Tuesday, December 24, 2024

DIASPORA

Indian-Americans certain BJP will ride back to power under PM Modi

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) As they keenly wait for the grand electoral spectacle to unfold in their country of origin, most Indian-Americans say...

Indian embassy takes up case of dancer shot in Missiouri

New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Office of the Consulate General of India in Chicago said last Saturday that it is extending all possible...

Devotees take part in colourful ‘Palkhi Yatra’ at Abu Dhabi BAPS Hindu temple

Dubai, Feb 28 (IANS) hundreds of devotees took part in a grand procession of the Hindu community members at the newly-inaugurated BAPS Hindu temple...

UK writer’s deportation leads to war of words between the Congress and BJP

Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) A war of words has broken out between the Congress government and the BJP in Karnataka over the incident of...

Investigative journalist killed in New York building fire

New York, Feb 26 (IANS) An Indian investigative journalist has died in a building fire in New York City despite firefighters’ heroic efforts to...

Jaahnavi Kandula death: US Hindu group asks ‘Where is justice?’

New York, Feb 24 (IANS) A top Hindu advocacy group in the US has said that it is "shocking" and "disheartening" to see that...

Geeta Batra named as first woman director of World Bank’s GEF

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Geeta Batra, an Indian economist, has been named as the new Director at the Independent Evaluation Office of the World...

Former prison officer jailed for bribery bid in Singapore

Singapore, Feb 23 (IANS) A 57-year-old Indian-origin former prison officer in Singapore was sentenced to more than three years in jail on Friday for...

Seattle police officer who struck Indian student will not face charges

Hyderabad, Feb 22 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working President K.T. Rama Rao on Thursday termed the decision of a US court to drop...

Nikki Haley says she’s not dropping out of Republican primary

Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former US ambassador to the United Nations and former Governor of South Carolina, has said...