New York, April 20 (IANS) A Sikh-American teenager who authored a book about bullying that the community faces in the US was forced to remove his turban at the Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, California,…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, April 20 (IANS) The poll season is a busy time for politicians and certainly not for vacationing. But for Punjab’s political leaders, it is also the time for foreign trips. The…
New York, April 20 (IANS) Researchers, one of them an Indian-origin scientist, from Ohio State University have discovered the area of the brain responsible for recognising human facial expressions. Using the functional magnetic resonance imaging…
London, April 20 (IANS) As the world gets prepared to build smart cities, new research led by an Indian-origin scientist has highlighted the dangerous effects of indoor pollution on human health and has called for…
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, April 19 (IANS) Top leaders in Canada’s Ontario province led by Premier Kathleen Wynne joined the Sikh community in celebrating Baisakhi at the Ontario legislative assembly. For the first time, the…
New York, April 19 (IANS) In ground-breaking research, an Indian-American scientist has engineered T-cells — a type of immune cells — to break pancreatic cancer’s physical and immunological walls using immunotherapy. Dr. Sunil Hingorani, a…
Kochi, April 18 (IANS) UAE-based healthcare conglomerate VPS Healthcare on Monday announced it will enter India by acquiring majority stake in Lakeshore Hospital here to set global benchmarks in healthcare delivery. Lakeshore Hospital here will…
Moscow, April 18 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday briefed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj about progress in the investigations into the deaths of three Indian nationals in Russia earlier this year. The…
London, April 18 (IANS) A 33-year-old Indian-origin student was found dead after he was struck by a Tube train at an underground station in Britain, media reported on Monday. Mir Baquer Ali Rizvi, who was…
By Rakesh Ahuja Earlier this month, Harinder Sidhu presented her credentials to President Pranab Mukherjee as Australia’s High Commissioner to India. She thus joins two other western Heads of Mission of Indian origin in New…
Tehran, April 17 (IANS) India and Iran on Sunday talked business and committed to boost bilateral economic ties in the Gulf nation that has just emerged from the crippling US-led Western sanctions after a landmark…
New York, April 17 (IANS) Scientists have identified a human (host) protein that weakens the immune response to HIV and other viruses. “Our study provides critical insight on a paramount issue in HIV research: Why…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met members of the Indian community in Iran and visited a Sikh gurudwara at the start of her two-day Tehran visit to boost…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday embarked on a four-day visit to Iran and Russia that will see her attend a…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The death of two Indian girl students in a Russian medical college hostel fire and that of a medical student from Srinagar in a Russian city will figure External Affairs…
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Indian government is working with authorities in Saudi Arabia for repatriation of the mortal remains of an Indian worker allegedly killed in the Gulf nation by his employers. Government…
New York, April 15 (IANS) An Indian-origin engineer has developed a novel technology that doubles Wi-Fi speeds with a single antenna — an achievement with potential to transform the telecommunications field in future. Columbia University’s…
New Delhi: Actress and Girl Rising ambassadors Freida Pinto during a press conference regarding the announcement of Girl Rising campaign in India, in New Delhi on Nov 29, 2014. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) By Sandeep Sharma…
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 14 (IANS) As the UN celebrated B.R. Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary by examining the relevance of his legacy to its global development goals, the world body heard a plea…
New York, April 13 (IANS) A team led by an Indian-origin professor at Columbia University has created a novel sheet camera that can be wrapped around everyday objects to capture images that cannot be taken…