Category: News
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Beyond Bollywood: Indian-Americans get a call up from Smithsonian
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The storied Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC plugged this gap significantly, rolling out the first-ever exhibition chronicling the heritage of Indian immigrants and Indian-Americans and the contribution they have made to the American melting pot.
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Indian group takes to streets for safety awareness
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Following crime incidents targeting Indians in New Zealand, community leaders Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and Claudette Hauiti are organising a walk on 7 March to “Claim Back Safe Streetsâ€. The walk for “safer communities” will be followed by an event behind Auckland’s Papatoetoe Library to raise awareness. Papatoetoe witnessed a vicious…
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Punjabinbspman kills friend for insurance gets lifer
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An Indianorigin man in Britain has been sentenced for life for killing his friend in order to claim around Rs 271 crore in life insurance that he had taken out in the defendants name
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US spelling bee runs out of words after marathon duel between Indian-origin boy and American girl
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A spelling bee competition in the US has been tied between a 13-year-old Indian-origin boy and a 11-year-old girl after they duelled for 66 rounds until finally the judges ran out of words.
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At Surrey museum grandfathers story aboard ship echoes 100 years later
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In a new exhibit the story of the Komagata Maru is told on a single wall of four screens at Surrey museum The community treasures section of the Cloverdale facility is home to echoes of the Komagata Maru 1914 to 2014
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Body of IndoAmerican woman found 11 days after she went missing
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On Friday the body of missing premed student and mother of two was discovered in her car which had been parked on a public street near the Amtrak station in Philadelphia 11 day after she went missing
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‘Indian not allowed Buckingham Palace visit after scandal’
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An Indian-origin tycoon in the UK will not be allowed to visit the Buckingham Palace despite winning an auction to take part in a celebrity tennis match there after getting embroiled in a bribery scandal, a media report said on Sunday.
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For our vote, heed our voice – ethnic group
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New Zealand’s political parties are being urged to listen to migrant and ethnic communities if the parties want their votes in the upcoming general election. The suggestions comes from New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils (known as Multicultural New Zealand), which launched its 2014 election policies at its national council…
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UK to change work law on turbans
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Britain is close to changing employment laws to remove an anomaly that meant Sikhs were exempt from wearing head protection in a high hazard industry such as construction but were required to do so in lower hazard workplaces
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Indian-origin doctor’s role in patients’ deaths probed
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Police in Britain are investigating the deaths of a number of patients who were under the care of an Indian-origin surgeon.
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Indian-American Pentagon official to join thinktank
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Vikram Singh, the highest-ranking Indian-American at the Pentagon, is joining an eminent US thinktank after serving the Obama administration in various positions for over five years.
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Building a stronger Canada: the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act
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Vancouver, February 18, 2014 – Today Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander reinforced that the government is taking firm steps toward ensuring that new citizens demonstrate a genuine attachment to Canada.
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Sikh awarded for volunteer service in Singapore
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An 82-year-old Sikh has been honoured for his outstanding volunteer service in Singapore.
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NYC mayor urged to include Diwali as school holiday
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A broad-based coalition of about 40 organisations and temples from New York City has the asked to include Diwali alongside the new proposed public holidays for Eid and Lunar New Year.
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Indian-origin toddler dies in Britain
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An Indian-origin toddler has died after falling with her mother from the window of a house in the British city of Bradford.
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Indian embassy in Doha allays concerns on deaths of Indian workers in Qatar
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Amid concerns over high number of deaths of Indian workers in Qatar, the Indian embassy in Doha sought to downplay the issue, saying that the number was ‘quite normal’.
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Malaysian-Indian opposition leader found guilty of sedition
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A Malaysian-Indian opposition leader was on Friday found guilty of sedition by a court for questioning the decision of the sultan of an eastern state five years ago.
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Indians jailed for forging documents to get jobs in Singapore
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Singapore has jailed 25 foreigners, including seven Indians, for submitting forged academic certificates to obtain employment in the city-state.
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Indian-American denies medical billing fraud claims
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Indian-American owner of a billing firm, who agreed to pay fine of $3.3 million along with three others to settle alleged medical overbilling fraud, has said he and his company committed no crime.
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Indian-born scientist in a New York university identifies 400 million-year-old fossils in US
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The pre-historic legacy of what is now the United States could be redefined thanks to an Indian-born scientist in a New York university who has identified fossils that may be as old as 400 million years through a technique that can benefit many other researchers.