Row over Indian origin family using SA air base
byDurban, May 1 (IANS) A controversy has erupted over the use of an air force base in South Africa for a wedding of a…
India
Obama vows to stand up for South Asians’ civil rights
byWashington, May 1 (IANS) Noting that South Asian Americans, particularly those who are Muslim, Hindu, or Sikh, have too often faced “senseless violence and…
We will help Indian workers in Saudi Arabia: Vayalar Ravi
byDubai, May 1 (IANS) The government of India plans to hire three legal firms to help Indian workers in Saudi Arabia who are facing…
Malaysian Indians come out in support of ruling coalition
bySingapore, May 1 (IANS) Ahead of the general elections in Malayasia, many Malaysian Indians have come out in support of the ruling Barisan Nasional…
Malaysian Hindu rights group supports ruling coalition
bySingapore, May 1 (IANS) A Hindu rights group in Malaysia has come out in support of the country’s ruling coalition ahead of the country’s…
Indian death row convict’s case to be reviewed in Singapore
bySingapore, May 1 (IANS) An Indian national is among two death row convicts in Singapore whose sentences were sent back to court for review,…
Kerala diaspora survey begins
byThiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) In a first of its kind, a survey on the exact number of Keralites living abroad commenced from the city’s…
Row over Singapore varsity’s denial of tenure to professor
bySingapore, May 1 (IANS) One of Singapore’s largest public universities has rejected an appeal by an Indian-origin associate professor of journalism for tenure, triggering…
Indian in US given jail for selling drugs
byNew York, May 1 (IANS) An Indian in the American state of Indianapolis has been sentenced to three years in jail for selling drugs…
10 killed as jeep falls into Himachal gorge
byShimla: Seven women and three children, all from Rajasthan, were killed in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district when their overcrowded jeep skidded off the road…