Washington: Suhag Shukla, Executive Director, Legal Counsel, and co-founder of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), and Sapreet Kaur, Executive Director of Sikh Coalition have been named among twelve “faith leaders to watch in 2017” by the Center for American Progress. CAP says, “Shukla has positioned HAF as a strong voiceContinue Reading
The students have campaigned publicly for the right to stay in New Zealand despite their fraudulent visas.Continue Reading
Manchester, UK: An Indian-origin teacher in the UK has sold her home, which has a market value of 250,000 pounds, for a token of mere 2 pounds to ensure that she cannot be evicted from the property. Rekha Patel has been locked in a feud with her neighbour over someContinue Reading
London: Queen Elizabeth II will host a special reception at Buckingham Palace to kick start the UK-India Year of Culture celebrations in Britain, the Indian high commissioner here has said, noting that the bilateral ties have merged “truly exciting”. In his address at the annual Republic Day event in London,Continue Reading
A 34-year-old British woman has divorced her Indian husband after a two-year legal battle that started when she traced him to Kerala, where he had returned to his village after deserting her. Mariyam Khaliq, the British woman of Pakistani origin, had befriended Kunnumbath Noushad Hussain, 34, on Facebook while heContinue Reading
Manasvi won the Miss India title in 2010Continue Reading
Portadown, Ireland: A happy diner at an Indian restaurant in Portadown has surprised staff by leaving a £1,000 tip on a £79 bill. Chef Babu, (Shabbir Satter) of the Indian Tree in the town, said he was called over “very discreetly” by the man, who wanted to remain anonymous. TheContinue Reading
The foreign office has recommended issuing Overseas Citizens of India cards to fifth-generation and older migrantsContinue Reading
London: An Indian-origin woman in the UK who suffered 17 miscarriages and was told she may never be able to have babies is now the proud mother of four daughters. At the age of just 18, Lytina Kaur, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, an aggressive cancer of theContinue Reading
Washington: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday appointed Indian-American Raj Shah as Deputy Communications Director and Research Director, a key White House position. According to a statement by the transition team, Trump filled out more of his senior White House staff, formally naming Katie Walsh Deputy Chief of Staff toContinue Reading