A forthcoming issue of Marvel’s “Civil War II: Choosing Sides” series features on its cover a smiling, well-toned Justin Trudeau sitting at the corner of a boxing ring. Even in comic book form, his eyes are a glistening green, his teeth perfectly straight and white. Surrounded by members of the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight, Trudeau wears a red-and-white maple leaf tank that accentuates his chiseled body. By now, we’re […]
Indian-origin Google CEO Sundar Pichai and three other Indian-Americans are among the 42 US nationals honoured with this years prestigious “Great Immigrants: The Pride of America” award. The other three Indian-Americans are Hari Sreenivasan, anchor and senior correspondent, PBS NewsHour, Vikram Malhotra Chairman of the Americas, McKinsey & Company and Bharati Mukherjee National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author. The annual award of the Carnegie Corporation would be presented to them […]
Ace sprinter Dutee Chand became the first Indian female athlete to qualify for the 100m dash in Olympics in 36 years as she booked a Rio Games berth at the 26th G Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan. 20-year-old Dutee clocked 11.30 seconds in the women’s 100m heats and then ran an even better 11.24 seconds in the finals to win a silver medal in the Kazakhstan Meet too book […]
An 81-year-old Indian man has finally been awarded a prestigious gold medal for coming top in law exams which he sat nearly 50 years ago. Ajit Singh Singhvi was originally placed second in the awards list of Rajasthan University in 1969. But he contested the result, saying he deserved first place. Mr Singhvi received his medal on Thursday after a protracted legal battle and delays by the university. The retired […]
There are reams written on the role a mother plays in building the personality and character of a child. However, fathers too have an equally critical — if not bigger — role to play in a child’s upbringing. This Father’s Day we bring to you a letter written by Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy to his daughter Akshata. The letter has been taken from the author Sudha Menon’s book ‘Legacy: […]
For normal pre-teens, the learning curve has just begun and there is a long path to tread before they can actually make any significant contribution to the world. Well, the case is not the same for 12-year-old Indian origin Tanmay Bakshi from Canada; he is already one of the youngest developers in the world. Reaching out toward attaining his dream at a tender age of five, he has worked very […]
TORONTO, ON (June 17, 2016) – Festival of South Asia is getting ready for one of the best summer celebrations in the city of Toronto and will announce the exciting line-up for performers in the next four weeks. This year the principal Master of Ceremonies include multiple award winning, popular Indian stand up comedian, Vasu Primlani, will be seen co-hosting this year’s Festival of South Asia. Well known for […]
Until 1981, Manjula Vaghela, now 60, used to work as a paper picker on the city streets for a living, earning Rs 5 per day. On rainy and cold days, this measly income would also elude her. Today, Manjula heads a cleaners’ cooperative with 400 members that provide cleaning and housekeeping services to 45 institutions and societies in Ahmedabad raking in a turnover of Rs 1 crore per annum!Manjula recalls […]
From working with animals to teaching football to tribal girls, from making hospital patients laugh to empowering rural weavers, these foreigners are making a difference to our lives in India. Here’s a list of 12 such do-gooders from distant lands. They may not all be Mother Teresa or Annie Besant, but they have left their homes and families in distant places to settle down in India for the love of […]
Prodigious Lokesh Rahul on Saturday became the first Indian batsman to hit a century on One-Day International debut, as he helped Men in Blue thrash Zimbabwe by nine wickets at Harare. Chasing a modest target of 169 runs, India opted to open the innings with two debutants in Karun Nair and Rahul. For the record, last time two debutants opened for India in an ODI was in 1976, when Parthasarthi […]
