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- A tribute from India to the 'old diaspora'
New Delhi, Aug 22: The diaspora memorial and museum that will be inaugurated early next year in Kolkata will be a tribute to India's 'old diaspora' - the thousands of indentured lab....
- It is time India reached out to ayurvedic diaspora: Wellness expert
New Delhi, Aug 17: It is time India reached out to its "ayurvedic diaspora", scattered among most countries in Southeast Asia where this ancient system of medicine is still practised wi....
- Goa university to have chair for diaspora studies
Panaji, Aug 10: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has agreed to create a chair for diaspora studies at the Goa university, Goa non-resident Indian (NRI) commissioner Eduardo Faleiro said t....
- Melbourne Malayalis donate blood for Onam
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9: Malayalis settled in Melbourne donated blood as part of a two-week programme to strengthen ties between Indian and Australia ahead of Kerala's Onam festival, orga....
- Court dismisses graft charges against Malaysian Indian MP
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 5: Malaysian Indian lawmaker P. Kamalanathan today retained his parliamentary seat as a court dismissed allegations of corruption and electoral malpractice made by the losing ....
- Durban to host Africa diaspora conference
New Delhi, Aug 5: Come October and the Indian diaspora in Africa will converge for the Mini Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) in Durban, marking the city's historic links with India and aiming ....
- Drunk Indian-origin driver rams bus into low bridge
London, Aug 1: An Indian-origin schoolbus driver in Britain, who was drunk three times over the permissible limit, ran his double-decker bus into a low bridge, causing its roof to tear off, a B....
- Goa to strengthen ties with diaspora
New Delhi, Aug 1: Goa is following in the footsteps of Kerala to engage with its non-residents who make up at least one-third of the state's 1.5 million population and contribute substantia....
- Former Fiji PM Chaudhry questioned for tax evasion
Wellington, July 23: Former Fiji prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry, who is of Indian-origin, was questioned for the third consecutive day today by police over allegations of tax evasion and mone....
- Probe reopened into gold burglaries in Indian homes
Washington, July 22: US prosecutors have revived an investigation into dozens of gold burglaries in nearby Northern Virginia last year targeted at Indian and South Asian families who kept gold ....
- Indian-origin man offers world's most expensive car wash
London, July 20: An Indian origin man has started offering the world's most expensive car wash service in Britain at 7,200 pounds.
Thirty-year-old car enthusiast Gurcharn Sahota t....
- 73-year-old Indian woman runs Malaysian race
Kuala Lumpur, July 19: A 73-year-old Malaysian-Indian woman has become the oldest participant in an annual running competition in Malaysia.
Sinnaponnu Seenivasan from Kepong was in th....
- Child marriage common among Indian workers
Kuala Lumpur, July 18: Child marriages are common among the Indian community in the rubber estates in Malaysia's Negri Sembilan state, a Hindu priest has said.
The media quoted a ....
- For NRIs, India has now arrived
New Delhi,July 18: "Oh nooooo!" groan many non-resident Indians (NRIs) as they stood in long queues for immigration after arriving at Delhi airport. Battling jet lag after a long-haul f....
- Indian-run store sells alcohol to kids, loses licence
London, July 16: A convenience store run by an Indian couple has lost its alcohol licence in Britain after it was found regularly selling spirits to under-18s.
The police have blamed ....
- Indian-origin teenager drowns while saving cousin
London, July 16: An Indian-origin teenager drowned during a family holiday when she tried to rescue her cousin from a drifting boat in a lake in Britain.
Fifteen-year-old Kajil Devi w....
- New visa rules trouble Indian Americans: Minister
New Delhi, July 14: Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi was flooded with complaints from Indian Americans during his US visit over India's tightened visa rules.
"Eve....
- Time magazine apologises for article on Indian-Americans
Washington, July 7: Time magazine has apologised to Indian Americans after some of them took umbrage at a humour piece, which they said has racist overtones, about the community in Edison, New ....
- Sikh brothers held for assaulting gay couple in Canada
Vancouver, July 3: In a case that drew a lot of public attention in Canada, two Sikh brothers have been arrested for assaulting a gay couple here.
According to police, Parminder Bassi....
- Indian-origin man jailed for 17 years for beating wife to death
Melbourne, June 30: An Indian-origin man was sentenced to 17 years in prison by an Australian court for beating his wife to death after falsely accusing her of having an extra-marital affair.
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- Anonymous man donates laptop to ailing Indian kid in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, June 27: Only his beaming face conveyed the happiness of Malaysian Indian child R. Vicknesh, suffering from a brain disorder, on receiving a laptop as a gift from a man who prefer....
- Indians to interact with Nobel laureates
New Delhi, June 23: A group of young researchers from India will interact with 60 Nobel laureates during an annual meeting in Germany from June 27 to July 2.
About 20 students nominat....
- Nikki Haley wins South Carolina runoff after drama-filled race
Washington, June 23: Indian American lawmaker Nikki Haley made history as South Carolina Republicans made her their first female gubernatorial nominee, handing her an easy victory in her primar....
- Two Indian Americans among White House fellows
Washington, June 23: Two Indian Americans, Pat Basu of Naperville, Illinois, and Sunny Ramchandani of Rowland Heights, California, are among the 13 new White House Fellows.
All the 13....
- Indian cabbie escapes robbery bid in Australia
Melbourne, June 20: An Indian taxi driver escaped unhurt after being threatened with a knife by two passengers in Australia today.
According to police, two men tried to rob the Silver....
- 'Ethnic Indian Malaysian air force officer tortured'
Kuala Lumpur, June 18: The ethnic Indian father of a Malaysian air force sergeant accused of stealing two jet engines has said that his son has been tortured in jail.
N. Nagarajah, 71....
- 'Dead patients of Indian-origin doctor consented to surgeries'
Brisbane, June 17: Two terminally ill cancer patients allegedly killed by Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel had consented to the risky surgeries because it was their "only hope" for a c....
- Republicans split over backing Nikki Haley
Washington, June 17: While national Republicans are busy advancing Indian American lawmaker Nikki Haley's bid for governor of South Carolina, much of the state party establishment seems to ....
- New Zealand Sikhs challenge club's turban ban
Wellington, June 17: The Sikh Council of New Zealand announced today it would take legal action against an Auckland club that will not admit turban-wearing Sikhs to its premises because it bans....
- Perfumes off UK shelves over Indian workers wage allegations
London, June 16: In a move that could affect India's draw as a cheap manufacturing destination, Superdrug, the UK's second-largest health and beauty retailer, has pulled out the perfume....
- Malaysian Indian legislator quits party
Kuala Lumpur, June 15: An ethnic Indian legislator today quit Malaysia's opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) to become an independent "friendly" to the ruling Barisan Nasional ....
- Malaysian Indian party elects new chief
Kuala Lumpur, June 15: A party espousing the cause of ethnic Indians in Malaysia has elected new office bearers, ending the uncertainty following the election of its last chief being held inval....
- All Indians safe in Kyrgyzstan, to return to India soon
New Delhi, June 15: All the 116 Indian nationals, who were stranded in riot-hit southern Kyrgyzstan, have been safely evacuated and will return to India over the next few days, the government s....
- 78 Indians safely airlifted to Kyrgyzstan's capital
New Delhi, June 14: Amid spiraling ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan, the Indian mission on Monday night safely airlifted 77 Indian students and one professor from Osh to the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek....
- Suspect in Indian's murder in New Zealand arrested in China
Auckland, June 14: Chinese authorities have arrested a man wanted in the killing of an Indian origin taxi driver in New Zealand, police said here today.
The 23-year-old suspect was ar....
- Indian-origin student in Singapore called 'dog'
Singapore, June 11: An Indian-origin student in Singapore was called a "dog" in comments posted on his college webpage in Wikipedia, a media report said.
Srinivas Naidu and a ....
- Bill for voting rights for NRIs finalised
New Delhi, June 10: A Group of Ministers (GoM) today finalised a bill to provide voting rights to non-resident Indians (NRIs), a highly placed government source said.
The re-drafted b....
- 1.6 million Indians make US their home
Washington, June 10: With about 1.6 million foreign-born from India residing in the United States in 2008, they have emerged as the third-largest immigrant group in America after Mexican and Fi....
- India to build houses for Sri Lanka's displaced Tamils
New Delhi, June 9: With over 50,000 displaced Tamil civilians remaining in relief camps in Sri Lanka, India today announced a major initiative to build 50,000 houses for what the government cal....
- India, Sri Lanka pact raises hopes for Indian prisoners
New Delhi, June 9: India and Sri Lanka today signed an agreement on exchange of sentenced prisoners, an important step that has raised hopes for at least 40 Indians languishing in Sri Lankan ja....
- Nikki Haley forced into runoff in South Carolina primary
Washington, June 9: Overcoming accusations of marital infidelity, Indian American lawmaker Nikki Haley just missed the 50-percent threshold in a four-way primary race for the Republican nominat....
