Statue of Indian-origin British fighter pilot unveiled in Kent
London: A statue of Mahinder Singh Pujji, an Indian-origin fighter pilot who had served in Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War, was unveiled in Kent. Pujji had died at the age of 92 in the Gravesend town of Britain's Kent county in 2010, as the longest surviving fighter pilot from a group of 24 Indians who had arrived in Britain in 1940, BBC reported Friday. The statue is intended to represent all the service personnel fro
Swedish woman in search of her biological parents in India
Kolkata: Adopted by a Swedish couple 33 years ago, Swedish national of Indian origin Rebecca Aditi Sandlert is on a unique quest in India - to find her biological parents in northern West Bengal's Siliguri. Born in Siliguri in 1980 to a Nepali mother
Too sudden, too soon! Bollywood stars mourn Hughes demise
Mumbai: Bollywood stars Farhan Akhtar, Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose among others have condoled the death of promising Australian batsman Philip Hughes, who succumbed to head injuries during a match. The 25-year-old cricketer, who was in contention f
Renu Khator named chairperson of Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Board
Houston: Indian-American Renu Khator has been named the chairperson of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' board of directors. 59-year-old Khator, who has served as the president of University of Houston (UH) and chancellor of UH System, joined
When Sharif walks for speech, Modi reads SAARC document
Kathmandu: The frostiness of ties between India and Pakistan was visible in the Nepalese capital at the 18th SAARC Summit's inaugural session on Wednesday. First, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif totally ignored his Indian counterpart Narendra M
Bhopal gas tragedy victims move US federal court
New York: Victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have filed an appeal in a higher court here contesting a lower court's decision that Union Carbide Corporation cannot be sued for the ongoing contamination from the chemical plant. The appeal has been
4 Indian-American students chosen for Rhodes Scholarship
Washington: Four Indian-American students were among 32 outstanding young men and women chosen for the prestigious 2015 Rhodes Scholarship to study in the UK. Anisha Gururaj, Sai P Gourisankar, Maya Krishnan and Abishek Kulshreshtha have been chosen
Good news for Indians. Saudi to extend residency permit to five year
Dubai: Saudi Arabia plans to extend the validity of the residency permits of foreign workers, including Indians to five years to ease mental and financial pressure on the expat community, a media report said on Tuesday. The Directorate General of Pas
Indian couple in UK is the worlds oldest partners
London: An Indian couple, both over 100 years old and said to be the world's oldest partners, has celebrated their joint birthdays this week in the UK. The couple who tied the knot almost 89 years ago on December 11, 1925 after meeting in India
