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Hazare to announce coordination panel by Nov 10

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:57:04 GMT

Anna Hazare is likely to announce a coordination panel by Saturday to take his apolitical anti-corruption movement forward.

Pak man kills Indian doctor in UAE hospital

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:06:09 GMT

Indian doctor Rajan Daniel's throat was slit inside a hospital in Abu Dhabi by a Pakistani national who blamed him for his relative's death, a media report said on Saturday.

Bobby Jindal to head Republican Governors Association in 2013

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 06:18:13 GMT

Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal, who is perceived to be the Republican Party's potential future presidential candidate, is expected to head the party's governor's body next year.

Indian American student's body found in US harbour

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:53:27 GMT

The death of an Indian American student whose body was found in Wilmette harbour near the Northwestern University's suburban Chicago campus has been ruled as a result of an accidental drowning.

UK: Illegal Indian immigrant caught after 13 years

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:25:27 GMT

An Indian immigrant who arrived in Britain illegally by hiding in a lorry and remained undetected here for 13 years, has been jailed for eight months and faces deportation at the end of the sentence.

US college screens Sholay to kick off 'Year of India'

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 07:12:20 GMT

An American college, which has on its rolls over 20,000 students from 170 nations, screened the Bollywood blockbuster Sholay as it hosted a `Year of India' during the 2012-13 academic year that will also see presentations to explore India.

Now custody row in US, Indian couple seeks govt aid

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:33:53 GMT

In a grim reminder of the Norwegian case earlier this year, a one-year old baby of a Bengali couple was allegedly taken into custody by the child welfare services in New Jersey, US, after it reportedly fell from bed on August 9 and sustained head injuries.

Indian students stranded as UK cancels univ licence

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 07:56:34 GMT

The licence of a major London-based university to admit Indian and other non-EU students has been revoked by Britain's immigration authorities citing "serious and systemic failings" on the part of the varsity, stranding hundreds of students.

Trade between India and US could cross USD 100 bn this year

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:20:19 GMT

Trade between India and the US has increased by 40% since the launch of the India-US Strategic Dialogue by the Obama administration three years ago and could cross the $100 billion mark this year, a senior administration official said.

India will continue to train SL defence personnel

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:05:10 GMT

India will continue to train Sri Lankan defence personnel at its establishments, minister of state for defence M M Pallam Raju said today, notwithstanding opposition by parties from Tamil Nadu.

Anil Kumble rings Nasdaq closing bell

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 05:12:14 GMT

Cricketer Anil Kumble rang the closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in New York to commemorate India's Independence Day. Kumble is the chief guest at the annual India Day Parade, organised by the Federation of Indian Associations.

Anni Dewani murder accused pleads not guilty

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:15:39 GMT

A South African man on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to murdering honeymooner Anni Dewani, a Swedish of Indian-origin, in South Africa in 2010.

S African Indian man dies after racial, religious taunts

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:41:40 GMT

An Indian-origin Muslim man in South Africa was allegedly beaten to death by two people who made racial taunts against him because of his beard.

No stranger to hate crimes, he consoles victims’ kin

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:25:59 GMT

When Harjit Singh Sodhi said he could feel the pain experienced by relatives of the Wisconsin gurdwara shootings, he wasn’t kidding. He had been through it before. Twice.

Dogged by ill-will, Sikhs not feeling at home in US

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:17:15 GMT

The killing of six persons by a white gunman at a gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, on Sunday turned the spotlight onto the American Sikh community. Yashwant Raj reports. Gunman kills six | Mother says sorry | NY mayor slams Obama, Romney

Malaysian court overturns Indians' death sentence

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:20:26 GMT

The death sentences of two Indian nationals on drug trafficking charges were set aside on Tuesday by a Malaysian appeals court, which said the lower court had not considered the complete evidence in the 2010 case.

India native died in megabus crash in US

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:58:46 GMT

A 24-year-old passenger who died in the crash of a double-decker megabus in Illinois was a native of India traveling to central Missouri.

Fiji court annuls charges against Mahendra Chaudhry

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:52:57 GMT

A Fiji court has thrown out money laundering charges against former Indian-origin premier Mahendra Chaudhry, who was ousted in a 2000 military coup, but he will still face trial on allegations that he violated foreign exchange laws.

Accused Indian taxi driver gets bail in Australia in rape case

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 06:29:39 GMT

A 25-year-old Indian taxi driver, accused of raping a young female passenger and then fleeing the country, has been granted conditional bail by an Australian court in Melbourne.

Indian woman claims her Malaysian employer raped her

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:01:47 GMT

A 26-year-old Indian woman has alleged that she was raped and abused by her Malaysian employer for more than a year.

Indira Gandhi taught me not to lose courage: Lord Swraj Paul

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 08:12:01 GMT

NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, who suffered the trauma of the death of his young daughter in 1968, says that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi taught him not to lose courage in adversity.

Indian boy drowns in swimming pool in Dubai

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:55:34 GMT

A nine-year-old Indian boy drowned in a swimming pool here during his classmate's birthday party, leaving his friends and family in shock.

Indian-American businessman arrested for bribery, tax fraud

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:54:41 GMT

An Indian-American businessman, who was a former fund-raiser and key figure in the senate seat scandal of now jailed Chicago governor Rod Blagojevich, was arrested today on charges he paid bribes to physicians for patient referrals and filed false income tax returns.

Indian-American named VC of US University

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:35:51 GMT

Mitra Dutta, a distinguished Indian-American engineer-physicist, who has studied at Guwahati and Delhi universities, has been named vice chancellor for research at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Indian Americans ahead of all other ethnic minorities in US

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:08:18 GMT

Indian-Americans are richer and better educated than all other ethnic groups in the US but are least likely to marry out of the community, says a new study.