Saudi company to hire 5,000 Nitaqat-hit Indians
byDubai, May 23 (IANS) A company in Saudi Arabia’s eastern province has said it will hire 5,000 Indian workers affected by that country’s new…
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Indian-origin boy wins 2013 National Geographic contest (Lead, correcting intro)
byWashington, May 23 (IANS) Twelve-year-old Indian-origin boy Sathwik Karnik won the 2013 National Geographic Bee by correctly naming Chimborazo, a peak in Ecuador, as…
Indian flight attendant jailed in Dubai
byDubai, May 23 (IANS) A court here has sentenced a male Indian flight attendant of Emirates airline to six months in jail for stealing…
Ex-Malaysian Indian lawyer, three others get death
bySingapore, May 23 (IANS) A former Malaysian Indian lawyer and three others were sentenced to death Thursday in the high profile murders of a…
Indian-origin man’s death in custody classified as murder
bySingapore, May 23 (IANS) The death of a 32-year-old Indian-origin man while in police custody in Malaysia has now been classified as a murder….
Indian-origin actor honoured in New Zealand
byWellington, May 23 (IANS) Indian-origin actor Jacob Rajan has been made a member of New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to theatre….
Indian Caribbean Museum in Nat Geo list of 500 sacred places
byPort-of-Spain, May 23 (IANS) The Indian Caribbean Museum, described as “a national treasure, a window to the past, and an opportunity to see history…
Australia looks into allowing Sikhs to wear turban at work
bySydney: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that she would look into the issue of allowing Sikhs in her country to wear the…
Indian-origin boy wins 2013 National Geographic contest
byWashington, May 23 (IANS) Twelve-year-old Indian-origin boy Sathwik Karnik won the 2013 National Geographic Bee by correctly naming Chimborazo, a peak in Ecuador, as…
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
byWashington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers…