An Indian-origin woman gas station attendant in South Carolina, who was shot in the face and left in a critical condition, has died two days after the robbery attempt, according to media reports. Mradulaben Patel died on Saturday morning after being shot at a gas station along Highway 153 on Thursday, the local News 13 […]
The iconic central stupa, with its gazing eyes of the Buddha at Kathmandu’s iconic Swayambhunath temple still stands tall at the hilltop, but the surrounding structures inside this famed Buddhist temple complex has been reduced to rubble. A Unesco team has started a “rescue mission” to prevent looting of artefacts from this World Heritage Site. […]
“As flies to wanton boys are we to the Gods; they kill us for their sport.” King Lear This could well be a powerful chorus, the primeval cry from the Arab street as the Americans erect a new balance of power in West Asia now that the Iranians have been brought into the game, creating […]
Nepal, which has been flooded with relief material, still needs 400,000 tents and food for 3.5 million people, a week after a massive quake devastated the country. A temblor measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale had jolted Nepal on April 25, killing over 6,500 people, causing widespread destruction and destroying nearly 150,000 houses, according to […]
The Australian Government will provide an additional $5 million to support the people of Nepal in the wake of the devastating earthquake. Our thoughts continue to be with those people affected by this terrible tragedy. This additional package of assistance will include: $2.5 million towards the United Nations Flash Appeal; $1.5 million to assist […]
Citing a shortage of physicians in the US, two lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislation to speed-up visa approval for Indian and Pakistani doctors slated to work at US hospitals. Called the Grant Residency for Additional Doctors (GRAD) Act of 2015, the legislation introduced by Democrat Grace Meng and Republican Tom Emmer, both members of […]
A young woman and her cousin who had an unbelievable escape in Nepal’s killer earthquake are thanking god for what they say is their second life. Menuka, 19, and her cousin Vikey were enjoying a television show just before Saturday noon at their home in Pattn area here when the earth shook violently. When they […]
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade today welcomed the African Children’s Choir to the RG Casey Building. The Choir, which is comprised of young children from Uganda, performed traditional songs for the Department as part of a three month tour of Australia. “This is a wonderful opportunity for Australia and Uganda to build shared […]
Washington, April 29 US President Barack Obama has called for some “soul-searching” and Hillary Clinton described it as “a tragedy that demands answers”, but what happened in Baltimore in the aftermath of a black man’s death points to a much larger problem. Monday’s eruption in Baltimore, less than an hour’s drive from the American capital, […]
It is easy to get swept away in the maelstrom of views and counter views, but difficult to arrive at an informed decision on the subject of net neutrality — the uninhibited access to legal online content without broadband service providers (BSPs) being allowed to block, degrade, or create fast/slow lanes to this content that […]