Indian-origin student Alisha Manoj wins two awards at BT Young Scientist

Indian-origin student Alisha Manoj won two awards in the Biological & Ecological project category at the 2023 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE).  Alisha investigated which compostable bin liner is the best for home compost and won two awards. She won the EPA award for Best Environmental Project and Winner in the Biological & … Read more

Indian-origin girl Gillian Charles steals the show in RTE’s ‘Toy Show The Musical’ with her dazzling performance

Indian-origin girl Gillian Charles vowed the audience with her stunning performance in RTE’s Toy Show the Musical. The 12-year-old girl from Dublin played a prominent role in RTE’s Toy Show The Musical. Gillian portrays Betsy in the show. The audience’s reaction has been fantastic thus far. The show features a fantastic cast of young and … Read more

Rishi Sunak to be the First Indian-Origin UK Prime Minister

Indian-Origin Rishi Sunak is all set to be the new Prime Minister of the UK after being chosen the new leader of the Conservative Party on Monday, following competitor Penny Mordaunt’s failure to gain the required 100 nominations from her fellow MPs.  “Rishi Sunak is therefore elected as leader of the Conservative Party,” senior backbencher … Read more

Indian-origin Rishi Sunak enters race to replace Liz Truss as British PM

Indian-origin Rishi Sunak has declared that he would compete for the position of British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader to succeed Liz Truss, who resigned after only 44 days in power due to economic turmoil. “The United Kingdom is a great country but we face a profound economic crisis. That’s why I am standing … Read more

Indian-origin nurse made remarkable victory in the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland election

An Indian-origin nurse, Mittu Alungal, has been elected as a board member of the NMBI Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. Mittu Alungal, who is a migrant nurse from India, is currently working as Director of Nursing in the Meath Community Nursing Unit under the HSE. As a central committee member of Migrant Nurses Ireland, … Read more

Indian-origin boy to play for Ireland in Fide World Chess Championship

Indian-origin Ayaansh Mulukutla is representing Ireland in the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships 2022  – Open in the under-8 category in Batumi, Georgia. The Georgian Chess Federation, Georgian Chess Club “64,” and FIDE are organising the FIDE World Cadets Chess Championships 2022, which is scheduled for September 15-28 2022, in Batumi. The championships are in … Read more