4 Indian-Americans in Forbes’ 2023 Richest Self-Made Women list

Software engineer-turnedentrepreneur, Neha Narkhede, 38, announced her new company, fraud detection firm Oscilar, in March. She co-founded the business with her husband in 2021, funding it with $20 million and positions at number 50 on the list with a wealth of $520 million. Ranking at number 77 with a net worth of $350 million is Indra Nooyi, the first woman of colour and immigrant to run PepsiCo, one of America’s 50 largest companies.

Nooyi retired as PepsiCo’s CEO in 2018 and as chair in 2019 after a dozen years in those roles.

kilometres of footpath, making it easier for students to walk, cycle or scooter to school.”

To find out more about how to register your school to take part in the next round of Active School

Travel, or to learn more about other safety initiatives Council is undertaking, visit the Council website on www.brisbane.qld. gov.au or call Council on (07) 3403 8888.

Schools participating in the 2023 Active School Travel program

1. Inala State School

2. Kenmore South State School

3. Murarrie State School

4. St Columba’s Primary School, Wilston

5. Sunnybank Hills State School

6. Salisbury State School

7. St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Nundah

8. St William’s Grovely Catholic Primary School, Keperra

9. Upper Mount Gravatt State School

10. Wellers Hill State School, Tarragindi

11. Brisbane Central State School, Spring Hill

12. Holy Family Primary School,

Indooroopilly

13. Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, Enoggera

14. Wondall Heights State School, Manly West

15. Aspley State School

16. Craigslea State School, Chermside West

17. Greenslopes State School

18. Morningside State School

19. Aspley East State School

20. Manly State School

21. Milton State School

22. Our Lady of Dolours Catholic Primary School, Mitchelton

23. Bardon State School

24. Dutton Park State School

25. Ithaca Creek State School, Bardon

26. St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School, Algester

27. Eagle Junction State School, Clayfield

28. Wisdom College, Calamvale

29. Seven Hills State School

30. Sunnybank State School

31. Wishart State School

New York, July 10 (IANS) IndianAmericans Jayshree Ullal, Neerja Sethi, Neha Narkhede, and Indra

Nooyi feature in the ninth Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women list of 2023.

The four have been named to the list of 100 most successful entrepreneurs, executives, and entertainers in the US with a cumulative wealth of record $124 billion, up nearly 12 per cent from a year ago.

Silicon Valley engineer and Cisco veteran Jayshree Ullal, 62, leads the Indian-American pack ranking at number 15 on the list with a net worth of $2.2 billion. According to Forbes, Ullal joined the computer networking company Arista Networks as CEO in 2008 when the business had no sales.

The now publicly-traded company, which she still runs, recorded $4.4 billion in revenue in 2022, up 48 per cent from the prior year, despite component shortages and supply chain challenges.

Neerja Sethi, 68, ranks at number 25 with a net worth of $990 million.

She co-founded IT consulting and outsourcing firm Syntel with husband Bharat Desai in 1980 in their apartment in Troy, Michigan. In 2018, they sold it to French IT firm Atos SE for $3.4 billion.

Now a director of Amazon and health tech firm Philips, Nooyi joined scandal-plagued Deutsche Bank’s new Global Advisory Board last November.

“This list is a testament to the hard work and success of these women,” Kerry A. Dolan, Assistant Managing Editor, Wealth, at Forbes, said.

“We continue to see women breaking records and increasing their influence and power along with their fortunes, and each year new women in a variety of industries break into these ranks.”

The overall list is topped by Diane Hendricks, 76, of ABC Supply with a wealth of $15 billion.

London, July 12 (IANS) Bringing cheer to the Sikh community in the UK, a new gurdwara has opened its doors for up to 900 worshippers in Leicester.

The 4.2 million-pound Gurdwara Sahib, which was originally located on Meynell Road, is now built on a 2.8 acre site in Hamilton, Leicester, to make room for the increasing number of worshippers.

According to the Leicester Mercury, the construction was carried out by the trustees of the Ramgarhia Board Leicester who borrowed 2.1 million pounds to part-fund the new building. It committed 800,000 pounds of its own money, and the rest was donated by members of the Sikh community.

The gurdwara has classrooms for children to learn Punjabi, two main prayers halls, a library and a langar dining hall, which can accommodate up to 600 people.

The car parking, which is currently under construction, will have up to 150 car park spaces, coach parking and cycle racks.

“The old gurdwara was a heavy vehicle garage that had been converted into a temple. For 51 years we lived there, but with the congregation increasing, that place was not suitable because of the lack of space, facilities and car park space -- so we decided that we needed to move and we bought the land for the new site back in 2013,” president of the gurdwara, Inderjit Singh Panesar, told the Leicester Mercury. The prayer halls have seats as well as lifts to support elderly worshippers.

The new temple also houses a creche for new mothers.