Mumbai Soon To Get India's First Monorail Service
India’s first monorail service will be launched in Mumbai in a matter of days. The mass transport system consists of several air-conditioned rakes that run on an elevated corridor ferrying passengers between Chembur and Wadala. When the two phases are complete, the Mumbai mono-rail will be the world’s second longest Mono Rail corridor in the […]
Twitter Likely To Go Public By Mid November
Online social networking and microblogging service Twitter may soon is likely to hit the US stock market on November 15, claims a research report. Twitter has disclosed plans to raise up to $1 billion from its proposed initial public offer (IPO) in its initial registration form (S-1) with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). […]
Airtel, Voda, Idea Hike Data Rates
Major telecom companies Airtel,Idea Cellular and Vodafone have halved the amount of data downloads on 2G networks under certain tariff plans,pushing up the cost of using mobile Internet services.Customers will,for instance, have to pay about 25% extra to download 1 GB data. All the three companies,which dominate India’s mobile services market with about 53% share, […]
Samsung More Appealing Than Apple For Indians
According to a recent survey,Samsung mobiles topped the list nationally,and apple was ranked at number 19 in the Indian market.Indian consumers pushed Apple it 18 notches below Samsung mobiles in a listing of India’s most attractive brands for 2013 unveiled today by Trust Research Advisory. Over 2,500 consumer-influencers across 16 cities were interviewed for the […]
Toyota Unveils Auto Pilot Cars
Japanese automaker Toyota unveiled the next generation of cars featuring an auto pilot system that will swerve to avoid collisions and also keep to the middle of the road, all without drivers touching the wheel. “These advanced driving support technologies prevent human errors, reduce driving stress and help drivers avert accidents, which has a big […]
DLF Sells 33 Mw Wind Mills In Rajasthan
India’s giant realty firm DLF has completed the sale process of its 33-MW wind turbines project in Rajasthan to Violet Green Power for Rs 67.44 crore. In early April, DLF announced that its arm DLF Home Developers Ltd (DHDL) had signed a definitive business transfer agreement with Violet Power Green Pvt Ltd to sell the […]
Anand Mahindra Elected As Chairperson Of PHFI
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) announced Mahindra Group CMD Anand Mahindra as its new elected Chairperson for a term of three years. Mahindra succeeds NR Narayana Murthy, Infosys founder, Executive Chairman, who has held the position since July 2011, PHFI said in a statement. Commenting on the unanimous election, Murthy said: “I am […]
Indian-Born American Music Executive Applauded By OBAMA
Applauded by US President Barack Obama for his contribution to society through music, Inder says he is blessed to be into music, and feels that a lot more needs to be done to promote soul stirring notes.In his brief visit to India a couple of months ago, Inder said, “I feel music should be in […]
Namo Industry Net Worth May Cross 500 cr: Experts
It’s called Namo Saffron X, the latest model in a series of phones dedicated to Narendra Modi.“It has 4GB RAM against the iPhone 5’s 1GB, modern sapphire glass against the regular corning gorilla glass,and a price that’ll suit every pocket. We’ll take on Apple with this phone,” says Anmeet Desai, spokesperson for the Chinabased company […]
NRIs Across World Adopt Constituencies For Aap
Sitting in their homes in Seattle, USA, a group of over a hundred Indians are working day and night to help Aam Admi Party’s (AAP) Karawal Nagar constituency candidate Kapil Mishra dislodge sitting BJP MLA Mohan Singh Bisht in the assembly elections.AAP’s Seattle chapter has adopted this constituency as part of the party’s ‘Adopt a […]
Six Indian Schools To Come UP In ABU
Six new Indian schools are to open in Abu Dhabi over the next two years,after education authorities in the UAE capital shut down a number of private Indian schools for violating land use norms. India’s ambassador MK Lokesh said that the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) has given an assurance that the interests of the […]
Yusuffali Ma Still Most Powerful Indian In Gulf
Abu Dhabi-based businessman Yusuffali MA has emerged as the most powerful Indian businessman in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries for the fourth time in a row. This was announced in a ‘100 most powerful Indians’ list released by Arabian Business magazine. Yusuffali, who owns the Lulu Hypermarkets chain of stores, took the top slot […]
First Us Sikh Soldier Gets Corporal Rank
Twenty-nine-year-old Delhi-born Simranpreet Lamba, the US army’s only enlisted Sikh soldier, has also now become the first from the sikh community to be promoted to the corporal rank in the USA in three decades. Corporal is the 5th rank in the US army, above specialist and directly below sergeant. Lamba, who went to the US […]
Yoga May Cure Early Stage Heart Disease, Diabetes
According to a study conducted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, 100 patients at risk for coronary heart disease and type-II diabetes were divided into two groups –one was prescribed conventional lifestyle changes such as exercise, diet and quitting smoking, while the other was also prescribed yogic exercises. “There was a significant reduction in body mass […]
IOD's 'Director Of The Year' Award 2013 given to Rami Ranger
Indian born Dr. Rami Ranger, MBE, FRSA, Managing Director of Sun Mark Ltd, has won the prestigious Institute of Directors (IOD) ”Director of the Year 2013 – Large Company” Award for the UK at a glittering awards ceremony at The Grange Hotel, St. Paul’s, London on 11th October 2013. This follows his recent success when […]
Festive Greetings!
Happy Diwali ! It is that time of the year again and we at NRI Achievers would like to grasp this opportunity and wish you the warmest, most colourful, happy, and a most eminently enjoyable time ahead, with the festive season beginning here in India with the glorious festival of lights, Lakshmi puja and the […]
Riteish Deshmukh Is Now The Sequel King Of Bollywood
The last decade in Bollywood has seen a splendid trend of sequels. Riteish has been a part of the maximum number of sequels in Bollywood. He has been a part of 4 sequels,DHAMAAL and DOUBLE DHAMAAL, KYA KOOL HAIN HUM and KYA SUPER KOOL HAIN HUM,HOUSEFULL and HOUSEFULL 2 and the latest entry to this […]
Tushar Dalvi And Prachee Shah In Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon – Ek Baar Phir
Star Plus’ new show ISS PYAAR KO KYA NAAM DOON – EK BAAR PHIR has Avinash Sachdev and Shrenu Parekh playing the leads.Now two very popular faces Tushar Dalvi and Prachee Shah are also making their presence felt with the serial. Tushar who has been part of several big Marathi films and TV shows is […]