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Moscow Indians rally for Anna

Moscow based Indians today came out strongly in support of social activist Anna Hazare's stir for the adoption of the Jan Lokpal bill and handed over a petition to the Indian Mission demanding an effective and transparent system to check corruption in India.

Honeymoon murder takes bizzare twist: Accused is allegedly gay

A 39 year old German man, working as an escort, has said he had kinky sex with Indian origin Briton Shrien Dewani, accused of murdering his newly married wife in a carjacking incident in Cape Town.

Indian American Vikram Singh to assist Holbrooke's successor

The White House began an Afghan strategy review with Frank Ruggiero as the new acting head of the Af-Pak envoy's office following the death of diplomat Richard Holbrooke on Monday.

Thirty years on, Rafi remains a favourite among Indo-Canadians

Mohammed Rafi, the legendary playback singer who gave Hindi cinema some unforgettable moments, was remembered on his 30th death anniversary by the Indo-Canadian community in Toronto.

Indian-origin chef participates in Feed Sydney campaign

An Indian-origin chef-cum-restaurateur has joined hands with other Aussie chefs for the Feed Sydney restaurant night, where diners can add a little extra to their bill to help provide 250,000 meals for disadvantaged people.

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.

Young Indian poet's book to be published soon in Nigeria

A 12th grade Indian student in Nigeria, whose poems have been published in newspapers in Abuja, will soon have her works compiled as a book.

Pratham raises over a million dollars

The four-year old Bay Area Chapter of community based grass root organization- Pratham held a glamorous gala at the Silicon Valley Marriott in Fremont, reports Shalini Kathuria Narang.

The Indus Entrepreneurs Annual Conference 2008

At the recently concluded meet, business gurus encourage the entrepreneurs to do their due diligently on their investors and stress on sharing a compatible chemistry with clients, reports Shalini Kathuria Narang.

Cathay Cowboys, budget bounties and the island’s ‘poor’

The Indian budget was a page 16 clip, but the few Hong Kong’s financial analysts who did take a look gave it a thumbs down, writes Pramit Pal Chaudhuri.

India is not on the Pakistani radar any more

Knowing diaspora audiences can be tougher-than-thou over rivalries inherited from the homeland, I had braced for worse. But it was clear India wasn’t on the Pakistani radar. Pramit Pal Chaudhuri examines...

Indian origin students in talent finals

Eight Indian American students have been named for the Intel Science Talent Search 2008 contest, reports Shalini K Narang

An entertaining show about the story of Buddha

Programmes that bring forth diverse tales and traditions of the world are a great learning and entertainment medium, writes Shalini Kathuria Narang.

HP Foundation grants $1.22 mn to Poverty Action Lab in Chennai

The foundation grants $1.22 mn to the J-PAL South Asia for its efforts in evaluating the effectiveness of a large-scale reading programme in some districts of Bihar and Maharashtra, reports Shalini Kathuria Narang.

Stanford GSB and IIM (B) student exchange programme

16 students of IIM- Bangalore visited Stanford Graduate School of Management last week on a seven-day trip, writes Shalini Kathuria Narang.
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