Washington, Jan 15 (IANS) Raj Shah, an Indian American spokesman in the White House Press Office, has left President Donald Trump’s administration and joined an arm of a Florida-based lobbying firm, officials said. Shah, a…
Jakarta, Jan 14 (IANS) Indonesian search teams on Monday recovered the cockpit voice recorder of the Lion Air aircraft which had crashed into the Java Sea in October, killing all 189 people on board, including…
Singapore, Jan 12 (IANS) A 31-year-old Indian man was sentenced to 13 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault of a minor and…
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) M. Night Shyamalan, the US-based Indian-origin filmmaker, feels the wave of tribalism is taking over the world with people getting scared about losing their distinct identity. But…
Dubai, Jan 11 (IANS) Claiming India was being divided for political reasons and that there has been intolerance for the last five years, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday called upon the Indian diaspora across…
By Arul Louis New York, Jan 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump said Friday that he will change the H1-B visa system for professionals to ensure “certainty” and a path to citizenship for those on…
Dubai, Jan 11 (IANS) On his maiden visit to the UAE, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday reached out to Indian expatriates and assured them of accommodating and redressing their issues in the party’s manifesto…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Over 5,000 people will participate in this year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) — the Indian diaspora conclave to be held in Varanasi from January 21 to 23, Minister of State…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Producer Mahaveer Jain, who along with filmmaker Karan Johar, initiated the move for a delegation of young Bollywood talent to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, says he…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Astronomers, including some of Indian origin, have detected repeating energy bursts from a single source from deep space for the second time in history — giving impetus to theories that there…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna has asked President Donald Trump to end the ongoing government shutdown and denounced hiss plans to declare a national emergency to build a border wall. As…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) A team led by an Indian American researcher has received a grant for studying thrombosis — a life threatening condition of blood clots being formed in the veins and arteries. Sriram…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Democrat Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to serve in the US Senate, has criticised President Donald Trump over the federal government shutdown and called it a “crisis of the President’s own…
Nassau (Bahamas), Jan 9 (IANS) The great Indian poker hope of winning the Rs 36 crore stake at Bahamas has folded. All the eight Indians and several Indian-origin players have been busted out of the…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 8 (IANS) Four women will dominate the global economic policy sphere with eminent academic Gita Gopinath becoming the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) chief economist. In a sign of growing…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 8 (IANS) Eminent academic and former economic adviser to the Kerala government, Gita Gopinath has taken over as the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) chief economist in a time of…
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) American-Sikh communities have urged the Pakistan government to make sure that the Kartarpur Sahib Complex (KSC) is maintained in its original state. The American Sikh Council (ASC) in a statement on…
Nassau (Bahamas), Jan 8 (IANS) An Indian-origin professional poker player is among the top contenders in the Pokerstars tournament here, even as the top winning price goes up to Rs 36 crore ($5.1 million), helped…
Dublin, Jan 5 (IANS) An Indian student has died after falling off a cliff in Ireland while taking a selfie. The unidentified Indian national in his 20s was studying at a university in Dublin. He…
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has called up the family of Indian-origin police officer Ronil Singh who was shot to death allegedly by an illegal immigrant in the US state of California…