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At 6, Indian-origin boy is youngest S’porean to trek to Everest Base Camp
Singapore, Dec 5 (IANS) A six-year-old Indian-origin boy has become the youngest Singaporean to have trekked to the Everest Base Camp in Nepal at an altitude of 5,364 metres.
Om Madan Garg trekked for 10 days in October along with his…
Sikh woman shot dead outside gas station in Canada
Toronto, Dec 5 (IANS) In a "targeted" killing, a 21 year-old Canadian-Sikh woman died after being shot multiple times outside a gas station in Mississauga, police said.
Pawanpreet Kaur, a resident of Brampton, died on December 3 at th…
Indian-origin science teacher wins PM’s prize in Australia
Melbourne, Dec 5 (IANS) An Indian-origin teacher in Australia has received the 2022 Prime Minister's Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in secondary schools.
Melbourne-based Veena Nair, who is ViewBank College's Head of Technology…
Canadian party calls for boycott of G20 activities in India
Toronto, Dec 2 (IANS) An opposition party in Canada has called on the government to boycott G20 activities in India over its alleged treatment of religious minorities and human rights record.
The boycott call came as India formally…
Toronto driver arrested for death of Indian student
Toronto, Dec 2 (IANS) Toronto Police have arrested a 60-year-old driver in connection with the death of an Indian student from Karnal on November 23.
Twenty-year-old Kartik Saini was killed when his cycle was hit by a pick-up truck and…
Indian-American model calls Varanasi ‘scariest city’; slammed
New York, Dec 2 (IANS) An Indian-American model and social media influencer, whose family hails from Lucknow, has apologised after being slammed for calling Varanasi 'scariest city' in her TikTok video.
Atlanta-based Aparna Singh was in…
Canadian Sikhs reach out to drivers stranded in snowstorm
Toronto, Dec 1 (IANS) Volunteers with a Sikh gurdwara in Canada stepped in with food, hot tea and shelter when heavy snow led to blocked bridges and highways around Vancouver leaving many drivers stranded and shivering.
Drivers reported…
3 Indian-origin women among Australia’s Superstars of STEM
Melbourne, Nov 30 (IANS) Three Indian-origin women among 60 scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians have been selected as Australia's Superstars of STEM.
Dr Ana Baburamani, Neelima Kadiyala and Dr Indrani Mukherjee will…
Most foreigners in Canada stay in province that give them study permit: Report
Toronto, Nov 30 (IANS) Foreign students in Canada, which includes a sizeable chunk of Indians, tend to remain in the province which gave them study permit, for their next period of education or work.
According to a recent report by The…
Indian expat stuck in Bahrain returns home
Manama (Bahrain), Nov 29 (IANS) An Indian poultry farm worker, who was stuck in Bahrain due to a massive wage-cut since the Covid pandemic, finally returned home with the help of the Indian Embassy and support groups.
Ramasamy Govindan,…
Indian worker in Singapore dies after falling into sea
Singapore, Nov 29 (IANS) A 41-year-old Indian national died after he fell into the sea off Jurong Island in Singapore, which has reported a record number of workplace deaths this year.
The fatal accident took place when the man was doing…
After Patel’s death, another Indian-origin retailer’s store targeted in NZ
Wellington, Nov 29 (IANS) Close on the heels of dairy worker Jayesh Patel's fatal stabbing in Auckland last week, an Indian-origin store owner was targeted in New Zealand, and his staff was attacked by four young men.
In a terrifying…
Indian in dock for alleged $1.8mn fraud in Nigeria
Abuja, Nov 28 (IANS) An Indian national in Nigeria has been in the dock for allegedly committing a financial fraud to the tune of 816 million naira ($1.8 million).
The country's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned…
Two students from Telangana drown in US lake
Hyderabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Two students from Telangana died of drowning in a lake in the US state of Missouri.
Uthej Kunta (24) and Shiva D. Kelligari (25) drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks and according to information, the incident…
Canada to strengthen visa processing capacity in Delhi, Chandigarh
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) As a Pacific nation, Canada constituted an ambitious plan, which initially provides for an investment of nearly $2.3 billion over the next five years as it recognises that the Indo-Pacific region will play an…
England demolish India in the semifinal : ICC Cricket T20 World Cup 2022
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Dr. Nilesh D. Mehta
The Adelaide Oval was packed to the rafters hours before the big game. But the majority of the crowd, donning India's blue, returned home disappointed.
India were invited to bat first after England…
Muraleedharan meets Indians in Brazil, invites them for PBD on November 9, 2022 at 5:57 am
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Visiting Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan interacted with the Indian community in Brazil and invited them to attend the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas scheduled to be held in Indore in January…