At least 300 people were caught consuming alcohol during prohibited timings in Singapore's Little India, media reported Thursday.


300 caught taking alcohol in Singapore during no-drinks timing


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An Indian-origin man who was found stabbed at a house in Britain's Manchester city earlier this week succumbed to his injuries on his 63rd birthday, a media report said Wednesday.


Indian-origin man knifed in Britain succumbs to injuries


A public hearing here has revealed shocking details of cases of sex abuse in Australia by an Indian yoga guru, who died around 17 years ago, media reported Wednesday.


Children drugged, tortured at Indian ashram in Australia


Works of five Indian-American and one Indian author figure among 100 Notable Books of 2014 selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.


Six Indian authors in NYT 100 Notable Books of 2014


The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Australia held a public hearing Tuesday to inquire into the Satyananda Yoga Ashram sex abuse cases.


Hearing of Indian ashram sex abuse cases in Australia


Student mobility is a proven means of building long-lasting relations between countries. There is no better opportunity for India and Britain to further this cause than now when our two countries mark the 400th year of direct relations.


Britain should double intake of Indian students (Comment: Special to IANS)


An Indian is among three expatriate construction workers who were kidnapped in Nigeria's Bayelsa state, media reported Saturday.


Indian among three workers kidnapped in Nigeria


An Indian man has been jailed for three years for molesting a minor girl in Bahrain, media reported Friday.


Indian man jailed for molesting minor in Bahrain


An uneasy calm returned to Ferguson Thursday after two nights of unrest over a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in August.


Uneasy calm returns to Ferguson as protests continue nationwide (Roundup)


The case of an Indian woman's killing by her jilted NRI husband is being heard in Australia and the police report indicates that the incident was  so well-planned that it could be viewed as nothing but a premeditated act.


'Indian-origin woman killing in Sydney too well-planned'


An Indian-origin student in the US took photos of a bear while hiking in a US preserve before it mauled him to death, media reported.


Indian-origin student took bear's photos before it killed him


Indian-American owned and other businesses in  Ferguson, Missouri, Tuesday braced as the town erupted into violence after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager.


Indian-American stores brace as Ferguson erupts into violence (Roundup)


The proposal for a two percent levy on the billions of rials that expatriates send home every year has been approved by Oman's Majlis al-Shura, or the lower house of the council of Oman, to overcome a budget deficit due to drop in oil prices, a media report said.


Oman considers remittance tax on expats


Two Indian-origin men, Mahendra Patel and Dhirendra Pratap, were sentenced to one year and six months in jail respectively over corruption charges by a court in Fiji Monday.


Two Indian-origin men jailed in Fiji for graft


Pakistani rock band Strings is gearing up to face Indian rock act Euphoria in a musical confrontation, Red Bull Soundclash.


Pakistani, Indian bands ready for Soundclash in Dubai


In a report card to citizens on his 10-day, three-nation visit during which he met 38 world leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said this country of 1.25 billion people was being looked at with renewed respect and enthusiasm today, even as its counsel that black money must be curbed since it promotes terror and destabilises world peace has created a strong global resonance.


India being looked at with renewed respect, enthusiasm: Modi (Roundup)


The Indian diaspora must be a part of the country's development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday, a day after ending a visit to Myanmar, Australia and Fiji.


Diaspora must be part of India's development: Modi


An Indian-origin student, who died after being hit by a train, had been trying to climb a wall in Birmingham to re-enter a nightclub, an inquest heard.


'Indian-origin student died after falling from wall'


An Indian man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been sentenced to three years in jail for strangling his wife to death under the influence of liquor after suspecting that she had an extramarital affair, media reported.


Indian jailed for strangling wife


An Indian man in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been sentenced to one year in jail for molesting a seven-year-old British girl on the pretext of giving her tissues, media reported.


Indian jailed for molesting minor girl


Under the leadership of its new Indian-American CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft has overtaken oil giant Exxon Mobil to become the world's second most valuable company after iPhone maker Apple Inc.

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