Dr. Frank Islam Urges New Citizens to Become Active in Community Affairs By Dr. Vishnu Bisram, In a feature address last month to 200 newly naturalized citizens at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Dr. Frank Islam urged new naturalized immigrants to...
By Bhavana Akella, ProtoVillage (Andhra Pradesh) : John F. Kennedy said "One person can make a difference, and everyone should try". These words of one of America's best-known presidents probably inspired a former engineer in India to try to transform what was once a...
By Nikhil M. Babu, Khoda (Uttar Pradesh) : Ten years ago, when three women walked into Shabnam's one-roomed home here one afternoon, her six- and seven-year-old daughters, Sana and Shaima, were school dropouts. They were attending a nearby madrassa as the family could...
Bengaluru : Biotechnology major Biocon's Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar Shah and Yes Bank's Chief Executive Rana Kapoor were on Monday named the most respected entrepreneurs of the year 2017 by the London-based Hurun Report. "Shaw and Kapoor are the most respected...
Rabat : The Institut Choiseul for International Politics and Geo-economics has named eight Moroccans in its 2017 ranking of African economic “leaders of tomorrow.” This list, published yearly by the Paris-based institute, identifies and ranks successful entrepreneurs...
Bhubaneswar : World Bank's global head for Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Jobs Parmesh Saha on Thursday suggested that Odisha government transform the state's bumper agricultural production base into entrepreneurship by setting up more incubation centres and food...
Mumbai : Online education start-up Toppr on Tuesday Monday extended its app's availability to iOS users, in addition to the existing web and android platforms. The online learning platform also revamped its website to enhance accessibility and features. "While iOS...
By Vishav, New Delhi : There is no single voice of the Kashmiri youth like today's popular media narrative seems to convey: the voice of the anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans. But there are myriad voices -- filled with anger, disappointment, disenchantment, even...
By Vishal Narayan, New Delhi : A proposed Bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will take approximately two hours, running at a maximum speed of 320-350 km per hour. But what if you were told this time could be reduced to a mere 40 minutes, travelling at a...
By Manu Moudgil, Kanpur/Lucknow: Mohammad Shafiq, 52, lives with his family in a small hutment in a graveyard in Kanpur's Idgah Colony, and used to earn his living by procuring meat from the nearby government slaughterhouse and selling it by the roadside. In March...