Demolition of Hindu temples raises tempers in Malaysia
The demolition of Hindu temples built illegally on government or forest land continues in Malaysia although the ethnic Indian community voted overwhelmingly for the oppos...
India-born former Australian Medical Association head assaulted
India-born doctor and former Australian Medical Association (AMA) head Mukesh Haikerwal is recovering in hospital after being brutally assaulted and mugged in Melbourne, ...
Eight-day Eid holidays for Indian schools in Qatar
Students of Indian schools in Qatar have got an Eid-ul-Fitr gift in the form of an eight-day holiday for the festival instead of three days announced earlier.
175 years after death, Rammohun Roy's tomb restored in Britain
After decades of neglect, the newly restored tomb of Indian visionary thinker and social reformer Raja Rammohun Roy was unveiled Sunday in his resting place in Bristol.
Canadian leader backs visa office in Mumbai, official status for Punjabi
Canadian opposition leader Jack Layton has promised support for a new visa office in Mumbai and official status for the Punjabi language in Canada if he becomes prime min...
China to mass produce Shenzhou spaceship
China will soon begin mass production of its Shenzhou (Divine Vessel) spacecraft, the chief designer of the spacecraft system of China's manned space programme said Frida...
Delhi's face-lift in full swing, but workers ignored
Toiling day and night to make Delhi a world-class city for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, thousands of workers at construction sites across the capital face harsh living co...
Former maharaja teaches youths German and Urdu free of charge
This rapidly prospering town in western Maharashtra probably has the largest number of German speakers in India - thanks to the singular efforts of the former Maharaja of...
'Abu Dhabi to play key role in meeting world energy challenges'
The United Arab Emirates, particularly Abu Dhabi, will have to play a key leadership role as the world faces challenges in the energy sector, according to a senior oil in...
Contingency plan for Bihar's flood-hit farmers
Cultivating mustard in areas with sandy soil and sowing paddy instead of wheat are some of the suggestions in the contingency plan for flood hit Bihar prepared by India's...