The Committee of Inquiry (COI) on last year's Dec 8 riots in this city-state Tuesday heard that there were less than 90 police officers left to face some 150 to 200 active rioters at the height of the riots.


Poor communication hindered police response in Singapore riots


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Australian Arts Minister and Attorney-General George Brandis has said the government intends to prioritise resolution of the National Gallery of Australia's A$5 million (around $4.5 million) purchase of stolen Hindu antiquity from New York-based India-born art dealer Subhash Kapoor.


Australia ups ante at gallery's buy of stolen Shiva idol


An Indian, whose body was found in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, has been identified by his relatives.


Relatives identify Indian's body in Jeddah


The government said Tuesday it has set up a dedicated "community affairs wing" in Indian missions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to deal with the redressal of grievances of Indian nationals.


Dedicated wing in UAE's Indian missions to address grievances


Louisiana's Indian-American governor, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, has accused President Barack Obama of "waving the white flag of surrender" on the economy by focusing on a limited set of executive actions.


Jindal slams Obama for raising 'white flag of surrender'


An India-born doctor in Australia, convicted of sexually assaulting a 20-year-old patient, has lost his latest bid to stay in the country.


India-born doctor loses appeal to stay in Australia


An Indian-origin man in Britain was jailed for life for murdering his school friend to claim 319,000 pounds in life insurance he had taken out in the defendant's name.


Indian origin man kills friend for insurance, gets lifer


A 23-year-old Indian has pleaded guilty to molesting a five-year-old girl in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).


Indian admits to molestation charges in Dubai


Penguin India's decision to withdraw from  publication and pulp copies of an American professor's book on Hinduism  in an out of court settlement has ignited a fiery debate here on freedom  of the speech in India.


Curbs on American author's book on Hinduism ignites row


An Indian has been arrested for killing his countryman in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.


Indian arrested for murdering countryman in Jeddah


Police in Britain are investigating the deaths of a number of patients who were under the care of an Indian-origin surgeon.


Indian-origin doctor's role in patients' deaths probed


Seven Indians are among 25 foreign employees jailed between four and 12 weeks for submitting forged academic certificates to obtain work passes in this city-state.


Seven Indians jailed for forgery in Singapore


An Indian-American man in Florida is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly beating his sleeping father to death with a sledgehammer following an evening "playing puzzles", according to a media report.


Indian-American kills father with sledgehammer after 'playing puzzles'


An Indian-origin toddler has died after falling with her mother from the window of a house in the British city of Bradford.


Indian-origin toddler dies in Britain


Two Sikh groups in Britain have demanded a full inquiry into the extent of Britain's involvement in the Indian military operation in the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984.


Probe Britain's role in Bluestar, say Sikh groups


After agreeing to pay $13 million to resolve  investors' claims that directors sold Infogroup on the cheap to bail out founder Vinod Gupta, a former financial backer of Bill Clinton, the company's new owners have sued Gupta.


Infogroup sues Clinton-backer Vinod Gupta


An Indian national in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was sentenced to death for killing his wife last year and dumping her body with the help of a Pakistani national.


Indian national sentenced to death in Dubai


An Indian has been jailed for four months for molesting a girl on a Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train last year.


Indian jailed in Singapore for molesting girl


The family of an Indian student in Australia, who was brutally attacked by a group of young people last year in Melbourne, has urged the Australian authorities to help him to stay on in that country as he needs medical attention.


Injured Indian's kin want Australia to let him stay


An Indian man was stabbed to death by an Ethiopian housemaid in the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam.


Indian male nurse murdered in Saudi Arabia


He could've made a living out of his passion for acting in his native Mumbai, provided "nepotism" in the Indian film industry hadn't driven him away. Lavrenti Lopes, who is originally from Goa but who now works in Hollywood, says showbiz back home is tougher for an "outsider" like him.

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