Tag: Charitable & Diaspora News

Meet Bhuta, the first Indian American soccer star in the US World Cup Team!

Commonwealth Diaspora Sarojini P - October 21, 2022

Pittsburgh, PA (Commonwealth Union)_ Mia Bhuta, the 16-year-old from Pennsylvania, recently made history as the first Indian American to...

Satya Nadella wins Padma Bhushan in the United States!

Commonwealth Diaspora Sarojini P - October 20, 2022

California (Commonwealth Union)_ It is an honor for Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to receive the prestigious Padma Bhushan award,...

Young Australian of Sri Lankan heritage leading one of the world’s most valuable start-ups

Commonwealth Diaspora Veronica Elishya - September 16, 2021

SYDNEY (CU)_Amid the COVID-19 pandemic last year, online platforms became increasingly popular as more people worked from home. From...

Indian American physicians unite to launch countrywide blood donation and stem cell registration campaign

Commonwealth Diaspora Sarojini P - August 25, 2021

Texas, USA (CU)_ The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) initiated a countrywide blood donation and stem...

Indian American pre-teen wins National American Miss Kentucky title

Commonwealth Diaspora Sarojini P - August 1, 2021

California, USA (CU)_ The state-wise winners of the National American Miss competition across the United States were announced, with...

A slight fall in Kenyan diaspora inflows

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - July 19, 2021

NAIROBI (CU)_Recent statistics issued by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has revealed that in the month of June,...

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The twelve-year-old Indian American becomes the youngest chess grandmaster

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - July 12, 2021

New Jersey, USA (CU)_ Indian-origin Abhimanyu Mishra from New Jersey has become the world's youngest chess grandmaster. The 12-year-old...

This YouTube cooking channel garnered 1 million subscribers!

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - July 8, 2021

Chennai, India (CU)_ Our YouTube viewers still remember the Tamil Nadu-based online culinary channel which showed Rahul Gandhi making...

The Indian woman who from a lemonade seller became a police officer.

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - July 6, 2021

Kochi, India (CU)_ Anie Siva, now a Police woman in Kerala, was once a young mother with an infant,...

Afro-Caribbean farmers’ market opens in midtown Toronto

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - July 5, 2021

TORONTO (CU)_The York-Eglinton Business Improvement Area has the largest concentration of Black-owned businesses in the city of Toronto, if...

Attorney Kiran Ahuja appointed for a top post in the US Federal Agency!

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - June 30, 2021

New York, USA (US)_ After US Vice President Kamala Harris cast her tiebreaker vote in favour of Indian-American attorney...

Ghana’s diaspora community urged to return home

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - June 29, 2021

ACCRA, Ghana (CU)_The first edition of the Ghana Diaspora Summit was held on Thursday (24 June), seeking to attract...

Indian-American Satya Nadella becomes Microsoft’s Chairman of the Board!

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - June 25, 2021

New York, USA (CU)_ Microsoft announced that Indian-American Satya Nadella, the company's CEO, will assume the dual role of...

The Indian-American chemist won the 2021 European Inventor Award

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - June 22, 2021

Texas, USA (CU)_ The European Inventor Award, one of the prestigious innovation prizes, was launched in 2006 by the...

Indian-American woman journalist wins the Pulitzer Prize!

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - June 18, 2021

California, USA (CU)_ Every year, the Pulitzer Prizes are given out in twenty-one categories. Each winner receives a certificate...

Indian woman attorney nominated for the federal bench.

Commonwealth Diaspora Michael Alfonsia - June 17, 2021

Connecticut, USA (CU)_ An Indian-American civil rights attorney has been nominated by the US President Joe Biden to serve...