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Chef shortage hits Curry Restaurants
Following Home Secretary Jacqui Smith’s announcement that rules on foreign workers entering the UK will be tightened and the ’shortage occupation list’ to remove chefs from the list, the UK curry restaurant trade is beginning to feel the impact of these changes.
Ministers have suggested that they plan to force restaurants and takeaways to recruit chefs [...]
Manoj Kumar sues Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan’s blockbuster hit film Om Shanti Om is once again in the middle of controversy. After the original protest by veteran Bollywood actor, Manoj Kumar, related to the scenes in the film insulting his personality and character, Kumar has won a court ruling regarding the televising of the film by Sony Entertainment Television.
The scenes [...]
Too fat for Air India
A dramatical ruling from an Indian high court has agreed with Air India for ‘controlling’ the weight of their air hostesses.
Further to five Air India hostesses filing a case against Air India for not letting them fly due to their weight, the court in Delhi made the ruling that it was acceptable for Air India [...]
Restaurateurs protest over migration laws
The Ethnic Catering Alliance (ECA) who represent over 40,000 ethnic restaurants in the UK specialising Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and Turkish cuisine staged a major protest in London against the new migration laws and system.
Over 3,000 people attended the protest and a petition was handed to 10 Downing Street the residence of the UK Prime [...]