- Major changes ahead in Malaysian Indian Congress
Kajang (Selangor), June 6: The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) will undergo "major changes in the next six months", its chief S. Samy Vellu announced here today.
He would over....
- Indian-origin aid worker on ship attacked by Israel
London, June 2: An Indian-origin British aid worker is on the ship that was part of the Gaza-bound flotilla attacked by Israel. His family, anxiously waiting for news about his whereabouts, say....
- Walking the ramp for Tibet, their lost homeland
Dharamsala, June 2: They will never make it to a global beauty pageant. But four exiled Tibetan women will still sashay down the ramp here as a "peaceful protest" against Chinese repres....
- Fund for workers abroad among steps for disapora's welfare: UPA
New Delhi, June 1: Setting up a fund for distressed Indian workers abroad and a global network of Indian origin people were among the important achievements of the United Progressive Alliance (....
- Malaysian opposition leader reveals alibi at trial
Kuala Lumpur, May 31: Lawyers for Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said today that he has an alibi showing that he was not present at a flat when he is alleged to have sodomised an aid....
- Peerage for Indian tycoon who gave Tories 200,000 pounds
London, May 27: A Ugandan-born Indian business tycoon, who gave the Conservatives over 200,000 pounds in donations, will be nominated for a British peerage by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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- Two Indians among Malaysia's 40 Richest
Washington, May 27: Two persons of Indian origin figured among Forbes list of Malaysia's 40 richest as the rebounding Malaysian economy expanded 10 percent in the first quarter of 2010, its....
- Indian American Nikki Haley bounces back in governor's race
Washington, May 26: Hit hard by a prominent Republican blogger's allegation that he had an "inappropriate physical relationship" with Nikki (Randhawa) Haley, the Indian American Rep....
- Two Malaysian Indian Congress leaders sacked
Kuala Lumpur, May 25: Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chief Samy Vellu has sacked two senior leaders.
Expulsion letters were sent to K.P. Samy and G. Kumar Aamaan, who joined the dema....
- A love story has a happy ending - thanks to Internet
London, May 25: A Canadian Muslim girl was allowed to marry her Dubai-based Indian lover after she wrote an online appeal for help while being in her father's "captivity" in Saudi A....
- No crisis in Malaysian Indian Congress, leaders tell PM
Kuala Lumpur, May 24: There is no major crisis in the Malaysian Indian Congress, its senior leaders have assured Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak after a group of dissidents demanded that party c....
- Australian gets jail term for attacking Indian taxi driver
Melbourne, May 24: An Australian, who viciously assaulted an Indian taxi driver because he hated Indians, was today sentenced to a prison term by a court here.
The 23-year-old Indian ....
- Woman charged with cheating stopped from taking India flight
Kuala Lumpur, May 20: A Malaysian Indian woman officer charged with cheating was stopped from boarding a flight to India by officials who fear she could abscond.
Former Maju Institute....
- Canadian Tamils in black mourn victims of 'war crimes'
Toronto, May 19: In their biggest gathering in Canada after the end of the ethnic war in Sri Lanka last year, thousands of Tamils held a memorial service for war victims at the Ontario provinci....
- New Malaysian Indian Congress chief next year
Kuala Lumpur, May 19: The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) will have a change of guard next year, its longtime chief S. Samy Vellu has announced.
Vellu, who has been party chief since ....
- Antony meets Indian diaspora in Oman
Muscat, May 18: Defence Minister A.K. Antony, on a two-day visit to Oman, said at a meeting with Indian expatriates here that New Delhi was committed to consolidating bilateral ties with the Gu....
- NRI body objects to rule seeking surrender of Indian passports
Washington, May 18: A leading body NRIs has asked New Delhi to withdraw new rules seeking surrender of Indian passports upon acquisition of US citizenship, saying they impose undue burdens on t....
- Indo-Canadian MP faces criminal probe in mortgage fraud
Toronto, May 14: Canadian police on Thursday launched criminal investigations against Indian Canadian MP Devinder Shory and dozens of others named in the country's biggest mortgage fraud.
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- Malaysian Indian party mum on bids for its investment arm
Kuala Lumpur, May 13: The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) today declined to comment on a bid, by a firm headed by an ethnic Indian, to take over its multi-million investment arm that has been i....
- Bihar village jubilant after Ramgoolam is Mauritius PM again
Patna, May 13: Two days after Navinchandra Ramgoolam was sworn in as Mauritius prime minister for a second consecutive term, people from his ancestral village in Bihar today celebrated by playi....
- Indian-origin doctor called his hospital third world country
Brisbane, May 11: Indian-origin doctor Jayant Patel, who caused the deaths of three patients and left a man impaired after performing on him a "careless" surgery, was reluctant to trans....
- Malaysian Indian woman rejects cheating charge, faces trial
Kuala Lumpur, May 11: A Malaysian Indian woman entrepreneur today rejected the charge of cheating a corporate body, which she headed, and opted for a trial.
Former Maju Institute of E....
- Gujarati diaspora to put up its biggest show in Canada
Toronto, May 8: Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal will be honoured at the two-day Gujarati Swarnim Jayanti celebrations beginning today in what is being billed the biggest show of Gujaratis in Canad....
- Tamil community to observe 'black days' to mark war anniversary
Toronto, May 8: With the first anniversary of the crushing of the LTTE approaching, Canadian Tamils will observe May 17-19 as 'Days of Remembrance' for the Tamils killed in what they de....
- Malaysia's Punjabi party gets woman chief
Kuala Lumpur, May 3: Malaysia’s Parti Punjabi Malaysia (PPM) has for the first time elected a woman president.
Susheel Kaur, 59, heads the party that her father Jeswant Singh founded ....
- Diaspora group to seek more migration quota for Indians
Gandhinagar, April 29: The National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIAA) will seek an increased immigration quota for Indians at this year's Congressional luncheon and briefin....
- Senatorship for Malaysian Indian leader
Kuala Lumpur, April 28: Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) deputy president G. Palanivel is among four people who will be made senators, it was announced today.
A journalist-turned polit....
- Loser to challenge Malaysian Indian's poll victory
Kuala Lumpur, April 28: The victory of P. Kamalanathan, an ethnic Indian who contested a key Malaysian parliamentary by-election last Sunday, will be challenged on grounds of "inducement an....
- Sikhs celebrate Vaisakhi in Malaysia
George Town (Malaysia), April 26: Thousands of Sikhs were joined by tourists at the annual Vasakhi Fest held in Malaysia's Penang state to mark Vaisakhi, the harvesting festival.
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- Indian-origin man sells lottery ticket that won $500,000
Auckland, April 20: An Indian-origin store owner in New Zealand sold a lottery ticket that won $500,000 and the prize was claimed by a man with just a day to spare after the ticket was found by....
- 'Indian Americans catching up in US politics too'
Washington, April 20: Recipient of this year's prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honour, Indian American business leader Rao S. Anumolu believes the Indian community, doing an "A+ job&#....
- Rajaratnam faces new charges in Goldman Sachs 'fraud'
New York, April 17: As US authorities charged Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors in a sale of securities tied to sub-prime mortgages, prosecutors alleged Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratn....
- Indian party nominee to contest Malaysian by-poll
Kuala Lumpur, April 15: A Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) candidate was today fielded in a parliamentary by-election by the ruling coalition, but party chief S. Samy Vellu was denied his choice....
- Delhi doctor dies in accident in Indonesia
New Delhi, April 14: Kumar Harsh, a cancer specialist in Delhi and one of those who led a movement against reservation in institutes of higher education, died in a road accident in Bali, the In....
- 500 Malaysian Indians jailed abroad for crime
Kuala Lumpur, April 13: About 500 ethnic Indians have been detained abroad for involvement in drugs and credit cards rackets, a Malaysian minister has said.
The media quoted Deputy Fo....
- Malaysian PM opts for Indian party's nominee in by-poll
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) nominee will contest a key parliamentary by-election, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has announced.
The Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-....
- Indian-origin nurse jailed for having sex with patient
Melbourne: An Indian-origin male nurse has been jailed for having sex with a patient at a Melbourne youth mental health centre, a media report said today.
Kennedy Swamy, who migrated ....
- Malaysian Indian sentenced to death for killing 3 kids
Johor Baru (Malaysia): A Malaysian Indian, who murdered his three children and tried to kill himself along with his daughter in a suicide pact, was sentenced to death by a High Court.
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- Libraries mooted to educate Malaysian Indians
Kuala Lumpur: Hindu temples throughout Malaysia should set up libraries to allow devotees to gain knowledge of Indian customs and traditions, an ethnic Indian minister has said.
Deput....
- 'Government to support Indians sentenced in UAE'
New Delhi: The government will do everything to support the 17 Indian citizens, who have been sentenced to death by a court in Sharjah for killing a Pakistani man, Overseas Indian Affairs Minis....
