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News and events featuring or of interest to Indians living abroad, whether they are Indian expats or of Indian origin. Connected to India gathers news and reports about Indian Diaspora across the world, especially in Singapore, US, UK and Dubai.
What’s love got to do with it? Just about everything, if you ask Anuradha Gupta, the Founder CEO of Vows for Eternity. This New York-based...
Indian students appeal to PM Boris Johnson for justice in row over English language test
The letter is an appeal from the students, asking for justice after being accused of cheating in a compulsory English language test six...
Indian-Americans have powered the economic growth of the United States, says Joe Biden
Biden also assured the Indian-American community that as president, he would address concerns related to the H-1B visa.
Six Indian-American contestants in the 2020 Miss World America pageant
This year’s event will be held in the form of a series of virtual web casts in combination with online submissions due to the coronavirus...
Seven Indian-Americans in Forbes list of richest people in the United States
Seven Indian-Americans have figured in Forbes’ list of richest people in the United States, which was topped by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos...
Sushant SIngh Rajput's fans hold car rally in California to honour late actor
Overseas fans of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput organised a car rally in the United States, calling for the truth about the...
Harris said those walks along the beach in India really "planted something in my mind and created a commitment in me.''
The video of the ceremony was played during the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday.
Kamala Harris mentions her “chithis” in speech, sends Twitter into a frenzy
During her vice-presidential nomination acceptance speech, Harris made special mention of her mother Shyamala Gopalan, who was born in...
Kamala Harris continues to break the glass ceiling
Born in Oakland, California, Harris is the daughter of Shyamala Gopalan, an Indian-origin cancer researcher from Chennai and Donald Harris,...
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern visits temple, relishes puri-chhole
The Prime Minister also participated in prayers held at the temple.
For eight-year-old Indian-origin Milan Kumar in the United Kingdom, the lockdown presented the chance to further enhance his love of books...
Eight years on, Biden, US lawmakers honour victims of Oak Creek shootout
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and several lawmakers joined the Sikh community in the United States to remember the victims of...
Indian community in US celebrates foundation-laying of new Ram Temple
Indian-Americans across the United States celebrated the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new Ram Janma Bhoomi Temple in the holy...
Indian-origin doctor appointed as New York health commissioner
Dr Dave A Chokshi, a 39-year-old Indian-origin physician with expertise in public health, has been appointed as New York City's new health...
Indians the largest diaspora group to become Australian citizens in 2019-20
Out of the over 200,000 people who became Australian citizens in this period, 38,209 were Indians, followed by 25,011 Britishers, 14,764...
Indians abroad can play big role in making nation self-reliant, says Defense MoS Shripad Naik
Addressing a virtual seminar on ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ organised by the Jaipur Foot USA, Indian Minister of State for Defence Shripad...
Diaspora Group to conduct first-ever British-Indian census in UK
The India League, a UK-based diaspora group founded in 1916 announced it will be conducting the first-ever British-Indian Census around...
Prominent historians both in and outside the United Kingdom have posted an open letter protesting the ongoing misrepresentation of slavery,...
174 Indians file lawsuit against Trump administration’s new H-1B visa policy
The lawsuit seeks to declare the presidential proclamation as unlawful and urges the court to compel the Department of State to issue...
Dr Thomas Abraham: An NRI trailblazer rallying the Indian-American community
Dr Thomas Abraham is one of the trailblazer NRIs who emigrated to the US in the 1970s and built the foundation for today’s flourishing...
Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda takes charge as new President of AAPI
Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda took oath as president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin (AAPI) during a virtual “change...
Indian students to benefit from UK's three-year PhD post-study visa programme
The United Kingdom officially announced that as part of the new Graduate Route, international students who complete a PhD can stay in the...
California sues Cisco for caste-based discrimination against Indian-American employee
The lawsuit alleges that the firm rejected the employee’s raise and denied him a promotion twice.
Joe Biden appoints Indian-American Medha Raj as campaign digital chief
A graduate in international politics from Georgetown University, Medha Raj earned her MBA from Stanford University.