Two prime accused in the murder case of Canadian-born Jassi Sidhu have been extradited from Canada and are being brought to Punjab, state police sources confirmed on Thursday. The extradition has taken place over 18 years and six months after the murder took place. Those extradited are Jassi’s mother Malkit Kaur Sidhu and maternal uncle […]
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards on 28 eminent personalities and two organisations of the Indian diaspora for their contributions and achievements in various fields, here on Wednesday. The awards were conferred at the valedictory session of this year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on the concluding day of the three-day diaspora […]
Facebook has elevated its senior Indian-origin executive Karandeep Anand to head Workplace, the company’s two-year-old enterprise communication tool. Anand, who was earlier Head of Product for Facebook Marketplace and Payments services, would handle the Workplace product team and report to Julien Codorniou who is its Vice President. “I’m excited to now be part of the […]
An Indian-American teenager has won the inaugural “Digital Transformation Hackathon” at Cornell University for designing a device to detect the actual pain level of a patient during a diagnosis. The device designed by 17-year-old Mahum Siddiqi and her team uses neurological activity occurring in one’s brain to help doctors more efficiently determine someone’s pain levels. […]
CRY‘s campaign “Right to School” to ensure 2,71,341 children across CRY-supported projects not only go to school but also complete their education. Parents of children in Nagfena, a small village situated in the Bolangir distrisct in Odisha, India, had to pray for their children’s safety every time they attended the government primary school. The school, […]
By Vishal Gulati Ladakh — once the hub of the ancient Silk Route — is aptly described as a place where Buddhist spirituality and its ancient culture reign supreme amidst virgin nature. It’s a cold desert in northern India, dotted by tiny hamlets spread over the Himalayan peaks adjoining Tibet, where one can simultaneously have […]
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party: An Inside Look Author: Pran Kurup Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 133 Two things stand out in the book. One, author Pran Kurup does not hide his adoration for Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi Chief Minister and head of India’s youngest political outfit, the Aam Aadmi […]
Who is the Fels Wage Fairness Panel? The Fels Wage Fairness Panel (the Panel) is an independent Panel established to investigate the underpayment of wages by 7-Eleven and determine compensation for underpaid staff. The Panel is led by Professor Allan Fels AO and Professor David Cousins AM. The Panel was established by 7-Eleven however they […]
Gellibrand is the gateway to Melbourne’s thriving western suburbs. If you haven’t lived in Melbourne’s West before, you’ll find that it has a real sense of community here. Here people know their neighbours, participate in countless volunteer groups and celebrate together in an extraordinary range of cultural festivals. Gellibrand is also one of the most […]
By Jaydeep Yeole Thailand a land of Smiles, a land of spectacular beaches and islands, is the most popular tourist destination and has been hitting the top charts since many years. Indeed, its wealth of history, culture, world class resorts, adventure sports, water sports, tropical forests, graceful highlands, developed infrastructure and hi-tech urban life makes […]