Rights abuse charges haunt Rajapaksa, Cameron gives ultimatum
Colombo> Human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated in the war against LTTE haunted President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the sidelines of the CHOGM summit with UK Prime Minister David Cameron today giving Sri Lanka an ultimatum to conduct a credible probe into the war crimes by March, failing which he would seek an international investigation.
Rajapaksa promptly rejected Cameron's demand and the Sri Lankan government said it would not conduct
Indian origin sisters sentenced for theft
Singapore: A court in Singapore on Wednesday sentenced two sisters of Indian origin to probation and jail for stealing cash and jewellery from a house. Vigineswari Pasupathy (24), was put on probation for two years and her elder sister Rajeswari (26)
India's Global Hospitals sets up base in Kenya
Nairobi: Within months of Metropolis Health of Mumbai setting up shop in Kenya's capital, another Indian medicare provider is set to enter the East African market. India's Global Hospitals is partnering with Kenya's upmarket Karen hospital in Nairobi
Australian brewery under fire for Ganesha, Lakshmi labels on beer bottles
Melbourne: An Australian brewery has come under fire after its alcoholic ginger beer bottles were labelled with pictures of Hindu deities Ganesh and Lakshmi. Indian community leaders in Australia have called for the New South Wales-based Brookvale Un
Ex Indo-Fijian PM says Indians should not think all is well everywhere
Melbourne: Former Fijian Prime Minister of Indian-origin Mahendra P Chaudhry has appealed to the Indian diaspora to guard against being deluded by certain success stories and thinking that "all's well everywhere". Chaudhry's comments came w
Top Indian, Aus varsities to offer new scholarship programme
Melbourne: Top Indian universities including IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras have now partnered with University of Melbourne in Australia to offer a new joint PhD scholarship programme from 2014. The multimillion-dollar scholarship programme was launched i
UN Court awards disputed Hindu temple to Cambodia
Bangkok: Cambodia should have sovereignty over the disputed land around a 9th century Hindu Shiva temple bordering Thailand, the UN's highest court ruled on Monday. In a unanimous decision, the Hague-based International Court of Justice's said that a
Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas kicked off in Sydney
Melbourne: With an aim to connect the vast Indian diaspora and other parts of Pacific region with India, the Regional Pravasi Bhartiya Divas on Sunday began in Sydney. Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi and New South Wales Premier Barry
Lanka detains Aus, NZ lawmakers over human rights abuses probe
Colombo: Sri Lankan immigration authorities on Sunday briefly detained an Australian and a New Zealand politician on a fact-finding mission into alleged human rights abuses, officials said. The move came days before the country hosts a Commonwealth s
