British-Indian faces jail in Dubai for insulting Prophet
August 9th, 2012 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 9 (IANS) An Indian-origin Briton is facing up to three years in jail in Dubai for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammad in a text message sent to a Muslim ... Read more...
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Indian-origin British TV star faces racist taunts
June 25th, 2012 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) Indian-origin British television actress Shobna Gulati has said she was forced to quit micro-blogging website Twitter after suffering a stream of racist abuse.Internet users mutilated photos ... Read more...
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India becoming a designer baby factory: Author Kishwar Desai (With Image)
May 31st, 2012 - 11:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Life is no longer a gift of love; it is being created with care to fit specifications furnished by parents in the age of surrogacy ... Read more...
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Norway may give Indian kids’ custody to uncle (Roundup)
February 28th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo/New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Norway's child welfare service said Tuesday that two children of Indian parents taken into its care will be handed over to their uncle pending a ... Read more...
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Uncle may get custody of Indian kids in Norway: Report
February 28th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, Feb 28 (IANS) Norway's child welfare service said Tuesday that two children of Indian parents taken into its care will be handed over to their uncle pending a court ... Read more...
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Indian kids worst victims of cyberbullying, says study
January 18th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Three out of 10 parents in India say their children have been victims of cyberbullying and a majority of them through social networking sites like ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Head over heart for Indian parents
October 10th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Indian parents want their children to have sharper brains as against the global parental preference of a healthy heart, a survey said Monday.Conducted by global ... Read more...
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Bollywood-Hollywood love affair must grow: Russell Peters (Interview)
September 24th, 2011 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Here's one man who is not in love with Hindi films and its jhatkas. But Canadian Russell Peters, who is of Anglo-Indian origin and ... Read more...
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Indian parents wary of kids getting hooked online: Survey
June 22nd, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 22 (IANS) Increasing use of internet and access to a host of mobile devices are making Indian parents wary of their kids being exposed to the risks of ... Read more...
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‘Indian school board election is farce’, said Indian parents in Oman
February 27th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Muscat, Feb.27 (ANI): Social workers and parents have criticized the first elections of the Indian school board in Oman, calling it a farce."The whole process, right from the composition of the board ... Read more...
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Malaysian assemblyman urges Indian parents to send children to Tamil schools
January 7th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 7 (ANI): Malaysian lawmaker Wong Koon has reportedly urged Malay Indian parents to admit their children to Tamil schools.The Star quoted him as saying that student enrolment in ... Read more...
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Cash And Partners In Way Of A R Rahman Music School
November 30th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Amidst the crisis that A R Rahman faces, a question arises in the minds of several people who are of the opinion that Indian parents are still not convinced about the ... Read more...
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Canada’s flag bearer for 2010 Commonwealth Games “an inspired choice”
September 20th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.20 (ANI): Commonwealth Games Canada and Field Hockey Canada are proud to announce that men's field hockey captain, Ken Pereira, has been named Team Canada Flag Bearer for the XIXth ... Read more...
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Indian-born Pereira will be Canada’s flag bearer in CWG
September 20th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ontario, Sep 20 (IANS) Indian-origin Ken Pereira, Canada's hockey team captain, will carry the national flag at the opening ceremony of the Oct 3-14 New Delhi Commonwealth Games.
Born in Toronto of Indian ... Read more...
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20,000 Malay Indian families at risk of becoming hardcore poor
July 19th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 19 (ANI): The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) president S. Samy Vellu has said that some 170,000 Indian families remain stuck in the low-income bracket, and out of these, ... Read more...
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Malaysian-Indian parents expand missing daughter’s search to Malaysian villages
July 6th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 6 (ANI): The parents of missing Malaysian-Indian toddler, G. Chandramohan and Wong Lai Lan have refused to give up on their search for daughter Nisha, and are now distributing ... Read more...
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Following attacks on Indians, Victoria Premier promises to boost police numbers
April 28th, 2010 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Apr.28 (ANI): In the wake of reports of attacks on members of the Indian community here and in other parts of Victoria, Premier John Brumby has promised to boost police numbers ... Read more...
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Indian parents second rudest viewers at kids’ athletic events in the world
April 9th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr 9 (ANI): Americans have pipped Indians to be named the world's rudest spectators at athletic events of kids, says a new poll.The joint Reuters/Ipsos poll, which asked 23,000 adults ... Read more...