- Malaysian Sikhs observe Nanakshahi New Year
Kuala Lumpur: Sikhs in Malaysia observed a low key New Year, as per the Nanakshahi calendar named after the founder of the faith Guru Nanak.
More and more Sikhs are becoming conscious....
- From Trinidad to Indian village, a connection lost and found
Bassi (Uttar Pradesh): A village school in Faizabad district bears a cornerstone - "Built by Paltu Persad of Sorzano and Queen Street, Arima, Trinidad". It is the story of an indentured....
- 'Malaysian Indians feel let down by opposition alliance'
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Indians feel "extremely let down" by the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) they voted for in a big way two years ago, a special report in the media here sa....
- Indian-origin ex-MP's acquittal for cocaine sparks outrage in Canada
Toronto: An Indian-origin former MP in Canada is in the eye of a political storm after his acquittal by a court on cocaine possession and drunken driving charges.
Thirty-eight-year-ol....
- Scholarships for NRIs, Persons of Indian Origin
Kuala Lumpur: New Delhi has announced scholarships for the Indian diaspora for undergraduate studies in India during 2010-11.
The undergraduate courses include engineering, architectu....
- Tainted godman's Malaysian centre will not shut down
Kuala Lumpur: A centre run by followers of Swami Paramhamsa Nithyananda, allegedly involved in a sex scandal in southern India, will not close down and will continue to promote his teachings, a....
- Our families in India being harassed: UAE-settled Keralites
Thiruvananthapuram: A group of Keralites settled in the UAE have complained to the union home minister and the Kerala chief minister that their families in India are being harassed over delayed....
- Indians, Pakistanis to become biggest non-white group in Canada
Toronto: With immigration and higher birth rates among non-whites fast changing the demographic face of Canada, minorities will account for almost a third of the country's population by 203....
- Indians divided over Husain's Qatari citizenship
New Delhi: Should Maqbool Fida Husain, who put the Indian contemporary art on the world map, has given up Indian citizenship? The artistic community is sharply divided.
While some fee....
- Husain should return to his 'culturally exuberant' India
New Delhi: A quarter century ago sitting amid designer chaos of paintings and sketches in various stages of completion in his Cuffe Parade apartment in then more-tolerant Bombay, painter Maqboo....
- Alarming rate of divorce among non-Malays in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: The divorce rate among non-Malays increased from two percent to eight percent in the first five years since 2000 and was expected to reach 13 percent this year, said an official o....
- Indian American charged with stealing trade secrets
Washington: An Indian American resident of Syracuse, New York has been arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets and proprietary information from his employer in order to establish a pha....
- NRI alleges racial bias in Jersey Island
Mumbai: An NRI businessman, fighting a 15-year legal battle against charges of money laundering in Jersey Islands, UK, has complained of 'racial discrimination' and sought the Indian go....
- Keralite wins Australia Day medals for service
Thiruvananthapuram: V.P. Unnikrishnan, secretary of the Federation of Indian communities, Queensland (FICQ) has received two Australia Day Achievement Medals for his contribution to the society....
- Look up, see the biggest, brightest moon tonight
New Delhi: Don't forget to catch a glimpse of the moon this evening. According to scientists, the moon will be the closer to the earth today than it will be for the rest of the year - appea....
- Indian sentenced to death in Malaysia for drug trafficking
Kuala Lumpur: A 48-year-old Indian was today sentence to death by the Malaysian High Court which convicted him of drug trafficking.
Judicial Commissioner Mohd Yazid Mustafa sentenced ....
- Indian American doctor is New Jersey health chief
Trenton: New Jersey's Republican Governor Chris Christie has named an Indian American doctor, Poonam Alaigh, as the commissioner of the state Health and Senior Services Department, a cabine....
- Indian American doctor ordered to pay $16 mn tax default
Washington: An Indian American cardiologist has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison and ordered to pay back to the state the $16 million he failed to pay in income taxes.
Pr....
- Indian origin woman wins Trinidad and Tobago party poll
Port-of-Spain: Kamla Persad-Bissessar has become the first woman in Trinidad and Tobago to become the top leader of any political party in the country. She emerged victorious in the battle for ....
- Indo-Canadian father jailed for stabbing daughter
Toronto: An Indo-Canadian father has been jailed for 52 months for attempted murder of his teenage daughter at Alliston township near here.
Forty-six-year Kamal Khanna was handed down....
- Security of overseas Indians top priority: Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said security of Indians living abroad remained high on his government's agenda and assured a social security fund to help Indians distressed ....
- Malaysian Indians to raise racism issue at diaspora meet
New Delhi: While people of Indian origin continue to script success stories in various parts of the world, a group of human right activists from fifth generation Indians in Malaysia claim the s....
- India to host annual diaspora convention from Thursday
New Delhi: India's annual convention to connect with its 25-million-strong diaspora in 130 countries begins here on Thursday, expecting to draw around 1,500 delegates from over 50 nations t....
- Malaysian Indian artists get new platform
Kuala Lumpur: Symbols Art Club, a new platform for Malaysian Indian artists to connect and to express themselves, has begun by holding its first exhibition - Caves on Canvas.
The venu....
- Two Malaysian Indians charged with aircraft engine theft
Kuala Lumpur: Two ethnic Indians were today charged in connection with the theft and disposal of two jet engines belonging to Royal Malaysia Air Force (RMAF).
The two F5 jet engines w....
- 130 Malaysian Indians to attend diaspora meet
Kuala Lumpur: A 130-member Malaysian delegation will attend the 8th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi later this week. Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu will lead the c....
- More working women among Malaysian Indians seeking divorce
Kuala Lumpur: A growing number of working women of Indian origin have begun to divorce their husbands, particularly those who do not work, says a report in the media here.
The trend h....
- The highs and lows of being an NRI
London: From suffering a surge in racist violence to being conferred the honour of a science Nobel, the Indian diaspora in 2009 lived out the highs and lows that come with being linked to a cou....
- Malaysian Indian boy pulls Mercedes car
Kuala Lumpur: A six-year-old Malaysian Indian is set to enter the country's book of records after pulling a 1.67-tonne Mercedes Benz for 120 metres with just a simple harness tied around hi....
- Boozy Punjabi weddings are now a British problem
London: Punjabis in Britain have been ticked off for serving too much alcohol at their weddings - a practice that is not only threatening lives but also putting pressure on families to dish out....
- I get credit crunch nightmares: NRI ex-minister
London: A powerful Indian-origin troubleshooter who helped restore economic order in Britain amid the impending collapse of high street banks says the year-old crisis still gives her nightmares....
- India sets up shelter for domestic workers in Oman: Faleiro
Panaji: The Indian embassy in Oman has set up a shelter in its premises for harassed domestic maids employed in Omani households, says former minister of state for external affairs Eduardo Fale....
- Tamil Nadu to spend Rs.100 crore on Sri Lankan refugees camps
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government today decided to allocate Rs.100 crore for improving the amenities in the 115 camps for Sri Lankan refugees in the state and also for extending various welfar....
- Indian civil servants at US school to get global perspective
Washington: A group of 18 civil servants from India have joined a US school to get a broader, international perspective on public policy matters by learning how these issues are addressed in Am....
- India-born doctor's skull heard to crack in Australia attack
Melbourne: India-born doctor and former head of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) Mukesh Haikerwal's skull was heard to crack as he was savagely assaulted with a baseball bat by a gr....
- CSIR asks sacked Indian American scientist to vacate house
New Delhi: An Indian American scientist was today asked to vacate his government house here in three days, nearly two weeks after being sacked from a senior post at the Council for Scientific a....
- Bhagvad Gita used to smuggle cocaine in Trinidad
Port-of-Spain: The Trinidad and Tobago police have found pages of the Hindu holy book Bhagvad Gita soaked in millions of dollars worth of liquid cocaine in a laboratory in Couva, Central Trinid....
- Indians hit by college closures in Australia
Melbourne: Indians were among the over 2,000 foreign students who were left in the lurch - some with barely two weeks to go before they get their degrees - following the overnight collapse of f....
- 'Migration cannot end by beating up people'
Panaji: Migration is a global reality which needs to be handled with maturity and not by beating up migrants, state commissioner for Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Affairs Eduardo Faleiro said.
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- Attacks on Indians not racial
Melbourne: With several recent attacks on Indians in Australia on the rise, lots of community members believe that the root cause is not merely the race but the financial condition of the stu....
- Indian diaspora must help build a great India: Pratibha Patil
London: President Pratibha Patil has urged the Indian diaspora around the world to help overcome the challenges presented by a resurgent India and help build a "great and dynamic" natio....
- Indian envoy hails Trinidad and Tobago's multiculturalism
Port-of-Spain: Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra has hailed Trinidad and Tobago's multiculturalism, saying it has helped to promote a value system which needs to be "safeguarded, de....
