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Indian woman killed, found on London Street with severed hand
Police were reported to have arrested the estranged India-born husband of a young British Punjabi woman who died on Monday after being found on the streets of a London suburb with a severed hand.
'Pride of India' beauty pageant held in South Africa

Groomed after a week of training from Indian designer-choreographer Kedar Gawde, chemical engineer Verushka Chetty was crowned as 'Miss Pride of India' while Jatil Nana, a final year Management student became 'Mr Pride of India' 2009.

India sends most students to US
The maximum number of foreign students in the US comes from India, according to a new report showing a record number of foreign students at US universities and colleges.
Indian-origin students among 4 South Asians stabbed in London

Four people suffered stab wounds after a mob of white and black youths set upon Muslim Asian students - including at least six of Indian origin - near the prestigious City University in north London, police and student groups said.

Indian professor wins Unesco award for popularising science

Professor Yash Pal of India has won the annual Kalinga Prize for the popularisation of science along with a Vietnamese professor, a Tunisian expert in water management and the organisation responsible for Spain's national park system.

Four Indians charged in US insider trading case
Four people of Indian origin are among those charged in America's largest ever insider trading case replete with all the elements of a classic television crime drama - wiretaps, clandestine cash handoffs and people with nicknames like "the Greek" and "the Octopussy".
Indian professor wins Unesco award for popularising science
Professor Yash Pal of India has won the annual Kalinga Prize for the popularisation of science along with a Vietnamese professor, a Tunisian expert in water management and the organisation responsible for Spain's national park system.
US Sikhs go beyond protests to raise ’84 riots awareness
Twenty-five years after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India, the US-based Sikh organisations have moved away from demonstrations to a “justice awareness campaign”.
Pratham USA names IIT Bombay graduate as chairman
Arvind Sanger, an Indian American with a B Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, has been appointed chairman of Pratham USA, which helps underprivileged children in India to learn reading and writing skills.
Indian snacks 'increasingly becoming popular in Bangladesh'
Mouth-watering Indian snacks like the spicy chaat, masala dosas and chicken rolls are said to be increasingly becoming popular in Bangladesh where the taste for western fast food has been holding sway till now.
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.
For success, roots are key: Juss
Born in Tanzania and educated in Britain, Satvinder Juss is perhaps the  first person of Indian origin to have become a professor of law in any British university. Mehboob Khan reports.
Prez asks NRIs to join social welfare programmes in India

Describing education and health care sectors as essential pillars of a society, President Pratibha Patil has asked NRIs in Cyprus to participate in social welfare programmes launched by the Indian government.

Aus University starts special service to guide Indian students

In a bid to provide first-hand information on education facilities available Down Under, a Melbourne-based university has launched a special service to help Indian students find out more about "life at university".

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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.
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.
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'Obama should signal to carry forward nuke deal with India'
'Obama should signal to carry forward nuke deal with India'

 
The shadow of a friend
With exclusive accounts from people who knew him, HT pieces together David Coleman Headley. Neelesh Misra brings you the inside story of the man who is currently India’s most wanted.
The boy from Bhiwani
A regular villager to a million-dollar brand, boxing champ Vijender Singh straddles two very different worlds, writes Praveen Donthi.

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