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Indian appointed to key IMF post

With a proven track record in managing complex work programmes, Indian economist Siddharth Tiwari has been named as the Secretary of the IMF by its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Indian couple in Australia alleges racist attack

An Indian couple living in a Melbourne suburb claimed that a group of three people, including two women, beat them up with an iron rod and a steel chair in an apparent racist attack.

No comfort from jail term to attackers, says India-born doctor

India-born doctor and former head of the Australian Medical Association Mukesh Haikerwal said he takes "no comfort" from jail terms for his attackers who inflicted such injuries that he lost a piece of his brain and had to relearn how to walk and talk.

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He read the tea leaves and made a fortune

Nadeem Ahmed, a UK-based NRI, talks to Mehboob Khan of BBC Hindi about his £ 1-billion tea company.

Race and Rancour

Samy Vellu must step down, says Malaysia's Mahathir

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, in a fresh broadside against Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu, Friday called him "a liability" and demanded that he step down.

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Nov 21, 2009: Indians Abroad
An actresses performs during a presentation for the press of Argentine show Fuerza Bruta (Brute Force) in Caracas.

Arts and Entertainment

Ustad Amjad Ali's 'jugalbandi' in China

For maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan playing the sarod in symphony with Chinese musicians, at his debut concert in Taipei, was a beautiful and very rewarding experience.

Dispatches From the US

Indian-American lawmaker blasts NYT for anti-India editorial

A powerful Indian-American lawmaker on Tueday blasted The New York Times for terming India as a "longtime nuclear scofflaw".

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PNB opens fourth UK branch in Birmingham

The Punjab National Bank has opened its fourth branch in Britain with the opening of its Soho Road branch in Birmingham this week.

INDIA IN PICTURES

Nov 10, 2009: India in pics

Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee (L) talks with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of ICICI Bank Chandra Kochhar during the World Economic Forum's 25th India Economic Summit-2009 in New Delhi.

Preparing for Commonwealth Games

Sports Minister M S Gill, center, inspects the work at Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium, the main venue for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Green Park stadium all set to host Indo-Lanka Test

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Lakshmi Mittal richest biz tycoon in South Africa

India-born steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal remains the richest business tycoon in South Africa despite his fortune having halved in the past year due to the global recession.