- Tamils paid huge sums to enter Canada
Toronto: Even as Canada has promised to act tough with 76 Tamil asylum seekers who were seized in a ship off the Vancouver coast on Saturday, reports say each man paid up to $45,000 to make ....
- Ship-load of Tamils trying to enter Canada seized
Vancouver: Canadian authorities have thwarted a major attempt at human smuggling, seizing a ship-load of refugees possibly from Sri Lanka near Vancouver on Saturday.
The ship bearing ....
- Indian student languishes in US jail, alleges abuse
Chicago: Vikram Buddhi, a former doctoral student at Purdue University, has been languishing in a US prison for the last 31 months on charges of threatening former president George W. Bush and ....
- From a trickle to a flood, 2.5 million Indians make US their home
Washington: Starting with no more than 700 persons moving from India to the US between 1820 and 1900, the ethnic Indian community in America has grown to 2.5 million in 2007, according to a new....
- Paraplegic Himalayan rally participant out, not down
Shimla: Deepa Malik, the lone physically challenged participant in the 11th edition of the Maruti Suzuki Raid-de-Himalaya - one of the world's highest and toughest motor rallies - is out bu....
- Of past loves and confused young relationships
New Delhi: Sangeeta Mall, a businesswoman-turned novelist with a degree from IIM-Bangalore, has mined her own experience of nostalgia to come up with a story that "is full of fun and confus....
- A little Gandhian club among Nobel peace laureates
New Delhi: Mahatma Gandhi never won the Nobel Prize for Peace, but the apostle of truth and non-violence continues to inspire people around the globe who go on to win the coveted honour - US Pr....
- Indian citizenship for Tamil refugees? Jayalalitha says 'no'
Chennai: Tamil Nadu opposition leader J. Jayalalitha today denounced the ruling DMK's demand that Sri Lankan refugees in India should be given Indian citizenship.
The former chief....
- Living up to the Mahatma's image, the American way
Chandigarh: US President Barack Obama may be longing for a dinner date with Mahatma Gandhi, but two of his own countrymen are living shades of the Mahatma's life, not just in the US but als....
- A tribute to the founder of modern Varanasi - James Prinsep
New Delhi: The story of Varanasi or Benares is synonymous with the life of artist-engineer-architect and visionary James Prinsep, who laid the foundation of modern Varanasi in just 10 years bef....
- Love in Kashmir? Not for the valley's political elite
Srinagar: The road to romance runs outside the state for many of Jammu and Kashmir's political elite -- be it Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, his father Farooq or separatists Yaseen Malik, Mi....
- US astronaut loves tangy fish curry and dances to Bihu
Guwahati: From the tangy fish curry to the very typical Assamese delicacy khar and a penchant for the foot stomping Bihu dance of Assam, US astronaut Mike Fincke loves almost everything about t....
- Micro-credit pioneer Yunus to address Indian parliament
Dhaka: Micro-credit pioneer and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been invited to deliver a lecture in the Indian parliament during its winter session this year.
Yunus will deliver th....
- Journey of Kashmir's nomads coming to end?
Jammu: From time immemorial the Gujjar tribe has travelled hundreds of kilometres in summer to the upper regions of the Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir with its livestock. But 20 years of milita....
- Indian diaspora helps shape the Caribbean: Minister
Port-of-Spain: The Indian diaspora has an unquestionable commitment and concern towards the development of the Caribbean countries in which they stay and to the region as a whole, said a minist....
- NRI meeting to seek changes in Indian property laws
New York: The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) will pressure the Indian government to amend property laws to protect the interests of NRIs at its annual conference here th....
- They fought for India's freedom, now they battle penury
Bangalore: As teenagers, they were inspired by the call of Mahatma Gandhi and took part in India's independence movement. Now, 62 years later, Karnataka's freedom fighters continue thei....
- Malaysian Indian graduates 45 years after dropping out
Kuala Lumpur: Fortyfive years after dropping out, 62-year-old Gurcharan Kaur has earned a first class honours degree - and the journey had been tough. She used to drive 113 km to the university....
- Indian flag unfurled in Toronto
Toronto: Indian Canadians celebrated India's independence day in advance by holding a grand parade and a cultural extravaganza in the heart of the city here.
Led by Panorama India....
- Muslim mechanic restores Mahatma's car and principles
New Delhi: Bollywood seems all set to revisit Gandhigiri. But this time it's debutant director Amit Rai narrating a part-fact-part-fiction story on Mahatma Gandhi's principles through h....
- An American's journey in the footsteps of a Hindi novelist
Aurari (Bihar): He sits on a chowki (wooden bed) with villagers, dressed in a lungi and banian (vest), totally at home in the surroundings. But Ian Woolford has travelled far, from a university....
- Late with sending rakhi? Don't sweat, log on
New Delhi: If you haven't had time to buy something for your sister even though the festival of Rakhi is just two days away, don't worry. Just go online. And this applies equally for wo....
- School run by Air India bombing suspect destroyed in fire
Vancouver: A school being run by a society set up by Ripudaman Singh Malik, a suspect acquitted in the Air India Kanishka bombing, was destroyed in a fire. Arson is suspected.
The gut....
- President mourns Gayatri Devi's death
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Thursday mourned the death of Rajmata Gayatri Devi, the former maharani of Jaipur, saying that she was a "multi-faceted personality, who made a deep i....
- Dalai Lama becomes honorary citizenship of Warsaw
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was today made an honorary citizenship of Polish capital Warsaw, his aides said here.
"His Holiness (the Dalai Lama) was name....
- Gayatri Devi, former Jaipur queen, is dead
Jaipur: Gayatri Devi, the elegant former princess of Cooch Behar who became the maharani of Jaipur and was once considered among the world's most beautiful women, died here today, an offici....
- Gandhi's South Africa home for sale, huge response
Johannesburg: The thatch-roofed house in which Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi stayed here as a young lawyer is up for sale and its owner says the response following global publicity was "absolu....
- Amar Singh discharged from Singapore hospital: Big B
Mumbai: Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh has been discharged from the hospital in Singapore, where he was admitted for a kidney transplant, says his close friend, Bollywood megastar....
- Murmurs of dissent as Hasina re-elected Awami League chief
Dhaka: Muffled complaints of absence of intra-party democracy surfaced as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was elected president of the country's ruling Awami League for the seventh ....
- Kalam had to undergo screening as per TSA's requirements
Washington: Backing Continental Airlines on the controversial screening of former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the US agency responsible for security of US transportation systems has made it c....
- India advises caution to Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims
New Delhi: India today advised intending Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims to take caution and "prepare for the difficulties that they may have to face" on the high altitude journey "wher....
- Attacks in Australia not racist, NRI tells apex court
New Delhi: A Melbourne-based expatriate Indian has told the Supreme Court it will be "wrong and counter productive" to dub as racist the recent attacks on Indians in Australia.
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- VHP vice president dies
New Delhi: Omkar Bhave, Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) vice president, died today morning following severe breathing problems and chest congestion. He was 85.
Bhave had been admitt....
- Bill Gates in India to receive Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
New Delhi: Bill Gates, the founder of software giant Microsoft, is in India to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Fou....
- 24 kids die after taking paracetamol in B'desh
Dhaka: A private pharmaceutical firm in Bangladesh was ordered to be sealed after 24 children died on consuming paracetamol suspension, an official said.
The drug administration orde....
- Cloudy skies mar solar eclipse
New Delhi: Cloudy skies in large parts of northern and western India today marred a clear view of the century's longest total solar eclipse but the celestial spectacle was clearly visible o....
- Total solar eclipse viewed in Bangladesh
Dhaka: The long-awaited total solar eclipse was observed today morning in northwestern Bangladesh that lasted for little more than three minutes.
Despite the cloudy weather, tens of t....
- Clouds may cast shadow on solar eclipse day
New Delhi: Scientists, students, corporate managers and housewives -- almost everyone is excited about watching the total solar eclipse on Wednesday. But the weather may play spoilsport in Utta....
- Astro-pundits debate do's and don'ts for solar eclipse
New Delhi: Chant the surya mantra, avoid eating out and postpone work and any major assignments, some astrologers warn about the impending eclipse on Wednesday. Others, however, dismiss these w....
- Cloudy sky may play spoilsport on solar eclipse day
New Delhi: Sky gazers are looking forward to watching the total solar eclipse on July 22, even as scientists fear the weather may play spoilsport.
The India Meteorological Department ....
- Child's play: Toy libraries catch on in India
New Delhi/Mumbai: You've heard of book and CD libraries, but now comes toy libraries for young ones. The concept is fast catching on with parents in Indian cities as it provides kids with a....
- Major blow to Labour as key NRI donors revolt over tax proposal
London: Indian-born steel tycoon Lord Swraj Paul, a high-profile supporter of Labour, says he will stop bankrolling Britain's ruling party if he is forced to give up his non-domicile tax st....
