The Indian consulate in Melbourne is in touch with police and kin of an Indian student who was attacked and is in coma in a hospital. One suspect has been arrested. The Indian ministry of external affairs said Tuesday in New Delhi that its consulate is in touch with the hospital, the police and the […]
Hope is at hand for an Indian gynaecologist who has worked for 45 years in Ghana without a permanent residency permit and is currently being sheltered in the ward of a local hospital. Uma Sen, 80, popularly called “Mama”, who has spent over half her life working as a specialist all over Ghana, is now […]
Seven Indian workers, who were detained for staying in Saudi Arabia in violation of visa laws, were released from the Abha detention centre in Asir province. The workers, some of whom were in violation of visa regulations and the rest cheated by their sponsors, were released Thursday, Arab News reported Sunday. Four of them flew […]
A team led by an Indian-origin plastic surgeon from Dubai will perform free operations on children with cleft lips and acid burn victims in several villages in India next month. About 45 operations will be done in two days in January by the group led by Sanjay Parashar, a reputed plastic surgeon in Dubai. They […]
Wagah/Attari, Meeting after a gap of 14 years, key army commanders of India and Pakistan Tuesday resolved to ensure peace on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir and to hold flag meetings between their brigade commanders in volatile border areas. The meeting between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan in […]
New Delhi, Dec 24 Border Security Force (BSF) chief Subhash Joshi Tuesday held talks in Lahore with his Pakistani counterpart Major General Tahir Javed on border-related issues, official sources said here. Joshi, who is on a five-day visit to Pakistan, is expected to raise issues concerning ceasefire violation on the international border and other issues […]
New Delhi, Dec 25 The CPI-M Wednesday urged the Indian government to work for a dialogue between Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen in order to end the unending attacks on the Indian fishing community. The Communist Party of India-Marxist also urged New Delhi to intervene immediately to secure the release of 210 Indian fishermen and […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 After the meeting of the India and Pakistan director generals of military operations after 14 years, the commerce secretaries of both countries are set to meet next month – in another major step towards normalization of relations between the two neighbours. Pakistan has proposed two sets of dates in the middle […]
Kathmandu, Dec 26 Bollywood star Aamir Khan-starrer action thriller “Dhoom:3”, which is expected to mint Rs.300 crore (about $48 million), is going so strong at the box office in Nepal that the local filmmakers have had to delay the release of their own films for the next three weeks fearing tough competition. “We do not […]
Singapore, Dec 18 A civil society group in Singapore Wednesday sought a probe into allegations that some of the Indians accused of rioting in this city-state have complained of police assault. Workfair Singapore, which works for the welfare of local and migrant workers, said Wednesday that the allegations were “extremely grave” and deserved “the full […]