An Indian-American man was killed and another man was critically injured when a convicted gunman opened fire at two convenience stores, minutes apart, in the US state of Georgia.


Indian-American killed, another injured in US shootings


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Ahead of his three-nation tour to the Gulf and West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the region is a key priority for India's foreign policy.


Gulf, West Asia key priority for India: Modi


Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia for increasing India's quota for Islam's most holy pilgrimage, the Haj.


India thanks Saudi Arabia for increasing country's Haj quota


An Indian woman tourist, who was fighting for her life after a crash in Dubai in which her husband died, did not survive her flight back home in an air ambulance for emergency treatment.


Indian tourist dies two weeks after Dubai accident


Superstar Salman Khans Da-Bangg Tour, which has entertained the Indian diaspora in London, Hong Kong, Auckland and Melbourne, is now all set to take place in Nepal.


Salman takes Da-Bangg tour to Nepal


Al Janadria, the national cultural festival of Saudi Arabia that has India as the 'Guest of Honour' country this year, is being inaugurated on Wednesday near here by Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.


Saudi national cultural festival honours India, is biggest in Gulf


Bosses at tortilla chips maker Doritos have revealed they are to launch a new "lady-friendly" version of the snack which are quieter to eat and a lot less messy.


Doritos to launch ladies' crisps


Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday vowed to boost the Islamic republic's deterrent military power despite the pressure from the US and its allies.


Iran vows to boost deterrent power despite US pressure


An Indian-origin man on trial in the UK for strangling his ex-wife to death and then disposing off her body in a suitcase has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 18 years behind bars.


Indian-origin man jailed for ex-wife's murder in UK


The US-India Business Council (USIBC) has lauded India's 2018-19 Union Budget, saying it displays the Indian government's commitment to develop areas that will benefit its growth and prosperity for many years to come.


USIBC lauds India's Budget


The Kerala budget for the 2018-19 fiscal saw the largest ever allocation of Rs 80 crore being set aside for various initiatives for the state's diaspora.


Kerala budget allocates Rs 80 crore for diaspora initiatives


An Indian-American owner and CEO of an IT firm in the US city of Detroit has been indicted for his alleged role in orchestrating a scheme to bribe a city official to obtain benefits for his company, the Justice Department said.


Indian-origin CEO in US indicted for bribery


In a bid to enhance New Delhi's ties with the Caribbean region, India and Guyana on Tuesday signed three agreements, including on renewable energy and cultural exchange, following bilateral talks between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Second Vice President and Foreign Minister of Guyana Carl B. Greenidge here.


India, Guyana sign three agreements


Nikhil Chandhok, Indian-origin Director of Product for Augmented Reality (AR) at Google, is joining Facebook to lead product management of its camera team working on AR.


Indian-origin Google AR executive joins Facebook


One of the constant identities that writers are repeatedly bracketed in is their national and ethnic backgrounds. From readers to publishers to major literary awards -- the likes of the Booker and the Nobel for literature -- all take this facet into consideration. So once you have a Brazilian winning the Nobel Prize for literature, the writers of that country are automatically seen out of the league for the next decade or so. But what happens when the empire writes back?


Beyond boundaries and narrow brackets of national identities, the Empire writes back


An Indian American doctor has been arrested for allegedly trying to strangle his nurse with an elastic chord as he was angry with her for giving medication to a patient at a "wrong time", the police said.


Indian American doctor arrested for trying to strangle nurse


Mira Nair, who successfully took societal films like "Salam Bombay" and "Monsoon Wedding" to international audiences, feels the Indian film industry is "very much sexist" in its treatment of women.


Sexism, patriarchy very much exists in Indian film industry: Filmmaker Mira Nair (IANS Interview)


When it comes to gender equality at work, it is a "moral imperative" to get more women into technology, Indian-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai said here on Wednesday.


It is a moral imperative to get more women into tech: Pichai


Aamir Khan on Tuesday said he was "overwhelmed" by the success of his movie "Secret Superstar" in China.


'Overwhelmed' by 'Secret Superstar' success in China: Aamir


Facebook, which is striving hard to make its platform sanitised from fake news and echo chambers, has realised that it can't guarantee that social media is not harmful to democracy.


Facebook realises Internet can harm democracy


South Africa's Parliament on Tuesday hailed an ongoing process to serve a summon on the Indian Gupta family and freeze its assets to the tune of 1.6 billion rand ($130 million).

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