A 35-year-old Bangladeshi woman and her ex-partner, likely of Indian origin, were discovered dead inside a house in Australia on Sunday in a suspected murder-suicide. Their three-year-old daughter was found sleeping in the house at the time, media reports said.


Bangladeshi woman, ex-partner found dead in Sydney


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Indian origin British Labour MP Keith Vaz stepped down as chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee following allegations he paid two male prostitutes for sex and offered to cover the cost of Class A drugs at his London flat.


Indian origin British MP steps down from chair over male prostitute claims


Designer Archana Kochhar will showcase her collection A Tale of Two Travels, a melange of her travels to the Taj Mahal and the village of Banjaras, at the FTL New York Fashion Week SS17 on September 8. She is also supporting the initiative 'Bring Beauty Back' at the fashion week, where acid attack survivor Reshma Banoo Qureshi will walk the ramp for her.


Archana to showcase 'a tale of two travels' in New York


Three Indians who are stuck in war-torn Libya, including two who went back after being evacuated in April, are being brought to Benghazi city and will be flown to India, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Thursday.


3 Indians stuck in Libya being flown home: Sushma


Debuting with a book that gives voice to the lives of people of Indian origin in Trinidad and Tobago, author Aliyyah Eniath believes there is a strong need to convey the stories of the diaspora to the world.


No difference between Hindus and Muslims in Trinidad: Author Aliyyah Eniath (IANS Interview)


Title: A Frightfully English Execution (Inspector Singh Investigates #7) ; Author: Shamini Flint; Publisher: Hachette India; Pages: 368 ; Price: Rs 499


Inspector Singh's dangerous English summer (Book Review) 


From her fellow contestants to judges, she made everyone on the sets of "MasterChef Australia" fall in love with "desi" spices. Nidhi Mahajan, whose exit from the globally-renowned TV cooking show was an emotional affair, says Indian cuisine goes way beyond the misconceptions that people across the world have about it.


Our food not only curries, tikkas: Indian 'MasterChef Australia' contestant


The 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) will be held in Bengaluru January 7 to 9, 2017, and around 3,000 people are likely to participate in the event, it was announced on Friday.


Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held in Bengaluru from January 7


The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of "cover-up" over the alleged data leak of the Scorpene submarine, which it said had "gravely compromised" India's national security.


Congress attacks government for Scorpene data leak, demands security audit


There has been no Indian casualty in the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that rocked Italy on Wednesday, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said citing the Indian embassy in Rome.


No Indian casualty in Italy earthquake


Rome, Aug 22 (IANS/AKI) The release of an Indian migrant accused of trying to abduct a small girl from a Sicilian beach resort has riled conservative Italian politicians and sparked calls for his deportation.


Release of Indian 'child abductor' sparks backlash in Italy


India has sought the release of 39 Indians abducted in Iraq while expressing support for "unity and territorial integrity of Iraq", the External Affairs Ministry said on Monday.


India seeks Iraq help in release of abducted Indians


The killing of a nine-year-old Indian girl from Punjab by her stepmother took a sordid turn on Sunday when authorities arrested her ex-husband and accused him of helping her hide.


Indian origin ex-husband of step-mom accused of killing girl arrested in US


A woman of Indian origin was charged on Saturday with killing her nine-year-old step daughter whose lifeless body was found in a bathtub in their home, according to media reports.


Indian origin stepmother charged with killing 9-year-old girl


Disruptions in phone connectivity in disaster-hit areas could soon be a thing of the past -- thanks to a device developed by an Indian-origin student at Britain's Staffordshire University.


Indian origin student's device to keep disaster-hit areas connected


Kerala's leading IT company SunTec is moving ahead with the commissioning of a new software platform through their research and development centre in Dubai.


Kerala IT firm SunTec strengthens Dubai R&D centre


On India's Independence Day, Air India launched an Ahmedabad-Newark via London tri-weekly flight which took off at 5 a.m. on Monday from Ahmedabad, an official said here.


AI links Ahmedabad with Newark via London


The recently opened 298-keys hotel Ibis Styles Singapore on MacPherson is targeting Indian leisure travellers by working with leading travel operators.


Ibis Styles Singapore targets Indian leisure travellers


A San Francisco judge has sentenced former technology mogul Gurbaksh Chahal to one year in jail for violating his probation in a 2014 domestic violence case.


Indian-origin tech mogul sentenced to jail for domestic violence


Actors Parineeti Chopra, Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif and Varun Dhawan along with filmmaker Karan Johar are on a mission to spread Bollywood fever in the US starting from Houston.


Parineeti, Alia, Katrina enthrall Houston fans


Egypt's largest Indian colour festival Holi kicked off on Friday, introducing fun and joy for lovers of Indian culture in the North African country.

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