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CHINESE OUTSTRIP DESIS IN LVY LEAGUE

For thousands of Indian students, a Harvard degree, a Yale scholarship, an acceptance letter from Brown, or being a freshman at Princeton may be the ultimate dream, but when it comes to realizing it, our desis seem to trail behind the Chinese. While the number of Chinese students in the elite club of Ivy League […]

CLOGGED LOOS FORCE AI FLIGHT TO TURN BACK

An Air India flight AI 121 to Frankfurt that took off from Delhi three weeks ago had to return three hours later as all four toilets on the aircraft were found clogged. With two meals, an evening snack and unlimited supply of beverages awaiting the 214 passengers on board, completing the over eight hour-long journey […]

NRI BUSINESSMAN WINS ABU DHABI CHAMBER ELECTIONS

Prominent Indian businessman and head of Middle East’s retail major, Lulu group, MA Yusuff Ali has won the prestigious Abu Dhabi Chamber election for the third time. Ali, 58, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi-based EMKE, who had won the previous two elections as well, retained his seat with 1,721 votes, highest among expatriate candidates. The […]

PUNJABI GROUP IN KUWAIT HELPS YOUTH IN WAR ZONE

Even as the ISIS continues with its Iraq rampage, India is on tenderhooks, with many of its nationals stranded there. Meanwhile, a 200-member Indian community group in Kuwait is extending moral support and providing food supplies and even phone recharge to hundreds of Punjabi youth trapped in strife-torn Iraq. In some cases, the Punjab Welfare […]

GOVT. READIES PLAN FOR 25,000 CRORE NATIONAL 'WATERWAY GRID'

Th e Narendra Modi government has drawn up an ambitious 25,000-crore plan to create a national waterway grid linking Ganga, Brahmputra, Mahanadi and Godavari rivers. Th e plan is ready … We will soon move a formal proposal, a senior shipping ministry offi cial said, adding that the underlying objective is to enable water from […]

ICICI LAUNCHES TWO SPECIAL ACCOUNTS FOR NRIs

The largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has introduced two more products last month, under its savings accounts for NRIs with additional benefits thrown in. The two new categories, christened NRI Pro and NRI Premia, will offer premium benefits like reservation assistance for hotels, flight booking and access to golf courses, as also preferential rates […]

NRI ACHIEVERS ENABLES A DIALOGUE

NRI Achievers grasped the opportunity of the recently concluded elections and the landslide win of the BJP, which has garnered a full majority on the floor of the Lok Sabha, to organise a panel discussion centered on the topic of the ‘Importance of Social Equality in the Making of New India’ (Bharat ke Navnirman mein […]

NRIs Register to Vote in General Elections

A total of 11,844 NRIs have enrolled so far by post, for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. But they will need to travel to their constituency in order to exercise their franchise on polling day. Interestingly, Kerala accounts for the bulk of NRI voters at 11,488, while Punjab with 138, and Tamil Nadu with 112, […]

Indians in Reckoning for Top World Thinkers

Five Indians, four of whom are economists, are in the reckoning to be bestowed the title, “world’s most important thinker 2014,” as part of a global poll that has been on for the past decade. A UK publication, ‘The Prospect’ magazine, has been inviting its readers and the public at large, to vote on its […]

Indian Election Commission Exhorts Citizens to Take Pledge of Ethical Voting

Soon after the Indian EC put up posters urging voters to select pro-development candidates and dump the criminal and the corrupt, the Commission has in another first, urged voters to ‘pledge’ that they will vote ethically in the coming general elections. The communique, written in Marathi for Maharashtra’s voters and in other regional languages for […]

Prabhu Guptara Named Chairman Of Relational Thinking Network

Prof. Prabhu Guptara, Chairperson of GOPIO’s Academic Council, has been appointed the Chairman of the ‘Relational Thinking Network,’ which comprises Relational Analytics and Relational Research. The focus is on learning to think relationally as the first step towards building a more relational world, by learning to see public policy and personal issues through a relational […]

Professor Rakesh Khurana Named Dean Of Harvard College

Indian-American professor Rakesh Khurana has been appointed Dean of the prestigious Harvard College, becoming the latest addition to a long list of Indian-origin academicians assuming leadership roles at renowned global universities. Khurana, 46, is currently the ‘Marvin Bower’ Professor of Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School (HBS), Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of […]

Nirupa Padia To Lead A University School Of Accountancy In South Africa

Professor Nirupa Padia has become the first non-white woman to head the School of Accountancy, adding to her groundbreaking achievements in recent years. This young PIO is an Associate Professor in Auditing, and has now come full circle having being appointed as the Head of the School of Accountancy at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits) […]

Nandita Perry New Texas Secretary Of State

Attorney Nandita Berry has been appointed as the Secretary of State for Texas by Governor Rick Perry, making her the first Indian-American to occupy this top position in the Southern State. Berry will now serve as the state’s Chief Electoral Officer, the governor’s liaison on border and Mexican affairs, and Texas’ Chief Protocol Officer on […]

Devyani's Husband To Take Up Teaching Assignment In Delhi

India and the US may still be embroiled in a legal tangle over diplomat Devyani Khobragade, but at least it seems the family will soon be reunited. According to an Indian official in New York, Khobragade’s husband Aakash Singh Rathore, an American citizen, is soon likely to be taking up a teaching assignment at Delhi’s […]

Indian Embassy In Uae Warns Of Online Visa Scam

The Indian Embassy in the UAE has unearthed an apparent online visa scam and has warned foreigners against falling victim to fraudsters operating a fake website claiming to facilitate Indian visas for them. In a statement issued recently, the mission said, “some unscrupulous elements have created a website similar to the Online Visa Application website […]

Nri Lawyer Vijay Goel Felicitated In UK

Prominent NRI lawyer Vijay Goel has been felicitated on his appointment as the Chairman of Asian Business Association at the London Chamber of Commerce, at a reception organised recently at London, by G P Hinduja, Co-Chairman of the Hinduja Group of Companies, and Baroness Verma, Britain’s Minister of Climate Change and Energy. In a ceremony […]