Toronto, Aug 7 (IANS) At a time of rising rates of opioid overdose and addiction, new research by an Indian-origin scientist reveals that its use is more common among cancer survivors than in individuals without…
By Ajit Jain Toronto, Aug 5 (IANS) Rana Sarkar, an Indo-Canadian who was till recently national director for high growth markets at the Toronto-based multi-national KPMG, has been named by Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus Liberal…
By Saeed Naqvi When he completed his hat-trick by trapping South Africa’s Morne Morkel leg before wicket in the third Test match at the Oval with his orthodox off-spin, Moeen Ali entered the record books…
Sharjah, Aug 4 (IANS) An Indian expat, who went missing earlier this week, was found dead in a car here, police said. Dixon, 35, from Perumbavoor in the Indian state of Kerala, returned to Sharjah…
Kochi, Aug 4 (IANS) Shamsheer Vayalil, who filed a petition in the Supreme Court demanding voting rights for the NRIs, on Friday welcomed the Union government’s decision to clear a proposal to allow proxy voting…
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) The US Senate has confirmed three Indian-Americans picked by President Donald Trump for key governmental posts. Neil Chatterjee was confirmed on Thursday as member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),…
By Arul Louis New York, Aug 4 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to probe a complaint by four Indian-American organisations and other Asian groups that Harvard University discriminates against students from the…
Accra, Aug 3 (IANS) A court here has overturned a decision by the Interior Minister to deport an Indian for allegedly obtaining a fake marriage certificate to stay in the country. In his ruling earlier…
London, Aug 3 (IANS) A London-based Indian-origin doctor has been formally charged with 118 sex crimes, including one involving a 13-year-old girl, police said. According to the London Metropolitan Police, Manish Shah, 47, allegedly assaulted…
New York, Aug 3 (IANS) Indian snowshoe athlete Tanveer Hussain Parra has been indicted in the US for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a 12-year-old girl. The Essex County grand jury charged the 25-year-old with…
By Arul Louis New York, Aug 2 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has endorsed a bill with far-reaching consequences for Indians that would drastically cut immigration to the US while boosting skilled immigration at the…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that a total of 373 scientists have returned to work in India in the last three years leaving reputed foreign institutions. The government said that…
Singapore, Aug 2 (IANS) A 48-year-old man of Indian origin was charged on Wednesday for robbing a petrol station here at knifepoint in broad daylight, the first such incident in 10 years, police said on…
San Francisco, Aug 2 (IANS) Blaming media for being “irresponsible” in its coverage on Facebook shutting down one of its AI systems after chatbots started communicating in their own language, an Indian-origin researcher who is…
Chicago, July 31 (IANS) Denver-based, Indian-American laserist and animator Manick Sorcar has won the prestigious Award of Merit from The Accolade Global Film Competition for his animation “Beautiful Mess”. The Accolade recognises film, television, videography…
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Syria has no information about the 39 Indians believed to have been taken captive by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the country’s Ambassador Riad Kamel Abbas said on Monday….
New York, July 30 (IANS) A small asteroid that is expected to fly close to the Earth in October will help NASA to test its network of observatories, a group of NASA researchers, including an…
Los Angeles, July 28 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who has found a foothold in Hollywood, is reportedly executive producing a comedy series about Bollywood’s dancing diva Madhuri Dixit’s life for US network ABC. According…
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Reaching out to yet another distressed national abroad, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has come to the aid of an Indian hospitalised in France with blood infection, and helped his…
New York, July 28 (IANS) A highly anecdotal and touching account of caste-based discrimination in India by an “untouchable born in Andhra Pradesh”, who emigrated to the United States at the age of 26, is…