- Historian, ex-parliamentarian M.N. Das dead
Bhubaneswar: Noted historian and former Rajya Sabha member Manmath Nath Das died here early today, his family said. He was 83.
Das died due to complications related to old age. He is ....
- Buddhist priest to exorcise 'ghosts of war' in Nepal
Kathmandu: As Nepal's new government today began the process of releasing child soldiers held in Maoist camps as a step towards bolstering the peace process, a Buddhist priest said he would....
- 10 years on, UPA govt to commemorate Kargil victory
New Delhi: This July 26, a central minister will take part in commemorations of India's victory in the Kargil conflict after a gap of five years. Defence Minister A.K. Antony will lay wreat....
- Big B helps women stranded in Mumbai rain
Mumbai: Imagine being stranded in heavy rain and then getting a lift from Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan. That's what happened to a few women here recently.
Big B did his bit....
- Indian-origin gypsies' influx forces Canada to introduce visa
Toronto: The influx of Indian-origin Roma people or gypsies from the Czech Republic into Canada as refugees has forced the government here to impose visa restrictions on visitors from the Europ....
- NRIs jointly buy Nehru, Gandhi letters in London auction
London: A series of letters written by Gandhi and Nehru and a piece of signed khadi cloth were sold by Sotheby's on Tuesday for a total of 17,500 pounds, the London auction house said.
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- Indian students completely safe: Australia
Chandigarh: An Australian delegation today assured the Punjab government that Indian students, the majority of whom are from Punjab, are completely safe in the country despite the recent spate ....
- Sourav, Mithun join film, TV stars for Aila relief match
Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty along with a host of film and television actors today played a soccer match to raise funds for the vi....
- College denies Dhoni not promoted to second year
Ranchi: The college in which Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is studying as an under-graduate has refuted reports that he has been denied promotion to second year after failing to a....
- Can the Taj Mahal take in so much crowd?
Agra: Conservationists have expressed concern over the decision to allow free entry to the Taj Mahal for three days from July 19 when the annual Urs pilgrimage of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan star....
- PETA 'monkeys' around to protest AIIMS animal facility
New Delhi: Amid the humdrum of daily life near the busy Connaught Place area of central Delhi, a man dressed in a monkey costume distributing bananas to passersby today caught everyone's at....
- Air India grounds pilot for violating safety norms
New Delhi: National carrier Air India today grounded a pilot, co-pilot and seven ground employees after they were found guilty of having violated safety norms by allowing three extra passengers....
- Northeast clamours for a separate time zone
Guwahati: A group of social thinkers will formally press the central government on Friday for a separate time zone for the Northeast so that there is optimum utilization of daylight.
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- New look for Asia's largest rose garden
Chandigarh: The Zakir Hussain Rose Garden here, which the union territory administration says is Asia's largest rose garden, will soon have a new, refurbished look with new varieties of flo....
- Indian-Canadian victim of medical negligence gets $5 mn
Vancouver: An Indian-Canadian man has been awarded $5 million (Rs.20 crore) by a court for medical negligence by a local hospital that left him incapacitated for life.
Shawn Kahlon, 4....
- A bed in 'Florence' for Manmohan Singh
L'Aquila (Italy): Leaders of the world's wealthiest countries gathered for the G8-G5 summit may not have the time to go sightseeing but their hosts have ensured that Italy's famous ....
- Indian's murder in South Africa not racist attack: Diplomat
Johannesburg: A top Indian diplomat here has dismissed suggestions in sections of the Indian media that the death of an Indian IT worker in an armed robbery had a racial motive.
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- Abdullah Bukhari, the legend of Jama Masjid, is dead
New Delhi: Syed Abdullah Bukhari, the grand old Shahi Imam of Delhi's historic Jama Masjid and for long one of India's most outspoken Muslim leaders, died here today after a long illnes....
- I-cards for residents of 3,331 coastal villages: Chidambaram
New Delhi: About 120,000 residents of 3,331 coastal villages will be given identity cards in the first phase of a scheme that will eventually cover the entire country, the Rajya Sabha was infor....
- He loves Sania Mirza, and is in jail now!
Hyderabad: Two days before tennis star Sania Mirza's engagement, a youth who claim to be in love with her was arrested today for allegedly creating nuisance at her residence here.
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- Amarnath pilgrimage resumes after weather improvement
Srinagar: A day after the ongoing Amarnath pilgrimage was temporarily halted due to bad weather, nearly 10,000 Hindu pilgrims left for the Himalayan cave shrine in the Kashmir valley on a sunny....
- Skies ready for triple eclipse
New Delhi: Commencing on Tuesday, three eclipses - a lunar eclipse, a solar eclipse and another lunar - will take over the skies, a phenomenon which although experts say is not rare, will never....
- 10 years on, Kargil martyr's family still fighting a 'battle'
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh): Capt Saurabh Kalia, the first to report Pakistani incursion in Kargil in 1999, was taken captive by the Pakistani troops and a few weeks later his mutilated body wa....
- Indo-Canadian officer faces extradition to US for drug smuggling
Vancouver: An Indo-Canadian officer with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), who minted money by allowing smuggling of cocaine into Canada, faces extradition to the US after his ind....
- Grooms wait, brides come riding
Jahangeerabad (Uttar Pradesh): We're seriously not horsing around. In an Uttar Pradesh village, the groom sits and waits for his bride who, dressed in fine bridal wear and a pagri, comes ri....
- Save Mt Everest - with an apple pie
Kathmandu: Want to save Mt Everest, the universal symbol of grandeur, toughness and adventure? Then eat an apple pie.
A mountaineer and entrepreneur has hit upon the novel scheme of s....
- 'Pinda daan' online? Never, say Hindu priests in Gaya
Gaya (Bihar): Priests in this Hindu holy town, where thousands of Indians go every year to perform the last rites of their ancestors - called 'pinda daan' - are up in arms against a mov....
- Acclaimed painter Tyeb Mehta dead
Mumbai: Tyeb Mehta, one of India's most critically acclaimed artists, died of a cardiac arrest here early today, according to family sources. He was 84.
The artist is survived by ....
- British city wants a patent on 'Balti'
London: Authorities in the British city of Birmingham are considering applying for European Union protection of 'Balti' dishes - a popular form of curry with obscure origins.
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- The men, their machines and the mountains
Khardung La (Ladakh): It was the ultimate Kodak moment for some, a time for tears at a dream finally come true for others. And for all the 50 bikers gathered at the world's highest motorabl....
- Relief for emperor's descendent in govt hands
Kolkata: State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has asked an NGO, which approached it for providing a job to a descendent of India's last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, to approach the central ....
- Monsoon progresses further into north India
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon today advanced further into northern parts of the country, causing rain in Punjab and Haryana, Met officials said here.
"The monsoon has further a....
- Farmers need not worry when rains are tardy
New Delhi: India needn't gamble or fret about the timing of the monsoon any more, but only if it plays smart. An international science and research body for the tropics has suggested some u....
- Mughal emperor's descendant to get a job
Kolkata: State-run Coal India Ltd (CIL) has decided to offer employment to Madhu, the poverty-stricken fifth generation descendant of India's last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.
- India to view longest solar eclipse on July 22
New Delhi: India will view 21st century's longest solar eclipse on July 22, which will provide a life time opportunity to scientists and sky gazers to study this grand spectacle of nature.
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- Last survivor of Jallianwala Bagh massacre dies
Amritsar: The last known survivor of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, Shingara Singh, passed away here today. He was 113.
Singh was the last surviving witness to the mercile....
- Govt must do more to protect Indians in Oz: SC
New Delhi: Noting that attacks on Indian students in Australia have not stopped despite the best efforts of the government, the Supreme Court today directed the centre to take more stringent me....
- Tharoor's twitter account crosses 10,000 followers
New Delhi: "Minister Twitter" - that is how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Foreign Trade Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi greeted Minister of State for External Affairs S....
- Rain gods smile: monsoon in Bihar, heading north
New Delhi/Ranchi/Chandigarh/Patna/Mohali: The rain gods smiled a little today, as the much delayed monsoon finally hit Bihar - an indicator that the rain-laden clouds were moving further north.....
- Monsoon progresses to central India
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon on Friday moved further into central India, bringing heavy rain in many parts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, an India Meteorological Department official said.....
- President, vice-president mourn Assam governor's death
New Delhi: Mourning the death of Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur, who died here on Thursday, President Pratibha Patil today said he was always concerned with the welfare of people in rural ar....
- India offers to train Ugandan police
New Delhi: India has sought details of request made by Uganda for training its police officials in ballistic, according to an official release.
During a meeting with visiting Ugandan ....
- Punjab CM appeals to PM to help Sarabjit
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene immediately to save the life of Indian national Sarabjit Singh who is facing death s....
