London, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Seven in 10, or 68 per cent of ethnic minority employees including Indians, experienced discrimination in the UK’s financial services industry, which contributes enormously to the country’s GDP, a new report…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Diplomats and a US politician have been honoured at the UN with the Diwali Foundation’s Power of One award recognising their contributions to promoting international relations. The…
Singapore, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin Sikh and former CFO of Singapore-based technology company was given 11 months’ jail and fined SGD 20,000 for falsifying accounts, forgery, and not disclosing interested party transactions. Gurcharan Singh…
London, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin structural engineer, who designed London’s tallest building – The Shard, has been awarded an honorary degree by Northumbria University in England. Roma Agrawal, 39, was conferred the degree of…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday said he has raised the issue of an Indian baby living in foster care in Berlin in his discussions with visiting German counterpart…
Singapore, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A six-year-old Indian-origin boy has become the youngest Singaporean to have trekked to the Everest Base Camp in Nepal at an altitude of 5,364 metres. Om Madan Garg trekked for 10…
Toronto, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a “targeted” killing, a 21 year-old Canadian-Sikh woman died after being shot multiple times outside a gas station in Mississauga, police said. Pawanpreet Kaur, a resident of Brampton, died on…
Melbourne, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin teacher in Australia has received the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in secondary schools. Melbourne-based Veena Nair, who is ViewBank College’s Head of Technology and…
By Meenakshi Iyer New Delhi, Dec 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin health official is part of a visiting team that is setting up a recruitment desk in Bengaluru to hire Indian nurses for a Canadian province…
London, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-origin Mohan Mansigani has received Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of his charitable services to healthcare at an investiture in Buckingham Palace. Mansigani is…
Toronto, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indo-Canadian TikToker Megha Thakur, known for spreading messages of body positivity and self-confidence, passed away “suddenly” and “unexpectedly” last week, an Instagram post by her parents said. The Brampton-based influencer with…
New Delhi, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian startup Kheyti, a pioneering solution for local smallholder farmers to reduce costs, increase yields, and protect livelihoods on the frontlines of climate change, was among five winners of The…
Toronto, Dec 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to keep families of open work permit holders together, which include many Indians, Canada has announced that starting 2023 their spouses will be eligible to work in the…
Singapore, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin man charged with the murder of his business partner will be remanded at Singapore’s Central Police Division for a week after his discharge from hospital, a court heard on…
Toronto, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) An opposition party in Canada has called on the government to boycott G20 activities in India over its alleged treatment of religious minorities and human rights record. The boycott call came…
Toronto, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Toronto Police have arrested a 60-year-old driver in connection with the death of an Indian student from Karnal on November 23. Twenty-year-old Kartik Saini was killed when his cycle was hit…
New York, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-origin Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of displaying “rude and aggressive” behaviour towards a woman driver in a road rage incident in London. Trainee Detective Constable Ajitpal…
New York, Dec 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian-American model and social media influencer, whose family hails from Lucknow, has apologised after being slammed for calling Varanasi ‘scariest city’ in her TikTok video. Atlanta-based Aparna Singh was…
London, Dec 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 17 year-old British-Indian activist addressed the House of Commons, calling for swift action on climate change to prevent its adverse impacts on health. Dev Sharma was among the 250 members…
Toronto, Dec 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Volunteers with a Sikh gurdwara in Canada stepped in with food, hot tea and shelter when heavy snow led to blocked bridges and highways around Vancouver leaving many drivers stranded and…