After founding an acting academy called Wecandoit, together with veteran actor Anupam Kher’s Actor Prepares acting school, Shalaka Ranadive is bringing a heart-warming story of a family where the father is suffering from Alzheimer’s, as a part of Dastak 2017 from November 16-19, 2017.
Author: Garima Kapil
Indian-American professor at MIT elected to National Academy of Medicine
Arup Chakraborty, an Indian-American Professor of Chemical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in recognition of his distinguished contributions to medicine and health.
US Sikh politician Ravinder Bhalla labelled ‘terrorist’
A Sikh mayoral candidate in the US has been labelled a terrorist in slanderous flyers left on car windshields only days before the election, according to a media report.
Buy your ticket to theatre eternal: Atul Kumar weaves Shakespeare’s era with contemporary threads
Atul Kumar is bringing Shakespeare’s comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to Singapore, but with a twist and a new title, ‘Khwab-Sa’.
Indian national in US gets 27 years in prison for financing al-Qaeda, soliciting murder of judge
Indian national Yahya Farooq Mohammad, an engineering student at Ohio State University from 2002-04, was sentenced to around 27 years in prison in the United States after he pleaded guilty to providing thousands of dollars.
Kenneth Juster confirmed as the next US ambassador to India; succeeds Indian-American Richard Verma
Kenneth I Juster has been unanimously confirmed as the next ambassador to India, who will succeed Indian-American Richard Verma, Barack Obama’s nominee, who was asked to step down before US President Donald Trump’s inauguration, leaving the post unfilled for almost a year.
Dean of LKY School of Public Policy Professor Kishore Mahbubani to retire next month
Professor Kishore Mahbubani, the founding dean of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew (LKY) School of Public Policy, will retire from his post next month after serving the prestigious institution for more than 13 years, it was announced today.
Apple comes to Indian engineering institute for placements for first time
The biggest companies in the world recruit Indian engineers and IT professionals but not all of them come to India for placements; for instance American multinational technology company Apple.
Singapore remains world’s most expensive city for expats for fourth year running: EIU survey
Singapore has retained the world’s most expensive city for expatriates to live in for the fourth consecutive year, according to survey results released on today by the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations, from Donald Trump to Bollywood
On the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, one of the most sacred festivals of Sikhs, US President Donald Trump greeted Sikh-Americans and Sikhs across the world.
