Attack on Sarabjit may hit Pakistan-India ties: Daily
byIslamabad: The attack on Sarabjit Singh could have serious implications for Pakistan-India ties, said a Pakistani daily, adding that the fate of the Indian…
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Guyana to mark 175th anniversary of arrival of Indians
byTwo ships sailing out of Calcutta (now Kolkata) port on the eastern coast of India, the Whitby and Hesperus, reached British Guiana (now Guyana)…
Cancer-struck Indian professor waits for donor
byMumbai, April 28 (IANS) The clock is ticking away for an Indian-origin professor at Stanford who is suffering from leukaemia and is desperately waiting…
US-based Sikh group seeks UN intervention for Bhullar
byNew Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A Swiss NGO and a US-based Sikh group have sought UN intervention to “save” Devenderpal Singh Bhullar, whose petition…
New stage added to Guyana’s Indian memorial
byPort of Spain, April 27 (IANS) A new multi-million dollar stage has been added to Monument Garden, a memorial site for the ancestors of…
Himachal 2013 power tariff hike shocks domestic, industrial consumers
byShimla: Saddled with huge employee costs and high power purchase prices during winter lean season, power surplus Himachal state served a rude shock on…
Yash Vardhan Singh best speaker at BCS Slater Debates, 2013
byShimla: Hosts Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (BCS) came out winners at the prestigious annual 18th Slater Debates, pinning down 15 other top schools of…
Indian American students shine in California science fair
byNew York, April 27 (IANS) Indian American students shone in this years’s California State Science Fair, grabbing the top award, six first place honours…
Indian scholar meets Saudi officials over new labour policy
byJeddah, April 27 (IANS) Sheikh Abu Baker Ahmed, general secretary of the All India Sunni Jamiathul Ulama, has met top Saudi officials to highlight…
‘Chak de phatte’ draws new hockey fans in Canada
byWashington, April 27 (IANS) “Chak de phatte goooaaalll Joffrey Lupul! Torrronto Maple Putayyy!” – that’s how a Punjabi commentator does play-by-play on CBC’s “Hockey…