PRINCE ISHWAR RAMLUTCHMAN MABHEKA ZULU
ZULULAND philanthropist, Prince Ishwar Ramlutchman Mabheka Zulu, received a gold medal award during the ‘Zulu Kingdom Orders Municipal Awards’ held at the Enyokeni Royal Palace recently. The Order of King Zwelithini is awarded to individuals who contribute to the preservation and promotion of culture, customs and traditional ceremonies of the Zulu nation. Ramlutchman said he […]
TWO INDIAN AMERICANS WIN PRESTIGIOUS McARTHUR FELLOWSHIPS
It is called the ‘Genius Grant’ and each award comes with US$ 625,000, with no strings attached. But no, you can’t apply for it – or have a well-connected uncle enter you for it. Those being considered have no inkling of when the call comes, and when it does, they are always surprised. Manu Prakash, […]
US MAIL FRAUD: ACTION AGAINST INDIAN PRINTER
The US government will initiate actions against a host of global companies and individuals, including some in India, who were involved in mass mailing fraud schemes that have collectively defrauded millions of victims of hundreds of millions of dollars. According to the US justice department, fraudulent “direct mailers” create letters falsely claiming that the recipient […]
US HONOURS PIO DOCTOR WITH TOP AWARD
Abraham Varghese, an Indian-American doctor, has been awarded the ‘National Humanities Medal,’ America’s highest humanities award, by President Obama for his contributions to the field of medicine. Dr. Varghese is a physician and author, currently a professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine. “The 2015 National Humanities Medal to Abraham Verghese is for […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN CEO ACCUSED OF ABUSING MAID
An Indian American head of an IT consulting firm who once figured among top women business leaders has been accused by the US government of grossly underpaying her live-in domestic help from India and mistreating her by making her sleep in the garage with the family’s dogs when unwell. Himanshu Bhatia, the founder of Rose […]
SIKH RACIALLY ABUSED ON POPULAR BBC BAKING SHOW
A Sikh man, who has caught the imagination of many as he vies to win the widely watched BBC programme “The Great British Bake Off”, has been subjected to racist abuse. Many rooted for Nadiya Hussain, a Muslim of Bangladeshi-origin, who won the popular cookery show last year, but Rav Bansal, 28, revealed on Twitter […]
INDIAN-ORIGIN UK PEER TAKES OATH ON RIG VEDA
Britain’s newest Indian-origin peer marked his entry into the House of Lords by swearing his oath of allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II on the Rig Veda. The copy of the Rig Veda used by Jitesh Gadhia was edited and published in Devanagari script in 1849, by German academic Max Muller. The 49-year-old investment banker of […]
INDIAN BUSINESSMAN WHO OWNS 22 APARTMENTS IN BURJ KHALIFA
An Indian mechanic-turned-businessman today owns an incredible 22 apartments in Dubai’s Burj Khalifa. George V Nereaparambil says he is not stopping at 22 and will continue to buy more if he gets a ‘good deal’. He says: “If I get a good deal, I’ll buy more. I am a dreamer and I never stop dreaming […]
US में सिख बना हीरो
न्यू यॉर्क और न्यू जर्सी में हुए बम विस्फोटों के मामले में वॉन्टेड अफगान मूल के अमेरिकी को पकड़ने में मदद करने के कारण अमेरिका में एक सिख लोगों के बीच हीरो बन गया है। इस हमले में 29 लोग घायल हो गए थे। हरिंदर बैंस लिंडन स्थित एक बार के मालिक हैं। उन्हें 28 […]
चांद पर पहुंच गया यह इंडो-अमेरिकन!
इंडो-अमेरिकन नवीन जैन की कंपनी – मून एक्सप्रेस पहली ऐसी प्राइवेट स्पेस कंपनी बनी है जिसे चंद्रमा पर मिशन चलाने को हाल में अमेरिकी सरकार की इजाजत मिली है। जैन (56) ने यह कंपनी स्पेस आंत्रप्रन्योर बॉब रिचर्ड और नासा के पूर्व साइंटिस्ट बर्नी पेल के साथ मिलकर बनाई है। उनकी कंपनी की टीम 20 […]
CROWN PRINCE OF ABU DHABI TO BE THE 2017 REPUBLIC DAY CHIEF GUEST
The Indian government has invited the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to be the next chief guest at Indias Republic Day parade of 2017. The Indian government has invited His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United […]
GANGES' WATER SELF-PURIFYING PROPERTY REVEALED BY INDIAN SCIENTIFIC STUDY
Ganges’ water is now scientifically validated to be ‘holy’ and ‘healing’ as its self purifying action has strong scientific evidence. Scientists at three government laboratories were investigating for the medicinal materials in the waters of the Ganga through a study they say is intended to investigate the river’s healing properties described in folklore. Ganga is […]
‘चाणक्य नीति’ अध्याय – 7
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 […]
DIASPORA NEWS
INDIANS MOST EDUCATED COMMUNITY IN AUSTRALIA The Indian Community in Australia is ranked the most highly educated, a fact revealed by an analysis of their Department of Immigration and Border Protection – 54.6 % migrants from India have a Bachelor’s or a higher level of qualification. This ratio is 3 times higher than the national […]
‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, the national cleanliness campaign, will be soon popularised through a popular Indian comic book – Amar Chitra Katha
The Indian Union Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Amar Chitra Katha to publish and distribute comic book on Swachh Bharat Mission The MoU was signed between Amar Chitra Katha and the Union Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) to focus on Swachh Bharat Mission. The MoU was signed 31, August, 2016 between […]
हम उस सपने को भारत कहते हैं …
पृथ्वी के इस भूभाग में मनुष्य की चेतना की पहली किरण के साथ उस सपने को देखना शुरू किया था। उस सपने की माला में कितने फूल पिरोये हैं – कितने गौतम बुद्ध, कितने महावीर, कितने कबीर, कितने नानक उस सपने के लिए अपने प्राणों को न्योछावर कर गए। उस सपने को मैं अपना कैसे […]
SUDHGURU TOURS USA
For our readers in the United States of America, it might be interesting to know that Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, a self-realised yogi, mystic, seer, visionary, and prominent spiritual leader from India, will be touring the US from mid-September to mid-October. Sadhguru, who is also a prolific author, poet, an internationally-acclaimed speaker and founding father of […]
DYING TO LIVE
If you are creating what you really care for, if you die of exhaustion, that’s okay. If you are not doing what really matters and creating what you care for, if you die of exhaustion just trying to earn a living, that is a stupid way to die. I remember there was a man who […]