Category: Immigration
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Indian-origin author wins Pulitzer
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What’s common between Shah Rukh Khan and Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee? Dr Mukherjee acted in a school play where one of his co-actors was the King of Bollywood. But Dr Mukherjee has better introduction. He has joined the exclusive club to which only three other Indians belong since 1937. A club…
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Indian duo creates best-selling iPad app
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Just a mention of your name by Steve Jobs can make you a celebrity overnight. At least that’s what two young Indian students in the US experienced. As a part of a project for Stanford University where they were completing their masters’ degree, Ankit Gupta and Akshay Kothari created an…
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More Indians choose US to study abroad
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Indian students have shown a renewed interest in studying in the US in 2011. This year, American universities have recorded a 7 percent growth in applications from India to US graduate schools after just 1 percent gain in 2010. China, India and South Korea are the three largest countries of…
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US uni grads to be blessed with prayers
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Hindu Baccalaureate Service (Dikshant Utsav) will bless the University of Nevada graduating class in the traditional Hindu style according to ancient scriptures, complete with applying tilak (religious mark) on the foreheads of graduates. In its fourth year, the service at the prestigious university will include blessing prayers by Christian, Muslim,…
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Indians may compete with foreigners for top jobs
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Soon, Indians competing with foreigners for C-level jobs in India will be a major trend, according to a study. The world will witness reverse brain drain, and the vast vacancies for CXOs in countries like India will be filled not only by returning Indians, but also by Americans and Europeans…
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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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Tips for choosing immigration lawyer for Australia
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With starry dreams of emigrating to Australia and starting a better life in a western country, many Indians have become victims of fraudulent immigration lawyers and consultants. To safeguard the interests of unassuming migrants moving to Australia, the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) have launched a multi-lingual…
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Indian student wins NZ television scholarship
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Taking clue from her interest in keeping a scrapbook of news events during a weekend shift at a local newspaper, a young Indian student became certain of her media calling. Keen to study media, Nilam Patel, applied for and won a prestigious scholarship that will not only see her complete…
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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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Australia relaxes student visa rules for Indians
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At a time when Australia’s education sector is showing effects of the bad press attracted by racist attacks on Indians, the country’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has made it easier for students from India and 37 other countries to get a student visa to study in Australia. With…
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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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New Zealanders keen to work in Christchurch
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As many as half a million New Zealanders are willing to work in Christchurch and help rebuild the city destroyed in the recent earthquake. Many of those who left Canterbury also plan to return, as per the findings of the first official poll that estimated the work force available to…
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US visa for an idea
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While getting H-1B visa is becoming difficult for Indians, the United States is opening another door for getting a long-term US visa, thanks to the growing concerns of unemployment and losing global competitiveness. The Start Up Visa Act 2011 brings good news to Indians keen to migrate to the United…
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Raped, killed and dumped in suitcase – Indian student in Sydney
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She was thousands of miles away from home when she became a victim of rape. Indian student Tosha Thakkar was raped and killed, and her body was discarded in a suitcase. If this story sounds like something that happened in India, read again. This is a crime against an Indian…
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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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Thinking of marrying an Indian man? read on
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While many NRIs come to India looking for an Indian bride or groom, Indian women need to be aware of the finding of a recent study about the sexual preferences of Indian men. As many as 25 percent men have committed sexual violence and 20 percent have admitted to have…