Top 16 Schools to slug it out at Slater Debates at BCS Shimla
byShimla: Fifteen top schools from India and one from Dubai meet here to trash out debating points, starting Wednesday, at the Slater international inter-school…
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Indian-American attorney to prosecute Boston bomber
byWashington, April 23 (IANS) Two veteran anti-terrorism prosecutors, including an Indian American attorney Aloke Chakravarty, are leading the case against the surviving Boston Marathon…
Missing Indian in Sharjah found
byDubai, April 23 (IANS) A 78-year-old Indian man, who went missing from his daughter’s home in Sharjah last Friday, was found Monday. Syed Nisar…
Malaysian leader apologises to Indians
bySingapore, April 23 (IANS) Ahead of the parliamentary elections in the country next month, a controversial Malaysian political leader has apologised to Indians there…
Sikhs in Australian state needn’t wear helmet while cycling
bySydney, April 23 (IANS) Sikhs in the Australian state of Queensland will be exempt from wearing a helmet while riding bicycles, it was announced…
Indian woman in Bahrain with burn injuries stable
byDubai, April 22 (IANS) The condition of an Indian woman in Bahrain, who sustained severe burn injuries during a clash between police and protesters…
Indian ‘human computer’ Shakuntala Devi no more
byBangalore: Indian mathematical genius and astrologer Shakuntala Devi, who was dubbed “human computer” for her swift numerical calculation abilities, passed away here Sunday after…
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…
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byLondon, April 20 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman, said to be an “illiterate” Indian, was beaten, raped and given out-of-date food and passed between three…