Harper lauds Punjabis as partners in progress of Canada
11/18/2009 8:11:00 PM |
| Amritsar, Nov 18 (IANS) Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Wednesday said that the Punjabi community settled in his country had contributed to its development and acknowledged them as 'partners in progress'. |
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India sets up shelter for domestic workers in Oman: Faleiro
11/18/2009 1:57:00 PM |
| Panaji, Nov 18 (IANS) The Indian embassy in Oman has set up a shelter in its premises for harassed domestic maids employed in Omani households, says former minister of state for external affairs Eduardo Faleiro. |
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Apex court orders deportation of US-born child, Indian mother
11/17/2009 6:50:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered that a US-born child and his Indian mother be sent back to New York, from where she had brought the child following a legal row over his custody with her divorced husband. |
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US Congress to discuss immigration reforms in future: Official
11/12/2009 6:45:00 PM |
| Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) The US Congress is likely to address the immigration reform policies 'in future', US assistant secretary of state for consular affairs Janice L. Jacobs said Thursday. |
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Australian PM arrives Wednesday as attacks on Indians continue
11/9/2009 8:48:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) With a fresh attack on an Indian in Melbourne, the targeting of Indian students in Australia is set to dominate proceedings when Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd comes to India on a two-day visit Wednesday with an agenda to broaden the scope of bilateral ties. |
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CSIR asks sacked Indian American scientist to vacate house
11/7/2009 3:51:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) An Indian American scientist was Saturday asked to vacate his government house here in three days, nearly two weeks after being sacked from a senior post at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). |
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No place for racism or racist violence: Australian envoy
10/27/2009 8:31:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) Australia Tuesday stressed that there was 'no place for racism or racist violence' and cited the recent sentencing of an Australian youth who had attacked an Indian student as proof of Canberra's zero-tolerance for incidents of this nature. |
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Apex court to decide custody of NRI child abducted by mother
10/27/2009 7:57:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday decided to take a call next Wednesday on the question of the custody of a US-born minor child, abducted by his Indian mother from New York and brought here after she divorced her estranged husband. |
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India can be world diabetes capital, warns Keith Vaz
10/25/2009 9:18:00 PM |
| Panaji, Oct 25 (IANS) Launching a mobile testing unit for diabetes in Goa, British MP Keith Vaz Sunday warned that India would be the world capital for diabetes if measures were not taken to prevent the disease. |
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Andhra Pradesh to set up fund for NRIs in despair
10/23/2009 8:24:00 PM |
| Hyderabad, Oct 23 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government is planning to create a fund for the welfare of NRIs from the state. |
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People of Indian origin meet Vayalar Ravi
10/13/2009 7:05:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Tuesday interacted with a delegation of people of Indian origin who have come to India to learn more about their ancestral homeland. |
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Nobel laureates of Indian origin mostly from Tamil Nadu, Bengal (Comment)
10/8/2009 6:08:00 PM |
| Is it more than just a coincidence that the the Nobel laureates of Indian origin belong to Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. |
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PM congratulates Venkatraman for Nobel
10/8/2009 5:24:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday congratulated India-born scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan for winning the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, and said it was a matter of great pride for the country and also a tribute to India's educational system and the teaching community. |
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Nobel for Ramakrishnan: Gujarat's MSU celebrates
10/7/2009 11:05:00 PM |
| Vadodara, Oct 7 (IANS) As Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others Wednesday, the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in this Gujarat city - where he did graduation in physics - reacted with pride and joy. |
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India signs Social Security Agreement with Luxembourg
9/30/2009 7:50:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) India Wednesday entered into a Social Security Agreement with Luxembourg to provide benefits to Indian nationals working in the European country. |
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Another Indian assaulted, regretful Australia gives sops for students
9/25/2009 8:19:00 PM |
| Melbourne/New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) An Indian taxi driver was assaulted by an Australian star footballer in Melbourne in an incident that visiting Victoria state premier John Brumby termed as 'regrettable', even as he assured India he will give a progress report on probes into such attacks and proposed separate housing and transportation for Indian students. |
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Social group fights for over 200 Punjab men stranded abroad
9/23/2009 6:18:00 PM |
| Jalandhar (Punjab), Sep 23 (IANS) Representatives of Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) Wednesday submitted a memorandum to district administration in this Punjab city to highlight the plight of over 220 illegal immigrants stranded in various countries while trying to get to Spain and Italy. |
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We condemn what is happening against Indians, says Australian envoy
9/20/2009 4:20:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The attack on four Indians in Melbourne last week and a wave of similar violence against students in recent months have had an impact on relations between the two countries, says Australia's envoy who finds it 'deeply disappointing' and condemnable that these incidents continue. |
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India asks Australia to prevent recurrent attacks, punish guilty
9/16/2009 4:52:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Days after the latest incident of assault on four Indians in Melbourne, India Wednesday asked Australia to take immediate steps to prevent the recurrence of such attacks and punish the guilty. |
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India seeks details of latest Melbourne attack on students
9/15/2009 8:17:00 PM |
| New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) India is seeking details from its consulate in Melbourne about the reported attack on three Indians. |
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