Washington: Indian-American Congressman Dr Ami Bera has been re-elected as chairman of a key congressional subcommittee that plays a major role in the policies relating to Asia, Pacific, Central Asia, and non-proliferation. Ami Bera, 55, who is the longest-serving Indian-American in the House of Representatives, has been elected again toContinue Reading
By Ranjitha Mwanga, Tanzania: Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany, an Indian catholic religious congregation, on January 23 added four Tanzanians to its fold. Novices Clara Mariamu, Anitha Fadhila, Bernadeta Nonkondo and Veronica Mamue pronounced the first vows at a function in Divine Mercy Church in Mwanga, a townContinue Reading
Washington: Indian-American Democrat and lawyer Aftab Pureval has announced his candidacy for the post of Cincinnati’s Mayor, promising to improve the lives of the people in the major US city amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic. Mr Pureval, who is the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, confirmed his candidacy in aContinue Reading
London: A British Indian postal worker has been awarded nearly 230,000 pounds as compensation and loss of earnings after an employment tribunal in the UK accepted his claim of harassment and discrimination on the grounds of race and religion. Mathan Shunmugaraja had taken his former employer, Royal Mail, to theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Global leaders have lauded India’s leadership in scientific innovation and decisive action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country gets set to begin the world’s largest vaccination drive against the novel coronavirus. The Drug Controller General of India on Jan 3 approved the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield,Continue Reading
Dover: When thousands of truckers were stranded in southern England by France’s border closure, help came from an unexpected source: a small volunteer army of British Sikhs who jumped into action to rustle up thousands of chickpea curries and pizzas. Up to 10,000 truckers are stranded as they wait forContinue Reading
Colombo: Opposition and civic groups have heavily opposed the government’s proposed joint venture with India’s Adani Group on the operations of the Colombo Port’s East Container Terminal. “This is a betrayal of the people’s mandate,” Ven. Magalkande Sudantha Thero, the general secretary of the Nawa Sinhala Rawaya National Organization toldContinue Reading
By Stephen Alathara Bangalore: Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Joseph Kalathiparambil of Verapoly as a member of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples for five years. This is the second time the 68-year-old Indian prelate joins the congregation. Earlier, he had served the commission for five years from 2011,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Brussels: India was listed the fifth most dangerous country for journalists by the largest organization for media persons in the world. The International Federation of Journalists reports that as many as 2,658 journalists have been murdered all over the world in the past 30 years. TheContinue Reading
Washington: Raja Jon Vurputoor Chari, an Indian-American US Air Force colonel, is among 18 astronauts, half of them women, who have been selected by NASA for its ambitious manned mission to the Moon and beyond. The modern lunar exploration programme will land the first woman and next man on theContinue Reading