Indian Arrested on Charges of Smuggling Foreign Nationals into U.S. December 11, 2018 12:11
An Indian national has been arrested on charge of smuggling foreign nationals into the United States for private financial gain, according to Department of Justice. The 38-year-old Bhavin Patel is charged by indictment with one…
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U.S. Should Not Give Even a Dollar to Pak till It Acts on Terror: Nikki Haley December 11, 2018 10:38
The outgoing United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who is of Indian origin, has accused Pakistan of allegedly harboring terrorists, saying the U.S. should not give Islamabad "even a dollar" until they…
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'I Can't Breathe': Last Words of Jamal Khashoggi, Report Says December 10, 2018 16:41
"I can't breathe," were the last words uttered by Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi before he was killed by a Saudi hit squad at the country's consulate in Istanbul in October, a CNN report said.An…
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Gita Gopinath Faces Tough Global Landscape: IMF Chief Economist December 10, 2018 16:22
An Indian-American Gita Gopinath, the first woman appointed as IMF (International Monetary Fund) chief economist, faces a 'tough landscape", her outgoing predecessor has said, exuding confidence that she would successfully meet the challenges in the…
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India Likely to Receive $7.4 Bn Remittances This Year, Says World Bank December 10, 2018 09:41
The remittance inflow in India is likely to increase by 16.8 percent this year, according to the latest report by the World Bank on migration and remittances. According to the report the remittance in 2018…
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Kiren Rijuju to Interact with Indian-Origin Youths from 8 Countries December 08, 2018 12:17
Union Minister of India Kiren Rijiju on December 8 will interact with a group of 40 Indian-origin youths from eight countries who are traveling around India to feel a sense of connecting with their homeland…
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Nirmala Sitharaman to Engage with Russia After Successful U.S. Visit December 08, 2018 12:11
After attempting India's quest to create "an even more robust relationship than before" with the United States during her five day visit to Washington, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will now engage with her Russian counterpart…
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Trump Nominates Heather Nauert as Nikki Haley's Successor at UN December 08, 2018 12:04
The United States President Donald Trump on Friday nominated chief State Department Spokeswoman and a former Fox News journalist Heather Nauert as the United States next ambassador to the United Nations to replace the outgoing…
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2-Year-Old Girl Needs Rare Blood Type Found Only in Indians, Pakistanis December 06, 2018 17:14
A 2-year-old Pakistani origin girl in Florida is battling with cancer and is in need of the blood of a type that is extremely rare, which only 4 percent of people in the world have…
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Albert Einstein's 'God Letter' Fetched $2.9 Million December 06, 2018 13:09
A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein, a German-born theoretical physicist, in which he grapples with the concept of religion has sold for nearly $2.9 million smashing predictions. Written in 1954, the so-called "God letter" was…
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Indian-American Microsoft AI Executive Joseph Sirosh Joins Compass December 06, 2018 12:25
An Indian-origin Chief Technology Officer for Artificial Intelligence (AI) of Microsoft Joseph Sirosh has joined Compass, a New York-based real estate tech company which is making efforts to simplify the home buying and selling process…
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India to Extend Validity of Business Visas for up to 15 Years December 05, 2018 17:08
India has made a decision to allow extension of business visa for up to 15 years and change of a regular visa into the medical category in an emergency for a foreigner. Union Home Secretary …
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