A novella that deals with the complex issue of celibacy and teenaged monks among certain sections of the Indian American community has just been released for the global market on Amazon's Kindle.


Indian American author's 'Unsuitable Celibate' released on Amazon's Kindle


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In a major restructuring of Google management, India-born Sundar Pichai, who is already in-charge of Android, Chrome and Google Apps, has been made the chief of core Google products, according to a technology magazine.


India-born Sundar Pichai is Google's new product chief


An Indian-origin mother poisoned herself and her two young daughters with acid last year after apparently facing problems trying to live with her husband's parents, an inquest heard Saturday.


Indian-origin woman killed self, daughters with acid, inquest hears


Migrant domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are beaten, exploited and trapped in forced labour situations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday.


Migrant workers in UAE exploited, abused: report


Indian-American Anita M. Singh has been appointed to a key post in the Justice Department's National Security Division (NSD) as part of a restructuring  to counter state-sponsored economic espionage and proliferation, including through cyberspace.


Indian-American appointed to key counter spying job


Two Indian-American cardiologists have agreed to pay $380,000 to resolve allegations of a sham deal with a hospital in exchange for the referral of healthcare services, according to a media report.


Two Indian-American cardiologists to pay $380,000 for fraud


An Indian in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has died, the latest in a series of deaths, after falling from the balcony of his 16th floor apartment.


Indian dies after falling from Dubai high-rise


The Sydney Opera House was lit up in a vibrant orange colour to celebrate Diwali, the Indian festival of lights.


Sydney Opera House lights up for Diwali 


Malaysian Indians and people of the Hindu faith Wednesday celebrated Diwali with a great fervour here, media reported.


Malaysian Indians celebrate Diwali


They are known as the "five sixers" in local parlance, are considered virtually indispensable by the locals, but are resented too and, what is more, their numbers are growing. Meet the Indian expatriates from Punjab who have spread out across the hinterland in the Philippines, making a living from "microfinance" - a polite term for money lending.


India's 'five sixers' do important business in the Philippines (Diaspora Feature)


Mystery surrounds the death of a 12-year-old Indian girl in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after she fell from a building, a media report said Tuesday.


Mystery over Indian schoolgirl's death in UAE


Police in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have arrested an Indian man for the alleged murder of a 28-year-old compatriot 24 hours after the crime, media reported.


Indian arrested in UAE for murdering compatriot


Microsoft's Indian-American CEO Satya Nadella, who stirred a controversy by his remarks that women should trust their karma for pay raises, himself earned $11.6 million in fiscal 2014, not counting $79.78 million in stock awards.


Good karma earns Satya Nadella $11.6 mn in 2014


London, Oct 17 (IANS/RAY) Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Friday committed India to working closely with Britain on matters of bilateral concern.


India, Britain to work closely on bilateral concerns


London, Oct 17 (IANS/RAY) Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Friday urged the Indian diaspora in Britain to invest in India as the country offers tremendous opportunities and participate in India's growth story.


Participate in India's growth story, Sushma Swaraj tells diaspora


London, Oct 17 (IANS/RAY) Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Friday urged the Indian diaspora in Britain to invest in India as the country offers tremendous opportunities.


Invest in India, Sushma Swaraj urges diaspora


The 24th Overseas Indian Facilitation Centre (OIFC) Diaspora Engagement Meet, held in London, focused on partnerships in manufacturing, skills and energy.


Indian diaspora in Britain urged to invest in energy, manufacturing


An Indian woman, accused of killing her husband while he was asleep by stabbing him 30 times in front of their minor daughter, appeared in court, media reported Wednesday.


Indian woman on trial for killing husband in Bahrain


Four Indian nationals in Singapore were Wednesday given jail terms ranging between three and four years for fraudulent Goods and Services Tax (GST) tourist refund claims of about $570,000.


Four Indians jailed for fraud in Singapore


An Indian national in Singapore was Tuesday jailed for four weeks for molesting a woman.


Indian jailed for molesting woman in Singapore


The following Indian and Indian-origin people have won the Nobel Prize:

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