Indian expats in Sout Africa support Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Johannesburg: Indian expatriates in South Africa have extended their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' following an initiative undertaken by the Indian missions in this African nation. Indian High Commission in Pretoria and the Consulate General in Johannesburg organised a meeting with the community members to discuss the campaign that aims to make India clean and provide total sanitation for all by 2019, the
Indians queuing up to migrate to Australia
Melbourne: Indians have topped the list of new migrants in Australia with over 40,000 applying to migrate during 2012-13, according to a new report. The statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development show there has b
Vanita Gupta to head Federal probe into Ferguson shooting
Washington: A top Indian-American lawyer and civil rights activist is leading a Federal probe into the events in Ferguson, Missouri, in which a Grand Jury chose not to indict a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager. The Obama a
Omani fisherman loses appeal for molestation of Indian boy
Dubai: A 62-year-old Omani fisherman has lost his appeal against a 27-month jail term for attempting to molest a nine-year-old Indian school boy here. The incident happened in May when the Omani national only identified as 'M A' was drunk and was fou
Red wine compound may prevent head, neck cancer: Study
Washington: Resveratrol, a compound in red wine and grape skin, may help prevent alcohol-related head and neck cancers, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found. "Alcohol bombards your genes. Your body has ways to repair this dama
World Cup 2015: India dump 2011 World Cup heroes, opt for youth over experience
Mumbai: Four veterans -- Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh -- were on Thursday omitted from India's World Cup 30-member probables list which includes young spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Another seasoned cri
Sikh woman elected as council member in California
Washington: A Sikh woman has been elected for the first time as a council member of California's Yuba City that has one of the largest concentration of Sikhs in the US. The first women of Sikh descent to be elected as Yuba City council woman, Preet D
Sachin, Modi pay tribute to Hughes
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday joined the cricket world to mourn the tragic death of young Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes, who passed away last Thursday after being hit by a bouncer. &nbs
Delhi church burning raises fears of communal aggression
New Delhi: A fire that destroyed the interior of a Catholic church in New Delhi on Monday has raised concern that the country’s Christian minority is being intentionally targeted. A guard at Saint Sebastian Catholic Church – empty at the
