‘Featured’ Archives
Canada launches online tool for new migrants
Canada has launched a new guide and web tool to help newcomers settle and integrate in the country. Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s new publication, Welcome to Canada, will assist immigrants in preparing to come to Canada and to help them navigate their way [Read More]
Life is too short for negative feelings – Hrithik
Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is very optimistic about 2013. The Bollywood heartthrob opened India’s 2012 box office with the international box office success film Agneepath, which garnered rave reviews from critics and audiences alike and set the precedence and [Read More]
NZ parliament celebrates Diwali
Members of the Indian community from around New Zealand gathered at Parliament last night to celebrate the Diwali. The festival of lights will be celebrated around the world on 13 November this year. Ethnic Affairs Minister, Judith Collins, welcomed 250 guests, including [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]
Flu shots safe for pregnant women – expert
As the winter approaches in Australia and New Zealand, health professionals are recommending flu shots for new and expectant mums. The safety of flu vaccination during pregnancy is well established and should be routine, according to the Royal Australian and New Zealand [Read More]
Leader upset at “sexploitation” of yoga
A Hindu community leader has expressed his displeasure about “books, magazines, DVDs, and other media showing yoga as some kind of potion to enhance sex life.” Hindu statesman Rajan Zed says that yoga was a serious mental and physical discipline by means of [Read More]
Call NZ Ambulance in your language
New Zealand’s Ambulance service is now able to offer a more user-friendly service to people who don’t speak English. The emergency service’s three call centres around New Zealand have access to Language Line, an interpretation service offered by the [Read More]
Why buy when you can adopt?
Don’t buy a dog. Adopt. That’s the message Bollywood actor Imran Khan wants to give his followers. Following in the footsteps of his uncle Aamir Khan, who is a Bollywood icon known for making movies with social messaging, Imran is supporting an advertising [Read More]
Why is Indian art a sought-after investment
On January 1, 2011, The Times of India published a survey of spending patterns among Indians which aimed at predicting projected net spendings on various sectors in the new year. As expected, the greatest growth potential was observed in the telecom sector. But what was [Read More]
