UK gurdwara sued for discriminating against disabled
London: One of Britain's largest gurdwaras has been sued by worshippers for alleged discrimination against the elderly and disabled people. Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara at Blakenhall in the city of Wolverhampton has been accused of leaving people in wheelchairs outside the main prayer room and making them sit behind screens in the dining room because they are unable to observe the custom of sitting on the floor. Papers have been filed with the County
AF plane reaches Djibouti to bring back Indians
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said that an Indian Air Force transport aircraft has reached Djibouti to bring back Indians who are on way to the African nation after they were evacuated from neighbouring strife-torn Yemen. External affa
Modi probably strongest Indian leader in our lifetime: McCain
Washington: An influential American Senator has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is probably the strongest Indian leader to have emerged in his lifetime and asserted that the US needs to have more cooperation with India. "I'm incredibly impress
Indian-origin businesses back Conservative party in UK
London: A number of Indian-origin entrepreneurs have backed Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservative party in the upcoming UK General Election in May, warning that a government led by Opposition Labour party would "threaten jobs and deter inv
HSBC tax evasion suspects in India told to get a lawyer
London: Customers of HSBC in India, suspected of tax evasion, have been given a 30-day timeframe to get a lawyer in Switzerland to manage or challenge the disclosure of their names in the official gazette. The UK-based banking group at the heart of a
Purvi Patel jailed for 30 years for death of child
Washington: A 33-year-old Indian-American woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for female foeticide and child maltreatment of a dependent. Purvi Patel, was sentenced on the neglect of a dependent charge to 30 years in prison
Sikh man beaten up in Birmingham
London: A Sikh man was beaten up in a suspected racial attack in the British city of Birmingham and police have launched an investigation after the sickening video of the assault emerged on the Internet. In the video, the victim can be seen desperate
Annual Gandhi Salt March held in Durban
Durban: Over 2,000 people from all walks of life joined the annual Salt March here to commemorate the struggle for freedom and peace by Mahatma Gandhi and South African Nobel Laureate Albert Luthuli. The march which was held yesterday is modell
Hundreds of Indian nurses caught up in Yemen fighting
Thiruvananthapuram: More than half of the 4,000 Indian nationals caught up in the conflict in Yemen are nurses, the foreign ministry said on Monday, the latest security scare for medical staff working in the Middle East after dozens were kidnapped in
