Category: News
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Five guaranteed ways to lower cholesterol
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How to lower cholesterol is one of the major concerns for Indians living abroad, especially those keen to lose weight. In fact, high cholesterol is one of the common health issues for NRIs and Indians worldwide. The problem is also common among Americans. According to a media release by Proctor…
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Growing obesity pushing up diabetes in India
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Healthcare companies love India. It is the second diabetes capital of the world after China, with the treatment market growing at a double-digit year-on-year growth rate, presenting both domestic and Multinational Companies (MNCs) with promising opportunities, states a new report by healthcare experts GBI Research. India’s 2011 diabetic population was…
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How to keep teenagers safe on net
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A consumer advocate is warning that fraudsters maybe “mining” people’s personal data today and use it months or years later for fraud. Parents need to know their kids may be risking their identity and future credit rating by posting volumes of personal information to open forums and other sites, a…
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What’s in a name? Everything, if you are a jobseeker
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When university graduate Jorden Berkeley, 22, began applying for a job, she was surprised to have no responses. Born in the United Kingdom of Caribbean parentage, she never dreamed that her name might be a problem. But a careers adviser suggested that she begin using her more English-sounding middle name…
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Life is too short for negative feelings – Hrithik
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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 benchmark for 2012. Hrithik enters 2013 with heightened anticipation for another…
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401(K) and IRA – should expats invest in retirement plans?
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Many overseas Indians and expats settled in the United States of America face a common dilemma – should they invest in a 401(K) plan or an IRA (Individual Retirement Account). The confusion is more prominent among non-US citizens or those without permanent residence status in the US. Many Indians working…
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Legal: Why death penalty for rapists isn’t a good idea
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The Delhi gang rape has created a great upheaval and in a high list of reforms death penalty for rapists is being incessantly mooted. For that, a need for amendment in Indian Penal Code is being clamoured. Identical demand was also raised in case of terrorists recently. We are of…
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Opinion: Rape is in our culture
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Rarely have I seen a country of 1.2 billion people come together to express one emotion – rage over heinous rape and brutal murder of a young girl in a moving bus in Delhi. Rarely have I seen a disconnect between a population and its clueless leaders. The government’s attempt…
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Delhi gangrape victim dies
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The 23-year-old victim of gangrape in Delhi has died in Singapore. Just two days ago, the girl was admitted to Singapore’s multi-organ speciality facility, Mount Elizabeth Hospital in an extremely critical condition. She died at 4:45 AM Singapore time (2:15 AM Indian time), the hospital said in a statement. About…
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Blind woman gets sport award
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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 prize money will help her towards another – to complete the…
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India,New Zealand to share agrotech knowlege
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Two major industry associations from India and New Zealand have signed an MoU to share knowledge and other resources. A delegation from  New Zealand National Fieldays Society is in India to sign the MoU with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays will be held 12-15 June 2013 at…
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Bal Thackeray – Secular farewell to ethnic leader
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“Don’t threaten me. Do as you wish. I am not afraid of anyone!†My editor was responding to a threat call as I entered the newspaper’s office. The threats by the Shiv Sena, a largely-local political party, to the editor of the local newspaper where I had just started freelancing,…
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Refugee shines with new lease of life
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He was only seven years old – sailing on a fishing boat carrying Afghans away from the suppressive regime of the Taliban. On the fretful day of 26 August in 2001, the boat began to sink. Abbas Nazari, now 17, was one of the 430 people, mostly from Iraq and…
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NZ parliament celebrates Diwali
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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 the prime minister, John Key, community leaders and those…
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London, Auckland top sports cities
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The international focus, adrenalin rush and chance for Aucklanders to see top international athletes in the Fast5 Netball series this weekend is being described by the city mayor as a great example of why Auckland has been named the number two Sports City in the world. Auckland has taken the…
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Indian sportsmen succeeded despite racism – book
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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 clubs against the odds…
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Why some people migrate, others don’t?
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Does your personality make you more likely to migrate? A new study is exploring how personality characteristics influence not only whether someone will migrate, but where they choose to go, says Aidan Tabor, PhD candidate from the School of Psychology at New Zealand’s Victoria University of Wellington. Aidan moved to New Zealand from…
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iPhone 5 price in India starts at Rs45,000
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It’s not very often that you will get to see Indian men turning their back on a hot Bollywood actress. I guess iPhone does that to men. To buy iPhone 5 in India, the men had to overlook the temptation of a Bollywood actress in red dress standing just a…
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NZ signs joint initiatives with India
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A New Zealand India Research Institute was one of five memoranda of understanding signed between New Zealand and Indian institutions. The other MoUs covered areas such as vocational training, joint research training, student exchanges and ICT. Collaboration and trade between New Zealand and India in the aviation sector is also…