By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, July 5 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi once caused a stir by claiming over 70 per cent Punjab’s youth were addicted to drugs. The party, which returned to power in March…
Dubai, July 4 (IANS) The Dubai Municipality has honoured a 10-year-old Indian expat who turned his love for the World Cup into an innovative way to reduce plastic bag waste. Using his own Eid money,…
Abu Dhabi, July 4 (IANS) An Indian expatriate won a 7 million dirham ($1.9 million) lottery for a ticket he purchased at the Abu Dhabi International Airport just before boarding a flight for India, a…
Kharagpur, July 3 (IANS) IIT Kharagpur will honour thirteen alumni with the Distinguished Alumnus Award during its 64th Convocation on July 20, the institute said in a statement on Tuesday. The profiles of awardees include…
By Arul Louis United Nations, July 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the suicide attack in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad that killed 19 people, most of them Sikhs, and called for the protection of minorities,…
New York, July 3 (IANS) Administering low-dose aspirin — a commonly used medication to treat pain, fever, or inflammation — may help in reducing plaques in the brain, reducing Alzheimer’s disease pathology as well as…
New York, July 3 (IANS) An Indian-American student who hacked into his school’s computer system last year to change his failing grades to “A” has been granted probation and asked to apologise to his professors….
By Arul Louis New York, July 3 (IANS) Indian American federal appeals court judge Amul Thapar has emerged as a “serious” contender for a spot in the US Supreme court and has been interviewed for…
Chicago, July 3 (IANS) A new order of leadership has emerged around the world which is “transient” in nature and dependent on “the issues of the day”, a just-published book edited by a leading Indian…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday “strongly” condemned the terror attack in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city that killed at least 19, including many Sikhs on Sunday, and offered India’s assistance to…
By Arul Louis New York, July 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has appointed an Indian-American official, Raj Shah, to a key role in the contentious process of the appointment of the next justice of…
By Arul Louis New York, July 1 (IANS) A person has been arrested and charged with threatening to kill the children of Ajit Pai, the head of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according…
Washington, June 30 (IANS) The Democratic National Committee (DNC), the decision-making body of the Democratic Party in the US, has tapped Indian American Seema Nanda to serve as its new CEO and handle day-to-day operations,…
New York, June 30 (IANS) Using catheter-based ablation instead of medications alone may reduce the risks of death and stroke in patients with the common form of heart arrhythmia known as atrial fibrillation (AFib), a…
Washington, June 29 (IANS) Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal was arrested along with 575 other women during a protest staged here against US President Donald Trump’s border and immigration policy. Jayapal said she was asked to…
Singapore City, June 28 (IANS) An top Indian-origin intellectual property litigator in Singapore has been appointed as a judicial commissioner of the country’s Supreme Court by President Halimah Yacob, according to an official statement. Dedar…
Washington, June 28 (IANS) Amul Thapar, an Indian-American appeals court judge from the US state of Kentucky is on President Donald Trump’s short list of potential nominees to replace Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who…
New York, June 28 (IANS) People with high fitness during their middle ages are significantly less likely to die from heart diseases in later life even if they were diagnosed with depression, researchers including one…
Singapore City, June 27 (IANS) A Myanmarese maid in Singapore was charged on Wednesday with the murder of a 70-year-old Indian origin woman in her home. Mehrotra Shashi was found lying motionless in her 12th-storey…
New York, June 27 (IANS) Scientists, led by one of Indian-origin, have identified a type of immune cells that may play a key role in ridding the body of malaria-infected blood cells. The discovery of…