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Museum of London Docklands announces new Indo-Caribbean display

Museum of London Docklands will open a new free display 'Indo + Caribbean: The creation of a culture', in its London, Sugar and Slavery...

Mikey Hothi is first Sikh-origin mayor in California

USA News: Mikey Hothi, whose parents are from India, has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Lodi city in northern California, becoming...

Serbia to stop visa-free entry for Indians from 2023

The Serbian government has announced cancellation of visa-free entry to all Indian nationals from January 1, 2023.

Joe Biden nominates ex-US ambassador to India for a top exec post

US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American lawyer diplomat Richard Verma, also a former US ambassador to India, to a top...

Harsha Thangirala's passion for music takes him on global journey

Harsha Thangirala’s childhood interest in music has blossomed into a fruitful career. The young music editor has not let anything get in...

CIA appoints India-born Nand Mulchandani to lead tech ops

Indian-origin entrepreneur Nand Mulchandani was roped in by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as its first-ever Chief Technology Officer...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's son Zain has passed away

Microsoft’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella and his wife Anu lost their son Zain on Monday morning. He was 26 years old and...

Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath set for key IMF post

Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the IMF's chief economist, will become the number two official at the Washington-based crisis lender from...

Indian-American actor Kal Penn comes out as gay

Indian-American actor Kal Penn, on the eve of the launch of his book 'You Can't Be Serious', has come out as gay.

UAE: Indian expat who sent application from his hospital bed awarded USD 500,000 scholarship

A 16-year-old Indian expat in Dubai has been awarded a scholarship valued at AED 1.8 million (USD 500,000).

Indian-origin MP Anita Anand appointed Canada's Defence Minister

Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand has been appointed as the new Defence Minister in Justin Trudeau's cabinet.

Indian-American economist Gita Gopinath set to leave IMF in January 2022

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief economist Gita Gopinath will leave her post and return to Harvard University's economics department...

India's Jeev Milkha Singh becomes first golfer to be granted UAE Gold Visa

Indian player Jeev Milkha Singh has become the first professional golfer in the world to receive the prestigious 10-year Dubai Golden Visa...

Singaporean Tamil VJ and 90s star Anandha Kannan passes away

Popular Singaporean Tamil video jockey and actor Anandha Kannan passed away last night, according to reports. The 48-year-old was reportedly...

Biden names Indian-American Muslim Rashad Hussain as Ambassador for Religious Freedom

President Joe Biden has nominated Rashad Hussain, an Indian-American lawyer and diplomat, as ambassador-at-large to lead the state...

Indian-American Geeta Anand named Dean of Berkeley Journalism

Veteran Indian-origin journalist Geeta Anand has been appointed Dean of the University of California Berkeley (UCB) Graduate School of...

23-year-old Mumbai-based wildlife photographer becomes first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award

Mumbai-based wildlife photographer Aishwarya Sridhar has become the first Indian woman to win the 56th Wildlife Photographer of the Year...

Ajay Banga set to go from Mastercard CEO to chairman from 2021

Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga will leave his position next year and take over as executive chairman, the company announced.

WeWork appoints Indian-origin real estate veteran Sandeep Mathrani as CEO

Office space provider WeWork on Sunday announced that Indian-origin executive Sandeep Mathrani will join the Company as Chief Executive...

CAA: What NRIs have to say about the contentious issue

NRI News: The BJP government’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) controversy has had an extremely divisive effect in India, with Opposition...

Indian Cambridge scholar gets support from over 2000 academics for request to stay in the UK

Over 2,000 academics in the United Kingdom have come out in support of Indian sociologist Asiya lslam following the UK Home Office’s...

Indian-American Indra Nooyi inducted into Smithsonian Portrait Gallery

Former Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi has been inducted into the prestigious Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery along with Amazon CEO Jeff...

Indian-origin footballer Sarpreet Singh gets Bayern first team call-up

Indian-origin footballer Sarpreet Singh has been promoted to the first team for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

IB student’s MYP charity project gets NGO status

Eighteen-year-old Saloni More, an International Baccalaureate (IB) alumnus of the KIS International School in Bangkok, has gone the extra...