Mumbai-born Indo-Australian scientist develops microfactory to tackle e-waste hazard
Sydney-- In a pioneering effort to tackle the growing mountains of e-waste, an IIT-trained Australian scientist of Indian origin at the University of New...
ICICI Bank enables NRIs to send money through social media on its Money2India app
MUMBAI--ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by consolidated assets, announced the launch of a service that enables Non Resident Indians (NRIs) to send...
Indian yoga instructor jailed for molesting woman in Singapore
Singapore-- An Indian yoga instructor here has been sentenced to nine months' jail and a fine of 1,000 Singapore dollars for molesting a woman.
Rakesh...
Alberta allows Sikhs to drive motorcycles without helmets
Toronto-- Canada's Alberta province, which has the third largest population of Sikhs after British Columbia and Onatrio, will allow turban-wearing Sikhs to drive motorcycles without...
Indian accused of smuggling fake journalists into Australia
Canberra-- An Indian national has been charged with people smuggling after allegedly attempting to sneak a team of fake journalists into Brisbane, Australian authorities...
Indian chef wins in another American show
New York--Indian chef Aarthi Sampath, who had earlier won the American reality-based cooking show "Chopped", has now emerged as the winner of "Beat Bobby...
Two Indian-origin officials from Americas at UNSC ministerial signal diaspora’s influence
By Arul Louis
United Nations-- In a sign of the Indian diaspora's growing influence, two cabinet-level officials of Indian-descent represented the biggest superpower, the US,...
How Sunita Williams is continuing her career in space
Washington-- Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is now helping privately-held companies like Space X and Boeing to develop their new spacecraft systems, which will eventually...
Teaching President Bush the Art of Painting Portraits by an Indian-American Artist
DALLAS—Indian-Americans are known for their skills in IT, engineering, medicine, franchise, entrepreneurship and yes spelling bees, but art? Well, now there is at least...
Study: One-third women in rural India unaware of breast cancer
London-- While early detection is the key for successful breast cancer treatment, one in three women in rural India had not even heard of...