Sikh store-owner stabbed to death in US
New York, Aug 17 (IANS) A Sikh store-owner has been stabbed to death in the US state of New Jersey, in a third incident targeting the community in the country in the last three weeks….
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Kamala Harris to make first campaign endorsement
Washington, Aug 17 (IANS) Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American to serve in the US Senate, is set to make her first endorsement in an Iowa campaign on Friday, sources said. Harris, a California Democrat, will…
Sikh store-owner stabbed to death in US
New York, Aug 17 (IANS) A Sikh store-owner has been stabbed to death in the US state of New Jersey, according to media reports. Terlok Singh was found dead with apparent stab wounds on Thursday…
India-born British billionaire launches renewable plan in Australia
Canberra, Aug 16 (IANS) India-born British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has launched a $1 billion, one-gigawatt renewable energy plan based in South Australia’s mid-north that he says will lead the country’s industry transition to more competitive…
Indian community celebrates Independence Day in Poland
By Surender Bhutani Warsaw, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian community-based in the Polish capital celebrated the 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday with great patriotic fervour. Hundreds of Indians along with their Polish friends assembled in…
New app can extend your smartphone’s battery life
Toronto, Aug 15 (IANS) Amid growing demand for good battery life, researchers, including an Indian-origin, have developed an app that reduces the energy consumption of smartphone devices without impacting performance. The finding published in the…
India taking its rightful place as leading global power: US
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Greeting India on its 72nd Independence Day, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on Wednesday said a “fellow democracy and a friend” was taking its rightful place as a leading…
Indian dies in Nepal while taking selfie
Kathmandu, Aug 14 (IANS) An Indian national, on a pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar, died in Nepal’s Humla district on Tuesday after he was hit by an aircraft’s rotor wing during an attempt to take a…
After 8 years, Australia set to resume adoption from India
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….
Identity card-based India-Nepal cross-border movement suggested
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…
IFFM Awards: Rani, Manoj named Best Actors, ‘Sanju’ wins Best Film
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…
Trinidad pays tribute to Noble laureate Naipaul
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…
Indian-American researchers unleash turmeric’s power to fight cancer
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 AI technique to make cancer treatment less toxic
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…
‘Love Sonia’ moves audience at Australian premiere
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…
Indian-origin lawyer in Singapore fined for drunk driving
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…
DGCA to obtain report on de-boarding of Indian family in UK
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…
Britain to decide on pro-Khalistan rally: India
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…
How blue light accelerates blindness
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…
Elderly Sikh man attacked in California
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,…