Indian clerics to return home from Pakistan
2017-03-19
“I just spoke to Syed Nazim Ali Nizami in Karachi. He told me that they are safe and will be back in Delhi tomorrow,” External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted.Continue Reading
Indians pull out of St Patrick’s Day parade
2017-03-18
Derry,Ireland: An Indian community group who were due to take part in this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Derry have pulled out as a mark of respect following the murder of Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin in India. The group were due to bring aspects of the ‘Holi’ festival toContinue Reading
Buddhist leader presents giant-sized painting to Vietnam
2017-03-17
New Delhi: Buddhist leader and head of the Drukpa Lineage, the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa, on Thursday presented to the people of Vietnam one of world’s largest religious paintings that was unveiled at the opening of the second India Buddhism Culture Day there, a statement said. The painting, which is 12Continue Reading
Indian-American teenager wins ‘Junior Nobel Prize’
2017-03-17
Indian-American teenager, Indrani Das, won the top, $250,000 prize in the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search competition for her research on treating brain injuries and diseases. Another Indian-American, Arjun Ramani, took the third place, which carries a prize of $150,000, for his project on networks using mathematical field of graphContinue Reading
7,059 Indians lodged in foreign jails
2017-03-17
The US, Canada, Australia and many countries in Europe do not share informationContinue Reading
Indian-origin woman officer sues Scotland Yard over racism
2017-03-13
The allegations included white colleagues being allowed to work on more complex investigations, while the women were held back.Continue Reading
US man tries to burn Indian-Americans’ store in Florida
2017-03-13
Richard Lloyd told detectives that he assumed the owner was an Arab and that angered himContinue Reading
Indian-American prosecutor fired by Trump after refusing to resign
2017-03-13
Washington: India-born top US prosecutor Preet Bharara, known for his crusade against corruption, has been fired by the Trump administration after he refused to quit following orders to the 46 Barack Obama- appointed attorneys to resign immediately. “I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney inContinue Reading
Two Indian engineers abducted by South Sudan rebels
2017-03-12
Kampala : South Sudan’s armed opposition says it has abducted two Indian engineers and accused them of working with the government. It was not clear when the abduction in oil-rich Upper Nile state occurred. The East African country has been devastated by three years of civil war, and its oil industryContinue Reading
147,000 children to suffer as global charity quits India
2017-03-06
“No clear reason given” for freezing Compassion International fundsContinue Reading