Last Saturday, hundreds of Hindu youths from across the nation assembled for the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha Youth Summit. Held at the Pandit Reepu Daman Persaud Dharmic Sanskritik Kendra in Prashad Nagar, Georgetown, this two-day event carried the theme “Empowering Hindu Youth Leadership: Leveraging Hindu Wisdom and Cultural Expression for Positive Social Change.” Celebrating GHDS’s 50th anniversary, the summit aimed to bolster Hindu youth leadership and promote cultural expression for social betterment. The event featured engaging discussions, informative sessions, and networking opportunities to inspire dialogue and drive impactful change. Dr. Amit Telang, High Commissioner of India, inaugurated the summit by…
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At Apple’s recent iPhone 16 launch event at Cupertino Park, three engineers of Indian origin took the spotlight with their groundbreaking contributions to the company’s latest technological marvel. The iPhone 16, Apple’s first smartphone with integrated artificial intelligence, owes much of its innovative edge to the efforts of these engineers, from advancements in camera technology to breakthroughs in chip design. During the keynote, attention was centred on three key figures: product manager Piyush Pratik, camera hardware engineering manager Paulom Shah, and Sribalan Santhanam, vice-president of Apple’s silicon engineering group. Each of them played a critical role in the development of…
India is set to play a pivotal role in global economic growth over the next decade, contributing 20% of the world’s economic expansion as it moves towards becoming the third-largest economy globally, according to G20 Sherpa Mr. Amitabh Kant. Speaking at the AIMA convention, Mr. Kant underscored that India is not only the fastest-growing major economy but is also positioned as the fifth largest at present. He confidently predicted that within the next three years, India will surpass both Japan and Germany, securing its place as the third-largest economy in the world. Mr. Kant described India as a significant outlier…
At the second Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation in New Delhi, India’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr. K. Rammohan Naidu, emphasised the nation’s ambitions to become a global aviation hub and kickstart domestic aircraft manufacturing. He emphasised the importance of infrastructure, integration, and innovation in achieving sustainable growth in the sector. India’s civil aviation market, one of the fastest-growing globally, has seen a significant expansion in fleet size, domestic passengers, and operational airports since 2014. Mr. Naidu also outlined plans to increase the number of airports from the current 157 to 350-400 by 2047, positioning India as a…
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah announced a major new initiative to enhance India’s cybersecurity. Over the next five years, the Centre plans to train 5,000 ‘Cyber Commandos’ to tackle the increasing threat of cybercrime. This announcement was made during the first foundation day of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), where Shah also launched the ‘Cyber Fraud Mitigation Centre’ (CFMC). Shah highlighted the importance of collaboration among stakeholders to address the borderless nature of cybercrime, stating, “The country’s progress is not possible without cybersecurity.” The new ‘Cyber Commandos’ program will create a specialized unit across…
Amway has set its sights on making India one of its top three global markets within the next five years, according to Rajneesh Chopra, Managing Director of Amway India. The company has invested $4 million (around Rs 35 crore) to establish four new research and development centres across India in Gurugram, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Dindigul (Tamil Nadu). This investment aims to enhance Amway’s product development capabilities, particularly in nutrition, beauty, and personal care. Chopra noted that Amway currently operates with around 550,000 active distributors and over 2 million customers in India. The company’s goal is to expand its customer base…
During a Q&A session at the Economic Club of New York, Donald Trump faced criticism for dodging a question on his childcare plan, including from the woman who posed the question, Reshma Saujani, an Indian American trustee of the club. Saujani, founder of Moms First and Girls Who Code, expressed her frustration on social media platform X, calling Trump’s response “incomprehensible at best, and at worst, outrageously offensive to the millions of families drowning in costs.” Saujani had raised the critical issue of childcare costs, explaining how they burden the U.S. economy by over $142 billion annually, outpacing inflation. She…
Union Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh is optimistic about the role of women-led startups in elevating India’s presence on the global stage in the near future. During the virtual inauguration of eight new NIDHI Inclusive Technology Business Incubators (i-TBIs) across the country and the launch of a new DST-NIDHI website at IIT Delhi, Dr. Singh underscored the critical importance of nurturing innovation and entrepreneurship. The newly established i-TBIs, which fall under the Department of Science and Technology’s NIDHI initiative, are situated at the Central University of Rajasthan, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary University Ludhiana, BLDE Bijapur, Aligarh Muslim University, Pranveer…
On Friday, former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney announced his decision to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris rather than Republican former President Donald Trump in the upcoming November 5 U.S. elections. This choice mirrors a recent statement made by his daughter, Liz Cheney. The race between Trump and Harris is becoming increasingly competitive, with a crucial debate scheduled for next week. In recent months, some Republicans dissatisfied with Trump’s leadership and actions have shifted their support to Harris, including numerous former aides of Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Dick Cheney, Vice President under George W.…
India’s Paralympic team has made history at the ongoing 2024 Paris Paralympics, surpassing all previous records with an impressive tally of 20 medals by Day 6. This achievement eclipses the nation’s best-ever haul of 19 medals at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020, setting a new standard of success for Indian para athletes. The medal surge began on Monday when India secured eight medals in a single day, a record-breaking achievement in itself. The momentum continued into Tuesday, with the para athletics team adding five more medals to India’s count, all within just 30 minutes past midnight. A major highlight came…