Amitabh Bachchan Unveils The Kaun Banega Crorepati ‘Hot Seat Aapke Shehar’ Van
The celebrated ‘Hot Seat’ of Kaun Banega Crorepati will now travel across the length and breadth of the country giving the common man an opportunity to experience the magic of the game right in their city. The ‘Hot Seat Aapke Shehar’ van was unveiled by the Big B as part of the promotional activity for […]
Maruti May Beat Tata Motors To India’s First 800 cc Diesel Car
With the Tata Motors’ plan to launch a Nano diesel yet to reach fruition, Maruti Suzuki is attempting to get a head-start by becoming the first to offer a diesel engine option in the lucrative micro/mini car segment. In 2014, Maruti’s new global small car (code: YL7) will be the first model to offer parent […]
Volvo Eicher To Invest 1200 Cr In Unit
Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) plans to invest INR 1200 crore in its Pithampur facility by next year to meet the requirements of ongoing projects like engine plant, bus body plant and new products, and also for capacity expansion. The company will manufacture Euro VI compliant base engines for automotive requirements of the Volvo group […]
A Tale Of Epic Proportions
INDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE (Part II) One must remember that the movement of history is never smooth and never uniformly linear, there are constant ups and downs, little or big disruptions and diversions. The so-called mainstream hides within it the contributions of thousands of small streams and minor currents, that combine together to give shape and […]
Beyond Freedom
We had concluded the first half of this two part article with the following lines: Though 1857 was a battle that did not succeed in freeing the subcontinent from the yoke of imperialism but it achieved two things, it created, for the first time, an over-arching idea of India in its nascent form, an idea […]
Abhilash Tomy, The Life of Another PI
This is about Abhilash Tomy. In a way, this is the story of the life of another Pi. Abhilash is the first, and currently the only Indian to have circumnavigated the globe solo and non-stop in a sail-boat. The magnitude of his achievement can only be comprehended once you know that while almost 6,000 people […]
BEIJING – THE ANCIENT & THE CONTEMPORARY
While recorded history shows Beijing to have been inhabited for over 3000 years, archeologists believe that the Peking Man (circa 500,000 years ago) lived here in caves. As a city, it has seen it all – fires, plagues, invasions, rise and fall of dynasties – and yet it has emerged stronger and more vibrant every […]
OPPORTUNITY FOR NRI's TO INVEST
A depreciating rupee and the advent of a right policy framework are ushering in climate where the implementation of a bouquet of reforms and the putting in place of regulations that would spell a clear season for the real estate sector in the country to get on an upbeat path, and an attractive opportunity for […]
A Tragedy Of Himalayan Proportions
NEEDED A “BLUEPRINT FOR SURVIVAL” … Nature’s fury and excessive rainfall due to “cloudbursts” provides but a partial rationale for why the ‘abode of the Gods’ — the Himalayan hill state of Uttarakhand — has been ravaged beyond measure in the recent past. For invasive human intervention and all of man’s excesses and follies have […]
The Pan Himalayan Region…
PAN HIMALAYAN REGION, ABODE OF GODS, KILLING ME SOFTLY? It has been our staple to often feature a country, a state, or a sector in the “In Focus” segment of our past issues. This time round, we are instead focusing on “a geography”, a region that spans across several countries, including India and some of […]
"I AM THRILLED ABOUT MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT COMEDY WITH GHANCHAKKAR … "
Jyothi Venkatesh of NRI Achievers caught up with actress Vidya Balan in Mumbai, and chatted with her on Ghanchakkar, her first comedy film, her outlook post her marriage to Siddharth Roy Kapur, her work and her forthcoming projects … Isn’t Ghanchakkar your first comedy ? Yes. It’s my first ever comedy film as an actress. […]
CORONARY HEART DISEASE …
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO SIT UP & TAKE NOTICE While India is poised to become the most populous country in the world during the next decade overtaking China, the population of our country is by no means all that healthy. Compared to several other countries of the world, more and more people are falling […]
THE HEART OF THE MATTER
Modern times have brought along with them a stressful life, and a plethora of lifestyle induced diseases, which are impacting on whole populations adversely. It is also notable that ethnic Indian populations are more prone than many to such lifestyle diseases like diabetics, hypertension etc., which invariably lead to fatal conditions like Coronary Heart Disease […]
A Revolution in Mosque Architecture
Who was Tilangani? Gannama Nayaka, aka Yugandhar, the commander of Warangal was converted to Islam in 1323 by Muhammad bin Tughlaq (then Shehzada Jauna Khan) and made governor of Multan after the defeat of King Prataparudra of Kakatiya Dynasty. He was given the name “Malik Maqbul”, and soon became Masnad-i-Aali Ulugh Qutlugh Azam-i-Humayun Khan-i-Jahan Maqbul […]
Kailash Mansarover Yatra- 'A must for every Hindu'
Only a Hindu can really understand what a Kailash Mansarovar Yatra means. It is an ultimate destination for every pilgrim, avers Pt. Rajesh Maharaj from Trindad and Tobago who just returned from the Kailash Mansarover yatra said. Talking to Sangeeta Sharma on his brief stay in Delhi, Pt Rajesh said , ” Kailash Mansarover is […]
INDIAN AMERICAN STUDENTS SHINE AT CALIFORNIA SCIENCE FAIR
Indian-American students grabbed top spots at the prestigious California State Science Fair, including winning the award for ‘Project of the Year.’ 1,037 students from all over California participated in the fair that was held at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. A 12th grade student of Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California, Eesha […]
BILLIONAIRE MUMBAI
Mumbai is among the world’s top 10 cities with the highest number of Billionaires, according to a study released by premier research agency Wealth Insight. There are more Billionaires in India’s financial capital than in Shanghai, Paris or Los Angeles. Ranked sixth, Mumbai is home to 26 Billionaires. With 70 Billionaires, New York tops the […]
YOUNGEST CALIFORNIA TOPPER IS KOLKATA BORN
An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century. Kolkata-born Ritankar Das has been named the University Medalist, a prize given to the year’s top graduating senior. Das has taken just three years to complete his studies with a double major in Bioengineering and […]