Sikh group launches White House online petition against Modi
Washington: A New York-based Sikh rights group, which had earlier campaigned against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, has launched an online petition campaign urging President Barack Obama to cancel invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat. “Instead of hosting Modi at White House, President Obama should condemn Modi and ban BJP for perpetrating violence against Muslims, Sikhs and Chr
Four Indian tailors evacuated from Gaza
Jerusalem: Four Indian tailors working in Gaza for the last two years have been evacuated unharmed with the help of the Representative Office of India (ROI) in Ramallah, a top UN official said. The four, Abdur Rehman from Lucknow, Anwar Hussein
India 'Lord' over England with 95-run victory
London: India clinched their first Test win at the historic Lord's in nearly three decades as they rode on Ishant Sharma's inspired spell of fast bowling to demolish England by 95 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the five match series here on Monday. &nbs
Indian driver banned from travel over unpaid phone bills
Riyadh: An Indian in Saudi Arabia has been slapped with a travel ban over his inability to pay staggeringly high phone bills for SIM cards that he claimed were falsely registered under his name, a media report said on Sunday. Shamsuddin Ansari, who i
Sushma exhorts NRIs to assist in India's progress
New Delhi: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj called upon NRIs to work for the reconstruction of the country, and said Indians living abroad endorse the NDA government as their "own". "The NDA government is the first governm
Malaysia plane shot down over Ukraine, 295 killed
Kuala Lumpur/Kiev: All 295 people on board a Malaysia Airlines plane were killed on Thursday after the jet was shot down by "terrorists" over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, nearly four months after the mysterious di
5,986 Indians in jails abroad, 1400 in Saudi Arabia, 468 in Pakistan: Govt
New Delhi: There are 5,986 Indian nationals lodged in foreign jails with the highest being in Saudi Arabia. 71 Indian nationals have completed their sentences and are waiting for completion of deportation formalities in the foreign jails, minister of
Indian-American boy to play Mowgli in Disney film
New York: An Indian-American boy will play Mowgli's character in Disney production's "The Jungle Book" adaptation. Neel Sethi, 10, a New York boy, will star in the film as the young boy who is raised by jungle animals, according to the The
8-year-old Indian prodigy is Preacher of Nation in UAE
Dubai: An eight-year-old Indian boy was adjudged the "Preacher of the Nation" in an Arabic religious sermon contest in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a media report said on Wednesday. Ibrahim Shabandri, from Bhatkal in the south Indian sta
