By Francis Kokutse Accra (Ghana), Oct 2 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner in Accra Birender Singh Yadav led a community group and members of the Society of Friends of India to make a presentation of assorted…
Toronto, Oct 2 (IANS) Jagmeet Singh, a 38-year-old Indian-origin Sikh lawyer who rose to prominence as an upbeat opponent of police carding, was elected to lead Canada’s New Democrats Party (NDP) into the next federal…
Moscow, Oct 1 (IANS) Veteran actress and politician Hema Malini, who is here to receive an award for her contribution to cinema, is overwhelmed with the love she has received in Russia. She says people…
London, Sep 30 (IANS) An Indian-origin founder of Britain’s 2 Sisters Food Group — the largest supplier of chicken to supermarkets in the country — is facing a parliamentary inquiry after an undercover investigation revealed…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) India on Friday said its focus is on providing humanitarian assistance to displaced Rohingyas under “Operation Insaniyat”. On reports of discovering “mass graves of Rohingya Hindus”, Ministry of External Affairs…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 28 (IANS) Lauding the contribution of the Kerala diaspora to the massive strides that the state has made, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced that a ‘World Assembly of Malayalees’ would be…
Melbourne, Sep 28 (IANS) Aarzu Singh of Gold Coast, Queensland, has been crowned Miss India Australia 2017 in Sydney, an organiser said on Thursday. Mallika Raj from Canberra was the runner-up. Aarzu Singh, 20, won…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 26 (IANS) Driving licenses valid in Sharjah to be issued in Kerala for those going to the UAE, an Arabic Study Centre in Kerala — are among the recommendations accepted in principle by…
By Arun Kumar Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Sep 26 (IANS) An Indian American doctor couple has pledged $200 million to a Florida university to advance healthcare in the state and internationally to underserved communities in India…
By Arun Kumar Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Sep 26 (IANS) With a $200 million commitment, an Indian American doctor couple has teamed up with a Florida university to bring world class medical education to India and…
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and veteran actress Hema Malini will be felicitated at the 4th Indian Film Festival of Russia, for their contribution to Indian cinema. Bhandarkar’s latest film “Indu…
By Bhavana Akella Bengaluru, Sep 24 (IANS) Ranked as Asia’s best restaurant for three years in a row for his eponymous “Gaggan” in Bangkok, Kolkata-born Chef Gaggan Anand is all about taking Indian food to…
By Mayank Chhaya Two weeks of a well-orchestrated tour of the US may not be enough to determine whether Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is a reflective and seriously analytical politician, as his supporters insist,…
By Francis Kokutse Accra, Sep 23 (IANS) After making his name in India, Manish Mundra, the founder of Drishyam Films, is in the news in Nigeria for contributing to its economic growth in several ways:…
By Arul Louis New York, Sep 22 (IANS) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed on Monday how their two countries can jointly fight terrorism and promote security…
By Arul Louis New York, Set. Sep 22 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj took up the issues of H1B visas and the rights of illegal immigrant children when she met with US Secretary of…
Kolkata, Sep 22 (IANS) American diplomat Jeffrey Sexton on Friday batted for building on the Indian diaspora in the US to bolster relations, noting it is becoming more and more active in promoting cross cultural…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Shikha Janet Alagh, who has received international acclaim at film festivals in the UK, the US, Europe, South Africa, Bangladesh and Pakistan, feels the Indian film industry is…
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has said that he views India not as a piece of land but as a set of ideas and anybody who has the ideas that…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Hugely popular Indian family sitcoms “Hum Paanch” and “Bhabhiji Ghar Par Hain” are set to get a British and Anglo-Spanish adaptation respectively, Indian entertainment conglomerate Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL)…