- Sri Lanka agrees to allow relief ship
New Delhi: Sri Lanka has agreed to allow a ship to off-load its contents, relief material sent by Tamil diaspora, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here on Wednesday after meeting a d....
- Pak SC rejects Sarabjit's plea, India urges 'sympathetic' view
New Delhi: Pakistan's Supreme Court today rejected the mercy petition of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who has been on death row for 18 years, after his lawyer failed to appear in the cou....
- Dinosaurs may have been smaller than it was believed
London: Dinosaurs, the largest animals ever to have walked the face of the earth may not have been as big as previously thought, according to the latest research.
Scientists have foun....
- Amarnath pilgrimage halted, Pahalgam route snowed
Jammu: The ongoing Amarnath pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave temple in the Kashmir Valley was halted for a day on Monday from here due to heavy rush of pilgrims on north Kashmir Baltal route. T....
- India demands visas for professionals
London: India's new Trade and Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said today rich countries must grant Indian professionals more visas as he pressed for a resumption of stalled global trade talk....
- After Kashmir, Indian Army chief to visit northeast
New Delhi: After assessing security preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir last week, Indian Army chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor would be visiting the northeast region on Tuesday to review the security si....
- Intruder US-chartered aircraft takes off from Mumbai
Mumbai: The intruder US-chartered Russian-make aircraft AN-124-100 took off from the airport here on Saturday night, nearly 24 hours after it was ordered to land following its violation of Indi....
- 6,000 pilgrims visit Amarnath cave
Srinagar: The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir continued smoothly today as Governor N.N. Vohra and about 6,000 pilgrims offered prayers there.
The fr....
- Rich can gamble in Goa instead of Nepal: Congress
Panaji: Amid strident criticism against the proliferation of offshore casinos by the Goa unit of Congress' women wing, senior party leader Prabha Thakur on Thursday endorsed the industry th....
- Eighth pilgrim to Mount Kailash dies
Kathmandu: A 46-year-old Indian woman died in a Kathmandu hospital today after battling a clot in her brain for six days, taking to eight the toll of Indian pilgrims who perished during or afte....
- Harbhajan is Movado's new brand ambassador
New Delhi: Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has been signed by Swiss luxury watch company Movado as its brand ambassador.
"I am honoured to be associated with a brand like Movado. I....
- Rough weather halts Amarnath pilgrimage
Srinagar: The annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in the Kashmir Himalayas was halted on Tuesday due to inclement weather as heavy rain lashed the mountainous track to the temple.
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- Residents force MCD to suspend demolition drive
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)'s crackdown on illegal constructions and encroachments met with tough resistance today as residents protesting the drive in central Delhi....
- Many Amarnath pilgrims stranded in Jammu
Jammu: Lakhan Kishore, a pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh, is already here with his family for the Amarnath pilgrimage in the Kashmir Himalayas. But Kishore, who was among the first to register for t....
- Indian student attacked in Australia
Melbourne: An Indian student was attacked and racially abused in east Melbourne, a media report said today.
20-year-old Sunny Bajaj, who is from New Delhi, suffered a fractured finger....
- Amarnath tour begins today despite bad weather
Srinagar: A day before the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir begins, the Indian Army on Sunday stepped in to augment the snow clearance efforts as the ....
- Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka holidaying in Shimla
Shimla: Almost a month after the Congress returned to power with increased strength in the Lok Sabha polls this year, party president Sonia Gandhi is in a holiday mood.
She has taken ....
- Railways to send clothings for cyclone victims
Howrah (West Bengal): The Indian Railways will send 10,000 dhotis and sarees for the Cyclone Aila-hit people in two districts of West Bengal, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here to....
- India short of 3 mn blood units for health emergencies
New Delhi: India needs around nine million units of blood every year to tackle several health related problems but faces a shortage of at least 33 percent, a medical body said today, observed a....
- Kailash Yatra: Two more Indians fall ill
Kathmandu: Even as a 54-year-old man, officially the seventh Indian pilgrim to have died while attempting the gruelling Kailash Yatra in Tibet, was cremated in Kathmandu today, two fellow trave....
- France to hold cultural festival in Agra
Agra: More than a year after French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited the Taj Mahal, a French delegation was in the city to finalise details for holding a festival here, showcasing the art and ....
- India issues guidelines for Indian students in Australia
New Delhi: India has appreciated the steps Australia has taken for the safety of Indian students, some of whom have faced allegedly racist attacks, even as it released a list of do's and do....
- Amarnath pilgrimage via north Kashmir from Monday
Jammu/Srinagar: The annual Amarnath pilgrimage that attracts tens of thousands of Hindus will start from June 15 from Baltal, taking the shorter and steeper route to the Himalayan cave shrine i....
- Iranians in India vote in presidential polls
New Delhi: Iranians thronged the Iran Cultural House here today to vote in their presidential elections, which are being seen as a tough contest between incumbent conservative Mahmoud Ahmadinej....
- Centre should act to help diaspora: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today lashed out at the central government for only making announcements and not doing anything to help the diaspora and those who h....
- Extra-large egg from Punjab in Limca Book of Records
Chandigarh: A 10-month-old Lohmann breed hen, from a town in Punjab, is the proud national record holder of laying an extra-large egg.
The egg, weighing 162 grams and measuring 10 cms....
- Indians take to grooming salons for pet pooches
New Delhi: Shampooed hair, fresh breath, trimmed nails, fancy boots and hairstyles - pet dogs in India never had it so good. Grooming salons and special products for man's best friend have ....
- Get ready to view a total solar eclipse on July 22
Mumbai: A rare celestial treat - a total solar eclipse - will be seen in India in the early hours of July 22. And those planning to give it a miss will have to wait for 78 long years to catch t....
- Racist Australians? No, Indians students are blamed
New Delhi: Indian students in Australia are to be blamed for getting attacked - this seems to be the belief of many Indians prospering in Australia. In a flurry of e-mails from Down Under, it i....
- Fiza approaches court for passport in new name
Chandigarh: Fiza aka Anuradha Bali, the estranged wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chand Mohammed alias Chander Mohan, has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court for issuance ....
- As husbands stay abroad, Goan women find themselves lonely
Thiruvananthapuram: A study conducted among women in Goa whose husbands work abroad has revealed that even though these families are well off, the problem of loneliness and the responsibility o....
- Guess who's more educated and likely to win polls?
New Delhi: A higher percentage of India's women MPs are postgraduates compared to their male counterparts and has greater chances of winning elections, suggests a new study.
As ma....
- 'Jai ho', 'Slumdog' in race to be millionth English word
New Delhi: 'Jai ho', 'cuddies' and 'slumdog' are among the 73 other finalists from across the globe to become the millionth English word.
The Global Language M....
- Eden Gardens renovation awarded to two companies
Kolkata: The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has decided to award the contracts for renovation of the Eden Gardens with an eye on the 2011 World Cup to two companies - Burt Hill of USA and ....
- Miss Tibet pageant begins in Dharamsala
Dharamsala: The Spice India Splendour Miss Tibet Pageant 2009, which has four beauties vying for the crown, got underway in this Himachal Pradesh hill town on Friday. This year the event carrie....
- Record number of devastating disasters in 2008
New Delhi: The number of devastating natural disasters, those designated as Category 5 based on their financial and human impact, increased to 40 in 2008, the highest number on record, says glo....
- Kalam outlines India's global role to UK, Irish audiences
London: Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is to speak about India's global role to key politicians, scientists and industrialists next week during a lecture tour of Britain and Ireland, i....
- Once a killer, now a healer
Gurdaspur (Punjab): For years his name spelt terror across Punjab as he spearheaded a merciless and violent movement for a separate Sikh state. Today, Wassan Singh Zafarwal runs a homeopathy cl....
- Smart City should not be delayed any further: Infosys chief
Thiruvananthapuram: Infosys Technologies chief executive Kris Gopalakrishnan today asked the Kerala government to take quick steps to solve the hurdles that stand in the way of the Rs.1,500-cro....
- 'I was not Sikh but damage to Akal Takht horrified me'
New Delhi: A quarter of a century has passed since Operation Bluestar, the Indian Army operation in the Golden Temple that not only killed hundreds of Sikhs but left a deep gash on their collec....
- Hospital employees pose as drug addicts, regret it
Chandigarh: Taking drugs is dangerous for health. But as some contractual employees of a government hospital here found out, even posing for pictures as drug addicts can be detrimental to your ....
- Modi for meeting between worried parents, Oz officials
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has suggested that Australian High Commission officials in New Delhi should talk to the worried parents to reassure the safety of their wards i....
- Indian-Americans engineer radio chip that mimics human ear
Washington: Indian Americans have engineered a fast, ultra-broadband, low-power radio chip mimicking the inner ear, or cochlea, one that could enable wireless devices to receive cell phone, Int....
