limited and NewWorks Solution Investment Limited. A recipient of the national honour of - Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON), he is a member of the Institute of Directors (IOD) and ECOWAS Ambassador of Peace. Mahmood is happily married and blessed with four wonderful children.

The Opposition leader Ed Miliband has reportedly talked about his deep regret about the Rotherham child exploitation scandal, where the Labour council failed the victims by not taking right actions.

According to a report published by The Daily Telegraph, Britain's first female Muslim Cabinet Minister Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has been accused by a Muslim leader of handing out official posts in Whitehall to radical people linked to Islamist groups enabling them to enter the political system.