Petition on Sikh identity issue gathers over 1.1 lakh signatures
Washington: The online petition to US President urging to raise the issues of "labeling Sikhs as Hindus under Article 25(b)" and "Sikh Genocide in November 1984" with Prime Minster Narendra Modi has gathered over 1.10 lakh signatures thus qualifying for eliciting a response from the White House as the White House Portal states that to elicit a response, an online petition is required to obtain 100,000 signatures in 30 days. Th
Countrys highest honour Bharat Ratna for Vajpayee, Malaviya
New Delhi: Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the late Madan Mohan Malaviya, educationist and freedom fighter, were chosen for the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, on Wednesday. The announcement from Rashtrapati
Bodo militants massacre 65 Assam tribals
Guwahati: Violence spread in Assam as the toll in the massacre of tribals by Bodo militants rose to 65 including 21 women and 18 children, sparking a retaliation in which Bodo homes were torched and a police station attacked leaving three more
Indian-American attorney, wife charged with insider trading
New York: An Indian-American attorney and his wife have been charged in the US with insider trading after they used confidential information obtained from a corporate client about a pharmaceutical company and avoided thousands of dollars in losses. C
Indians get new passport, visa centres in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Outsourcing agency VFS Global will open three new centres in Saudi Arabia to facilitate better passport, visa and consular services for Indians, a media report said on Monday. "We are pleased to announce the commencement of our new passp
Denied salary for 6 years, Indian woman in Saudi awaits exit
Riyadh: An Indian woman, who worked here as a domestic help without being paid for the last six years, is awaiting her dues and an exit from Saudi Arabia. Shamsumma, a native of Kerala's Kollam district, was brought to the kingdom around six years ag
US court dismisses 1984 rights violation case against Congress
New York: A federal appeals court has dismissed a 1984 Sikh rights violation case filed against Congress Party by a rights group, saying that the case does not sufficiently "touch and concern" the US. A three-judge panel of the US Second Ci
Indian engineers score high in Swedens tech space
Stockholm: One of the most common jobs in this Swedish capital is that of a programmer or systems analyst and Indian software consultants here usually score high on performance and customer satisfaction. "Indian engineers form a substantial chun
Indians now able to sit for US CPA Exam in Middle East
Dubai: Indian citizens will now be able to appear for the uniform Certified Public Accountants (CPA) examination, the only licenced qualification for accounting in the Middle East. The announcement was made by the American Institute of Certified Publ
