<br>India called the referendum a "farcical exercise held by extremists and radical elements" and asked Canada for "action in this matter." In a rare travel advisory, New Delhi urged travellers to Canada to be cautious about the…

New York, Dec 24 (IANS) In a historic move forward, a federal appeals court has ruled that Sikhs recruits in the US Marine Corps can keep a beard and wear turbans. Judges from the District of Columbia's federal appeals court on Friday…

New York, Dec 24 (IANS) Chandigarh-born lawyer Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary has become the first immigrant of Indian-origin to take oath as Commissioner to the Immigrant Rights Commission for the city and county of San Francisco. The Immigrant…

Ludhiana, Dec 24 (IANS) Punjab NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal has said that the state government would soon set up fast-track courts to facilitate Punjabi diaspora in addressing their issues on priority. Presiding over third…

Singapore, Dec 22 (IANS) An Indian-origin man, who was imprisoned for shouting "corona, corona" during the pandemic, has been jailed again for seven months for harassment and using criminal force against a public servant in Singapore.…

London, Dec 22 (IANS) A former Indian-origin family doctor in the UK has lost a bid to challenge his 12-year jail sentence for committing sexual offences against women patients between 1983 and 2018. Krishna Singh, 73, from North…

London, Dec 21 (IANS) An Indian-origin driver who knocked down and killed a 71-year-old man in Glasgow, has won an appeal to get his licence back early to help expand his restaurant business, local media reported. Sandeep Singh, now 36,…

London, Dec 21 (IANS) British Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill has called on the Health Secretary to initiate an independent inquiry into the alleged bullying culture at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), which is seriously impacting the staff…

Singapore, Dec 20 (IANS) A 32-year-old Indian national died after the boom of a lorry crane fell on him at the construction site of a new executive condominium in Singapore, a media report said. At about 4.35 pm last week, the police and…

Toronto, Dec 20 (IANS) A 30-year-old Sikh, who came to Canada just last month from Punjab, died on the spot after being hit by a transport truck in Mississauga. Manpreet Singh was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which…

New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Young Indian-Americans, who are among more than 3.5 million South Asians living in the US, regularly face racial and ethnic discrimination as early as preschool, which influences the development of their…

London, Dec 20 (IANS) Asserting that Suella Braverman should be sacked, an outgoing UK government aide has warned that keeping on the Home Secretary will result in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak losing the next election. Nimco Ali, who…

Toronto, Dec 19 (IANS) A 40-year-old Canadian-Sikh has been charged with second-degree murder for fatally stabbing his wife at their home in British Columbia province, police said. Navinder Gill of Surrey was taken into custody by the…

London, Dec 19 (IANS) A British Indian is among five leading industry experts who will be working to accelerate development and deployment of emerging technologies in key UK growth sectors. An AI council member, Priya Lakhani OBE, has…

Lord Peter Cruddas, a ruling Conservative party peer in the House of Lords and one of the party's biggest recent financial donors, bluntly told The Observer: "Something's going to come to a head because the members don't want Rishi Sunak.…

New York, Dec 17 (IANS) An Indian-American woman has been charged with first-degree murder for tossing her newborn baby into a Florida inlet four years ago. Arya Singh, 29, who was arrested on Thursday confessed to the crime saying, "she…

Singapore, Dec 16 (IANS) An Indian-origin man has been sentenced to 11 years and nine months' in prison in Singapore with nine strokes of the cane for attacking an enforcement officer with a sickle two years ago. Vickneswaran Sivan, 32,…

Singapore, Dec 16 (IANS) An Indian domestic help in Singapore pleaded guilty to abusing by repeatedly slapping and pinching her employer's three-year-old daughter. The 39-year-old, who could not be named owing to a gag order to protect…