Rescuing expats in need: How Girish Pant became one of the youngest recipients of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

by Amrita Priya | Feb 27, 2024

(February 27, 2024) Whether it was aiding over 5,000 seafarers in repatriation from nations like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Russia, Uzbekistan, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Sudan, and Nepal, or assisting Indian labourers facing diverse challenges including...

Lighting the way: Scholar Prof. Muralidhar Miryala’s journey to scientific brilliance

by Namrata Srivastava | Feb 21, 2024

(February 21, 2024) His journey started in the small village of Karvena in Telangana. Growing up in a remote area, Prof Muralidhar Miryala would study under a kerosene lamp as there was no electricity in his village. “My early education – from first to...

Meet Dr Mukesh Aghi: A significant pillar of the US-India ties

by Amrita Priya | May 14, 2023

(May 14, 2023) “This year, United States became India’s largest trading partner with trade nearing near the $200 billion mark,” shared a happy Dr Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) in one of his social media posts...

Meet Dr. Archana Sharma, the Indian scientist involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN

by Namrata Srivastava | Apr 13, 2023

(April 13, 2023) It was the biggest news of not just 2012, but of the century. A group of scientists, in a landmark event, had discovered the Higgs boson particle (also known as the God particle) – a discovery that lay the foundation for the matter that forms us...

From Zulekha Daud to Mama Zulekha: Story of UAE’s first female Indian doctor

by Amrita Priya | Mar 19, 2023

(March 19, 2023) Dr Zulekha Daud, founder and chairperson of Zulekha Healthcare Group in Dubai and Sharjah, is known affectionately by her moniker, ‘Mama Zulekha’. She began her career in 1964, as a 23-year-old and went on to create an unparalleled legacy, after...