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Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 11, 2025Dr Kamala Ranadive was a pioneer in cancer research in India. Born on November 8, 1917, in Pune, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Dattatreya Samarath, a biologist, Dr Kamala Ranadive got her passion for science from her father. She excelled academically, and even though her parents tried to steer her towards medicine, Dr Ranadive chose biology and earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from Fergusson College in Pune.
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Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 10, 2025The International Women of Courage Award (IWOC) was instituted in 2007 by the former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Awarded annually, it celebrates women around the world who show leadership, courage, resourcefulness and willingness to sacrifice for others, especially for women’s rights. This year, the list of awardees features a well-known name from the Sri Lankan media.
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Vineeta RaoWellington, April 10, 2024A young woman from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, has travelled to space and back, inspiring others to follow in her footsteps. Sirisha Bandla is flying high.
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Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 7, 2024Kamala Sohonie was the first Indian woman to get a PhD and made significant contributions to the field of nutrition. Achieving a doctorate is daunting enough. But imagine being the first woman ever in your country to earn a PhD in a scientific discipline!Ms Sohonie’s name will forever be etched in history as a pioneer for women in Indian science, breaking barriers and setting a precedent for generations of female scientists to follow.
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Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 6, 2025A self-styled Hindu Guru, Nityananda, has all the elements that can make a Netflix box-office bonanza, but for the wrong reasons, with a cliff-hanging suspense. Mark Twain’s quip, “Truth is stranger than fiction,” is true in his case. At the center of this storm is Swami Nithyananda, born Arunachalam Rajasekaran, an Indian Godman who emerged upon the mainstream Indian spiritual scene when his videos on TikTok went viral.
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Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 6, 2025Indian travellers will now be able to benefit from the recently signed strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tourism New Zealand as it will strengthen travel ties and seamless access for Indian tourists to the country. This is a strategic tie-up between one of India’s largest online travel companies and Tourism NZ to promote New Zealand as a tourist destination to Indians.
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Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 6, 2025In a demonstration of the close ties between India and Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake conferred the country’s highest civilian honour of ‘Mithra Vibhushana’ on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Colombo on April 5, 2025. Mr Modi is on a three-day State visit to Sri Lanka after attending the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit in Thailand.
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Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 6, 2025“All the women that I met were doubted, challenged, facing struggles just to prove that they are worthy way more than male in the environment.”This participant quote from a recent study by the Gender Equity Advocacy Group Tech Beyond Gender shows that not much has changed in the technology sector, where persistent gender biases and discrimination impede the progress of women. There have been and are calls for systemic change.
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Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 15, 2025Dr Bibha Chowdhuri was India’s first High Particle Physicist. Apart from a few batches of administrative service hopefuls, not many have heard of Dr Bibha Chowdhuri despite her numerous accomplishments. Her contributions to Particle Physics and Cosmic Ray Research have left an indelible mark in the annals of Indian science. Education and Scientific WorkBibha was born on July 3, 1913, in Kolkata, to a family of Zamindars or Landowners.
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A great actor passed away in Mumbai on April 4 at 87Vineeta RaoAuckland, April 5, 2025The passing of veteran thespian Manoj Kumar marks the end of another era in India’s cinematic history. The actor and filmmaker passed away on April 4, 2025 at the age of 87.
