CURRENCY DEMONETISATION – SHORT TERM LOSS, LONG TERM GAIN
The landmark move by the Modi government to demonetise high value currency notes to stamp out black money, will have a far reaching impact on capital- intensive real estate sector where almost one third of transactions still involve unaccounted money.Though initially in the short term, the bold move of the government will hit the sentiment […]
चाणक्य नीति’ :: अध्याय:9
आचार्य चाणक्य एक ऐसी महान विभूति थे, जिन्होंने अपनी विद्वत्ता और क्षमताओं के बल पर भारतीय इतिहास की धारा को बदल दिया। मौर्य साम्राज्य के संस्थापक चाणक्य कुशल राजनीतिज्ञ, चतुर कूटनीतिज्ञ, प्रकांड अर्थशास्त्री के रूप में भी विश्वविख्यात हुए। इतनी सदियाँ गुजरने के बाद आज भी यदि चाणक्य द्वारा बताए गए सिद्धांत और नीतियाँ प्रासंगिक […]
POWER OF INDIASPORA SHINING EVERYWHERE
NRIs, PIOs, OCIs all over the world are making waves by their sheer intelligence, smartness & hard work. This is the reason that their sucess stories are emerging everyday from every nook & corner of the world. From running businesses to helming multinational corporations, from forming the very backbone of the much acclaimed NHS to […]
PRIMA-DONNA OF INDIAN CINEMA
“MY WORST FILMS TOO HAVE CLICKED AT THE BOX OFFICE” – REKHA In this issue of NRI Achievers our Mumbai bureau has managed to pencil in Rekha, noted for her elusiveness and maintaining a safe distance from scribes. Sex-bomb of the the Hindi screen of yesteryears who used to rank a third in the race […]
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIAN FESTIVALS
SADHGURU If you browse through the various ‘Panchangs’ that are in use in India – almanacs-calenders referred to by the myriad communities in our country – you will find a festival, an occasion, observance, vrat, auspicious and inasupicious days and more for each and every single day of the year. But over time, these have […]
FESTIVE HOPE FOR REALTY
In the backdrop of a drastic slowdown over the past two to three years, the beleagured realty sector – especially the residential real estate subsegment where unsold inventories have plagued the players – is seeing a perk-up and some revival, and home sales are picking up with the onset of the just-begun festive season. While […]
INDIA RISING
Today India is one of the most favoured destinations for foreign investment, with a high GDP growth level, progressive policy environment, predictability in tax matters, large pool of scientific and skilled human resource, and an environ where the ease with which businesses could be started and run is getting better and better. S Ravi pens […]
VLADIMIR PUTIN – GRANDMASTER OF STATESMANSHIP
Indian journalists had a rare opportunity to connect and interact with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and experience at first hand his razor-sharp wit and humour, his ability to be charmingly informal, the depth of his knowledge of world affairs and the force of his personality. Raman Swamy pens his impressions for our readers in […]
THE TATA AFFAIR
<p>News headlined by all major media houses of the country, of a major shake-up at the top of the country’s most respected corporate giant, the House of Tatas, took the corporate world and indeed the entire country, by surprise. The Board of Directors of Tata Sons had removed Cyrus Mistry from the post of Chairman […]
BENGALURU TO HOST PBD 2017
The Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas became a bi-annual event (once every two years) in 2015. This year, after the modalities were all finalised and drawn up, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, at a Joint Press Conference organised earlier, said that it gives him … “immense pleasure” to share with the media that the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas […]
REDEFINING LINKAGES WITH OUR DIASPORA
In this issue we will focus on the various initiatives that are being undertaken by the government of India to redefine engagement with our diaspora, and with the now Bi-annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas looming large on the horizon – it is slated to take place during january 2017 at Bangalore, known variously as the garden-city, […]
WITHIN A WEEK TIME AFTER DEMONETIZATION, THE INDIAN BANKS RECEIVE OVER RS. 2 TRILLION DEPOSITS
Indian banks has received over Rs. 2 trillion (around $30 billion) in cash after the government’s move to abolish high denomination banknotes, and customers queued for hours to exchange or deposit their old bills and ATMs ran dry. These deposits received till date is estimated to be over 15% of the value of the total […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN AUSTRALIAN CABBIE RECEIVES ‘AUSSIE OF THE YEAR’ HONOURS, FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES
An Indian-origin, Australian cabbie Tejinder Pal Singh or TP Singh will be honoured as the “Australian of the Year” for his services to the Sikh community and for positively influencing the lives of people of all colours. Mr. TP Singh the founder of ‘Food Van’ emblazoned with the sign ‘Free food for hungry and needy […]
ASI AND GOOGLE, INKS PACT TO CREATE THE VIRTUAL TOUR OF SOME OF THE MAJOR INDIAN MONUMENTS
Indian Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has tied up with Google for 360 degree virtual tour of 280-odd monuments across the country. The ASI had granted the permission to Google for creating the virtual tour, which would be available in the maps. The prominent monuments for which the virtual tours are available are Taj Mahal, […]
KNOW THE INDIAN-AUSTRALIAN 'CHAI WALLI', WHO IS BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR
Recently, an Indian-origin ‘Chai Walli’ or tea seller, Ms. Uppma Virdi, 26, was hailed as Australia’s 2016 Businesswoman of the Year”. Her relentless passion for tea was recently celebrated at the Indian Australian Business and Community Awards (IABCA) in a grand Sydney ceremony with her getting Australia’s Businesswoman of the Year award. This happy-looking business […]
KNOW THE 5 INDIAN-ORIGIN CANDIDATES CLINCHED VICTORY IN THE US ELECTIONS
Five Indian-Origin Candidates Sail to Victory in the recently concluded US elections. Interestingly, several Democratic Indian-origin candidates have clinched victory in US elections, as Republican candidate Donald Trump swept to power in the presidential poll. Here are the Indian-origin candidates who have clinched victory in the recently concluded US elections. Indian-born Democrat Pramila Jayapal, who […]
DEMONETIZATION AND TRUMP’S TRIUMPH: IMPACT ON INDIAN REAL ESTATE
There is currently a lot of debate happening on how the government’s demonetization move will impact the real estate sector. The NIFTY Realty Index fell by almost 12% yesterday, purely on sentiment. While bellwethers are hinting at dark days ahead, these fears can at best be called unfounded when it comes to the Indian real […]
MODI’S SURGICAL STRIKE ON THE BLACK EMPIRE – CORRUPTION, BLACK MONEY AND TERROR FUNDING
In what can be seen as an unparalleled move by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a special address to the nation, he announced that currency notes of Rs 500- and 1,000-rupee denominations will be illegal starting 12 midnight on November 8. “Currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 will be just paper […]