Falling rupee hits students aspiring to study abroad: Assocham
byNew Delhi, June 13 (IANS) With expenditure on food, living expenses and stay rising sharply due to the weakening rupee against the dollar, Indian…
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Indian-origin men in New Zealand found guilty of fraud
byWellington, June 13 (IANS) Two Indian-origin men have been found guilty of defrauding a former city council in New Zealand of nearly NZ$850,000 (US$676,855)….
Health awareness walk for South Asians in Canada
byToronto: With research showing South Asians being among the people most susceptible to heart diseases in Canada, a walk is being organised in the city…
Indo-Canadian MPs denounce ban on Sikh turban on soccer field
byToronto, June 13 (IANS) Three Indo-Canadian members of parliament have denounced the ban on Sikhs from wearing the turban while playing football in the…
Five Indians arrested in Saudi Arabia
byDubai, June 12 (IANS) As part of the Saudi Arabian government’s crackdown on people making unauthorised cheap calls on the internet, five Indians have…
Himachal bans manufacture of addictive drug
byShimla: Pain killer drug Dextroproposyphene (DPPP) after having been in use for 40 years being banned by the union government has pushed the Himachal…
Malaysia panel to probe 2 ethnic Indians’ custodial deaths
bySingapore, June 12 (IANS) Malaysia’s Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has named an eight-member panel, including two independent consultants, to investigate the death in…
Twin brothers from India jailed in Singapore for pimping
bySingapore, June 12 (IANS) Two men from India, who are twin brothers, have been sentenced to jail by a court here for working as…
Saudi to again hire Indian maids – on reduced salaries
byRiyadh, June 12 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will resume the hiring of Indian female domestic workers but on less salaries than before, Xinhua reported Wednesday…
US immigration bill clears key senate hurdle
byWashington, June 12 (IANS) As a major immigration bill that would give over 11 million people, including some 260,000 Indians, living illegally in America…