- 'Bluestar' to remain in the Sikh psyche for generations
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently asked the Sikhs to move on with the cataclysmic events of 1984. Though the comment of the country's first Sikh prime minister were in the c....
- Tourists in Goa suffer like Indians in Oz: Russian diplomat
Panaji: Russian Consul General Alexander Mantytsky has drawn a parallel between the attacks on Russian tourists in Goa and the racial attacks on students of Indian origin in Australia.
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- Communists did not believe in Socialist-Left unity at heart
New Delhi: Veteran Communist leader and freedom fighter Z.A. Ahmad explores the complex relationship between the Socialists and the Communists -- and its historic bearing upon the Indian politi....
- Radical Sikhs to take out 'genocide march' in Amritsar
Amritsar: Sikh radical leaders will take out a "genocide remembrance march" in this Punjab city on Wednesday to mark the start of events linked to the 25th anniversary of the Indian Arm....
- I will welcome Chand with shoes: Fiza
Chandigarh: Fiza, the estranged second wife of former Haryana deputy chief minister Chand Mohammed alias Chander Mohan, on Monday questioned the authenticity of the 'talaq' or divorce g....
- Radio station collects 1,500 jeans for poor
New Delhi: FM station Radio Mirchi 98.3 along with an NGO came up with a unique way to help the underprivileged - by asking their listeners to contribute an old pair of jeans for the cause - an....
- Railways will carry forward Lalu's projects
New Delhi: The railways ministry will carry forward the projects taken up by the former minister, Lalu Prasad, including the ambitious bullet train proposal, Minister of State for Railways K.H.....
- Hand-raised Asiatic bear cubs freed into the wild
New Delhi: Three Asiatic black bear cubs have been released into the wild in Assam's Manas National Park after being hand-raised by an animal keeper as part of a technique experts say has h....
- Science Express' first phase journey ends
New Delhi: The first phase journey of arguably the world's largest mobile science and technology museum concluded on Saturday at the capital's Safdurjung railway station after a 182-day....
- Dismissed railway employee gets justice after three decades
New Delhi: It took nearly three decades for Gyan Chand Chattar to get justice. Chattar, a cashier with Western Railway, was thrown out of his job for travelling first class in a train despite n....
- Scientists launch first global study on ocean plants
Washington: Scientists have launched a first global study on the health and productivity of ocean plants using a unique signal from the US space agency NASA's Aqua satellite.
Ocea....
- Delhi CM inaugurates global youth meet
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today inaugurated a two-day international preparatory meet of the Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movements(NASYM) here.
The meet, being ....
- Tributes paid to NTR on birth anniversary
Hyderabad: Rich tributes were paid to Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N.T. Rama Rao today on his 86th birth anniversary.
NTR's family mem....
- Gold-flecked nano-sensor detects mercury
Sydney: Researchers led by an Indian Australian have pioneered a gold-flecked nano-sensor that can precisely measure one of the world's most poisonous substances, mercury.
Develop....
- Heading PETA India isn't just another job
Bhubaneswar: Eight years ago, while working in a leather buying firm, she was horrified to notice a piece of fur sticking to leather. She went to animal rights group PETA India, was inspired by....
- 50 government websites to be made disabled friendly
New Delhi: Disabled rights groups have approached the IT ministry with a list of 50 government websites like that of the Indian Railways, Central Information Commission and Income Tax Departmen....
- New technique will detect water on earth-like planets
Washington: Since the early 1990s, astronomers have discovered more than 300 planets orbiting far away stars, nearly all of them being gas giants like Jupiter. Now, powerful telescopes, similar....
- Nurses asked to quit for speaking in Malayalam, to approach NHRC
New Delhi: Two nurses, who were asked to resign for speaking to each other in Malayalam at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here, will now take up the matter with the National Human Right's....
- Human skulls tumble out of clerk's office cupboard
Raipur: A team of senior government officials was stunned to discover two human skulls inside the cupboard of a clerk during a search of his office to probe complaints of financial irregulariti....
- Tharoor to stop writing newspaper columns
New Delhi: Former diplomat and first-time MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that he has stopped writing columns in newspaper and periodicals as he wants to concentrate on the problems of his con....
- Phishers start angling for Facebook, twitter
New Delhi: Twitterers and users of Facebook, beware!
For hackers have now begun targeting popular social networking sites, and chances are that the sites' members maybe hoodwinked....
- Bogus Australian doctor amputated limbs in India: report
Sydney: For 30 years Paul Dean appeared to live a saintly life tending to orphans and helping heal leprosy patients in impoverished villages in India.
Dean, who has been arrested on c....
- Child abuse can have long-term damaging outcome
Washington: Being abused in childhood can have damaging outcomes for the victim throughout his or her life, leading to more suicide attempts, prevalence of substance use disorder and proneness ....
- Tamil mourners say no going back on 'Eelam'
Toronto: More than 20,000 Canadian Tamils descended on the Ontario assembly here in black to mourn "innocent civilians killed in the genocide by Sri Lanka".
In their speeches ....
- Tamil diaspora observes today as black day
Toronto: The Tamil diaspora will mark today as a black day to mourn those killed by the Sri Lankan forces, the Canadian Tamil Congress said here on Thursday.
"In conjunction with ....
- India remembers Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other dignitaries gathered today to remember former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 18th death anniversary at his memor....
- IPL scholarships a boon for South African students
Pietermaritzburg: The Indian Premier League scholarship programme could not have come at a better time for eight-year-old S'bonga Zuma, who only started school at the Bisley Park Primary Sc....
- Gurkhas to get British residency rights
London: All Gurkha ex-soldiers who have served in the British Army are to be given the right to settle down in Britain with a formal statement expected on Thursday, a newspaper reported.
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- Amarnath pilgrimage registration starts
Jammu: Registration for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir began today at over 100 counters across the country, officials said.
The registration st....
- New party for Malaysian Indians formed
Kuala Lumpur: Several key members of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), banned in Malaysia, have set up Makkal Sakthi Party, the latest outfit that claims to speak for the Indian communit....
- Tamil diaspora vows to bring SL to its knees
Toronto: The end of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) simply marks the beginning of a new phase in their struggle for independence, the Canadian Tamil Congress announced here on Monda....
- Bio-particles trigger ice formation in clouds
Washington: A recent analysis of ice crystals, collected while an aircraft was flying through clouds, revealed that they were made up almost entirely of either dust or bacteria, fungal spores a....
- Scientists track movement of atoms in real time
Washington: A new technique tracks movement of freely moving single neutral atoms in real time, that is more than 99.7 percent accurate and sensitive enough to discern the arrival of a single a....
- World's largest leatherback turtle habitat identified
Pretoria: Scientists have identified Gabon in West Africa as the home of the world's largest leatherback turtle population.
The research involved country-wide land and aerial surv....
- Bookies score bull's eye in national predictions
Mumbai: Bookies and punters scored a bull's eye in the all-India election results outcome, but their calculations went awry in Mumbai where they suffered losses amounting to nearly Rs.500 c....
- Internet voting to decide Miss Bollywood IPL South Africa finalists
Johannesburg: Forty-eight young South African women are holding thumbs to see which 16 of them will go through to the finals of the Miss Bollywood IPL South Africa to be held at the Wanderers ....
- Zardari rings up Manmohan, congratulates him on poll win
New Delhi: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today rang up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to congratulate him on his Congress party's victory in the elections.
This was the first....
- Needed: A PM with a vision for a new India
New delhi: Nations get the presidents and prime ministers they deserve. With a national election just over, it is time to scan the prime minister that India needs and delineate the vision, val....
- More trouble for Canada's Sikh woman MP
Toronto: Embattled Indian Canadian MP Ruby Dhalla, who is facing charges of abuse by her two former nannies, was in more trouble on Thursday when an advocacy group working for foreign workers t....
- 'Restricting H-1B visas is bad for business and the economy'
Washington: Asserting that "handcuffing" employers from hiring talented workers will hurt the US economy, two experts have criticised proposals to limit hiring of holders of H-1B visas ....
- US diplomat's meetings trigger political row
New Delhi: A US diplomat's meetings with Indian political leaders at the fag end of the Lok Sabha elections has sparked a row with the Left today accusing Washington of meddling in New Delh....
- Indian-origin writer in costly fight with chiropractors
London: Popular Indian-origin science writer Simon Singh says he is considering fighting on with the British Chiropractic Association in a libel case that has already cost him more than 100,000....
- B.K. Modi's $10 mn penthouse hits headlines in Singapore
Singapore: In recession-hit Singapore where property prices have dived due to the economic downturn, news of Indian billionaire Bhupendra Kumar Modi moving into a $10.5-million (Rs.525 million)....
- Uttar Pradesh doctors demand protection through law
Lucknow: Wary of being assaulted by relatives of patients, doctors in Uttar Pradesh are demanding a special law for their protection.
