NRI marriage registration bill introduced in Rajya Sabha

NRI marriage registration bill introduced in Rajya Sabha

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday introduced the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indians Bill in the Rajya Sabha. The Bill seeks to provide safeguards to Indian women who are trapped in fraudulent marriages with Non-Resident Indians (NRIs). “Therefore, it is necessary that the marriage solemnized or otherwise in India or outside India shall […]

Hindu temple vandalized in US

Hindu temple vandalized in US

Washington, Jan 31 A Hindu temple has been vandalized in the US state of Kentucky, with officials calling the incident as “hate crime”. At a press conference on Wednesday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said vandals broke windows at Swaminarayan Temple, located in the state capital’s Bardstown Road, and wrote hateful words on temple walls, reports […]

Jassi murder: 2 extradited from Canada for Punjab honour killing

Jassi murder: 2 extradited from Canada for Punjab honour killing

Two prime accused in the murder case of Canadian-born Jassi Sidhu have been extradited from Canada and are being brought to Punjab, state police sources confirmed on Thursday. The extradition has taken place over 18 years and six months after the murder took place. Those extradited are Jassi’s mother Malkit Kaur Sidhu and maternal uncle […]

President of India confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards

President of India confers Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman awards on 28 eminent personalities and two organisations of the Indian diaspora for their contributions and achievements in various fields, here on Wednesday. The awards were conferred at the valedictory session of this year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) on the concluding day of the three-day diaspora […]

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author to publish new novel

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author to publish new novel

Writer E.L James, whose “Fifty Shades of Grey” series has broken sales records for contemporary adult publishing with over 150 million copies sold worldwide, has written a new novel which will be published globally in April, publisher Penguin Random House said. Titled “The Mister”, the contemporary romance, according to the publisher, will be set in […]

Top Indian-origin executive to head Workplace by Facebook

Facebook has elevated its senior Indian-origin executive Karandeep Anand to head Workplace, the company’s two-year-old enterprise communication tool. Anand, who was earlier Head of Product for Facebook Marketplace and Payments services, would handle the Workplace product team and report to Julien Codorniou who is its Vice President. “I’m excited to now be part of the […]

Indian-American teenager wins Cornell University hackathon

An Indian-American teenager has won the inaugural “Digital Transformation Hackathon” at Cornell University for designing a device to detect the actual pain level of a patient during a diagnosis. The device designed by 17-year-old Mahum Siddiqi and her team uses neurological activity occurring in one’s brain to help doctors more efficiently determine someone’s pain levels. […]

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