New York, Jan 14 (IANS) A US court has acquitted an Alabama police officer who was arrested for brutally assaulting an Indian elderly man in February last year, media reported on Thursday. In an apparent…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) A 21-year-old man has been accused of vandalising a Sikh temple property in California in December, and will be arraigned next month, according to a media report. Brodie Durazo of Buena…
New York, Jan 13 (IANS) India-born businessman Hanu Karlapalem, is running to become the mayor of one of Alabama’s fastest growing cities, a media report said. Born in Andhra Pradesh, Hanu Karlapalem runs a network…
Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) Call it pre-election rhetoric or post Paris and St Bernardino paranoia, Indian students coming to the US have been caught in a bind, with many deported or denied entry for no…
Hyderabad, Jan 10 (PTI) The ordeal of 16 students from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, who had gone to the US seeking admission in educational institutions there but were sent back from New York, continued despite…
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) The government is considering giving Aadhaar cards to Non-Resident Indians and a decision on it will be taken soon, External Affairs Minister…
Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) The Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (GAPIO) on Saturday said it was planning to bring 15,000 retiring Indian-origin doctors from Britain to provide expertise to short-staffed medical institutions in…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) Indian diaspora/NRI students will be offered 60 paid short-term internship positions in 23 Indian companies in major Indian cities during the summer of 2016 under a public-private partnership. The Overseas Indian…
Hyderabad, Jan 8 (IANS) A student from Hyderabad studying in North Carolina University in the US committed suicide after scoring low marks in exams, according to information reaching his family here. Shiva Kiran (23) ended…
New York, Jan 7 (IANS) An Indian-origin man has been appointed as the top law enforcement officer of Bergen county in the US state of New Jersey, a media report said. Gurbir Grewal, 42, was…
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) Azamgarh-born Indian-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Islam has been awarded the inaugural UP Ratna award for his contribution as a son of Uttar Pradesh. An Indian-American friend, Dr. Fazal Khan, received…
Agra, Jan 4 (IANS) Security has been beefed up in the Taj city where Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will inaugurate the first ‘UP Prawasi Diwas’ aimed at attracting investment from the NRI community with its…
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Eighteen more students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh returned Hyderabad on Saturday after being deported by the American authorities. The students, who had gone to the US to join various universities,…
London, Jan 1 (IANS) Rami Ranger, an Indian-origin person who began his life as a refugee in Delhi during Partition but is now one of the richest men in Britain, has been honoured with the…
London, Dec 31 (PTI) An Indian-origin cancer research expert has received a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for his “influential” work on prevention and treatment of cancer in the annual New Year’s Honours list published…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government on Wednesday issued a new advisory to all Indians travelling to the US following the deportation of a number of Indian students for providing information “inconsistent with their…
Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has launched a contest seeking videos from young videographers of all abilities capturing through their own lenses the realities, challenges, and interesting stories of the Asia-Pacific…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) As police investigate an attack on a Sikh man in California as a hate crime, a media report said violence and intimidation against Sikhs in the US has intensified since 9/11…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) Amid reports that 20 more Indian students were deported Sunday, this time from Chicago, the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) has advised students from India to come well prepared in…
Houston, Dec 28 (PTI) Indian-American Sonal Bhuchar has been appointed to OneStar National Service Commission in Texas that promotes volunteerism and oversees administration of the AmeriCorps programmes in the US state. Bhuchar, a professional physiotherapist…