Three Indian-origin among Africa's 50 richest
New York: Three persons of Indian-origin are among the 50 richest people in Africa, according to a list released by Forbes magazine which said rising stock prices and new business deals are creating more billionaires in the continent. Vimal Shah, Sudhir Ruparelia and Naushad Merali figure in the list which has been topped by Aliko Dangote who has a networth of $20.8 billion and is the largest cement manufacturer in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Cong MP to request Cameron to press for enquiry into Eelam war
New Delhi: Congress MP from Tamil Nadu Manicka Tagore would request British Prime Minister David Cameron to impress upon the Sri Lankan leadership for ordering an independent inquiry into the alleged military excesses during the final phase of Eelam
UK Parliament gets new all-party Hindu group
London: A new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hindus has been established in the UK to represent the interests of the community members in the country. Conservative party MP Bob Blackman has been elected as the APPG’s chair with Britis
Modi poster child of India's failure to punish the violent: US panel
Washington: Describing Narendra Modi as the "poster child" of India's failure to punish the violent, two US officials have expressed sadness over his nomination as the BJP's prime ministerial candidate in 2014 polls. "I
Indian origin sisters sentenced for theft
Singapore: A court in Singapore on Wednesday sentenced two sisters of Indian origin to probation and jail for stealing cash and jewellery from a house. Vigineswari Pasupathy (24), was put on probation for two years and her elder sister Rajeswari (26)
Indian man searching for missing son in Dubai
Dubai: An Indian man is desperately searching for his 26-year-old son, who went missing in Dubai nearly two months ago. Alwin Antony D’silva reportedly came to Dubai to work for a shipping company on September 16 and went missing on September 1
India's Global Hospitals sets up base in Kenya
Nairobi: Within months of Metropolis Health of Mumbai setting up shop in Kenya's capital, another Indian medicare provider is set to enter the East African market. India's Global Hospitals is partnering with Kenya's upmarket Karen hospital in Nairobi
London to turn blue for World Diabetes Day
London: The British capital's iconic Big Ben tower will be lit up in blue in honour of an appeal by the Silver Star diabetes charity founded by Indian-origin MP Keith Vaz to mark World Diabetes Day on Thursday. The Speaker of the House of Commons, Jo
US set to declare Nigeria's Boko Haram terrorist group
Washington: A US official says the state department intends to designate a Nigerian Islamist militant group as a foreign terrorist organization on Wednesday. Designating the group called Boko Haram, which wants to impose Islamic law across northern N
