A desperate attempt to cross the Canadian border into the United States ended tragically for an Indian family of four in January 2022. Jagdish Patel, his wife Vaishaliben, and their two young children, 11-year-old Vihangi and three-year-old Dharmik, succumbed to the brutal cold after walking for hours in minus 38°C temperatures. The family had set…
Protest outside Oxford Union. (Screenshot) NEW DELHI: Indian students on Thursday protested outside the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom over a debate titled ‘this house believes in the independent state of Kashmir.’ The debate, hosted by the Oxford Union, Oxford University’s debating society, contested the political status of Kashmir, a region historically disputed by…
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Tulsi Gabbard, the ex-Democratic congresswoman and newly minted Republican, as Director of National Intelligence. Known for her scepticism of American foreign policy and a background rooted in Hindu tradition, Gabbard brings a unique perspective to US-India relations. A lieutenant colonel with combat experience in Iraq, Gabbard’s role as intelligence…
Hyderabad: The ‘Pravasi Prajavani’ programme at Praja Bhavan on Friday was flooded with representations from NRI families urging the state govt to help them.Family of a youth who was tricked into taking up a job in Myanmar urged the govt to rescue him and bring him back to India. Musthafa Ullah Khan of Charminar informed…
Sojan Joseph (Image credit: Joseph’s official X account) LONDON: Sojan Joseph is among the new crop of Indian-origin Labour members of Parliament who pulled off an impressive feat by being elected from a former Conservative Party stronghold of Ashford in Kent, south-east England, in the July general election. In an interview with PTI at the…
Canada cancels popular visa scheme The Government of Canada announced the termination of its Student Direct Stream (SDS), a program popular with Indian students for expedited study permit processing. As of today, students from India and 13 other countries who previously benefited from faster application handling through the SDS will now apply via Canada’s regular…
Photo credit: Instagram/anitavermalallian Anita Verma-Lallian, a real estate developer and film producer, has shared images and footage of Matthew Perry’s former Los Angeles residence in Pacific Palisades, which she acquired in October.The property, where the renowned Friends star resided and was found dead in 2023, was purchased by the Indian origin woman for $8.55 million.“We…
NEW DELHI: The Consulate General of India in Toronto announced the cancellation of several scheduled consular camps across Canada on Thursday after local security agencies indicated that they were unable to guarantee the required safety measures for these community events.“In view of the security agencies conveying their inability to provide minimum security protection to the…
Democrat Suhas Subramanyam, a state senator in Virginia and who is tipped to be new member of Samosa Caucus TOI correspondent from US: Democrat Suhas Subramanyam, a state senator in Virginia, is not a newbie in US politics and was first elected to the state’s legislative body (general assembly) in 2019 as a state delegate….
SINGAPORE: An Indian-origin Singaporean activist has been referred to the office that administers Singapore‘s fake news law for investigation, after she defied an order to carry a correction notice in her social media posts about the legal processes for death row inmates. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Thursday (October 31) that Kokila…
