Indian Activist Poised To Be First Ever Elected Socialist In US
A young Indian-American activist-academic is poised to become the first recognized socialist to be elected to a public office in the United States, where the term socialism and socialist are treated with deep suspicion and disdain. Kshama Sawant, a Pune-born leftist who studied engineering in Mumbai and economics in the US is leading her Democratic […]
Now Indians In Africa's Top 50 Richest List: Forbes
Three persons of Indian-origin are among the 50 richest people in Africa, according to a list released by Forbes magazine. Vimal Shah, Sudhir Ruparelia and Naushad Merali figure in the list which has been topped by Aliko Dangote, who has a networth of US$ 20.8 billion and is the largest cement manufacturer in sub-Saharan Africa. […]
One In Ten Doctors Practising In The UK Is An Indian
According to recent data released by ‘Health Poverty Action’ (HPA), there are now 25,295 doctors who have trained and qualified in India who are treating patients in the United Kingdom. This essentially means that one in every ten doctors practicing in the UK practising at present is from India. Indians thus are today making up […]
Global Sikh Excellence Honoured At Award Ceremony In London
Sikhism is a religion founded by Guru Nanak Dev Ji 544 years ago with over 26 million followers worldwide. It is ranked as the world’s fifth largest religion. The 2013 awards is a precursor to the event in 2014 which marks two important anniversaries:the first being the 160th anniversary of the first Sikh arriving in […]
Namo Industry Net Worth May Cross 500 cr: Experts
It’s called Namo Saffron X, the latest model in a series of phones dedicated to Narendra Modi.“It has 4GB RAM against the iPhone 5’s 1GB, modern sapphire glass against the regular corning gorilla glass,and a price that’ll suit every pocket. We’ll take on Apple with this phone,” says Anmeet Desai, spokesperson for the Chinabased company […]
NRIs Across World Adopt Constituencies For Aap
Sitting in their homes in Seattle, USA, a group of over a hundred Indians are working day and night to help Aam Admi Party’s (AAP) Karawal Nagar constituency candidate Kapil Mishra dislodge sitting BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht in the assembly elections.AAP’s Seattle chapter has adopted this constituency as part of the party’s ‘Adopt a […]
Six Indian Schools To Come UP In ABU
Six new Indian schools are to open in Abu Dhabi over the next two years,after education authorities in the UAE capital shut down a number of private Indian schools for violating land use norms. India’s ambassador MK Lokesh said that the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has given an assurance that the interests of the […]
Yusuffali Ma Still Most Powerful Indian In Gulf
Abu Dhabi-based businessman Yusuffali MA has emerged as the most powerful Indian businessman in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the fourth time in a row. This was announced in a ‘100 most powerful Indians’ list released by Arabian Business magazine. Yusuffali, who owns the Lulu Hypermarkets chain of stores, took the top slot […]
First Us Sikh Soldier Gets Corporal Rank
Twenty-nine-year-old Delhi-born Simranpreet Lamba, the US army’s only enlisted Sikh soldier, has also now become the first from the sikh community to be promoted to the corporal rank in the USA in three decades. Corporal is the 5th rank in the US army, above specialist and directly below sergeant. Lamba, who went to the US […]
Yoga May Cure Early Stage Heart Disease, Diabetes
According to a study conducted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, 100 patients at risk for coronary heart disease and type-II diabetes were divided into two groups –one was prescribed conventional lifestyle changes such as exercise, diet and quitting smoking, while the other was also prescribed yogic exercises. “There was a significant reduction in body mass […]
IOD's 'Director Of The Year' Award 2013 given to Rami Ranger
Indian born Dr. Rami Ranger, MBE, FRSA, Managing Director of Sun Mark Ltd, has won the prestigious Institute of Directors (IOD) ”Director of the Year 2013 – Large Company” Award for the UK at a glittering awards ceremony at The Grange Hotel, St. Paul’s, London on 11th October 2013. This follows his recent success when […]
Building A Den For The Nature Lover
Brys Caves is a jungle resort built with a difference. Encapsulating a typical jungle experience, the resort, situated at Ram Nagar not far from the famous Jim Corbett National Park, promises to be a getaway from the humdrum of our hectic city-life, in its attempt to combine raw nature in the form of caves with […]
Delhi World's Second Most Populous City
The urban agglomerations of Delhi and Mumbai, which in size barely matched up to global cities in 1950, are now counted among the seven most populous megacities (those with a population of over 10 million) in the world, according to the 2013 World Population Data Sheet released by the US’s Population Reference Bureau last fortnight.Mumbai, […]
In A First, Chennai Doc Uses Google Glass To Air Surgery Live
When the surgeon’s scalpel drew a red line on the patient’s abdomen, a group of medical students leaned toward their screens two blocks away. The procedure was a simple hernia operation, but the surgical team members were unusually upbeat as they turned to look at the latest gadget in the operation theatre — the ‘Google […]
Bangla Migration To India Largest In Developing World
The exodus of Bangladeshis into India has for the first time been termed by the United Nations as the single largest bilateral stock of international migrants in the eastern hemisphere and the developing world. Data released recently by the UN Department of Economic & Social Affairs (UNDESA) shows that in 2013,India was home to 3.2 […]
INDIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS SHINE AT CALIFORNIA SCIENCE FAIR
Indian-American students grabbed top spots at the prestigious California State Science Fair, including winning the award for ‘Project of the Year.’ 1,037 students from all over California participated in the fair that was held at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. A 12th grade student of Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California, Eesha […]
BILLIONAIRE MUMBAI
Mumbai is among the world’s top 10 cities with the highest number of Billionaires, according to a study released by premier research agency Wealth Insight. There are more Billionaires in India’s financial capital than in Shanghai, Paris or Los Angeles. Ranked sixth, Mumbai is home to 26 Billionaires. With 70 Billionaires, New York tops the […]
YOUNGEST CALIFORNIA TOPPER IS KOLKATA BORN
An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century. Kolkata-born Ritankar Das has been named the University Medalist, a prize given to the year’s top graduating senior. Das has taken just three years to complete his studies with a double major in Bioengineering and […]