Indians Abroad

Indian-origin transsexual avoids caning, gets 14 months jail

A Singaporean of Indian-origin, who underwent a sex change operation, was spared the cane but sentenced to 14 months jail for damaging property and harassing a debtor. 21-year-old Transsexual Benitha,......read more

British girl dies in Punjab hospital, kin say 'murdered to harvest organs'

The parents of an eight-year-old British Sikh schoolgirl have alleged that their daughter was killed by health workers in India in a failed attempt to harvest her organs. Gurkiren Kaur Loyal was being......read more

Indian wonderkid is century's youngest UC Berkeley topper

An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century. Kolkata-born Ritankar Das, has been named as the University ......read more

Indian-origin trade adviser Alpesh Patel on UK tax haven list

An Indian-origin trade adviser is among nearly 1,000 high-profile Britons named on a vast database of offshore tax havens. According to a 'Sunday Times' report, Alpesh Patel - who advises UK Trade a......read more

Indian-origin soldier says she faced racial slur

An Indian-origin woman soldier in the US has complained that she is facing constant anti-Muslim slurs and jokes beacuse her name sounded Islamic. Sgt 1st Class Naida Hosan is not a Muslim, she's a Ca......read more

Congressman Ami Bera joins American Sikh Congressional Caucus

The newly-formed American Sikh Congressional Caucus, which is backed by groups and individuals who in the past have openly supported the Khalistan movement, has got a shot in the arm with Ami Bera, th......read more

Indian-origin student jailed for cheating retailers in Singapore

An Indian-origin student has been sentenced to 22 months in jail by a Singapore court for cheating retailers of over SGD 135,000 worth of electronic goods while posing as an army captain. Suraj Kumar ......read more

Canada: 5 members of Indian origin family killed in high-speed car crash

Five members of an Indian-origin family, including two children have been killed in a high-speed car crash in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The incident occurred on Sunday morning when th......read more

Indian-origin nurse on trial in UK for poisoning boss

An Indian-origin nurse is on trial in the UK over charges that she attempted to "poison" her boss by spiking her coffee with mercury amalgam used in dental fillings. Ravinder Kaur, 34, denies admini......read more

Indian sentenced to three years for selling bath salts

A 28-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to three years in prison by a US court for selling synthetic drugs commonly known as bath salts. Phulbir Singh now faces deportation after serving his ......read more

Boss in Bahrain stabs Indian salesman over passport row

A 35-year-old Indian salesman was allegedly stabbed by one of his bosses in Bahrain as he tried to take back his passport ahead of a planned holiday. Radhakrishnan Thankappan Nair from Kerala suffered......read more

Johannesburg

South African-Indians seek enhanced ties with home country

Leading South African-Indians joined speakers from India and the US and have discussed ways to strengthen economic ties with their home country at a series of seminars hosted by the Indian High Commis......read more

Family says dead Indian student showed signs of depression

The family of Sunil Tripathi, the Indian-American student whose body was recovered from the Providence river, has said the 22-year-old had shown signs of depression prior to his disappearance. “He nev......read more

World Richest

Mukesh and Anil Ambani 20th richest in world

India's leading industrialist brothers, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, have been together listed as 20th richest in the world in the Sunday Times Rich List 2013. The brothers, who have separate industrial e......read more