New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Australian government has decided to recommence the Adoption Programme with India, as per the Hague Convention on Inter-Country Adoption, said the Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry on Tuesday….
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) The Eminent Persons’ Group (EPG) on Nepal-India Relations has recommended the idea of “smart border” and limiting the cross border movements only from the designated border points. The move has been…
By Radhika Bhirani Melbourne, Aug 12 (IANS) Rajkumar Hirania’s “Sanju” on Sunday walked away with the Best Film honour here at the Westpac IFFM Awards night, where Manoj Bajpayee won the Best Actor for his…
By Paras Ramoutar Port-of-Spain, Aug 12 (IANS) People in this Caribbean nation on Sunday mourned the death of their national-icon and Noble laureate V.S. Naipaul, with many calling him “one of greatest gifts to the…
By K.S. Jayaraman Bengaluru, Aug 12 (IANS) A team of Indian-American researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) and at the University of Utah at Salt Lake City, has used an ingenious process…
New York, Aug 11 (IANS) MIT researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed novel machine-learning techniques to improve the quality of life for patients by reducing toxic chemotherapy and radiotherapy dosing for an aggressive form…
By Radhika Bhirani Melbourne, Aug 10 (IANS) For a section of the audience whose perception of “Bollywood” is not devoid of song and dance sequences, Tabrez Noorani’s carefully cast “Love Sonia” turned out to be…
Singapore, Aug 10 (IANS) An Indian-origin lawyer was on Friday fined 1,600 Singapore dollars and banned from driving for a year after he pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge. Jeyendran Jeyapal, 39, a deputy…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the aviation regulator to obtain a detailed report from British Airways over an alleged incident of an Indian passenger and his family being…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Ahead of a pro-Khalistan rally scheduled in London on August 12, India on Thursday said it is for Britain to decide whether to allow an event that seeks to promote…
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) Are you addicted to your smartphones, laptops and tablets? The blue light emitting from these digital devices can affect your eye’s retina and lead to age-related macular degeneration, according to a…
San Francisco, Aug 9 (IANS) An elderly Sikh man was viciously attacked in California, leading to fears among the community that he may have been a victim of hate crime, the media reported. On Wednesday,…
New York, Aug 6 (IANS) Indian American business executive Indra K. Nooyi will step down as the Chief Executive of food and beverage major PepsiCo Inc in October, the company said on Monday. According to…
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA on Friday for its first human spaceflight programme from the US soil since the retirement of the space shuttle…
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is among the nine astronauts named by NASA on Friday for its first human spaceflight programme since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011. The astronauts…
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) An Indian American Muslim advocacy group has called for an immediate suspension of the National Registry of Citizens (NRC) in Assam until irregularities that have resulted in four million people being…
Abu Dhabi, Aug 3 (IANS) An Indian expat on Friday hit a jackpot by winning 10 million dirhams in a raffle draw at Abu Dhabi International Airport. “This is great. Since this is for real…
Kabul, Aug 2 (IANS) An Indian national and two others working for international food company Sodexo in Afghanistan were kidnapped and killed by gunmen here on Thursday. “An Indian, a Malaysian and a Macedonian citizen…
Kabul, Aug 2 (IANS) An Indian national and two others were killed here on Thursday after they were kidnapped by gunmen. All three men, including a Malaysian and Macedonian, were believed to be working for…
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India has secured release of 31 fishermen from Tamil Nadu who were stranded in Iran after their employers in the West Asian nation withheld their passports, External Affairs Minister Sushma…