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There are many immigration and study abroad consultancies mushrooming in India. However, amidst numerous dreams each year, several face disappointment. This could be due to denied admission or denied visa. A director of one of the premier consultancies in the country has decoded the reason for these disappointments. She had been in the industry for over 20 years and has concluded that a major mistake that most candidates commit is to rely solely on documents for visa approval. According to Diamond Sodhi, visa approval or denial depends on how the individual case is presented. She has worked closely on the recruitment difficulties the Americans faced, particularly for students from India and China. This is how she got the idea of coming up with the student recruitment consultation business,...

Bharat Mehra has been into philanthropic activities and supporting the destitute for almost three decades Dubai (UAE), October 08: After Indian actors like Sanjay Dutt, Shah Rukh Khan, Mohanlal and Mammootty, a Dubai-based renowned businessman and philanthropist, Bharat J Mehra has been awarded the UAE’s coveted 10-year Golden Visa for his humanitarian activities along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Novak Djokovic. Mehra has founded the Bharat Mehra Strategies DMCC to provide strategic and business development consultancy to corporates in India and the Middle East region. He is the chairman of Radha Meera Trust, supported by the Ajay Piramal Group. Also the chairman of Mashobra Pvt Ltd, Bharat, has been into philanthropic services and supporting the destitute for over 25 years. His trust...

Dubai [UAE], October 6: A multipreneur from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed Rashid Khan was the first Indian to be invited as the guest of honour at the Expo 2020 hosted by Dubai on October 1. Khan, who is involved in several businesses in the UAE, inaugurated the country pavilion of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in the presence of the leaders of the Mauritanian government. Originally scheduled for October 20, 2020, to April 10, 2021, Dubai’s Expo 2020 has been the most awaited global event, which was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mohammed Rashid Khan grabbed the headlines by inaugurating the Mauritania Pavilion in the presence of Mauritanian leaders, including his Excellency Hamid Ould Ahmed Taleb, Mauritanian Ambassador in the UAE, Hawa Moussa Diallo, Director of...

New Delhi, Sep 28: Ganesh Chaturthi is a festival of prosperity and solution to problems has now become a global celebration covering many parts of the world. A company in North Carolina, USA, celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi in a unique and heart-warming way. This year the price of Ganesh Laddu hit a surprising high of ₹30 Lakhs, which was approximately the highest of all time. This celebration brought the whole team together for a virtuous activity that would help the needy and uplift the surrounding in which the organization performs. The director and his team at Origin Hubs, located in Morrisville, North Carolina, USA, came together to celebrate Vinayaka Chavithi festivities for nine days. Everyday celebrations included daily puja by renowned priests along with Ganapathi Homam and Kumkuma P...

The Webinar revealed that 810 women and 6700 newborn die everyday due to pregnancy and childbirth issues New Delhi, September 21: As a part of the global action on patient safety, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on 24th May 2019 to address global patient safety in a concerted manner. Part of this resolution is about adopting 17th September as a World Patient Safety Day. PFPS India and National Thalassemia Welfare Society (NTWS), in association with GAP Health Foundation and Youth Thalassemics Alliance, organised a webinar on 19th September to mark the 3rd World Patient Safety Day (WPSD). The deliberations were focused around the theme of WPSD 2021, “Safe Maternal and New-born Care”, and also another prime focus area of WHO “Medication Without Harm”. In his opening remark Dr....

September 3: St. George’s University (SGU), School of Medicine in Grenada, has successfully aided 16 Indian medical students secure postgraduate training positions in 2021. Fifteen of those students have attained residencies at prestigious US medical hospitals and health centres this summer, and 1 Indian student has decided to pursue their medical career in India. Being the largest source of physicians licensed in the US—more than any other medical school globally, *SGU is a popular choice among Caribbean medical schools and a top centre of international education. The University has contributed over 19,000 physicians to the global physician workforce to date, with students, graduates, and faculty from over 150 countries. SGU graduates have practised in all 50 US states and more than 50 co...

Dubai, August 30: Milano held its annual Dealers’ Meet on Friday, 20th August 2021 at Hilton, Al Habtoor City. Even during the festivities of Onam, more than 200 dealers attended the event. Talking about the event Mr. Anis Sajan, Vice Chairman, Danube Group said, “We’re really proud of being able to bring together the dealers in one place making it easier for the dealers to benefit from the experiences of each other. Milano as a brand feels extremely glad to have successfully achieved 20 percent annual average growth amid the pandemic.” He added, “With adversities and challenges come opportunities and we at Milano have grabbed it with both hands. At a time when our industry had largely limited their imports, we did not do so and have had sufficient stocks to meet all the requirements of th...

I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of...