Dubai, Jan 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two daughters of an Indian couple who were murdered inside their home in Dubai, will testify at a court next month, the media reported. The two sisters, aged 18 and 13,…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the eve of her taking over as the path-breaking first vice president of Asian descent, Kamala Harris assured her fellow Americans from the continent celebrating her…
Abu Dhabi, Jan 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian missions and organisations across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are prepping for scaled-down Republic Day celebrations this January 26 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Indian Embassy…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The first Indian recorded to have reached the shores of the US is a man from Madras (now Chennai), the area from where the family of Shyamala…
Dubai, Jan 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Dubai-based Indian woman has succumbed to her injuries after she was accidentally run over by her husband while he was trying to park his vehicle, the media reported on Monday….
Patna, Jan 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to attract Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) of Bihar origin, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar held talks through video conference with members of the Bihar-Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA). Nitish…
Washington, Jan 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President-elect Joe Biden has named Uzra Zeya, an Indian-American diplomat who quit her State Department job in protest against the outgoing administration’s alleged racial and sexist bias, as his Under…
Washington, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Aftab Pureval, an Indian-American Democrat, has announced his candidature for the Mayor of the US city of Cincinnati in Ohio state. Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Pureval said: “It’s been a…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) India has the world’s largest diaspora with about 18 million people born there now living abroad, according to John Wilmoth, the director of UN’s Population Division at…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday named health policy expert Vidur Sharma as the testing adviser on his Covid-19 Response Team. Sharma, the latest Indian American nominee…
Dubai, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 15-year-old Indian girl based in Dubai has launched a campaign via which she has helped collect more than 25 tonnes of e-waste for recycling in more than four years, a…
New York, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin man has killed his daughter and mother-in-law after which he committed suicide in a New York state village, according to media reports quoting police. Bhupinder Singh, 57, shot…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) An expert on energy and climate change, Sonia Aggarwal, was named on Thursday by President-elect Joe Biden as the senior advisor for climate policy and innovation, the…
Abu Dhabi, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian diplomatic missions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have warned jobseekers against fake agents, a media report said on Thursday. According to the Gulf News report, the warning came…
Dubai, Jan 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several Indians were among 27 workers injured in a collision between a bus and a trailer in the Jebel Ali Industrial area here on Wednesday, police said. However, no casualties were…
Ottawa, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Industry Minister and senior-most among the four ministers of Indian origin in the cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, suddenly resigned on Tuesday, citing family grounds for his…
Dubai, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two Indian expats won 250g of gold each at the ongoing Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), according to a media report. The two expats won at the Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group…
Dubai, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Many Indian expats who were stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to airport closures while they were on their way to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, have finally returned to…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who shone a bright literary light of evocativeness and imagery overcoming his blindness, has died here at the age of 86. The New…
Chandigarh, Jan 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) British Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi has sent a letter, signed by over 100 MPs and Lords, to Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the ongoing farmers’ protests in India, asking…