Rio Olympics: South African team to include Indian-origin chef
2016-08-02
The 28th edition of the modern Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janereio from August 5 to 21Continue Reading
Over 10,000 Indian workers face food scarcity in Saudi Arabia
2016-07-31
In a humanitarian crisis, over 10,000 Indian workers in Saudi Arabia are facing severe food shortage due to financial hardship after losing their jobs and the government has ordered its mission in the Gulf nation to provide food to them besides other assistance. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj appealed toContinue Reading
Indian national not executed in Indonesia: Sushma Swaraj
2016-07-30
NEW DELHI: Indian national Gurdip Singh, who was to be executed on Thursday on drug charges in Indonesia, has not been put to death, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today. “Indian Ambassador in Indonesia has informed me that Gurdip Singh whose execution was fixed for last night, has notContinue Reading
Indian-origin woman opens maternity clinic for rape victims
2016-07-30
Pavana Amara waived her anonymity as a rape victim to launch the My Body Back projectContinue Reading
Indian embassy to appeal to Qatar SC for two on death row
2016-07-30
New Delhi : The Indian embassy in Qatar is making preparations for an appeal to the country’s Supreme Court on behalf of two Indians on death row and a third serving a life sentence in Qatar, the government said on Thursday. While Subramanian Alagappa and Chilladurai Perumal have been sentencedContinue Reading
New Zealand diocese ordains first Indian-origin priest
2016-07-29
Fr Austin Fernandes worked for an engineering company in New ZealandContinue Reading
Indian woman abducted in Afghanistan rescued
2016-07-23
Her release was announced by Sushma Swaraj on Saturday morningContinue Reading
Indian journalist wins International Press Freedom Award
2016-07-19
Subramaniam has extensively written on human rights violations including tribal protests against police atrocitieContinue Reading
Amar, Bose of sound, passes away
2016-07-15
Amar Gopal Bose, Indian-American entrepreneur and academic behind the revolutionary sound systems of Bose Corporation, died on July 12 at the age of 83 in Wayland, Massachusetts. Dr. Bose was born on November 2, 1929, in Philadelphia, to an American schoolteacher and Noni Gopal Bose, a freedom fighter and CalcuttaContinue Reading
India to evacuate 600 citizens from South Sudan
2016-07-13
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs Gen VK Singh will lead the operationsContinue Reading