Prof. Joseph M. Chalil to be Chairman, Board of Directors of Indo – America Press Club
Prof. Joseph M. Chalil, MD, MBA, FACHE, Co-founder and Publisher of The Universal News Network has been selected to be the Chairman, Board of Directors of Indo-American Press Club (IAPC), the largest ethnic Indian American media forum, formed to provide a common platform and to be the voice for media personnel of Indian origin, and […]
ABHAY KR. SINGH – Who makes it to Russian Assembly
An India-born Russian has created history after becoming a lawmaker in a provincial Assembly of his adopted country. Originally from Patna, Bihar, Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh was elected to Kursk city Assembly on a ticket of “United Russia”, the ruling political party led by President Vladimir Putin. He won to become a “Deputat”, equivalent to […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN GIRL DISCOVERS RARE BEETLE IN UK
The United Kingdom-based Indian-origin girl, found an uncommon beetle within the UK which has now developed into a part of the collections at Oxford College Museum of Pure Historical past. A 10-year-old from Abbey Woods Academy, Sarah Thomas, daughter of Thomas John and Betty Thomas discovered the beetle whereas participating within the insect initiative of […]
CHESS PRODIGY SHREYAS ROYAL IN PLEA TO STAY IN UK
An Indian-origin family of a nine-year-old chess prodigy who has been told they must leave the United Kingdom is calling on the government to let them stay. Shreyas Royal, Britain’s “greatest chess prospect in a generation” has ranked number four in the world in his age group. His father’s visa will be expiring next month […]
UK REVEALS NEW ORGAN DONATION PROPOSAL TO ADDRESS INDIAN-ORIGIN SCARCITIES
The government of United Kingdom proclaimed new-fangled tactics to alter the regulation for organ and tissue donation to address the crucial necessity for organs within the Indian-origin groups in the country. The proposed new scheme of agreement for organ and tissue donation is predicted to come into result in England in 2020 as part of […]
RACIST MAN ABUSES INDIAN-ORIGIN COUPLE IN CANADA
A racist man at Canada harassed an Indian-origin couple who yelled ‘go back to your country’ and threatened to ‘kill’ their children, prompting police to investigate it as a hate crime, according to media reports. The incident happened on Sunday when the Indian and the 47-year-old Dale Robertson got into a hassle over a parking […]
Indian-origin scientist proffers hope for Malaria Prevention
A Germany-based Indian-origin scientist, Dr. Prajwal Nandedkar has proffered optimism for more effective malaria therapy by identifying the cause behind the faster movement of the malaria-causing parasite in humans. The Indian-origin scientist joined Dr Ross Douglas and other team members for a new collaborative study by scientists from the Center for Molecular Biology (ZMBH) and […]
Indian-origin mathematician Akshay Venkatesh gets prestigious Fields Medal
Akshay Venkatesh, 36, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel Prize for math. The Fields medals are awarded every four years to the most promising mathematicians under the age of 40. Venkatesh’s journey has been full of achievements and accolades since his early childhood. […]
Canada Becomes Preferable Destination for Indian Techies
Indian techies are increasingly looking at Canada as the American Dream turns into an H-1B nightmare. During the few years of Trump’s presidency, with controversial visa regulations and travel restrictions imposed, it somehow has resulted in a benefit for tech recruitment and investment in Canada. Industry analysts are predicting that India’s information technology (IT) outsourcing […]
Know the Indian-origin man, who makes it to Russian Assembly
An India-born Russian has created history after becoming a lawmaker in a provincial Assembly of his adopted country. Originally from Patna, Bihar, Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh was elected to Kursk city Assembly on a ticket of “United Russia”, the Noruling political party led by President Vladimir Putin. He won to become a “Deputat”, equivalent to […]
Advantages for Indians as UAE declares changes to policies on visas, workers
The top diplomats of migrant-sending countries including India has wholeheartedly welcomed the new era of recruitment, as they feel that UAE visa changes will ensure better labour rights and welfare. In a recent meeting chaired by Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE Cabinet […]
Modi Government bewares absconding NRI Husbands
Beware absconding NRI Husbands – Indian Government is seriously considering crucial changes in the criminal laws, as it aims to amend CrPC, the marriage registration act and passport rules to tighten the law and bring the non-resident Indian offenders to book. Spurred by reports of several cases of “NRI husbands”, marrying women alluring an attractive […]
Know Girish Pant – Some regards him as ‘messiah’ for victims of Gulf Job Racket
It was in December 2015, when a leading Gulf news daily, the Khalij Times reported about an Indian-origin Social worker Girish Pant working with the India People Forum that “Pant, an employee of a company in Jebel Ali, drove to help the men almost every day for 12 days they were in a bus”. The […]
NRI stem cell scientist receives Bharat Gaurav award in the British parliament
A renowned Indian-origin orthopaedic surgeon and a stem cell scientist Prof (Dr) A A Shetty has been awarded the prestigious Bharat Gaurav Life Time Achievement Award for 2018 at a ceremony organized recently in the prestigious House of Commons in the British Parliament. The ceremony was graced by eminent personalities from around the world. Prof. […]
Ashwinder Raj Singh quits 'Anarock', joins Bajaj Finance
Ashwinder Raj Singh has quit as the CEO of Anarock Property Consultants (earlier JLL- India Residential Services) and joined Bajaj Finance as “Group Business Head- Home Loans”. Ashwinder was instrumental in the exponential growth of home brokerage space at JLL Residential Services, as its CEO between 2015-17. He played a key role in creating and […]
AAPI’s 35th annual convention to be held at Atlanta City
The 35th annual American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) Convention 2017 is going to be held at brand new state of the art Convention Centre, the prestigious Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey from June 21 – 25, 2017,” Dr. Ajay Lodha, President, AAPI, informed. Expressing gratitude, Dr. Lodha asked all AAPI’s […]
Indian-origin researcher develops chip to spot viruses
Researchers, led by Indian-origin engineer, Siddharth Garg, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering have developed chip to spot viruses. The chip developed can identify and fix the Trojan horses, which threaten to sabotage various services such as healthcare devices, public infrastructure, and financial, military, or government […]
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 […]