Category Archives: Leaders

RECORDS : ARTS & CULTURE :Delhi University Professor Arun Kumar Jha Bags ‘World Poetry Award

This award was conferred on him in a high-powered linguistic discourse held on ‘Poetic Skills and Social Impacts of Poetry’ marking the occasion of ‘World Poetry Day ‘,which was held under the auspices of British Lingua, an institute of international repute for English language skills in New Delhi.

Notably, Prof AK Jha is the son of the freedom fighter and former Education Minister of Bihar Late Lokesh Nath Jha.

Prof Jha, who taught English Literature from 1974 to 2019 at the English Department of Sri Aurobindo College under the University of Delhi, is currently a practising advocate at the Supreme Court of India.

To his credit, he has the World Maiden Poetic Treatise on the Indian constitution in English and Hindi namely the ” People, the Constitution and its Pillars,  Reign of the People, and Jangan Samvidhan Ke Stambh in Hindi.

source/content: newindianexpress.com

SOUTH EAST ASIA’S LARGEST : US to Establish SE Asia’s Largest Consulate Campus in Hyderabad

The soon-to-open US Consulate office in Hyderabad will be the largest US consular processing post-South East Asia both in terms of the number of visa windows and in area. The centre being set up in Nanakramguda is likely to be completed by November 2022 and will open shortly thereafter.

Speaking to Express, David Moyer, Public Diplomacy Officer at US Consulate General office in Hyderabad, said that the centre will be unique as it will comprise 54 visa processing windows as well as multiple new features.

source/content: newindianexpress.com

INT’L RECORDS : SPORTS : P V Sindhu Wins Women’s Title at Syed Modi International Badminton, March 2022

P. V. Sindhu won the title with expected ease, by doing just enough to end her title drought.

Excitement was at a premium on the final day of the $150,000 Syed Modi India International badminton that produced one-sided matches.

World No. 7 Sindhu ended the spectacular run of Malvika Bansod 21-13, 21-16 for her first World Tour title since the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals.

source: thehindu.com (edited)

INDIA’s PRESENCE OVERSEAS : In Post-Brexit UK, Indians got 43 per cent of all Skilled Work Visas in 2021

Indians nationals are the top nationality in the skilled work category in the United Kingdom, accounting for two-fifth’s of visas granted.

“In the last year alone, over 65,500 Skilled Worker visas were issued to Indian nationals,” a British High Commission spokesperson told this newspaper (new indian express)

Indians have accounted for 43% of the total skilled worker visas in 2021, which is a 14% increase from 2019.  Experts attribute this to point-based UK immigration system that was launched post Brexit.

In May 2021, the UK signed the Migration and Mobility Partnership with India, increasing cooperation on migration and opening access for youth mobility.

A number of legal routes are being offered to work in the UK.

These include the Skilled Worker route, Graduate Route and Health and Care Worker visa.

source: newindianexpress.com

INDIA’s PRESENCE OVERSEAS : ‘Green Triangle’ Named after Mahatma Gandhi Inaugurated in Madagascar’s Capital

As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate India’s 75th year of independence, a “Green Triangle” named after Mahatma Gandhi was jointly inaugurated in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo.

Indian Ambassador Abhay Kumar said Gandh was the “greatest Pravasi’ who returned to India from South Africa, led India’s freedom struggle and changed lives of indians.

Mayor of Antananarivo Naina Andriantsitohaina and India’s Ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar inaugurated the green space on Wednesday March 17th, at a special ceremony in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo

source: thehindu.com

INTERNATIONAL : ‘India is Natural leader of Quad in Indo-Pacific region,’ says Australian High Commissioner

India is clearly the natural leader in the region in terms of the vision the Quad signs up to in the Indo-Pacific region, and the multi-nation defence exercise, MILAN, held in Vishakapatnam demonstrates the cooperation across countries in the Indo-Pacific, Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell said.

“The exercise Milan where 14 countries, including Australia, took part, demonstrates the co-operation across countries in the Indo-Pacific to secure a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

In terms of the vision the Quad signs up to with relation to the Indo-Pacific, India is clearly the natural leader in the region.

The good news is that all four countries [India, Australia, USA and Japan] are working together, whether it is on vaccine rollout, disaster

source: www.thehindu.com

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WORLD & INDIA RECORDS: The Number of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNI’s) Increased by 11%. India 3rd in Billionaire Population Globally

HNI’s up by 11% in 2021

The number of ultra-high-net worth-individuals, having net assets of $30 million (about Rs 226 crore) or more, in India increased 11% last year, according to Knight Frank.

3rd in Billionaire Population Globally.

India also ranked third in billionaire population globally in 2021. US is number one with with 748 billionaires, followed by Chinese mainland at 554 billionaires and India with 145 billionaires.

source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com / newindianexpress.com

Urjit Patel appointed as Vice President of ‘Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank'(AIIB) based in Beijing

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel will serve a 3-year term as a Vice President  of one the AIIB’s multilateral development banks, 5 Vice-Presidents.

He will take the place of former Gujarat Chief Secretary D.J.Pandian who had been Vice President, leading the AIIB’s investment operations and all sovereign and non-sovereign lending in South and Southeast Asia.