FAUJA INAUGURATES OZ SIKH GAMES
Baba Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest marathon runner, inaugurated the 26th Aussie Sikh Games that began on March 29 down under. The India- rigin runner, who turned 102 on April 1, had recently announced his retirement after participating in the Hong Kong marathon. He said that he has decided to retire from marathon due to […]
MALALA MEMOIRS @ US$ 3 MILLION
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head at point-blank range by the Taliban for advocating girl’s education, joins the ranks of Millionaires with her signing a deal for US$ 3 Million to publish her memoirs. The life story of the 15-year old Pakistani girl will be the subject matter of the […]
IT SECTOR TO TOUCH INR 1.7 LAKH CR
India’s domestic IT industry turnovers are expected to cross INR 1.7 Lakh Crore by 2016, clocking a growth of 12% compounded annually over next 4 years, as against INR 1 Lakh Crore in 2011, said a report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). According to the report, the Indian IT sector was worth INR 99,700 […]
TAJ PALACE GETS NEW LEASE OF LIFE
Luxury Hotel Taj Palace seems to have got a new lease of life with the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) renewing its lease for next 25 years. In an official statement, Tata Group hospitality major Indian Hotels Company said on Thursday that The Taj Group has received the consent from DDA, confirming renewal of the license […]
ADITYA BIRLA GROUP TOPS REPUTATION LIST IN INDIA
Aditya Birla Group (ABG), Tata motors and LIC of India have emerged as the top three companies this fiscal, out of 40 leading Indian firms in terms of reputation, according to a study by information and insights provider Nielsen. As per Nielsen’s corporate image monitor 2012-13, conglomerate ITC ranked fourth while IT major Infosys and […]
GALAXY S4 RECOGNIZES HAND, EYE MOVEMENTS
Samsung has introduced the Galaxy S4, the world’s first ever handset to be powered by a mammoth 8 core processor. Unveiling its flagship smartphone during the second half of March this year at an event in New York, Samsung said that the Galaxy S4 is capable of recognizing hand and eye movements, and will compete […]
RIL TO INVEST US$ 27 BILLION IN NEXT FOUR YEARS
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) plans to invest about US$ 27 Billion in the next four years across its core Oil & Gas and petrochemical businesses, and also into new ventures like Telecom. RIL will spend US$ 11 Billion in Oil & Gas exploration, including US shale gas ventures and US$ 4 Billion into downstream processing […]
TOMBS : FROM WHERE IT STARTED IN INDIA…
After Muhammad bin Sam (aka Muhammad Ghori, or Muhammad of Ghor) tricked Prithvi Raj Chauhan to death, the Sultanate Dynasty of Delhi ruled a major part of what India is today, and it’s first emperor Qutb-ud-Din Aibak had the penchant for dreaming big. Credit goes to him for constructing the first ever imperial mosque built […]
ONE SHOULDER CHIC
ONE SHOULDER CHIC A FASHION STATEMENT Want to come across as classy and at the same time look sexy as well? Try a one-shoulder dress. Designers experiment regularly with this style, and Bollywood divas too often opt for this at galas and shows. You too could carry this look. Read on. Confused what to wear […]
BAHRAIN IS A LIBERAL PLACE …
NRI Achievers had occassion to interact with Dr. Sai Giridhar, who presently serves as the CEO of the Al Hilal Hospital in Bahrain, at the sidelines of an awards function at New Delhi recently. Dr. Giridhar is also involved in the affairs of Indians resident in the Gulf actively. We spoke to him about the […]
CALYPSO, SOCA, STEELPAN … AND OF COURSE, CHUTNEY & LIMBO…
CALYPSO is a style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in T&T during the early to mid 20th century. The music, which drew upon African and French influences, became the voice of the people, and was characterized by highly rhythmic and harmonic vocals, which were most often sung in a French Creole, led by a Griot. […]
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS…
His Excellency Chandradath Singh, High Commissioner of Trinidad & Tobago to India, comes across as a suave, well-read, thoroughly groomed, soft spoken personality, who proved to be a veritable encyclopedia of knowledge about his country, its peoples, culture, mores and ethnic interrelations. We bring you here excerpts from a conversation NRI ACHIEVERS had with him […]
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO-GATEWAY TO THE CARIBBEAN
Last month, NRI Achievers got to converse with the High Commissioner of Trinidad & Tobago to India, His Excellency Chandradath Singh, on a fine midwinter day at his residence. A Career Diplomat with a deep love for music, dance and the arts, a Windies cricketeer who can still bowl a tricky lefthanded spin, the High […]
SANJAY DUTT- TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY…
Actor Sanjay Dutt was told that the Supreme Court has upheld his conviction in the 1993 Mumbai Blasts case, and has handed down a reduced sentence of 5 years of imprisonment, while shooting for “Policegiri”, a T P Aggarwal & Rahul Aggarwal production for which he is just about to wrap up his parts of the […]
One Magazine, Many Recipes
After the professors returned to the podia and the dust settled down on the presentation of the National Budget for 2013~14, and the implications of the same were analyzed threadbare, digested and assimilated, life returned to normal in the capital, as a multitude of other themes and issues once again came center stage. March was a month of considerable activity, […]
JERRY NARACE: I Will Come Again …
Jerry Narace of Trinidad & Tobago, who has served as a Cabinet Minister handling the Health portfolio, held a wide range of authoritative and influential posts both in and outside the government, and served as an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Large , was recently in India when he and his wife visited Allahabad during […]
DOWN THE SCOTCH TRAIL SCENIC SPEYSIDE
I enjoy travel and love capturing the sights, sounds and stories of the places I travel to. And even before I started enjoying a drink, I had always wanted to do the Whiskey Trail in Scotland. So last summer, I finally got around to doing it. When I went around making the bookings, I realized […]
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GATEWAY TO THE CARIBBEAN
Last month, NRI Achievers got to converse with the High Commissioner of Trinidad & Tobago to India, His Excellency Chandradath Singh, on a fine midwinter day at his residence. A Career Diplomat with a deep love for music, dance and the arts, a Windies cricketeer who can still bowl a tricky lefthanded spin, the High […]