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, […]
NRI counseled the distressed farmers in through tele-psychiatry
A Telugu psychiatrist, Dr. Vidyasagar Vangala, based in Florida, the US, working Medical Director of Mid-Florida Psychiatry Center with faculty appointments at NOVA Southeastern University and Barry University. The doctor is perturbed with the absence of such facilities to save the precious lives of farmers who take to the extreme step with emotional reasons. The […]
Indian-origin journalist becomes Chancellor of UK University
A journalist of Indian-origin, Ranvir Singh, 39, has taken over as Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in northwest England. She becomes the third Chancellor of the university in Preston, the city she grew up in and completed a post-graduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from, in the year 2000. “I am immensely proud […]
Trump picks NRI to head communications commission
The US President Donald Trump has picked Ajit Vardaraj Pai, 44, an outspoken opponent of new net neutrality, to head the powerful US communications regulatory agency, making him the fourth Indian-American in the administration at the senior level. Mr. Pai will be the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the federal authority regulating cell […]
Know the Indian-origin Nikki Haley – Donald Trump’s select to the United Nations
South Carolina, Indian-origin, Republican Governor Nikki Haley, 44, has been selected to serve as the US President Elect Donald Trump’s US Ambassador to the United Nations. Haley’s appointment marks several firsts. She served as the 116th Governor of South Carolina from January 2011 to January 2017. Prior to her tenure as governor, Haley was a […]
Indian-origin British professor received Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II
An Indian-origin British professor of chemistry and DNA expert at Cambridge University Shankar Balasubramanian, 50, has recently received Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. The Chennai born British professor was recognised for his work as a co-inventor of Next Generation DNA sequencing (also known as Solexa sequencing), described as the most transformational advance in biology and […]
Indian-origin UAE based teen environmental activist wins 2016 prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize
A 16-year old UAE based Indian environmental activist Kehkashan Basu has won 2016 prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize. The teenage girl was bestowed with this prestigious award for her fight for climate justice and combating environmental degradation. She was presented with the award by Bangladesh’s Nobel peace laureate Mohammad Yunus at a glittering ceremony held […]
NRI donates $25000 to war widows at the PBD
Setting an exemplar for benevolent initiatives by the overseas Indians in India, the founder chairman of the US-India Chamber of Commerce, Dallas, Mr. Ashok Mago, has donated a cheque of $25,000 to the Indian Development Foundation (IDF) to be used for the welfare of widows of the Indian Army. He wants these women to learn […]
Know the 4 NRI Young Scientists selected for the US PECASE award
The Outgoing US President Barack Obama has chosen four Indian-American scientists among 102 researchers for the US Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). These young Indian-American scientists are selected for the highest honour specified to science and engineering professionals in the incumbent stages of their research careers for keeping the US on […]
US NRI professor bestowed with top Medical Award
Dr. Samba Reddy, Professor (Medicine) at Texas A&M University has received a prestigious international award ‘A Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society’ (FAES) – a lifetime professional honour in recognition of his accomplishments and dedication to excellence in epilepsy around the world. In appreciation of the US Dr. Michael D. Privitera, MD, President, American Epilepsy […]
NRI surgeon accorded with the UK professorship award
Professor Anan Shetty, an NRI orthopedic knee surgeon has been awarded the Hunterian Professorship and the Medal for 2017, by UK’s Royal College of Surgeons for his research on stem cells in articular cartilage repair. Apart from his surgical innovations, he is the first surgeon to use robotics in arthroscopic knee surgery in the world […]
Justice Khehar makes history – becomes first ‘Sikh’ Chief Justice of India
Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, the first Sikh Chief Justice of India (CGI), has taken over from former Chief Justice Tirath Singh Thakur who completed his 13-month tenure on January 3rd, 2017. He is the 44th Chief Justice of India and the first CJI from the Sikh community. He would have tenure of little over seven […]
Know the NRI appointed as director of Waqf Corporation
A prominent NRI businessman Adeeb Ahamed, has recently been appointed as the Director Board Member of National Waqf Development Corporation (NAWADCO), a central public sector enterprise under India’s Ministry of Minority Affairs. Adeed Ahamed, an Indian entrepreneur who is based in the UAE is a versatile professional, philanthropist and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the […]
Sikh gala help financially strapped students
A Sikh gala in the US has raised $250,000 (around Rs 1.68 crore) to support necessary funding for financially strapped students in Punjab and neighbouring states. The funds raised at the gala organised by Sikh Human Development Fund (SHDF) would facilitate in providing scholarship to 700 bright students who could not pursue studies due to […]
Indian-origin teens bag $100,000 in the US science contest
Three NRI teenagers including Indian-origin identical twin sisters have bagged a scholarship worth $100,000 in a science competition for their innovative research that will help doctors diagnose health problems like schizophrenia. The scholarships were awarded to the NRI teens in the 17th annual Siemens Math, Science and Technology Competition with their medical projects. Shriya and […]
In a first, an Indian-American woman elected as Mayor of the US city
In a first, an Indian-American woman has been elected the new mayor of Californian city Cupertino, globally known for its Apple headquarters. Ms. Savita Vaidhyanathan is the first Indian-American Mayor of Cupertino, which according to Forbes is one of the most educated small towns in the country with local public schools ranking highly. “This is […]
INDIAN-AMERICAN CHILD PRODIGY RELEASES ALBUM IN 6 LANGUAGES
An Indian- American child prodigy Tiara Thankam Abraham has released her first album, a collection of nine world holiday songs, in six languages. Tiara’s album titled ‘Winter Nightingale’ contains her renditions of some classic carols and holiday songs, sung in English, Spanish, Italian, German, Latin and French. This 10-year old little singer, who entered college […]
India’s top 25 social innovations to be facilitated during 2017 PBD
As part of the activities lined up for the forthcoming Pravasi Bhartiya Divas (PBD), a government-sponsored conclave for the Indian Diaspora also known as the Non-Resident Indian Day, in Bengaluru, Karnataka the Ministry of External Affairs (EMS) is organizing a national contest to identify the country’s top 25 social innovations. The Ministry will be conducting […]