Indian-origin lawyer attacks British police force as 'racist'
London: An Indian-origin trainee lawyer has taken on the City of London Police over the "institutional racism" which he feels exist within the system. Nitin Shah had been previously charged with verbally abusing a female bar manager in London in 2011. But the Crown Prosecution Service dropped the case when it was discovered that police constable Phil Firmin, an officer with the City of London police, had twice forged the signature of th
Brutal assault on Indian-origin family in Britain
London: An Indian-origin youth in Britain was brutally assaulted along with other family members in a violent attack outside a popular Indian restaurant. Accountant Preet Panesar, 23, suffered a severe eye injury and was bludgeoned to the ground with
Indian scientist wins top British research fellowship
London: An Indian scientist in Britain has been granted a prestigious fellowship worth 1,068,000 pounds (around $1.8 million) by a top British agency that funds research in engineering and the physical sciences. Ravinder Dahiya, a senior lecturer at
Mumbaikar named to key US treasury department post
Washington: Jawahar Kaliani, an IT and electronics engineer from Mumbai, has been named to a key job in the US Treasury Department to develop secure business solutions for safety and soundness of banks and federal savings associations.Named Deputy Ch
19 killed, 132 hurt as passenger train derails on Konkan route
Raigad: Nineteen people were killed and 132 others injured when the engine and four bogies of a passenger train derailed on Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Raigad district on Sunday. The accident occurred just outside a tunnel near Nidi villa
Sikhs, Muslims file complaints against headgear ban at US amusement park
Washington: Two prominent Sikh and Muslim groups have filed complaints against a California amusement parks chain that denied access to people from the communities to certain rides for wearing religious head coverings. In their complaint, United Sikh
Body of Indian killed in Sharjah ship fire still in mortuary
Dubai: The body of a 20-year-old Indian, who was charred to death in a blaze in a cargo vessel in March end, is still in a mortuary in the UAE, due to ongoing court procedures to claim insurance money. Deepak Singh, a resident of Uttarakhand, died in
Hagel may allow Sikhs in army without any compromise of their religious identity
Washington: US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will consider requests being made by over 120 lawmakers, both from the House of Representatives and the Senate, on allowing Sikhs to serve in the armed forces without any compromise of their religious iden
US may have to reconsider attitude towards India, if Modi becomes PM: Expert
Washington: The US may have to "reconsider its attitude" towards India if BJP wins power and Narendra Modi becomes prime minister, a top American expert on South Asia has said. "Modi and his strategy, if I can summarize it...India is g
