Focus Story

Harmonisers with a bleeding heart

India’s Swamibapa pipe band is not your trendy troupe of long-haired lip-splitters strutting their stuff by belting out ear-splitting...

Leaders should speak less and listen more, says Google’s Pichai

Speak less as possible and listen more was the advice for leaders from Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive officer, who was given a...

Three Indian-origin women on Forbes list

Three Indian-origin women have found themselves on Forbes’ annual list of America’s 80 richest self-made women.

US Air Force allows Sikh-American airman to serve with beard and turban

A Sikh-American member of the United States Air Force (USAF) has been allowed to serve with a turban, beard and unshorn hair, making him the...

US-India Business Council to give Sundar Pichai global leadership award

Sundar Pichai, Google's chief executive officer and Adena Friedman, Nasdaq's president and chief executive officer, will be given Global...

Anita Bhatia is new UN Assistant Secretary-General

Anita Bhatia was named as Assistant Secretary-General for resource management, sustainability and partnerships and as Deputy Executive...

Indian man scripts history, Wins election in Japan

An Indian-origin person nicknamed ‘Yogi’ has scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win an election in Japan. He has been...

Would resign tomorrow if Scotland Yard still ‘institutionally racist’, says Indian origin cop Neil Basu

Indian origin policeman Neil Basu, head of Scotland Yard’s counter-terror operations, stated that there have been many changes to the UK...

Will the EVMs decide the elections of 2019?

An Indian Cyber expert identified as Syed Suja, recently told a press conference in London addressing via Skype that 2014 General election...

Three Indian-origin youth named in Time's list of 25 most influential teens

Highlighting the achievements of Indian youth across the world, three Indian-origin students have been named among the 25 most influential...

Three in custody for kidnapping Indian origin billionaire in Tanzania

Indian origin Mohammed Dewji, Africa's youngest billionaire, was kidnapped yesterday by gunmen from outside a gymnasium in Dar es Salaam,...

Indian Americans have donated USD1.2 bn to varsities since 2000: Study

According to a study by a nonprofit organisation in the US, Indian Americans donated USD1.2 billion to 37 US universities between 2000 and...

NRI Nobel Prize winning scientist in UK calls for 'sensible' post-Brexit immigration system

Weighing in on the recent immigration controversy, UK-based Nobel Prize winning biologist Sir Venkatraman (Venki) Ramakrishnan called for a...

Does living in a busy tourism destination make people happy?

A new global survey aimed at finding out local residents’ happiness in World Heritage sites needs your participation.

Connecting with home: How Indian students in Singapore celebrate Independence Day

They say you can take the boy out of Bombay, but not the Bombay out of the boy – CtoI spoke to some young Indian students studying in...

Master Patan Patola craftsman Kanubhai Salvi to bring traditional art to Singapore’s shores

Patan Patola, the traditional weaving and dyeing art, is heading out onto the global stage. A dyeing workshop showcasing the handicraft will...

Indian-origin Stanford Professor awarded Fields Medal, the ‘Nobel Prize’ for Mathematics

Indian-Australian Mathematics Professor at Stanford Akshay Venkatesh is one of four winners of the prestigious Fields Medal, known as the...

Firefighting from the Top: Former Chairman of SBI Arundhati Bhattacharya

Last week, I had the honour of being invited by the Jadavpur University Alumni Association Singapore to a Fireside Chat in NTU One North...

Gear up for InCo Indian Food Festival 2018 in Brussels

The fourth edition of the festival, in collaboration with the Embassy of India in Belgium and the DY Patil International School, Antwerp,...

Power needs to get out of the way of progress, says Shahrukh in Davos

During his one-on-one session, An Insight, An Idea, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Shahrukh Khan again reiterates that the powerful...

Romancing an illness: New caregiving venture aims to breathe life, hope and courage into cancer patients

Cancer coach, caregiver, professional counsellor, artist and editor; Kimi Shaabi has worn many hats, and she aims to create something...

NRI HR executive chosen as first recipient of China's new 'Certificate for Foreign High-end Talent'

Hyderabad-born NRI Saju George has been identified as the first recipient of China's new 'Certificate for Foreign High-end Talent', which...

Bomb or BOM-DEL? Indian-origin CEO arrested over hoax threat claims he was checking flight status

In another cautionary tale about what can go wrong with travel plans, an Indian-origin CEO of a US-based company was arrested for allegedly...

Uttarakhand educator, Indian-origin man in running for million-dollar Global Teacher Prize

A physically challenged Indian teacher in Uttarakhand and an Indian-American middle school teacher who has set up virtual classrooms using...