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The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) and many other Indo-Canadian organisations have welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to provide COVID-19 vaccine to Canada
Canada's policy of giving a free run to South Asian separatists might boomerang on it
When the LTTE waged ethnic war in Sri Lanka with a base on Canadian soil, Sri Lanka could do nothing about it, as it was a small country facing a tough local challenge. But such would not be the case with India, a large country with considerable muscle power to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
US disinclined to jeopardize India ties over alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist
It is obvious that the U.S. sees India as perhaps its most important strategic relationship not just in Asia but even globally in the context of an increasingly assertive China.
Nikki Haley: The doughy Indian American who is taking on Trump
Will American women respond to Nikki, count her as one of them, and make her the President of the USA, now or in 2028?
'Global Indians' in the 21st century: Why Desis are the most prepared diaspora for the mad new world order
Given that Indian settlers are generally law-abiding citizens with a high focus on education and are positive contributors to the local economy they are considered a model minority group. India’s rising economic stature and the government of India’s regular engagement with the diaspora have raised the diaspora’s stock within the host nation.
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People of Indian origin are excelling in engineering in companies all around the USA and have broken the glass ceiling multiple times and very successfully, said Dr. Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor at University of California San Diego at an event organized by the American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin (ASEI)
Indian-American cabinet nominee apologises for tweets about Republicans, recalls difficult childhood
When she came up before a Senate panel, Neera Tanden, the Indian-American nominee to US President Joe Biden's cabinet, apologised to Republican senators for insulting them with venomous tweets
A 233-year-old impeachment of Bengal governor-general figures in Trump trial!
Warren Hastings, the 18th-century British governor-general of Bengal, figured intriguingly in the US Senate trial when the prosecutors cited his impeachment by the British House of Commons after he had left his Indian position as a precedent for trying Donald Trump who is no longer the president
At least 11 Nepalis still missing in Sunday’s Uttarakhand glacial avalanche
Eleven Nepalis are still missing in the floods caused by a glacial avalanche in the Uttarakhand state of northern India on Sunday
Award-winning NRI helps uplift tribal hamlet in south India
India awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman - its highest honour to non-resident Indians - to Government College of Engineering alumnus KG Baburajan for uplifting a tribal hamlet at Rajapalayam in Tamil Nadu
Biden cancels Trump's nomination of Indian American as judge
US President Joe Biden has cancelled the nomination of Vijay Shanker to be a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in Washington
Indian boy becomes UAE's youngest hair donor for cancer patients
A two-year-old Indian boy has become the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) youngest hair donor for cancer patients, according to local media
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Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia harassed
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World needs paradigm shift in economic thinking for sustainable development, says landmark review by Indian-British economist
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NYC's Indian-American Health Commissioner tests Covid positive
Dave Chokshi, the Indian-American Health Commissioner of New York City, said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and warned that the disease "continues to circulate in our communities, and all of us are potentially exposed to the virus"
Indo-English cricketer Monty Panesar invites Rihanna to talk on Indian farmers' protest
Former England left-arm spinner Monty Panesar, who is of Indian origin and who played a key role in helping England beat hosts India in 2012-13 series, has invited pop star Rihanna to talk on the ongoing farmers' agitation in India after the Barbadian tweeted support for it
NASA appoints Indian-American as acting chief of staff
NASA has named Indian-American Bhavya Lal, who oversaw the agency's transition under the administration of US President Joe Biden, as the space agency's acting chief of staff
First Bangladeshi-American Lt Commander in NYPD
Bangladesh-origin American Shamsul Haque has been promoted to the rank of Lt Commander in the Detective Squad of New York Police Department (NYPD), a first for any Bangladeshi in the NYPD
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