Away from home, Indian migrants celebrate Diwali in Singapore

IANS | November 13, 2023 11:11 AM

Singapore, Nov 13 (IANS) In a special gesture, the Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) organised a Diwali celebration for Indian migrants, treating them to an evening of festivities that included performances, games and activities.

Indian-Norwegian restaurateur donates day’s turnover to Palestinians

IANS | November 12, 2023 3:37 PM

Chandigarh, Nov 12 (IANS) A son of a Punjab-born restaurateur, who has been making waves in Norway for 41 years by serving Indian traditional dishes with authentic ingredients, has donated his entire day’s turnover of his restaurant to help suffering Palestinians in Gaza.

Haley-Ramaswamy fight gets nastier at 3rd Republican presidential debate

IANS | November 9, 2023 9:37 AM

Washington, Nov 9 (IANS) The fight between Indian-American Republican candidates got nastier with former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calling tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy "just a s**m" for bringing up her daughter as a reference at the party's third presidential primary debate.

UK PM celebrates Diwali with members of Hindu community

IANS | November 9, 2023 8:00 AM

London, Nov 9 (IANS) Ahead of Diwali, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty celebrated Diwali,the festival of lights, with members of the Hindu community gathering at his official residence in 10 Downing Street.

US joins Adani Group to build terminal at Colombo Port

By Susitha Fernando | November 8, 2023 1:34 PM

Colombo, Nov 8 (IANS) The US had joined the Adani Group with a half a billion dollar loan to build a new deep water shipping container terminal at the in strategic Colombo Port in the race against China’s acquisition of part of ports in the Sri Lankan capital and the southern town of Hambantota.