Category: Global Indians
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Rakesh Kapoor becomes global head of Reckitt Benckiser
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Indian-origin Rakesh Kapoor will head the global operations of Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (RB), a £8 billion health care and personal care company. At a time when major consumer brands are struggling to maintain sales in Europe and the US, Kapoor’s appointment is expected to benefit RB to expand in…
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Kiwis less warm towards Asians
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New Zealanders’ feelings of warmth toward people from Japan, India and China have marginally decreased since 2009, according to a survey. The average warmth rating toward people from all three countries was 70 in 2010, against 72 in 2009, according to the latest survey of New Zealanders’ perceptions of Asia…
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Rohit Kapoor Joins CA Technologies Board
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CA Technologies have appointed Rohit Kapoor to its board of directors. The 46-year old chief executive of ExlService Holdings Inc. will join the board the board’s Audit Committee. Nine of the 10 directors on the board are independent. The FORTUNE 500 company is one of the largest independent software companies in the…
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US Sikhs fight for religious rights
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A Sikh organisation in the US have filed a lawsuit to protect their right to keep a beard in the US prisons. The Washington-based Sikh Coalition has filed a case against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) on behalf of a Sikh detainee who received disciplinary sanctions for…
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Why are NRIs so touchy about India?
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Call them NRIs, people of Indian origin (PIOs), or the most recent label – overseas citizens of India, they have one thing in common – their overt patriotism. Does it occur to them that “patriotic non-resident Indian” is an oxymoron? Just like ‘dancer Sunny Deol’, an ‘orator Azharuddin’, or an…
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Indian becomes world’s youngest millionnaire
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A five-year boy of Indian origin became the youngest millionnaire in the world after he won a lottery in Dubai. Ebrahim Fahimuddin Shaikh became a millionnaire when he won a drawof National Bonds Corporation. His father couldn’t believe their luck when he received a phone call from the chief executive…
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Indian-origin woman heads US Navy ship
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“One of my young cooks has been intereested (sic) when I cook. He joined me for this set of food experiments,” writes Shanti Sethi in her blog article. No, she is not a chef or a home-maker. Far from it. She is a US Navy commander in chief on a…
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Japan earthquake: Indian employees safe
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Indians in Japan safe Following 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan, there are no reports of any Indians in Japan affected by the worst earthquake in the country’s history. Indian employers, mostly IT companies, with staff in Japan have said that none of their employees have been affected by the earthquake in…
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Little Indians to donate to earthquake fund
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Two Indian restaurants are donating a part of their profits to help rebuild Christchurch. One of the businesses affected by the Christchurch earthquake is donating a part of their national sales to the earthquake fund. Little India, a popular Indian chain of restaurants in New Zealand, will donate 6.3 percent…
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Christchurch earthquake kills 65
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Following a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand’s Christchurch at 12.51pm local time, 65 people have reportedly tied. The South Island city has experienced more than two dozen aftershocks. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said it could quite possibly double. New Zealand’s second-largest city was fortunate to escape a strong earthquake…