In historic breakthrough, 5 Indian-Americans sworn-in as members of US Congress
Washington-- Sealing a historic breakthrough for Indian-Americans, five were sworn-in on Tuesday as members of the US Congress -- one of them, Kamala Harris,...
Second edition of UP NRI Day in Lucknow
Lucknow-- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will inaugurate the second 'UP NRI Day' in the state capital on Wednesday, a government spokesman said...
UAE doctors help deaf Indian girl hear
Sharjah-- An Indian girl born with hearing difficulty is now able to hear after doctors here conducted a cochlear implant procedure on her successfully,...
Over 4,000 delegates to attend ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ from January 7 in Bengaluru
New Delhi--The Ministry of External Affairs on Monday announced that the annual overseas Indians' gathering -- "Pravasi Bharatiya Divas" -- will be held from...
Reserve Bank of India to announce facility for NRIs to exchange old notes
New Delhi-- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said that it will introduce a facility for exchange of old specified bank notes...
New York police allows Sikh officers to wear turbans, restricts beard to half-inch
By Arul Louis
New York-- New York Police Department (NYPD) will now allow Sikh officers to wear turbans and beards marking another milestone for members...
Looking into ladies’ room, Indian falls to death in Sharjah
Sharjah--A 28-year-old Indian man died after falling from a high-rise building here during a bid to spy on ladies living in the opposite building,...
Indian-origin sisters arrested for extortion
Toronto-- Two Indian-origin sisters based here were arrested on charges of extorting and cyber-bullying a billionaire in Lagos, Nigeria.
The sisters, Jyoti and Kiran Matharoo,...
Pakistani man held for killing Indian in Dubai
Dubai-- A Pakistani man was arrested by the police for murdering an Indian shopkeeper in Sharjah, in less than 12 hours after the incident,...
Indian-origin man found guilty of bribing Mexican officials
New York-- An Indian-origin man was found guilty of bribing Mexican officials to secure contracts, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell has said.
Kamta Ramnarine, 69,...