Indian-origin marathon runner gets British Empire Medal
London: Indian-origin 103-year-old marathon runner Fauja Singh was today nominated for British Empire Medal in the Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to Sport and Charity while heart specialist Nilesh Samani has been named for knighthood. Besides, NRI actress and writer Meera Syal who is famous for comedy roles on television in Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No 42, becomes CBE, Commander of British Empire. She is among nearly
Indian-origin man found dead in UK
London: A 50-year-old Indian-origin man, who went missing in the UK in the run up to Christmas, has been found dead in the basement of a house in West Midlands, prompting police to launch a murder inquiry. Baljit Singh from Harborne in Birmingham was
Indian troupe enthrals audiences at Egypt's music festival
Cairo: An Indian instrumental music troupe mesmerised audiences at the folk music festival in Egypt that included performances from Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Spain and Egypt as well. The first Fayoum International Festival for Folk Music was orga
Fund-raising campaign launched to establish Vivekananda Chair
Washington: A campaign has been launched in the US to raise funds for Swami Vivekananda Chair for study of Hinduism at a top university. The Swami Vivekananda Endowed Chair for study of Hinduism at the University of Southern California (USC) in the U
End of Dhoni era, Captain Cool retires from Test cricket
Melbourne: Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday surprised the cricket world with his sudden announcement of immediate retirement from Test cricket, making way for Virat Kohli to don the mantle of captaincy. Announcement of Dhoni's retirement after the wic
Blast in IT Citys Church Street, one killed
Bengaluru: A woman was killed and a man injured in a blast triggered by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in front of a popular restaurant on a busy road in the heart of the city tonight. The IED wrapped in a plastic bag and suspected to hav
US Sikhs tap Obama, Clinton strategists to raise awareness
Washington: Sikhs in the US have tapped the services of top political strategists of President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to launch a nationwide media campaign to raise awareness about the community in the country. Pol
Indian-American photojournalist Rajan Devadas dies in US
Washington: Rajan Devadas, one of the most admired Indian-American photojournalists whose lenses chronicled US-India relations for more than half a century, has died. Devadas, a Padma Shri awardee, died of cardiac arrest at Hebrew Home of Greater Was
India accorded top priority by UK in 2014
London: India-UK ties touched a new high in 2014 with British Premier David Cameron according "top priority" to India in UK's foreign policy and a series of high-level visits taking place to foster closer political and economic relations. C
