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…
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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…
Rift in Hindu group ahead of Malaysian polls
bySingapore, April 27 (IANS) There is dissension within a major Hindu rights group in Malaysia, ahead of that country’s general elections next month. A…
Indian origin man gunned down in Kuala Lumpur
bySingapore, April 27 (IANS) A 29-year-old Indian origin man was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants while he was driving his car in Malaysia’s…
On Indian cinema’s centenary, kin want Bharat Ratna for Dadasaheb Phalke
byMumbai: A hundred years after “Lights, Camera, Action.” were uttered for the first time in India by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke – Dadasaheb Phalke, known…