The Provincial Medical and Health Services Associ....
- Buddhadeb and Mamata: The twain seldom meet
Kolkata: He is from a famous middle class family of North Kolkata, an area known for its old world charm. She has been born and brought up in a nondescript tiled-roofed house in a lower-middle ....
- Supreme Court orders revoking of NSA against Varun
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to revoke the National Security Act (NSA) imposed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Varun Gandhi.
A b....
- Indian democracy loses to Chinese efficiency - by 160 votes
London: As millions of Indians prepared for Wednesday's last round of elections, India's much-lauded democracy was given a thorough drubbing by China's efficiency-driven one-party ....
- Five deer found dead in Chhattisgarh zoo
Raipur: Five deer have been found dead in Maitri Bagh zoo of Chhattisgarh, an official said on Wednesday.
Maitri Bagh zoo, about 30 km west of state capital Raipur, is managed by Bhil....
- Indian scientists learn from failed experiment
Bangalore: Indian scientists recently carried out a controversial experiment in the ocean near Antarctica to get carbon dioxide captured from the air and stored in the sea. The experiment, mean....
- Kashmir's Amarnath pilgrimage begins on June 7
Srinagar: The annual pilgrimage to the Himalayan cave shrine in Kashmir, which was at the centre of a land row last summer, will begin June 7 and end Aug 5 this year, an official said today.
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- Air France accused of ill-treatment
Mumbai: Indian passengers who travelled from Paris to Mumbai on an Air France flight that was delayed by 28 hours today alleged that the airline staff ill-treated them and were racially biased....
- We have no terror links: Hindraf leader
Kuala Lumpur: A Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader, who was released after 18 months in a Malaysian jail, has denied the government's charge of having terror links, saying "ours....
- Couple ordered to leave Bihar village for 'witchcraft'
Patna: A village council in Bihar's Nawada district has ordered a couple to leave the village after residents alleged the woman practised witchcraft and blamed her for the death of two yout....
- India a land of powerful stories: Roswitha Joshi
New Delhi: Having lived in India for 30 years, Delhi-based German author Roswitha Joshi believes it is a land of contrasts and powerful stories. As she pens her next novel, she says these tale....
- British Hindu vows fight 'to the end' for open air cremation
New Delhi: Davinder Kumar Ghai, a devout British Hindu whose plea to be cremated in the open was turned down by Britain's high court, has vowed to continue his fight, saying the final rites....
- 230 Indians apply for asylum in Cyprus: EU
Brussels: Two hundred and thirty Indians were among the 240,000 people who applied for asylum in the European Union last year, the statistical office of the 27-member grouping has said in its ....
- President, PM greet nation on Buddha Poornima
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today greeted the nation on the occasion of Buddha Poornima, which is being celebrated on Saturday, and stressed the impo....
- Poor awareness stalls fair trade practices in India
New Delhi: Poor awareness, mammoth size, diversity and insularity are challenges India must overcome to ensure fair trade practices in grassroots businesses, World Fair Trade Organisation (WFTO....
- Karunanidhi to be discharged from hospital on Saturday
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi is likely to be discharged on Saturday from a hospital here following his recovery from high fever, hospital authorities said today.
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- Extend rural job guarantee scheme to urban areas
New Delhi: With 93 percent of India's workforce in the informal sector, an official panel has recommended the extension of the rural job guarantee programme to urban areas and called for a....
- Ruby Dhalla among top 50 most beautiful Canadians
Toronto: Embattled Indian-origin MP Ruby Dhalla is among the 50 people on a new list of the "most beautiful" Canadians, which has been topped by country singer Shania Twain.
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- Now five-star hotels offer freebies
Bangalore/Mumbai: Freebies like complimentary breakfast and airport transfers, which were scrapped last year, have checked-in again. Some 5-star hotels are even throwing in complimentary lunche....
- No solution for Padma awards controversy
New Delhi: The controversy over the Padma awards continues to dog the government. After admitting that the award selection committee took a call on the highest civilian honour in just a handful....
- Tagore tried tricks to flunk school: St Xavier's School
Kolkata: India's best known poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was an utter failure in school and an inattentive student to boot. According to documents sifted by researchers to be....
- New alloy to save Indian rails from toilet corrosion
Bangalore: A new alloy steel developed at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT-K) has provided the answer to one of the major problems faced by the Indian railway system, corrosion....
- Speaker Somnath Chatterjee starts writing his memoirs
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee has started writing his memoirs as his tenure is coming to an end after the new house is elected later this month, an official said today.
- Indian-origin MP, asked to explain nannies' mistreatment
Toronto: An alliance of organisations of caregivers in Canada on Tuesday demanded an investigation against Indian-origin MP Ruby Dhalla for her alleged mistreatment of two nannies at her family....
- Imprisoned Malaysian Indian legislator may quit
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Indian legislator M. Manoharan, who says he is frustrated at not being able to work for his constituents due to his imprisonment under the stringent Internal Security Ac....
- Indian buffalo at crossroads of science
Bangalore: India's ambitious project to sequence the genome of a buffalo - the mainstay of the country's dairy industry - has become a victim of inter-agency rivalry and ego problems, ....
- Professional, educated and aspiring to be politician
New Delhi: If you thought politics was the preserve of the corrupt or the criminal, think again. The 15th Lok Sabha polls boast of a new breed of candidates who are professionals, well educated....
- 'Blueprints for phase-III of Delhi Metro await govt nod'
New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director E. Sreedharan today said the proposal for phase-III of construction was awaiting approval from the state government.
S....
- Tension in Bihar town after Muslim's body dug out from grave
Patna: Tension prevailed in Bihar's Sasaram town after the body of an old Muslim man was dug out from his grave near Sher Shah's tomb and thrown on a pile of garbage, allegedly by act....
- Mughal royal descendant gets a helping hand
Kolkata: The great granddaughter-in-law of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar Sultana Begum, who now lives in a slum in West Bengal, is a little relieved. She now has the funds to perfo....
- I was kept in dark about Babri demolition: Kalyan Singh
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of keeping him in the "dark" about the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 and hatc....
- President Patil visits Parliament Museum
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Friday visited the Parliament Museum at the invitation of Speaker Somnath Chatterjee.
The president was accompanied by her husband Devisingh She....
- Malaysia may replace speaker with another Indian
Ipoh,Malaysia: Malaysia's Perak state is considering appointing another ethnic Indian as the assembly's speaker, but the incumbent is not yet ready to give up the post.
S. Va....
- Journos take a break - with cricket
New Delhi: These are some of the busiest days for journalists covering the Lok Sabha elections. But nothing like cricket to keep them in good spirits.
Despite the heat, some young jo....
- Jailed Malaysian Indian lawmaker may quit
Kuala Lumpur: Unable to personally serve his constituency, a jailed Malaysian Indian legislator may quit his assembly seat, a website reported.
But M. Manoharan's wife says she h....
- Recession has not impacted Yale's India initiatives
New Delhi: The global financial meltdown may have forced the Yale University in US to slash its overall endowment from $24 billion to $17. 5 billion and reduce its workforce by 300 people, but....
- I'm an adult, says boy caught for child labour
Bangalore: Mohammad Mani alias Jabbar, from distant Malda in West Bengal, would not have thought when he arrived here a month ago in search of work that he would land in trouble over his age if....
- British anti-poverty company criticised for India focus
London: MPs have attacked the million-pound-a-year salary taken by the head of a British government company that fights poverty in India and other developing countries.
The salary of ....
- Malaysia's Telugus want more TV, radio shows
Kuala Lumpur: Telugu speaking Malaysians, who have been outnumbered by their brethren from Tamil Nadu, have appealed for more radio and TV shows.
The Malaysian Telugu Association has....
- Anil, Tina Ambani are a pillar of strength, says Adnan Sami
Mumbai: Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has shifted his critically-ill father from Criticare to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and says all the arrangements were made following a call to Anil....
- Bangalore best Indian city but lags behind globally
New York: India's IT hub Bangalore has been rated the country's best city to live in on this year's global list but at 142 it falls far behind the leader, Austrian capital Vienna, ....
- Comets could have kick started life on earth
London: Comets could have supplied missing ingredients for the creation of life on earth, according to the latest study.
"When comets slammed into the earth about four billion yea....
- Indian villages benefit most from solar lanterns
Washington: Lanterns powered by solar energy, that are now being promoted in India's villages as the way out of the electricity shortfall, benefit women and children the most, a new study ....
- Eight Indian scientists honoured for groundbreaking research
New Delhi: Eight of India's leading scientists were today honoured with Thomson Reuters Research Excellence - India Research Front Awards for their groundbreaking work and influential cont....
- Recession forcing NRIs dip into Indian nest eggs
The economic crisis in the United States and Britain is reportedly forcing many NRIs to dip into their savings and assets back home. Due to job losses, default of mortgage payments and losses in t....
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