India: Third-largest Asian Economy, ranked 131 on Human Development Index

India has been ranked 131 out of 188 countries on the Human Development Index (HDI), making it the third-largest Asian economy and in the same bracket as South Asian neighbours Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal, according to a new United Nations report surveyed for human development.

Bill Gates tops Forbes list again, Mukesh Ambani Number 1 of India’s 101-billionaire club

India is home to the world’s fourth highest number of billionaires, with Reliance Industries chief Mukesh Ambani leading the club of more than 100 super rich Indians, according to a new list released by Forbes magazine.

Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal speaks on Hate Crimes Panel in NJ

Bollywood Actor Arjun Rampal, at a conference in New Jersey, said lack of education and understanding are behind a recent spurt in hate crime against Indian-Americans in US.

Indian-origin man gets 10-year sentence for killing woman 16 years ago

Gunasegaran Ramasamy, 32, attempted to rob a woman at knife-point in a lift. He was sentenced to the maximum 10 years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane for robbery with hurt by a district court. The sentence was backdated to November 18, 2013. The 2001 case had remained unsolved for more than a dec

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