Kerala to launch chit fund for diaspora to finance highways
Thiruvananthapuram, India--The Kerala government aims to raise Rs 10,000 crore from non-resident Keralites (NRK) by launching a chit fund scheme 'Pravasi chitti' to finance...
India-born girl missing in Texas after late-night punishment
Washington-- A three-year-old India-born girl has gone missing in Texas after her father told her to stand outside their home in the middle of...
S. African healer gets life for killing of Indian-origin woman
Johannesburg--A South African healer has been sentenced to life for his role in the murder of an Indian-origin woman by promising four men over...
India keen to strengthen ties with diaspora
Addis Ababa--India is keen to strengthen ties with its people abroad, President Ram Nath Kovind said while urging them to make use of schemes...
Indian-American Ajit Pai gets 2nd term as FCC Chairman
Washington--The US Senate has approved the nomination of Indian American Ajit Varadaraj Pai for a second term as the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Chairman.
Pai,...
No Indian casualty in Las Vegas concert massacre
New Delhi--There has been no Indian casualty so far in the mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert on Sunday evening that claimed about...
Jagmeet Singh becomes first Sikh to lead major Canadian party
Toronto--Jagmeet Singh, a 38-year-old Indian-origin Sikh lawyer who rose to prominence as an upbeat opponent of police carding, was elected to lead Canada's New...
Indian-origin “chicken king” to face inquiry over hygiene standards
London--An Indian-origin founder of Britain's 2 Sisters Food Group -- the largest supplier of chicken to supermarkets in the country -- is facing a...
Freed from ISIS captivity, Indian priest prays for his captors
New Delhi-- Not in the least angry with his captors, Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was released by ISIS terrorists from an undisclosed location in...
Aarzu Singh is Miss India Australia 2017
Melbourne--Aarzu Singh of Gold Coast, Queensland, has been crowned Miss India Australia 2017 in Sydney, an organiser said on Thursday.
Mallika Raj from Canberra was...