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'Modiji will explain to God...': Congress, BJP war of words turns transcontinental with Rahul Gandhi's US visit

The political battle between the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party erupted in a new arena as Congress leader Rahul...

Missing NRI techie’s body found in a lake in Maryland, US, nine days later

The body of an NRI software engineer named Ankit Bagai, 30, was found in a lake in Maryland, United State, nine days after he went missing.

'Developing Singapore Gujarati Society has been a challenging task'

Outgoing Singapore Gujarati Society president Biren Desai reflects upon his service and involvement with the society and Gujarati community...

Indian-origin Gupta brothers arrested in Dubai, confirms South Africa

According to the South Arican government and the Dubai police, Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta of the Gupta family have been arrested and are...

Ex-East Asia division chief Pradeep Kumar Rawat takes charge as India’s envoy to China

Former head of the East Asia division in the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Pradeep Kumar Rawat today joined as India's new...

Indian Embassy issues urgent advisory urging Indians to evacuate Kharkiv

Ukraine Russia war: The Indian Embassy in Ukraine has sent an urgent advisory asking all citizens in Kharkiv to evacuate immediately, as...

Four Indian-Americans bag NIH Director’s New Innovator awards

Four Indian-Americans have bagged the National Institute of Health Director’s New Innovator awards, a programme created in 2007 to...

UAE: Indian family thanks SSMC for saving their newborn

A jobless Indian family in Abu Dhabi has lauded Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City's (SSMC) efforts for saving their newborn and waiving off all...

Sirisha Bandla becomes third Indian-origin woman to fly into space

Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard...

Singapore PM Lee wears turban, welcomes Sikh community with 'Sat Sri Akal'

Highlighting the multi-cultural nature of the city-state, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wore an immaculate white turban at the...

Indian-American Abhimanyu Mishra becomes youngest-ever chess grandmaster

US youngest Chess Grandmaster: Indian-origin Abhimanyu Mishra of New Jersey has become the youngest chess grandmaster in history. The...

Two Indian origin journalists among Pulitzer Prize winners for 2021

Two Indian origin journalists are among the winners of the Pulitzer Prizes for the year 2021. Megha Rajagopalan, a journalist working for...

21-year-old British-Indian is youngest member on Queen's Birthday Honours' List

21-year-old British-Indian Amika George has been picked as the youngest recipient of the Queen’s Birthday Honours this year for pushing...

Indian-origin student Anvee Bhutani elected Oxford Student Union president

Anvee Bhutani won a byelection that was held after the resignation of Indian student Rashmi Samant, who was forced to step down in February...

Indian-American frontline healthcare workers protest against green card backlog in Washington DC

USA News - A group of frontline Indian-American healthcare professionals, stuck in the 150-plus-year Green Card backlog, held a peaceful...

President Biden to nominate Indian-American Rupa Ranga Puttagunta as a federal judge

If confirmed by the US Senate, Judge Puttagunta would be the first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) woman to serve on the US...

OCI cardholders no longer need to carry old passport while travelling to India

People of Indian origin and Indian diaspora who have an overseas citizen of India (OCI) card are now not required to carry their old,...

Indian-origin Vivek Murthy confirmed as US Surgeon General

Dr Murthy is a distinguished physician and former Vice Admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

“Indian-Americans are taking over the country… you guys are incredible,” says Biden at NASA interaction

In under 50 days of presidency, Biden has appointed as many as 55 Indian-Americans to key posts in his administration, nearly half of whom...

Indian-American Maju Varghese appointed deputy assistant to President Biden and director of White House Military Office

The White House Military Office (WHMO) is a department within the White House Office that provides military support for White House...

Biden’s nomination of Indian-American Neera Tanden in jeopardy as 3 senators decide to vote against her

Republican Senators Rob Portman, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney have all said that they will vote against the 50-year-old Tanden with...

Swati Mohan: The NASA scientist with a bindi!

Dr Mohan was behind the guidance, navigation and control operations of NASA's Perseverance rover's Mars landing.

Five Indian-origin personalities in TIME magazine’s emerging leaders list

Twitter's top lawyer Vijaya Gadde, UK's finance minister Rishi Sunak, Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, doctor and Executive Director...

Business hit by pandemic, owners of Indian restaurant in the US get support from President Biden

Companies across the world have been struggling for the last year with the COVID-19 pandemic having hit small businesses in particular. The...