An Indian scientist based in Abu Dhabi has been awarded the prestigious Sheikh Mubarak bin Mohammed Prize for discovering 11 species of insects.
Dr Anitha Saji, scientist at the Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD), said insects are an important component of biodiversity and crucial for ecological balance.
Sandesh Jhingan is set to become the latest Indian male footballer to ply his trade outside the country…
ATK Mohun Bagan and India national team defender Sandesh Jhingan is all set to join Croatian First Football League side HNK Sibenik for the upcoming 2021/22 season.
Bengaluru FC custodian Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was the last player to play in a top division European league.
Mohammedan Sporting great Mohammed Salim was the first Indian player to play for an European club when he played to matches donning the Celtic jersey in 1936 when he went to Scotland for trial with the club.
In 1999, Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia became the first Indian male footballer to sign for an European club when he joined English third tier side Bury FC. At that point he was also the youngest Indian player (22) to play abroad.
| Player | Club | Division | Age | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammed Salim | Celtic | Scotland top division | 32 | 1936 |
| Bhaichung Bhutia | Bury FC | England third division | 22 | 1999 |
| Bhaichung Bhutia | Perak FA | Malaysia top division | 28 | 2003 |
| Bhaichung Bhutia | Selangor MK Land | Malaysia second division | 30 | 2005 |
| Sunil Chhetri | Kansas City Wizards | USA top division | 25 | 2010 |
| Sunil Chhetri | Sporting CP B | Portugal second division | 27 | 2012 |
| Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | Stabaek | Norway top division | 22 | 2014 |
| Romeo Fernandes | Atletico Paranaense | Brazil top division | 22 | 2015 |
| Sandesh Jhingan (likely) | HNK Sibenik | Croatia top division | 28 | 2021 |
Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman and Managing Director of UAE-based VPS Healthcare on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 1 crore for Sreejesh
Sreejesh, who hails from Kochi, pulled off a stunning save in the last few seconds of the match resulting in the bronze medal after decades for India.
For the past four years, every weekend, Kranthi has been hosting a party in Chicago. A virtual one, of course, where he serves fun, Telugu banter with peppy Tollywood numbers as he turns into a radio jockey for NRI Telugu Radio for ‘Weekend Party’. Before the ‘pardy ends’, this 31-year-old techie who works for an MNC in the Windy City in the US slips a few pieces of info into the conversation with his listeners.
Justin Narayan, an Australian youth pastor of Fijian-Indian heritage, was recently crowned the winner of MasterChef Australia 2021 (streaming on Disney+ Hotstar Premium and Disney+ Hotstar VIP). The 27-year-old — who admires the likes of Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver — chatted with The Telegraph on what the win means to him, his earliest memories of food and his Indian cuisine favourites.
While Chinese singer Li Quan recently revealed that he had just become a first-time father at 52, Hongkong-Indian actor Gill Mohindepaul Singh, better known as Q Bobo, has announced his impending ‘promotion’ to grandfather status at the same age.
Q Bobo became the first Indian actor to be signed by TVB in the mid-2000s and he went on to enjoy a successful career for years.
However, his drama offers started drying up in 2017, prompting him to leave the company in 2019 and move to Scotland, where his family is based.
Natasha Peri, an 11-year-old Indian-American girl has been judged as one of the brightest students in the world by a top US university for her exceptional performance in the SAT and ACT standardised tests.
President Joe Biden has nominated an Indian-American, Rashad Hussain, as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, and if approved by the Senate he will be the first Muslim to head US diplomacy for advancing religious liberties.