‘Global Indians’ Archives
New Saudi law to affect Indians
Saudi Arabia’s attempts to secure employment for locals is likely to affect Indian workers – the largest group of foreign nationals working in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Kingdom’s attempt to protect jobs for its nationals is driven by this high [Read More]
Indian recruiter wins IT award in NZ
RANN IT Recruitment won the coveted Seek Annual Recruitment Awards under the IT Recruitment – small category recently in Auckland. RANN – “Resource & Networking Needs” is a specialist IT Recruitment Company based in Auckland dedicated to both permanent and [Read More]
Blind woman gets sport award
Neelusha Memon, the first legally blind competitor to complete New Zealand’s South Island Coast-to-Coast multi-sport race, is the winner of the Attitude Awards’ Courage in Sport for 2012. The tough race was just one of the Wellingtonian’s goals and the $3,000 [Read More]
Indian sportsmen succeeded despite racism – book
While there have been a few New Zealand cricketers of Indian origin, including the current Black Cap Tarun Nathula, it’s not an easy ride in the sporting field for minorities, suggests a historian in a new book. The courage of Kiwi Indian pioneers in forming sporting [Read More]
Appeal to support rising sporting hero
Ayush is a shy 17-year old; but he is not shy of dreaming big. He’s won a number of national and international competitions in the last two years, which has given him enough confidence to aim for the sky – to represent New Zealand at the 2016 Paralympics in [Read More]
Rotorua to host first meet of Maori Indians
Maoris – the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, and Indians (not to be confused with Red Indians or American Indians) have a common thread – they both have lived in a country during the British colonisation period. As migration of Indians to New [Read More]
NZ needs to move beyond students, soldiers in Southeast Asia – report
Southeast Asia is familiar territory for New Zealand: it educated its elite and defended its shores. However, New Zealand needs to move beyond students and soldiers in Southeast Asia and with ASeAN, says a report. New Zealand needs to boost its relationship with [Read More]
Indian innovater gets ready with iPhone payments gadget
When you speak with him, you get a sense of ease, even a sense of quiet, that sounds like an introvert. Get him to talk about his latest innovation – SwipeHQ however, and you get to hear him talk passionately. And then, there’s an air of swiftness while [Read More]
Indian sporting heroes honoured
He was born weak. Weak in muscles that is. Ayush Bhatnagar was diagnosed with congenital myopathy – a muscle disorder in babies that causes difficulty in breathing; these children usually lag behind other babies in meeting normal developmental milestones such as [Read More]
Sunny Leone to set silver screen on fire
Porn movie actor Sunny Leone is taking her Bollywood debut very seriously, and has started taking Hindi language classes, according to Indian media reports. The Indo-Canadian actor was little known in India until her entry in India’s most popular reality show – [Read More]
