‘Global Indians’ Archives
Indian taxi driver’s murderer sentenced in China
In a historic first, a man accused of murder in New Zealand, went to a trial in China, and has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by a Chinese court. The successful prosecution of an Auckland taxi driver’s murderer by Chinese authorities has strengthened links [Read More]
Little improvement for Afghan women
Ten years after American invasion in Afghanistan, primarily to improve the status of women, very little improvement is reported, according to an international charity organisation. According to a scorecard released by Amnesty International assessing, Afghanistan continues [Read More]
Charity struggles to raise funds for Pakistan
There is a huge shortfall in emergency funding needed to help families left destitute by recent heavy flooding in Sindh province, says an international charity currently delivering aid in southern Sindh. Following the worst floods in Pakistan’s history last year, [Read More]
New Zealand gets ready to celebrate Diwali
Following its tradition of celebrating major cultural events, New Zealand Parliament will host 300 people on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Diwali at Parliament on Monday 26 September. These celebrations are almost one month in advance, as Indians worldwide will [Read More]
Eid celebrated in New Zealand Parliament
Members of the Muslim community gathered at Parliament on Tuesday 6 September to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr (Eid). The Minister for Ethnic Affairs, Hekia Parata, hosted the celebrations in the Banquet Hall at Parliament and was joined by the Minister of [Read More]
Religious workers can get residence in New Zealand
Religious workers in New Zealand now stand a chance to gain permanent residence visa, thanks to changes announced by the country’s immigration minister Jonathan Coleman. The change to the immigration policy not only provides a provision for residency for religious [Read More]
US Hindus have highest education, lowest divorce rate
Hindus living in the United States have the highest educational qualification and the lowest divorce rate, according to a recent survey. While national average is 11 percent, almost half of all Hindus (48 percent) in America have post-graduate degrees, followed by Jews at [Read More]
Kamath to head Infosys
He has led India’s largest private sector bank. Now he will lead one of the world’s largest IT services company. KV Kamath is not an unfamiliar name in India’s corporate sector. However, he is from the banking background, having joined ICICI soon after [Read More]
Road safety gets better
Hundreds of people die on Indian roads every day. To be precise, 13 people succumb to their accident injuries every hour. In fact, India ranks number one in the world when it comes to deaths caused by a road accident. Road fatalities don’t make big news in India. It [Read More]
Man accused of burning wife to plead not guilty
A Fijian man accused of burning alive his wife in New Zealand is said to not plead guilty when he is brought up in a New Zealand court. The 29-year old Diwesh Kumar Sharma, of Indian descent, who was earlier arrested from Fiji by New Zealand Police, appeared in the Hamilton [Read More]
