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Yogendra Puranik became Japan’s first Indian-origin politician. Here’s how

by Global Indian | Jul 21, 2021

(July 21, 2021; 5.30 pm) Back in 2016, Tokyo’s Edogawa ward was contemplating the creation of a Singapore-like Little India in Nishikasai, an area that boasts a sizeable Indian population. A banker, Yogendra Puranik was the only Indian from a professional background...

Taste the Thunder: Tokyo 2020 Olympics to get India’s Thums Up

by Global Indian | Jul 5, 2021

Come July 23, the world will witness the biggest sports spectacle – Olympics 2020 in Tokyo. If Indian athletes have set their eyes on clinching the gold at Tokyo Olympics, homegrown beverage brand brand Thums Up, too, is gearing up for its Olympic Village debut....