Author: TGI News Service
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Watch your salt
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Too much salt in daily food can lead to high blood pressure which increases the risk of stroke, says a nutrition expert. A high salt intake is also a risk factor for heart disease, kidney disease, and stomach cancer, and may also be a contributor to osteoporosis, warns nutritionist Nivedita…
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Five guaranteed ways to lower cholesterol
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How to lower cholesterol is one of the major concerns for Indians living abroad, especially those keen to lose weight. In fact, high cholesterol is one of the common health issues for NRIs and Indians worldwide. The problem is also common among Americans. According to a media release by Proctor…
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Growing obesity pushing up diabetes in India
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Healthcare companies love India. It is the second diabetes capital of the world after China, with the treatment market growing at a double-digit year-on-year growth rate, presenting both domestic and Multinational Companies (MNCs) with promising opportunities, states a new report by healthcare experts GBI Research. India’s 2011 diabetic population was…
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How to keep teenagers safe on net
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A consumer advocate is warning that fraudsters maybe “mining” people’s personal data today and use it months or years later for fraud. Parents need to know their kids may be risking their identity and future credit rating by posting volumes of personal information to open forums and other sites, a…
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Elderly care for Indians opens in Auckland
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New Zealand’s first culturally appropriate rest home for South Asian communities has opened in Auckland. Aarshirvaad, an elderly care centre for Indians, has become a reality after persistent efforts by community members. The rest home was opened in January 2013, following an MoU  signed on 29 November 2012,  between Bupa Care Services…
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What’s in a name? Everything, if you are a jobseeker
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When university graduate Jorden Berkeley, 22, began applying for a job, she was surprised to have no responses. Born in the United Kingdom of Caribbean parentage, she never dreamed that her name might be a problem. But a careers adviser suggested that she begin using her more English-sounding middle name…
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Life is too short for negative feelings – Hrithik
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Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan is very optimistic about 2013. The Bollywood heartthrob opened India’s 2012 box office with the international box office success film Agneepath, which garnered rave reviews from critics and audiences alike and set the precedence and benchmark for 2012. Hrithik enters 2013 with heightened anticipation for another…
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Frequent travellers get better deals on duty free
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If you travel regularly overseas you may have noticed that New Zealand offers some of the biggest duty free allowances in the world. The maximum allowance for spirits is 3 bottles up to 1125ml each and 6 bottles of wine to a maximum 4.5 litres. To get the best savings…
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401(K) and IRA – should expats invest in retirement plans?
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Many overseas Indians and expats settled in the United States of America face a common dilemma – should they invest in a 401(K) plan or an IRA (Individual Retirement Account). The confusion is more prominent among non-US citizens or those without permanent residence status in the US. Many Indians working…
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Global Online Discount Coupons You Can Use Anywhere
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The Indian Diaspora has a global footprint. With a good background in education, Indians are doing well and one of the countries where they have made a mark for themselves is New Zealand. How do expat Indians in New Zealand stay in touch with the mother country and learn about what is…
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Legal: Why death penalty for rapists isn’t a good idea
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The Delhi gang rape has created a great upheaval and in a high list of reforms death penalty for rapists is being incessantly mooted. For that, a need for amendment in Indian Penal Code is being clamoured. Identical demand was also raised in case of terrorists recently. We are of…
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Opinion: Rape is in our culture
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Rarely have I seen a country of 1.2 billion people come together to express one emotion – rage over heinous rape and brutal murder of a young girl in a moving bus in Delhi. Rarely have I seen a disconnect between a population and its clueless leaders. The government’s attempt…
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Delhi gangrape victim dies
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The 23-year-old victim of gangrape in Delhi has died in Singapore. Just two days ago, the girl was admitted to Singapore’s multi-organ speciality facility, Mount Elizabeth Hospital in an extremely critical condition. She died at 4:45 AM Singapore time (2:15 AM Indian time), the hospital said in a statement. About…
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Indian recruiter wins IT award in NZ
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RANN IT Recruitment won the coveted Seek Annual Recruitment Awards under the IT Recruitment – small category recently in Auckland. RANN – “Resource & Networking Needs†is a specialist IT Recruitment Company based in Auckland dedicated to both permanent and contract positions. RANN IT recruit across full IT spectrum from Technical Business IT and…
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Blind woman gets sport award
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Neelusha Memon, the first legally blind competitor to complete New Zealand’s South Island Coast-to-Coast multi-sport race, is the winner of the Attitude Awards’ Courage in Sport for 2012. The tough race was just one of the Wellingtonian’s goals and the $3,000 prize money will help her towards another – to complete the…
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India,New Zealand to share agrotech knowlege
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Two major industry associations from India and New Zealand have signed an MoU to share knowledge and other resources. A delegation from  New Zealand National Fieldays Society is in India to sign the MoU with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays will be held 12-15 June 2013 at…
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Bal Thackeray – Secular farewell to ethnic leader
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“Don’t threaten me. Do as you wish. I am not afraid of anyone!†My editor was responding to a threat call as I entered the newspaper’s office. The threats by the Shiv Sena, a largely-local political party, to the editor of the local newspaper where I had just started freelancing,…
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Refugee shines with new lease of life
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He was only seven years old – sailing on a fishing boat carrying Afghans away from the suppressive regime of the Taliban. On the fretful day of 26 August in 2001, the boat began to sink. Abbas Nazari, now 17, was one of the 430 people, mostly from Iraq and…
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NZ parliament celebrates Diwali
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Members of the Indian community from around New Zealand gathered at Parliament last night to celebrate the Diwali. The festival of lights will be celebrated around the world on 13 November this year. Ethnic Affairs Minister, Judith Collins, welcomed 250 guests, including the prime minister, John Key, community leaders and those…