The White House clarified that US President Joe Biden’s remarks last week, where he mentioned mentioning Indians taking over the country, were intended to honour the incredible contribution of the Indian-Americans in the field of science.
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Indo-Canadian body sponsors billboards thanking India, PM Modi for COVID-19 vaccines
A series of billboards across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are thanking India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccines to Canada at the request of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.
Living in Punggol? Keep an eye out for these robots delivering parcels and groceries
These “robot” deliveries will mean greater convenience and faster deliveries with consumers being able to choose when they want their items delivered, instead of adhering to a fixed delivery schedule.
Welcome to London! L&P’s Hemin Bharucha’s shout out to global companies
“Six and a half per cent of London’s population is of Indian-origin, either first-generation or second generation,” said Hemin Bharucha, Country Director-India and Senior Leadership Team member at London & Partners (L&P).
Indian-American nominee Vanita Gupta’s harsh social media posts come under scrutiny at confirmation hearing
If confirmed, Gupta would be the first woman of colour to be the associate attorney general.
Singapore Airlines to pilot IATA’s travel pass app
If successful, the pilot will pave the way for the integration of the entire digital health verification process into the SingaporeAir mobile app from around mid-2021, using IATA’s Travel Pass framework.
Indian diaspora speak out as government lodges protest against UK Parliament debate on farmers’ agitation
Indian diaspora speaks out on Indian government has lodged an official protest over the UK Parliament’s on the farmers’ protests in India.
NTU Singapore and Education Services Union commit SGD 500,000 to boost employees’ digital skills
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Education Services Union (ESU) announced they are jointly investing SGD 500,000 in a new training fund to upskill and equip the university’s employees with digital skills and competencies to meet the demands of Industry 4.0.
Undocumented Indian immigrants have spending power of over USD 15 bn: US study
Over half a million undocumented Indian immigrants to the US hold a collective spending power of USD15.5 billion and contribute USD2.8 billion to the federal, state and local tax revenue, says an American think-tank report.
Indian companies’ overseas investment fell 35% in February 2021, says RBI
According to banking data, India Inc’s overseas direct investment fell by 31% to USD 1.85 billion in February this year.
