Dubai, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian expat from Hyderabad has won $1 million at the Dubai Duty Free (DDF) draw, the media reported. Laxmi Venkata Tata Rao Grandhi, 34, won $1 million after his ticket…
Lahore, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sikh community in Pakistan said that it wants a handwritten copy of Guru Granth Sahib, which is currently on display at a museum in Lahore and estimated to be 300…
Seattle, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin Facebook engineer Ashok Chandwaney has quit the company, accusing the social network of “profiting off hate” in the US and globally. Chandwaney who worked at Facebook for more than…
Dubai, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Passengers flying from the UAE to India may now get their Covid-19 (RT-PCR) tests done at home for Dh190, budget carrier Air India Express (AIE) has announced. Those who don’t require…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a break from the US constitutional separation of state and religion, the administration of President Donald Trump has introduced Sikhs as a distinctive group to be…
Abu Dhabi, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The India Social and Culture Centre (ISC) has reopened its doors for the Indian community after remaining shut for six months due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a media report said….
Muscat, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian women accounted for the most number of expat female employees in Oman’s government sector, according to a report by the Middle Eastern country’s National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)….
Muscat, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 50-year-old Indian expat artist allegedly committed suicide in his apartment in Muscat, the Royal Oman Police said. Ujji Krishnan, the graphic designer and signboard artist, was found dead hanging from…
Dubai, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian expat man sexually abused a jogger while she was exercising near her residence in Dubai, a court heard. The incident took place in Bur Dubai in June, reports Gulf…
Abu Dhab, Sep 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian expat based in Sharjah, who won 10 million dirhams in the Big Ticket Abu Dhabi raffle draw, thought it was a prank call when the organisers phoned him…
New York, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) A NASA-funded research led by a team of Indian-origin scientists in the US has developed lighter, faster-charging batteries suitable for powering a spacesuit, or even a Mars rover. Shailendra Chiluwal,…
By Arul Louis New York, Aug 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin family’s car dealership was set ablaze by rioters in the protest-hit US city of Kenosha, Wisconsin destroying nearly 100 vehicles and causing damages worth $2.5…
New York, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Covid-19 pandemic has given a tremendous boost to online delivery platforms and retail drone technology will see a commercial rollout on a larger scale in the not-too-distant future, Indian-origin…
By Arul Louis New York, Aug 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a show of his support for legal immigration, US President Donald Trump dramatically welcomed an Indian software developer to “the great American family of citizens” in…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-origin researchers at Facebook AI have developed a system that enables a machine to generate a dance for any input music, creating original, creative dance routines for any music that…
By Nikhila Natarajan and Arul Louis New York, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) During the first night of the Republican National Convention (RNC), former US Ambassador to the UN and breakout Indian-American politician Nikki Haley urged citizens…
By Nikhila Natarajan and Arul Louis New York, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Less than a week after Kamala Harris made history by becoming the first Black and Indian-American woman of colour to be chosen for a…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Monday that if diplomatic talks with China over the border issue fail, then military options are on the table. “The military…
By Arul Louis New York, Aug 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump’s supporters have produced a video ad targeting Indian-Americans as he campaigns against the Democratic Party ticket that has Kamala Harris, who is of…
New York, Aug 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) A team of health experts, including those of Indian-origin, has found that people who recovered from the Covid-19 disease are being commonly readmitted to the hospital within 14 days of…