Center waters down Himachal’s BBMB arrears to Rs 1500 Cr
byShimla: In a major setback to Himachal Pradesh, the Union Power Ministry having tabulated arrears due from Bhakra Beas Management Board at Rs 1500…
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Indian-origin boy drowned as lifeguard was not alert
byLondon, April 20 (IANS) An eight-year-old boy of Indian origin drowned in a swimming pool in Britain’s Wolverhampton city in 2008 after a lifeguard…
Indian woman raped, enslaved in Britain for years
byLondon, April 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman, said to be an “illiterate” Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three…
India receives $69 bn in remittances; tops global list
byWashington, April 20 (IANS) India received $69 billion remittance in 2012, the highest in the world, followed by China with $60 billion and the…
Sunil Tripathi not Boston Marathon bombing suspect
byWashington, April 19 (IANS) Indian-origin student Sunil Tripathi is not a suspect in the Boston marathon bombing, contrary to some rumours floating on the…
More green cards, but none for siblings, adult children
byChicago, April 19 (IANS) The proposed changes to the US immigration law submitted on Wednesday by the “gang of eight”, the bi-partisan group in…
Chandy denies dumping diaspora complaints in Dubai
byThiruvananthapuram, April 18 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Thursday denied media reports and social media campaign that he dumped the complaints he received…
Himachal forest auditors look after service records – CAG
byShimla: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) stumbled upon internal auditors in Himachal Forest Department maintaining service records of forest officers while 1806…
Aloula Geojit launches NRI advisory service in Saudi Arabia
byKochi, April 18 (IANS) To serve the investment needs of non-resident Indian investors in Saudi Arabia, Aloula Geojit Capital Co. (AGC) launched its NRI…
Eight Indian runners in Boston marathon are safe
byWashington, April 18 (IANS) All the eight Indians who participated in the ill-fated Boston Marathon escaped unhurt from the deadly twin blasts at the…