Family tries to bring back Khalsas ashes to US
New York: The family of a 25-year-old Indian-American yoga instructor, who was found dead in central Mexico during a hike in the rugged mountains, is working on legalities to bring his remains back to Virginia, where a memorial service will be held in his memory. Hari Simran Singh Khalsa had gone missing on December 30 while hiking in the mountains of Tepoztlan in Mexico. The search for Khalsa ended tragically on January 2, when his body was foun
Sridevi returns to Tamil cinema with Puli
Mumbai: Bollywood diva Sridevi is all set to make her Tamil film comeback with Vijay's fantasy drama 'Puli' after a gap of more than two decades. Sridevi, 51, whose last cinema outing was 'English Vinglish', said she is enjoying her shooting schedule
Andhra Pradesh man robbed, killed in US
Vijayawada: Forty-two-year old Paruchuri Balagopal, an NRI from Krishna district, was gunned down by an unidentified assailant during a robbery attempt at a gas filling station at Myrtle Beach town of South Carolina in the United States, sources from
Gandhi Bot: US company apologises for using Gandhis image on beer cans
Hyderabad: The use of Mahatma Gandhi's image on beer cans and bottle by a US company has raised hackles with a petition being filed in a Hyderabad court alleging it had insulted the father of the nation following which the liquor company has apologis
Indian American tourist found dead in Mexico
Mexico City: An Indian American man reported missing earlier this week in the central Mexican state of Morelos has been found dead, an official in the town of Tepoztlan told Efe news agency. The body of 25-year-old Hari Simran Singh Khalsa was discov
Lord Meghnad Desai to receive Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Award
Ahmedabad: UK-based economist Lord Meghnad Desai will soon receive the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Vishwa Pratibha Award for his contribution to society as a Gujarati. The Ahmedabad based Vishwa Gujarati Samaj will confer the award on Desai, reports sai
Indian-origin man reappointed as top advisor to Singapore President
Singapore: Veteran Indian-origin civil servant J Y Pillay was on Friday reappointed as the top advisor to Singapore's president. 80-year-old Pillay was sworn in and reappointed as the chairman of the Presidential Council of Advisers (CPA) for a perio
26/11-like terror attack averted. Pak terror boat intercepted off Gujarat coast, blown up
New Delhi: In a mid-sea operation that probably averted a 26/11-like terror attack, a suspected Pakistani fishing boat carrying explosives was intercepted by the Coast Guards in the Arabian Sea but the four occupants on board set the vessel afire and
Creative writing required in S African Hindi: Indologist
Johannesburg: A locally-developed dialect of Hindi has been gaining popularity in South Africa among the Indian-origin population with its use being encouraged by linguists. 'Naitali' Hindi- the dialect developed and nurtured since Indians first arri
