Highlighting the achievements of Indian youth across the world, three Indian-origin students have been named among the 25 most influential teens of 2018 by Time magazine for making a mark across numerous fields.
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Indian Americans top best boss list: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella 1st, Google’s Sundar Pichai 3rd
It seems that Indian Americans are the best bosses, according to a corporate employee survey. As the year comes to an end, Microsoft’s Indian-origin chief executive officer Satya Nadella has been crowned as the best CEO of a large company in the world in 2018.
Three to 500 in seven years and growing: Carnival Cinemas
Bombay Talkies, the popular haunt for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in Singapore, changed hands when one of the fastest growing multiplex chains of India Carnival Cinemas took over.
Rijiju exhorts diaspora youth to attend Varanasi PBD, explore India
The Indian Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju has exhorted the diaspora youth to attend the upcoming Pravasi Bhartiya Divas at Varanasi and discover their roots in the Indian culture.
Desi students’ experience of sunny Singapore
Connected To India spoke to Indian students to find out their reasons for choosing Singapore and their experience of the Southeast Asian country thus far.
Indian diaspora applicants to get passport in 48 hours from missions, consulates
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh has said Indian missions across world would soon issue a passport in less than 48 hours to the Indian diaspora.
Indian American Sruthi Palaniappan elected president of Harvard student’s body
An Indian-American girl, whose parents are originally from Chennai, has been elected as the president of the student’s body of the Harvard University.
Demand for e-visa surges four-fold as India relaxes restrictions
Popularity of e-visas reached new heights with foreigners and NRIs travelling to India quadrupled to 18.78 lakh this year from 4.47 lakh in 2015, ever since it was first introduced in 2010.
All in the eyes: Dr Rupesh Agrawal working to make a brighter tomorrow
The Indian-origin doctor was declared the winner in the ‘Individual: Adult’ category of the 2018 President’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Awards (PVPA) for providing support to the less fortunate not only in Singapore but also in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Changing its stand, Indian govt says NRIs allowed to make RTI queries
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can file Right to Information (RTI) applications to seek governance-related information, the government has said, correcting its earlier stand.
