Kathmandu, June 15 (IANS) Three Indian labourers were killed and three others injured when a part of an under-construction building collapsed in Nepal’s Dang district on Saturday, officials said. Chief of the Dang District Administration…
Dubai, June 15 (IANS) Indian expats in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are gearing up for the World Cup clash between India and Pakistan in Manchester on Sunday, with some hoping that the match doesn’t…
Chandigarh, June 14 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators from Punjab on Friday met officials of the Ministry of External Affairs, urging them to ensure the safe return of two Punjabi women “trapped” in Australia…
Kuwait City, June 14 (IANS) An Indian national was arrested here for stealing a credit card of a Kuwaiti woman and misusing it, the media reported. Personnel from the crime branch checked the CCTV footage…
Singapore, June 12 (IANS) An Indian has been charged in Singapore with attempting to assault a police officer and causing annoyance to the public in a drunken state. Murugesan Ragupathiraja, 25, faces 10 charges, three…
Dubai, June 12 (IANS) A 36-year-old Indian man accused of groping a seven-year-old girl here has denied a molestation charge at the Dubai Court of First Instance. Dubai prosecutors on Tuesday accused the Indian man,…
Dubai, June 11 (IANS) An Oman-based Indian national on Tuesday won a $1 million jackpot in Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw. Raghu Krishnamurthy became the 143rd Indian to have won $1 million at the…
Dubai, June 11 (IANS) An eight-year-old Indian expat student has collected nearly 15,000 kg of paper waste in Dubai as part of the Emirates Environmental Group’s nationwide recycling campaign. The student, Nia Tony, was honoured…
Colombo, June 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena for the second time in 10 days and agreed that terrorism was a “joint threat” that needed collective and…
Colombo, June 9 (IANS) Indian democracy has been strengthened by the sweeping mandate in the general elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Sunday, adding that democracy is a part of Indian culture. “The…
Colombo, June 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the Indian diaspora to contribute to India’s development and said the country’s image had changed a lot in the last few years. Addressing the…
Dubai, June 9 (IANS) Repatriation of the bodies of the Indian victims in Thursday’s horrific bus accident in Dubai was finally completed on Sunday. The repatriation of 11 Indians was complete with the last three…
Dubai, June 8 (IANS) The survivors of the Dubai bus accident which claimed 17 lives, including those of 12 Indians, recounted the horror when their bus, returning from Oman, took a wrong exit and crashed…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Six buses carrying about 240 Kashmiri Pandits left for Kashmir from here this morning on an annual pilgrimage to Kheer Bhawani temple, whose logistics is being taken care of by…
Las Vegas, June 8 (IANS) Indian-American activist Priya Sawhney, who interrupted Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’ on-stage talk, was arrested on trespassing and burglary charges. Sawhney, 30, rushed on stage during Amazon’s “re:MARS” event…
Dubai, June 8 (IANS) An 85-year-old Indian expatriate in Dubai has collected over 2,000 foreign coins and banknotes, a hobby he started when he was just 12-years-old, the media reported. Parshotam Mukhi has gone on…
Dubai, June 7 (IANS) At least 12 Indians were among the 17 people killed in a horrific crash in which a bus full of holiday makers returning from Oman met with an accident in Dubai,…
Dubai, June 7 (IANS) Eight Indians were among the 17 people who were killed when a tourist bus from Oman rammed into a signboard in Dubai, the Consulate General of India (CGI) here said on…
Dubai, June 6 (IANS) UAE-based Malayalis have expressed concern for their loved ones back home, as a Kerala youth tested positive for the Nipah virus, leading to a number of traders and travellers taking precautionary…
Washington, June 5 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama has praised San Diego-based Sikh neuroscientist Jiwandeep Kohli who is celebrating this year’s Pride Month with a rainbow turban. Kohli, who is a bisexual, went viral…