Indian-origin boy beats Einstein, Hawking in IQ Test
2018-01-27
Mehul Garg decided to take the test to follow in the footsteps of his older brotherContinue Reading
Kuwait amnesty to bring relief for Indian workers
2018-01-24
The amnesty has been granted from January 29 to February 22Continue Reading
Syro-Malankara rite buys historic Presbyterian church in US
2018-01-20
Greenbush church closes after 204 yearsContinue Reading
Adopted Indian child now a Swiss parliamentarian
2018-01-18
New Delhi: His biological mother Anasuiya could never have imagined that Niklaus-Samuel Gugger, whom she abandoned in a hospital 48 years ago just after his birth, would be the first Indian to be elected to the Swiss parliament. Born in CSI Lombard Memorial Hospital, run by Basel Mission, in Karnataka’sContinue Reading
India’s Carmelite sisters fill religious gap at US Catholic School
2018-01-18
Chandler: Many of the young students at St. Mary-Basha School in Chandler see the school’s newest teachers as living saints. Who could blame them? With deep brown habits, dark eyes and an eternal smile, the three Carmelite Sisters of St. Teresa from Kerala, India, resemble images little learners have seen on holyContinue Reading
Indian-origin teen jailed for trying to order explosives to kill father
2018-01-14
London: An Indian-origin teenager has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a UK court for trying to buy explosives online to kill his conservative Sikh father who did not approve of his white girlfriend. Gurtej Singh Randhawa was arrested in May last year after undercover officers from theContinue Reading
Indian-origin student shot dead in US
2017-12-30
Chicago : An Indian-origin college student was shot dead during a robbery attempt at a gas station in the US on Thursday and his relative critically injured, media reports said. Nineteen-year-old Arshad Vhora was filling in for his father — who was in India to attend a wedding — atContinue Reading
Indian schoolgirl drowns in Australia
2017-12-11
Adelaide: An Indian schoolgirl who was in Adelaide to play football at the Pacific School Games has drowned off a city beach. The 15-year-old was with four other girls at Holdfast marina at Glenelg on Sunday evening when they got into trouble. Lifesavers were able to rescue the others butContinue Reading
Indian missionary congregation promises priests to Townsville
2017-12-07
Priests from an Indian missionary congregation already ministering in Brisbane are expected to start a new mission in Townsville diocese next year. Following a visit to Kerela, India, Townsville Bishop Tim Harris, Fr Rod Ward and Discalced Carmelite Father John Kunnathumadapillil have reported fruitful meetings took place with the provincialContinue Reading
First Sikh woman elected as mayor in the U.S.
2017-11-30
New York: Preet Didbal has been elected as the mayor of Yuba city in California, becoming the first Sikh woman to hold the position in the United States. Ms. Didbal was appointed by the California city council and will be sworn in on December 5, KCRA-TV, an NBC-affiliated television station,Continue Reading