Indian community in Australia launches its first museum
Melbourne: Indian diaspora in Australia has opened its first museum comprising over 1200 rare pieces including pictures, paintings, photographs, coins and stamps here on the Independence Day. Partly funded by Indian High Commission in Canberra, the museum is an initiative of Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria (FIAV). The museum has artworks as old as 1800s showcasing rich Indian History, Hindu culture and mythology along with several a
UN Chief honours sacrifice of Indian soldiers in World War I
United Nations: UN Chief Ban Ki-moon honoured over a million Indian soldiers who fought in the World War I at a commemorative event here and released a photo book authored by the Ambassador to the Permanent Mission of India to the UN featuring war me
32 Indian women cheated, stranded in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Thirty-two Indian women have been awaiting repatriation for months at a shelter house in Saudi Arabia after recruitment agencies back home conned them with promises of decent jobs, media reported on Wednesday. Many of these women have not bee
Indian-origin mathematician among winners of Maths Nobel
Seoul: Two Indian-origin mathematicians have won prestigious global prizes in the field of mathematics with one of them being awarded the Fields Medal - known as the "Nobel Prize of mathematics". Manjul Bhargava, a professor of mathem
13 Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia to return soon
Dubai: Thirteen Indian workers stranded in Saudi Arabia after being duped by an Indian job agent are set to leave the country with their Saudi agent agreeing to pay for their return journey. The workers were contracted to work as waiters in a coffee
Raksha Bandhan celebrated in Trinidad
Port of Spain: The Indian community based in Trinidad and Tobago, even though far removed from India, celebrated Raksha Bandhan with great fervour. The tradition of Raksha Bandhan was introduced when the East Indian population, originally sourced fro
US jets, drone attack ISIS militants in Iraq, aim to stop advance
Baghdad: US warplanes bombed Islamist fighters marching on Iraq's Kurdish capital on Friday after President Barack Obama said Washington must act to prevent "genocide". Islamic State fighters, who have beheaded and crucified capt
Modi unlikely to address joint session of US Congress
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to address a joint session of the US Congress when he travels here to meet President Barack Obama at the White House in late September mainly because of the general elections in November. More than
Modi to address UN General Assembly on Sep 27
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, giving his first global speech to an audience of nearly 200 world leaders and foreign ministers at the annual gathering of the wo
