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Indians the largest diaspora group to become Australian citizens in 2019-20

Out of the over 200,000 people who became Australian citizens in this period, 38,209 were Indians, followed by 25,011 Britishers, 14,764...

Boris Johnson honours 73-year-old “Skipping Sikh” for raising money for the NHS

73-year-old Rajinder Singh has been awarded the Points of Light, an honour given to outstanding individual volunteers and people making a...

Indian-origin judicial commissioner Dedar Singh Gill appointed judge of Singapore High Court

Dedar Singh Gill is an Indian-origin judicial commissioner and intellectual property expert in Singapore.

More than half a dozen Indian-Americans win Congressional primaries

Winners include Ami Bera and Ro Khanna.

Priyanka Chopra and Game of Thrones actor Richard Madden to star in Amazon’s Citadel

The actress also has a few Netflix projects lined up - The White Tiger, superhero film We Can Be Heroes and a film with actress-comedian...

Indian-American entrepreneur to run for California town mayor

A resident of San Ramon for the last 22 years, Madireddi has served in several volunteer positions in the town, which is situated in...

Padma Lakshmi’s reply to New Yorker post tagging her as Priyanka Chopra goes viral

Indian-origin celebrity host and model Padma Lakshmi called out The New Yorker magazine for tagging a photo of hers as Priyanka Chopra.

35 NRIs in Queen’s New Year Honours List 2020

Among the recipients are 3 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), 6 Order of the British Empire (OBE), 16 Members of the...

Dressed in Dhoti-Bandhgala, Abhijit Banerjee receives the Nobel Prize

Indian-American economist Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo received the 2019 Nobel in Economic Sciences along with Michael Kremer at the...

Indian consulates across the world celebrate Constitution Day

Indian consulates around the world celebrated the occasion with several world leaders posting messages of congratulations as well.

Over 200,000 Indian students in US: Report

The number of Indians studying in the US has increased for the sixth consecutive year, reaching 202,014 in 2018.

Over 12,000 Indians have died in foreign countries in last 17 months: RTI report

A Right To Information (RTI) reply given by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed that 12,223 Indian nationals have died in...

Kamala Harris wants to lift country cap on employment based Green Cards if elected

According to Harris’s presidential campaign, policies like country caps on green cards penalise immigrants for their country of origin.

Four Indian-Americans win US state and local elections

Ghazala Hashmi, Suhas Subramanyam, Mano Raju and Dimple Ajmera won US state and local elections.

Indian-American doctor given White House honour

Indian-American interventional gastroenterologist, Amit Sachdev is among an exclusive group of 15 people appointed to the prestigious...

Indian-origin Malaysian cop helps woman deliver baby in taxi

Komathi Narayan, an Indian-origin policewoman in Malaysia, was commended for helping a woman deliver her baby inside a cab in the city of...

Indian-origin lawyer Rik Mehta to run for US Senate seat in New Jersey

Mehta is a first-time candidate and will be running as a Republican under the campaign slogan "Jersey Proud".

7 Indian-origin entrepreneurs in Forbes’ 400 wealthiest Americans list

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos kept his spot as the richest in the US for the second year running, followed by Bill Gates.

Five Indian-American contestants in the 2019 Miss World America pageant

The event is scheduled to begin on October 12 in Las Vegas and the winner will represent the United States at the Miss World pageant in...

Washington State Bar Association gets Indian-origin President

Indian-origin Rajeev D. Majumdar will be the first state bar president of South Asian descent in the United States.

Indian actor Adil Hussain joins cast of American web series Star Trek: Discovery

The third season of Star Trek is slated to premiere next year.

In Pics: Durga Puja, Navratri celebrations across the world

Across the world the Indian community is coming together to celebrate and rejoice in the festivities that lead up to Dussehra and Diwali.

Indians moving to the UK will be able to open an ICICI account before arrival

In a first-of-its-kind service by an Indian bank in the United Kingdom (UK), ICICI Bank UK PLC will allow digital account opening through...

Mumbai dance troupe finishes fourth on America’s Got Talent

V.Unbeatable were unable to get enough votes to win American reality competition America’s Got Talent.