New York, July 24, 2020: A leading Hindu group in the United States wants school children in New York taught the correct meaning of Swastika, India’s ancient auspicious symbol. The American Hindus Against Defamation (AHAD), an initiative of World Hindu Council of America, says that many in the world viewContinue Reading
Singapore, July 22, 2020: A 59-year-old Indian-origin nurse in Singapore has been conferred with the President’s Award for Nurses for serving on the frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic. Kala Narayanasamy was among the five nurses given the award, the Ministry of Health announced on July 21. Each recipient was awardedContinue Reading
Singapore, July 13, 2020: Singapore has deported 10 Indian nationals, including students, and barred them from re-entering the country for violating the “circuit breaker” rules enforced to curb the spread of the coronavirus, officials announced on Monday, warning that the government would not hesitate to take “strong action” against thoseContinue Reading
Washington, July 12, 2020: The Sikh community in the US has vowed to work for the development of Punjab, particularly in areas of education and environment, as they hailed the outreach efforts of the Indian Embassy in resolving their issues. The Sikhs in America are willing to invest in theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 9, 2020: Two Indian prelates are among the new members Pope Francis appointed on July 8 to the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue. They are Archbishop Felix Anthony Machado, the secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, and Bishop Raphy Manjaly ofContinue Reading
Srinagar, July 7, 2020: A Kashmiri couple is in the process of buying a 97-year-old vacant church in America that they want to convert into a museum and library of art, culture and history of Kashmir. Khurshid Guru, a robotic surgeon and his wife, Lubna Guru are buying the churchContinue Reading
London, July 6, 2020: Gaitri Issar Kumar of the 1986 batch of the Indian Foreign Service has taken over as India’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom. She is the third woman envoy in the key post since independence, after Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and Ruchi Ghanashyam. Soon after taking over,Continue Reading
Kuwait, July 6, 2020: A total of 800,000 Indians may be forced to leave Kuwait as its National Assembly committee has approved a draft expat quota bill seeking to reduce the number of foreign workers in the Gulf country. The National Assembly’s legal and legislative committee has determined that theContinue Reading
London, July 4, 2020: An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 34 months’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to arson following a fire at a shopping center in Leicester in eastern England last year. Parvinder Singh, 28, was jailed this week after he admitted “arson being reckless as to whether lifeContinue Reading
New York, June 24, 2020: Owing to the increase in communal violence and hate speech in India, over a thousand Indian American civil rights organizations, academicians and human rights activists have written to US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo requesting him to designate India as a Country of Particular ConcernContinue Reading
