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Barclays customer? Your call may go to India if you're poor, or UK if you're rich!

Thousands of struggling customers of Barclays will be connected to Indian call centres while more affluent account holders will get one in Britain.

A new banking phone system will identify those with low credit approvals and put them through to India, while those with 'considerable' savings or a credit limit that allows them to borrow around £500 from the bank, will be connected to a British operator.

Latest News

Lord Swraj Paul repays £38,000 expenses

While Labour peer Lord Paul was told by Scotland Yard that he won’t face charges over his expenses claims, he is facing a House of Lords investigation into his conduct.

Business Update

Premier Inn buys joint venture stake of Emaar MGF

Whitbread Plc, UK's budget lodging chain, has bought out its Indian joint venture partner Emaar MGF, after nearly three years went by without any progress in building its popular Premier Inn hotels.

Entertainment News

Gurinder Chadha's 'It's a wonderful afterlife' set for release The London premiere will held at the prestigious Odeon West End, Leicester Square, on 12 April, and will be followed by a regional premiere on 14 April in Birmingham at Vue Star City. The theme for the London premiere is Indian wedding.

Lifestyle

British writer Rana Dasgupta on Commonwealth Prize shortlist

Dasgupta's Solo was adjudged the Best Book among entries from Europe and South Asia. He will now go into the final round with regional winners from Africa, the Caribbean, Canada South-East Asia and the Pacific.

Investing in India

Land grab: Goa's latest booming business Last December, British residents Nicholas Papa and Michael Cooper got an early Christmas present: A show cause notice from India's Directorate of Enforcement (DoE), saying their home in Goa will be confiscated, and they face fines up to three times the land's value.

Studying in the UK

British Council launches IELTS scholarship for Indian students It will select eight students from India and each of them would get an award of Rs 3 lakh (£4,000) towards the cost of tuition fee.

Health and Wellbeing

Support groups in poor areas can save newborn lives Setting up women's support groups in poor areas can make a dramatic difference to the welfare of mothers and their babies, according to a new study. British and Indian researchers have worked on a project in two poor states in eastern India, Jharkand and Orissa since 2005. More than 40 per cent of babies die at birth in these regions.

Art and culture

Exhibition of Indian portraits over three centuries A unique exhibition, billed as the first of its kind in the UK, will tell the story of the Indian portrait over three centuries, exploring the fascinating ways in which artists have approached the depiction of the human form and the changing role of portraiture.

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