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Big B, Guru Dutt among 25 Asian legends of silver screen
March 5th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 5 (IANS) Bollywood legends Guru Dutt, Nargis, Meena Kumari, Amitabh Bachchan and Pran have been named in the list of CNN's top 25 Asian actors of all ... Read more...
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CNN lists Gurudutt-Amitabh-Pran-Nargis-Meena among “Asia’s 25 greatest actors of all time”
March 5th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Mar 5 (ANI): Guru Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan, Pran, Nargis, and Meena Kumari are among "Asia's 25 greatest actors of all time", according to CNNGo, a division of Cable News ... Read more...
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Victoria won’t tolerate attacks on Indians: Brumby
February 23rd, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb.23 (ANI): Victoria Premier J. Brumby has said in a statement that no violence will be tolerated against any community in the state.The statement, which was released by the Australian High ... Read more...
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Oz attacks: India demands reliable answers
February 10th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Feb 10 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Australia Sujatha Singh has written to the Kevin Rudd government expressing anxiety of thousands of Indian parents over the series of attacks on ... Read more...
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Attacks on Indians in Australia inexcusable: Foreign Minister Smith
February 9th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Feb.9 (ANI): Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith on Tuesday described the series of racially-motivated attacks against Indians, particularly students, in the country as inexcusable, and urged the government and all Australians ... Read more...
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Number of Indian students going to Australia plummets by almost 50 percent
January 7th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Jan 7 (ANI): The number of Indian students applying for visas to study in Australia has fallen by almost half, increasing fears for the country's 17 billion dollar international education industry.The ... Read more...
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Attacks on Indian students will not be tolerated: Rudd (Lead)
November 12th, 2009 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Allaying India's concerns over attacks on Indian students in his country, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Thursday underlined that such "criminal attacks" would not be tolerated ... Read more...
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Mike Pandey named Environment Hero by Time magazine
October 1st, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Well-known wildlife conservationist Mike Pandey has been named an 'Environmental Hero' by Time magazine as part of its Heroes of the Environment 2009.
In its latest issue, Oct ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Racist attacks to hit enrolment of Indians in Oz universities by 50 percent
August 30th, 2009 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 30 (ANI): The racist violence targeting Indian students in Australia is going to have a big impact on its economy, with enrolment of Indians at Victoria's universities expected to plunge ... Read more...
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Indian-origin comedian among world’s top 10
July 15th, 2009 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 15 (IANS) Russell Peters, Canadian comedian of Indian parents who came from Kolkata, has been ranked among the Top 10 Earning Comedians in the world by Forbes.
Jerry Seinfeld tops ... Read more...
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Chelsea net three youngsters of Indian origin
May 7th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Top English Premier League clubs these days are on a hunt for players of Asian origin and Chelsea has short-listed three young footballers of Indian origin ... Read more...
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Slowdown hits NRI groom market, demand dives by 20 percent
April 6th, 2009 - 9:59 am ICT by IANS
By Robin Bansal
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A well-settled non-resident Indian groom is what many Indian parents aspire for their daughter. But now the demand for NRI grooms has fallen by almost ... Read more...
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Many Tamil schools in Malaysia lack basic facilities
November 27th, 2008 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Nov.27 (ANI): Many Tamil schools do not have basic facilities although the country has been independent for more than 50 years, Malaysia Nanban quoted Selangor state executive councillor Dr ... Read more...
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First Sikh member in New Zealand parliament
November 9th, 2008 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Nov 9 (DPA) Former New Delhi businessman Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi will be the first Sikh member of the New Zealand parliament which has a record number of six Asian members ... Read more...
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Malaysian Police powerless against curbing abuse of Indian school children
August 23rd, 2008 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 23 (ANI): Following reports of school teachers targeting students of Indian origin in Malaysia and subjecting them to physical and verbal abuse, the countrys police have found themselves ... Read more...
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Samit Patel, England’s latest Indian-origin cricketer
August 18th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 18 (IANS) Samit Patel, England's latest Indian-origin international cricketer who joins his country's squad Monday after helping maul South Africa in a one-day match last week, wants to try out ... Read more...
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Malaysian Indian parents protest racial abuse in school
August 5th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 5 (IANS) About 500 angry parents and other members of the Malaysian Indian community gathered outside a school to stage a protest the alleged use of racial slurs by ... Read more...
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