DONALD TRUMPS IN THE US, SETS IN WITH A LANDSLIDE VICTORY
Donald Trump won the key swing states of Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Ohio early this morning, as he marched towards the White House. Florida was a key state with 29 electoral votes, largest of the “swing states” in which Hillary was projected to win following a surge in the Hispanic vote. Also, while the […]
CONGRESS TOP DECISION-MAKING BODY PICKS RAHUL GANDHI AS PRESIDENT, AWAITS OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT
The Congress top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) has ‘unanimously appealed’ Rahul Gandhi, 46, to serve as President, a post his mother, Sonia Gandhi, has held since 1998. Senior party leader A K Antony said that the time is right for Rahul to take charge as president of the party, but the final […]
INDIAN GIRL INCLUDED AMONG WHO’S WHO OF HIGH IQ WORLD
The World Genius Directory-2016 was recently honoured by an Indian Entry after Aishwarya Trivedi has secured a place among the top brains in the world. The 23-year-old Indian entry is included in the World Genius Directory – 2016 (WGD) from Asia region with an IQ recorded at 150. The eldest child of an architect mother […]
INDIA'S PALPREET SINGH MAKES INROADS INTO NBA'S D- LEAGUE, BECOMES FIRST INDIAN
Palpreet Singh Brar, 22, winner of the National Finals of ACG-NBA Jump, India’s first national basketball talent search programme, was selected 12th in the fourth Round of the NBA-D-League Draft held in New York, the US. With his selection, he became the first Indian in the NBA D-league to be trained in India The towering […]
ESPIONAGE CASE: FOUR PAKISTAN HIGH COMMISSION OFFICIALS SET TO LEAVE INDIA
Four Pakistan High Commission officials have reportedly left India. The names of the officers are commercial counselor Syed Furrukh Habib and first secretaries Khadim Hussain, Mudassir Cheema and Shahid Iqbal. Their names were made public after a recorded statement of the Pakistan High Commission staffer Mehmood Akhtar was released to the media. Top intelligence officers […]
UNITED NATIONS LIGHTS-UP WITH ‘HAPPY DIWALI’ FOR THE FIRST TIME!
The United Nations (UN) commemorated Diwali for the first time and lit up its imposing headquarters on the Indian festival of lights. The UN Secretariat building was lit up for Diwali from October 29-31. The UN headquarters porticos were lit up in bright colours, reading ‘Happy Diwali’, along with the image of a traditional ‘Diya’, […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN RESEARCHER CREATES SMART TEXTILES TO MONITOR PATIENTS
A groundbreaking research by an Indian-origin scientist at the University of Rhode Island (URI) has revealed that clothes and other wearable items could possibly sense illness and transmit data to a doctor in a distant clinic for monitoring health and prescribing drugs. The Indian-origin scientist is researching on smart textiles — wearable items embedded with […]
KNOW THE LATEST INDIAN-ORIGIN PLAYER IN THE ENGLAND SQUAD
Over the years, England had players of Indian-origin in the cricket squad, like Nasser Hussain, one of England’s finest batsmen, who went on to become the Test captain. He was followed by Samit Patel, Ravi Bopara, Mark Ramprakash and Monty Panesar. The latest in that list is Haseeb Hameed, the 19-year-old batting sensation who has […]
RATAN TATA VALUE FAMILY TRADITIONS MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE – YOU CANT’ COMROMISE ‘CHARITY’ MR. CYRUS MISTRY
The news 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 and appointed Ratan Tata as the Interim Chairman. […]
LAKHS OF INDIAN DEBIT CARDS 'COMPROMISED' IN SECURITY BREACH
A number of major Indian banks are taking safety measures amid fears that the security of over 6.5 million debit cards has been compromised. Some of the affected banks have been asking their customers to change security codes. They are also blocking and replacing debit cards. The breach is thought to have been caused by […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN US RESEARCHER INVENTS ‘REAL' 3D HANDS
An Indian-origin US researcher and his team have recently created life-size 3D hand models, complete with fingerprints, deploying a high-resolution 3D printer, which is capable of producing the same ridges and valleys as a real finger. Like any optical device, fingerprint and hand scanners are required to be calibrated, but currently there is no standard […]
‘चाणक्य नीति’ अध्याय – 8
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 […]
INDIA’S EMINENT HISTORY WRITER WINS AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION’S 2016 JOHN F. RICHARDS PRIZE
Indian History writer Nayanjot Lahiri has won the prestigious 2016 John F. Richards Prize for her book ‘Ashoka in Ancient India’. The John F. Richards Prize recognizes the most distinguished work of scholarship or book on South Asian history published in English. The Richards Prize is awarded annually by the American Historical Association (AHA) to […]
SARASWATI RIVER SO FAR CONSIDERED MYTHICAL, EXISTED, CONCLUDES K.S. VALDIYA COMMITTEE REPORT
The Saraswati River, so far considered mythical, did exist, as the government-constituted expert committee has asserted the same. The K.S. Valdiya committee in its report submitted to the Union Water Resources Ministry has concluded that Saraswati River so far considered mythical, existed. The committee comprising of geologists, archaeologists and hydrologists say that they have found […]
NRI SOLO CAR FEMALE DRIVER IS ALL SET TO CREATE RECORDS, ALSO PROMOTING A NOBLE CAUSE!
A UK based NRI woman Bharulata Kamble, has covered approximately 32,000 km in 75 Days, travelling across 32 countries transcontinental from UK to India, to spread the message of ‘BetiBachao, BetiPadhao’ an initiative run by Indian Government for the betterment of girl child. She also wants to support the cause of ‘saving the girl child’, […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN MAN IN WORLD’S LONGEST MARRIAGE DIES IN LONDON AT 110
An Indian-origin man in the UK, believed to hold the record for the world’s longest marriage, has perished. A UK-based Indian-origin man, Karam Chand believed to be holding the record for world’s longest marriage, has died at an incredible age of 110 years from natural causes. He was just six weeks short of celebrating his […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN TEEN WINS $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP AT GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR
A 16-year-old Indian-origin South African student, Kiara Nirghin has won a $50,000 scholarship at the annual Google Science Fair in the US for using the discarded food material such as orange peel and avocado fruits to develop a cheaper “super-absorbent material” that aids soil to retain water. The Grade 11 student of a South African […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN MIT RESEARCHER, DINESH BHARADIA WINS THE PRESTIGIOUS YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARD
Indian-born researcher Dinesh Bharadia, 28, has won the prestigious 2016 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for his contribution to radio waves. The young Indian-origin researcher hails from Ichalkarnji in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra. Presently, he is a researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A doctorate from Stanford University and is an alumnus […]