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Over 300 Indians deported from Mexico arrive in Delhi

In an unprecedented move, Mexico has deported over 300 Indians to Delhi, the Latin-American country’s National Migration Institute (INM)...

Bombay HC quashes LRs to Singapore, other nations in Adani coal scam case

In the probe into Adani group firms, the Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed all Letters Rogatory (LRs) sent by the Directorate of Revenue...

Trade war means less buoyancy for rest of the world, says PM Lee at Forbes Global CEO Conference

The US-China trade war results in fewer opportunities for Singapore companies to invest in China and export to America, or to invest in...

Britain and the European Union reach a Brexit deal

The deal still has to be formally approved by the economic bloc and ratified by the European and UK Parliaments.

Indian Supreme Court asks J&K authorities to reply to plea for detained NRI businessman

Hearing the case of an NRI businessman who has been detained in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) following the abrogation of provisions of Article...

Indian-origin Nobel Laureate sounds warning over Brexit backlash in science sector

Indian-origin Nobel Prize-winning biologist Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, based in the United Kingdom (UK), has warned the British...

Kartarpur corridor: As deadline nears, Pakistan’s slow progress visible from Indian side

Pakistan has reportedly refused to construct their side of a bridge on the cross-border elevated corridor to Kartarpur Darbar Sahib from...

Negotiators working round the clock over Brexit deal as protest march planned in London

Thousands of people are expected to march through London for a major demonstration calling for a Final Say referendum on Brexit on October...

No vote to authorise impeachment investigation: Nancy Pelosi

The White House has criticised the lack of such a vote and has said that the President and other officials will not cooperate with what it...

Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo: The Nobel Prize-winning couple fighting poverty

Spotlight on Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo who have many, many accolades to their names with the Nobel Prize being just the latest in a...

Indian Supreme Court sets one-month deadline for government response to NRI petition

The Indian Supreme Court gave the government and 25 states a month’s time to respond to a writ petition seeking a direction to establish...

Indian-origin people among targets of rising hate crime wave in the UK

The police in England and Wales recorded over 100,000 incidents of hate crime in 2018-19, including many affecting members of the Indian...

Studies name Singapore ‘the smartest city in 2019’, most prepared for AI

Two recent studies have found Singapore to be the world’s most prepared city for the age of artificial intelligence (AI), and the global...

Indian economy on shaky ground, says Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee

Nobel-Prize winning Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee said on Monday that the Indian economy is on shaky ground.

With 30 million followers, Modi most popular world leader on Instagram

The growing popularity and social media savviness of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi were further evident after his account crossed 30...

Indian nurses in the UAE may lose jobs due to new qualification requirement

The rule has already affected over 200 nurses holding diploma certificates, who have lost their jobs with several others having been...

Brexit on October 31 a 'priority' for British government, says Queen Elizabeth

The Queen announced in a speech to lawmakers a list of 26 new bills ranging from implementing a yet-to-be finalised EU divorce agreement to...

British-Indian organisations slam Labour party over its Kashmir resolution

Over 100 British-Indian organisations have sent an open letter to the United Kingdom’s Labour Party chief Jeremy Corbyn over the party’s...

Dutch King and Queen pay respects to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

The King of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima on Monday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in New Delhi.

Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, two others win Nobel Prize for Economics

Banerjee was born in India and educated at the University of Calcutta and Jawaharlal Nehru University before receiving his PhD from Harvard...

Indian-origin parents of child who died in an accident demand review of UK’s highway system

Following the death of their eight-year-old son in a road accident, the Indian-origin parents are calling for a review of the United...

Singapore eases monetary policy for the first time since 2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) eased monetary policy for the first time in three years on Monday, October 14.

Judges block Trump’s attempt to deny Green Cards to immigrants

Rulings in California, New York and Washington have temporarily halted Trump's plans to deny green cards to immigrants who would need...

UK government to mint commemorative Gandhi coin

The United Kingdom (UK) government will issue a commemorative coin to mark the 150th birthday anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, said...

Ethiopian Prime Minister wins Nobel Peace Prize

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded the 100th Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve his country's conflict with...