THE NEW YORK INDIAN FILM FESTIVAL
The NYIFF is the oldest, most prestigious Indian film festival in the United States, screening premieres of feature, documentary and short films made from, of, and about the countries in the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan) in the Independent, arthouse, alternate and diaspora genres. And this time round, America’s premier […]
DISCOVERING TALENT IN AN INCLUSIVE WAY
Recent years have seen the emergence of several reality shows meant to uncover raw talent in the field of song, music and dance. However, a mere handful of them are actually able to do what they are meant to do, and even a fewer are able to bring forth and promote true talent, especially so […]
10-YR OLD INDIAN GIRL FROM DENMARK WINS CODING CHALLENGE
‘The Chilly Girls’ – Jivina Harwani (Indian), Maja Baird (Norwegian) and Nicole Zi Yi Ooi (Malaysian) from Copenhagen – have won the first prize in a global Coding Challenge. DXC Technology of Canada had issued a challenge to kids aged 10-13 years around the globe in January 2017, to create an adventure game using the […]
NEWS SCAN – APRIL, 2017
TURBANED US MAN TARGETED DUE TO ETHNIC ORIGIN A Sikh male was shot outside his home in Washington by a partially-masked gunman, who targeted him for ethnic origin, shouting “go back to your own country.” Local authorities have announced a reward of up to US$ 6,000 for providing a lead. US national Deep Rai, […]
NRI FORUM KARNATAKA MAKES MANY WELFARE PLANS
The NRI Forum Karnataka has been hard at work, and has planned a whole slew of programmes for the benefit of its Diaspora outside the country. The proactive Deputy Chairperson of NRI Forum (Karnataka), Smt. Arathi Krishna, says the forum has sought a budgetary allocation of INR 10 cr. towards realising its plans. She says her […]
DIASPORA CONNECT – PROFILING THE UNDER-PROFILED
In dossier this month, we profile for our readers a few personalities, who have largely remained in the sidelines of diaspora news. Though each of them have made their mark in their own domains and are known in their communities for the work they have afforded during the course of their lifetimes so far, they […]
PASSPORT SEVA – REFORMS BRING IN EVOLUTIONARY IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICES
NRI Achievers has, since the last issue, started bringing out a segment dealing with the activities of the External Affairs ministry, and more specifically the activities undertaken by the erstwhile Ministry of Overseas indian Affairs, which has since been remerged with the Foreign Ministry. Our connect with the Overseas Indian Affairs cell is all about […]
PVR joins the music mania with Sabakuch Symphony, 2017
PVR Cinemas, new ‘’Multiplex Partner’’ of Sabakuch Symphony (2017) – an online music competition being held for the first time in India to give an opportunity to talent and set new landmark in the music industry. Mr. Rakesh Sharma, Founder of Sabakuch.com, commented that ‘’Partnering with PVR Cinemas is definitely going to be a great […]
Six US NRIs nominated for the US Ellis Island Medal of Honour
The Ellis Island Medal of Honour founded by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organisations (NECO) is given annually to individuals whose accomplishments in their field and service to the country are cause for celebration. Among 88 named recipients for the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honour 2017 – the highest civilian award in the US […]
Indian-American teenager awarded for her research on curing brain injuries
Indians staying overseas never leave a chance to impress with their pool of talent. Glorifying India’s name recently, is the teenager Indrani Das who has emerged victorious in one of the most esteemed Science competitions in the world i.e. the Regeneron Science Talent Search Competition, hailed as the ‘Junior Nobel Prize’ for science. The 17-year-old […]
Indian-origin researcher creates genetic tool predicting heart disease
An Indian-origin researcher, Dr. Nilesh Samani and his team of scientists have created a genetic tool to predict heart disease and also calculating the genetic risk score of people. The new tool can calculate the genetic risk score of people likely to develop coronary heart disease, identifying the problem much earlier and improving its prevention. […]
Know the Indian-American legal luminary appointed at the top judicial position
An Indian-American legal luminary Amul Thapar, 47, has been nominated by the US President Donald Trump to a key judicial position on the powerful US court of appeals. If confirmed by the Senate, the Indian-American legal luminary will be part of the powerful US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears appeals from Kentucky, Tennessee, […]
Indian-American gets top US healthcare post
Indian-American Ms. Seema Verma has been sworn-in as the head of a key healthcare agency in the Trump administration. She would be heading the $1 trillion federal agency that provides health services to 130 million American citizens. According to the US Vice President Mike Pence, Verma was approved by a 55-43 vote, largely along party […]
Music is in the air – “Symphony 2017” an online singing competition
Symphony 2017 an online singing competition announced by “Sabakuch.com” a premier website for multiple online activities and services. The event will be held over a three month wide procedure with singers, musicians, composers, instrumentalists and bands from all over the nation competing to win the competition. The competition has been divided into two different levels […]
7 US NRI students nominated for the prestigious Truman scholarship
Seven Indian-American students have been nominated for the prestigious Harry S Truman Scholarship, which is given to college juniors for demonstrating leadership potential and a commitment to public service. This scholarship is highly competitive in nature and is awarded to deserving college student for exhibiting leadership potential and commitment to public service. These students then […]
PBD 2017 – AN ENTIRELY NEW FORMAT …
We have been diligently in engagement with the Overseas Indian Affairs cell (Erstwhile MOIA) of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, about creating an interface within the confines of our magazine that would connect this important Diaspora cell within the MEA and our esteemed readers. This has borne fruit, and here you […]
THE GREAT INDIAN DIASPORA – The world is our home
NRI’s, PIO’s & OCI’s – FACTS AND FIGURES We have now been in print for more than four years, striving to be a bridge between India and its diaspora spread all across the world. While it did look easy in the beginning, it has over time dawned on us how tough that task we have […]
JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ ADMITS TO FIRST KISS AT AGE 14
Jacqueline Fernandez talks about her teenage years and reveals that her nickname in school used to be Radio Bahrain. She also revealed some interesting nuggets of information about her teenage days and school time – including how she had her first boyfriend had first kissed at the age of 14. Jacqueline also admits how she […]