An Indian-American girl student among 2017 Presidential scholars
An Indian-American girl, Shreya Bhadriraju, of Elkins High School in Missouri City, Texas is among 60 students in the US who have been nominated for the 2017 Presidential Scholars programme for exemplifying academic and artistic excellence. The National YoungArts Foundation announced the Arts nominees on January 31 for the 2017 US Presidential Scholars. Speaking on […]
Indian-origin scientist recipient of the UK’s top honour in Mathematics
Cayley Aerospace Inc Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eur Ing Bishnujee Singh has been elected Fellows of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications in the UK. He is also the first ever engineer from India to receive this major award in mathematics. The Indian-origin scientist is also a chartered mathematician of the same institute and […]
Indian-origin artist wins 2017 Genesis Prize
Renowned Indian-origin British sculptor Anish Kapoor, 62, who has emerged as a champion of Syrian refugees’ rights has won Israel’s prestigious one million dollar Genesis Prize for his commitment to Jewish values. The prize committee headed by Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky, acknowledged Kapoor as “one of the most influential and innovative artists of his […]
ISRO makes history, global media hails the achievement
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created history by successfully launching a record 104 satellites in single mission. These satellites were launched on board of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37, on its 39th mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. “The countdown for the launch of PSLV-C37/Cartosat2 Series satellite mission began at 5:28 […]
Trump appoints prominent Indian-American attorney to significant White House post
The US President Donald Trump has appointed a well-known Indian-American attorney Uttam Dhillon to a key White House position. The NRI attorney will assist the US President on ethics and compliance matters. Mr. Dhillon, has earlier served as chief oversight counsel for the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. In this position, as a as […]
NRI Australian woman dies after intentionally run-over in a road rampage
In a not so new case of a road accident, a 33-year-old woman of Indian-origin dies after becoming the sixth victim of an “intentional” road rampage. She was gravely incapacitated in an accident at a busy street. Ms. Bhavita Patel, was a director at a leading audit and economic firmin Melbourne. Her family took the […]
Know the three Indian-origin persons have been awarded Australia’s highest civilian honor
Three people of Indian-origin have been bestowed with Australia’s highest civilian honor, the “Order of Australia” for their remarkable contribution in the field of engineering, medicine and physics. The recipients include – Dr. Purshottam Sawrikar, Prof. Makhan Singh Khangure and Prof. Vijay Kumar. Dr. Purushottam Sawrikar, is a prominent medical practitioner based in Sydney who was […]
NRI’s team smashed the Guinness record for longest underwater human chain
A Mechanical NRI engineer, Suneet Jain, 24, and his astounding team of 182 scuba divers from Pune have beaten the previous world record for the longest underwater human chain and made a new world record. This marks their entry into the Guinness Book of World Records. The record attempt was planned with Absolute Scuba in India […]
Singapore NRI launches global online selling platform
An NRI in Singapore has launched a global online selling platform, SelluSeller, which enables merchants and enterprises to sell their products on various e-marketplaces across Asia. The Singapore-headquartered Anchanto has developed this innovative platform to be the most suitable tool for empowering sellers and giving them access to global marketplaces throughout South East Asia, Japan, […]
DEMONETISATION – A BLESSING IN DISGUISE ?
It’s been a couple of months now since PM Modi’s shock-treatment to the economy – by derecognising the large-denomination 500 and 1000 rupee bank notes, as a first step in the war against terror financing, corruption, shadow economy, tax evasion and circulation of fake notes. This ‘demonetisation’ rendered 86% of all circulating cash in the […]
TRANSFORMATIONAL BUDGET – A REAL FILLIP FOR REAL ESTATE & HOUSING
FM Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget February 1st this year, which marks quite a few departures from the norm, For one, there was no separate Rail Budget, that having been integrated into the main exercise – and second, the budget was presented on the first day of the month rather than on the last […]
TEMPLES – A DOORWAY TO THE BEYOND …
India is a vast land of myriad cultures, languages and ethnicities, each with its own pantheon, and temples, shrines, and places of worship dedicated to them. Now, why were these temples built, and what was the purpose behind them? What sets aside the most ancient ones that were constructed and consecrated millenia in our past […]
KARNATAKA COMES OUT WITH NRI POLICY, TO START INVESTMENT PROMOTION CELL
To tap the potential of non-resident Kannadigas (NRKs) for the development of the state and address their needs and concerns, the Karnataka state government has unveiled a new “Karnataka NRI Policy,” aimed at wooing non-resident Kannadigas. The policy was released on the 5th of January 2017 by the Chief Minister, Mr. Siddaramaiah. The policy will […]
INDO-UAE TIES SET TO GET STRONGER
During this year’s Republic Day, India’s 68th, the Chief Guest was His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the UAE (United Arab Emirates). This was also the first time that a leader of UAE was honoured with the […]
DIASPORA CONNECT – THE NEW PARADIGM
India has, for quite a while now, been cognizant of the myriad benefits accruable from engaging with its Diaspora worldwide, who by far constitute the largest diaspora population in the world – with an estimated 16 million people from India holding Indian passports living outside their country in 2015, according to a latest UN survey […]
REPOWERING THE MOTHERLAND … … THROUGH EMPOWERING THE DIASPORA
On the 5th & 6th of January 2017, immediately preceding the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2017, the customary 2-day convention of GOPIO, the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin, took place in Bengaluru. With the theme of ‘empowering the diaspora to repower the motherland,’ the two day meet had interesting sessions that discussed diaspora affairs, […]
DIFFICULT DIALOGUES – BRIDGING THE UNBRIDGED
Difficult Dialogues is an annual open forum that takes upon itself the task of tackling some of the most vital issues facing South Asia today. DD is the brainchild of Surina Narula, MBE, an Indian based out of the United Kingdom who has a long record of giving voice to the unvoiced and taking up […]
KUMUD MERANI – AUSTRALIA’S FIRST ASIAN TV PRESENTER
Kumud Merani is a name oft synonymous with television, radio and theatre – a persona who occupies the space of a doyen of the Indian & Asian media down-under, who has reigned supreme across the Australia continent’s media landscape for over three decades. We profile this lady of the 9 O’clock smile for our readers […]