Melbourne, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian-origin barrister Varun Ghosh has become the first-ever Australian Senator to take the oath of office on the Bhagavad Gita.
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Prominent Indian-American Sikh attorney Harmeet K. Dhillon has denied that she is seeking to replace Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
New York, Feb 7 (IANS) A 23-year-old who was pursuing a doctoral degree at Purdue University has been found dead, taking the number of Indian students killed in the US to five since the start of this year.
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) A student from Hyderabad was injured when four armed robbers attacked him in Chicago, as per his family here.
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Indian-American Republican Presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the lone challenger left against former US President Donald Trump, has formally requested Secret Service protection citing "multiple issues," the BBC reported.
London, Feb 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing a fresh conflict of interest row after a Conservative minister on a trade mission to India last April said he would be happy to help IT firm Infosys, owned by his wife's family, grow in the UK.
New York, Feb 5 (IANS) The Immigration Reform Bill unveiled by a bipartisan group of Senators has several provisions that could benefit Indians -- if passed -- including protection for H1B visa holders' children who become adults during the green card wait, automatic work authorisation for H1B workers' spouses and additional green cards.
London, Feb 4 (IANS) UK's first Indian-origin PM Rishi Sunak shared his experiences of facing racism as a child, saying his parents sent him for extra drama lessons so that he could "speak properly" without an accent to fit into society.
Melbourne, Feb 3 (IANS) Indian-origin barrister Varun Ghosh will take his position in the Australian Senate next week with the Labour Party officially confirming him as their pick to represent Western Australia (WA).
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The recent death of Purdue University student Neel Acharya has put the focus back on the security and safety of Indian and Indian-origin students at and around the campus that witnessed a total of four deaths from the community between 2022-2024.
