Commonwealth News
Dr. Sujata Seshadrinathan receives Women’s Entrepreneur of the Year award
Jan 26, 2023
First Lady of Sri Lanka, Prof Maithree Wickremesinghe honours Director of Basiz Fund Services, Dr. Sujata Seshadrinathan with the ‘Women’s Entrepreneur of the Year award for the SAARC region’. The event was conducted by the Sri Lankan Women’s Chamber of Industry and...
India Republic Day
Jan 26, 2023
Today, India will be celebrating its 74th Republic Day! This momentous occasion will be celebrated with speeches and a grand parade in New Delhi displaying the nation's military strength and cultural diversity. Distribution of the highest gallantry awards like Param...
Cayman Islands Heroes Day
Jan 23, 2023
This year's theme for NHD is “Volunteerism and Charitable Services.” This day is celebrated with a very bright and colourful “heroes parade” with display of various sports and concerts. People enjoy traditional recipes celebrating their history and heritage.
India: UP government inks Rs 24,560 cr deal with Singapore, Australia
Jan 20, 2023
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with companies from Singapore and Australia for investments in Uttar Pradesh, India. The state is estimating worth Rs 26,380 crore of investment ahead of the Global Investors Summit (GIS-23) in...
Britain’s Asda and Morrisons settle London lawsuit against Mastercard
Jan 20, 2023
One of the UK's largest supermarket chains Asda and Morrisons have reached an agreement with the global payments processor Mastercard in a multi-million-pound lawsuit. The suit was over multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) charged to retailers. Read the original...
Commonwealth heritage training programme completes its first project
Jan 19, 2023
Around 216 years old, the old British Residency in Hyderabad, India completes its final phase of restoration. The project comprised a team of 16 young trainees from the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Commonwealth Heritage Skills training programme. It is the...