Politics
India denies entry to UK Labour MP who chairs Parliamentary group on Kashmir
The controversy surrounding British Labour MP Debbie Abrahams took a new turn on Tuesday with the Indian High Commission in London stating...
US Senate acquits Trump in impeachment hearing
After five months of hearings, investigations and revelations about his dealings with Ukraine, United States President Donald Trump was...
First-ever Khalsa University outside India to be set up in USA
The United States will soon be the host nation of the first Khalsa University campus outside India. A group of NRIs have donated nearly 125...
Indian women politicians face higher level of online abuse than US, UK counterparts: Study
According to a study of Twitter traffic, Indian women politicians experienced substantially higher online abuse than their United Kingdom...
British-Indian MP Lisa Nandy amongst top two candidates for new Labour leader
Indian-origin British Member of Parliament Lisa Nandy on Wednesday became one of two Labour candidates to earn the requisite support from...
February tentatively fixed for Donald Trump’s visit to India: Reports
Diplomatic channels between both nations are in contact to organise the visit of US President Donald Trump to India on an open invitation...
Singapore's Tharman Shanmugaratnam exchanges New Year's wishes with Modi
Singapore's Indian-origin Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam called on Prime Minister...
Indian-origin UK MP Lisa Nandy formally launches bid for Labour leadership
British Indian Member of Parliament Lisa Nandy formally launched her bid to replace Jeremy Corbyn as the leader of the Labour party, urging...
Four newcomers, 11 returning Indian-origin MPs in UK 2019 polls
The United Kingdom 2019 elections might have seen the Conservatives gain a record majority, but they are in a photo finish with the Labour...
British-Indian Labour candidates unfazed by perceived shift in Indian-origin voting trend
With Hindi ads, more Tory tickets going to Indian-origin candidates and a pro-Brexit trend among the British Hindu community, the United...
Indian-American US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal tables bill calling for Kashmir resolution
Indian-American Democrat Congress Representative Pramila Jayapal sponsored a bipartisan resolution in the US House of Representatives...
UK Parliament backs general elections on December 12
The United Kingdom Parliament on Tuesday approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to hold a general election on December 12 amid a...
20 Indian-origin candidates win in Canadian polls, including ‘kingmaker’ Jagmeet Singh
Indian-origin Canadian Jagmeet Singh is likely to emerge as the “kingmaker” after his New Democratic Party (NDP) won 24 seats in the...
Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley passes away
Former Indian Finance Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley passed away on Saturday aged 66.
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal on list of UK PM’s campaign donors
Indian-origin steel magnate Lakshmi N Mittal’s name appeared in the list of donors supporting United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Boris...
Modi, Trump, Putin star in Israel PM Netanyahu’s campaign ads
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be hoping to leverage his relationship with world leaders to secure his seat in office.
Priti Patel appointed UK Home Secretary; 3 Indian-origin ministers in Boris Johnson's Cabinet
Tory Member of Parliament (MP) Priti Patel took charge as Britain's first Indian-origin Home Secretary in the newly-unveiled Boris Johnson...
External Affairs Minister Jaishankar: India’s stature in the world has risen
India’s new External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar believes that India’s global stature has grown significantly in the last five years.
Modi takes oath as India PM for Term 2.0
Narendra Modi took oath as the Prime Minister of India earlier today, marking the start of his second term. He was sworn in by Indian...
Indian MHA discards 'blacklists' of Indians seeking asylum abroad
In yet another reconciliatory measure aimed at overseas citizens and the diaspora, the Indian Home Ministry has decided to discard its...
Congress NRI campaign bus to tour Punjab, Haryana prior to polls
Acknowledging the importance of NRIs in the upcoming election and the political influence they exert, the Indian National Congress has come...
Taking stock of over 70,000 registered overseas electors for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, over 90 per cent are from the Indian state of...
Probe fake news about online NRI voting: Goa EC to cops
The Goa state election authority yesterday directed the police to probe fake news circulating on social media, which claims overseas voters...
Will continue to work with US authorities to help detained Indians: MEA
The Government of India is continuously making efforts to address the detention of 129 Indian students, mostly from the states of Telangana...
Will the EVMs decide the elections of 2019?
An Indian Cyber expert identified as Syed Suja, recently told a press conference in London addressing via Skype that 2014 General election...