Zee TV and Essel Group chairman Subhash Chandra on Saturday received the $50,000 Global Indian Award from the Canada-India Foundation.


Subhash Chandra gets award from Canada-India Foundation


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The union cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on skill development with US-based NGO Wadhwani Operating Foundation (WOF).


Cabinet approves skill development MoU with US-based NGO


UAE-based healthcare conglomerate VPS Healthcare on Monday announced it will enter India by acquiring majority stake in Lakeshore Hospital here to set global benchmarks in healthcare delivery.


Conglomerate to invest Rs.1,000 crore in Indian healthcare


Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday briefed External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj about progress in the investigations into the deaths of three Indian nationals in Russia earlier this year.


Lavrov briefs Sushma on probes into Indians' deaths


A 33-year-old Indian-origin student was found dead after he was struck by a Tube train at an underground station in Britain, media reported on Monday.


Indian-origin student hit by London Tube, dies


India and Iran on Sunday talked business and committed to boost bilateral economic ties in the Gulf nation that has just emerged from the crippling US-led Western sanctions after a landmark nuclear deal.


India to ramp up oil and gas investment in Iran


External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday embarked on a four-day visit to Iran and Russia that will see her attend a bilateral joint commission meeting in Tehran and a trilateral meeting later in Moscow with her counterparts from Russia and China.


Sushma embarks on visit to Iran, Russia


The death of two Indian girl students in a Russian medical college hostel fire and that of a medical student from Srinagar in a Russian city will figure External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's trip to Moscow on April 18.


Indians' death to figure during Sushma's Russia trip


The Indian government is working with authorities in Saudi Arabia for repatriation of the mortal remains of an Indian worker allegedly killed in the Gulf nation by his employers.


Helping family repatriate Indian's body from Saudi Arabia: government


Gone are the days when actors from different nationalities were restricted to playing roles based on their ethnicity, feels US-based Indian actress Freida Pinto. She also says that nobody is tagged as an 'American', 'British' or 'Indian' in the current film scenario worldwide.


Today, roles not restricted to ethnicity: Freida Pinto (IANS Interview)


Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has no links with the Gupta family, under fire for allegedly exerting undue influence on the  government, and did not at any point introduce the family to his successor, President Jacob Zuma, the Thabo Mbeki Foundation said on Monday.


'South Africa's former president has no links with Gupta family'


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday condoled the killing of two medical students, hailing from the state, in Ukraine and ordered officials to extend all possible help to their families.


Akhilesh directs all help for kin of UP students killed in Ukraine


Two Indian medical students were stabbed to death in Ukraine while a third was warded in a hospital, authorities here said on Monday.


Two Indian students stabbed to death in Ukraine


With global players exploring India as a talent pool for animation content and Indian filmmakers looking out for subjects with a "broad mass appeal", there's a huge potential for the growth of the animation world in the country, says US-based Avneet Kaur, who has lent her creative touch to Hollywood entertainers like "Tangled", "Frozen" and "Zootopia".


'India's animation industry has seen unprecedented growth'


South African President Jacob Zuma's son Duduzane Zuma has resigned as the non-executive director of Oakbay Resources and Energy owned by the Indian Gupta family, a statement said on Saturday.


South African president's son resigns from Gupta-run company


Amid gaiety and cheerful music, hundreds of Egyptians and foreigners celebrated on Friday the annual Holi festival that was sponsored by the Indian embassy in Cairo.


Holi celebrated in Egypt


Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Wednesday sought External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's urgent help to secure release of a Kerala IT engineer believed to have been kidnapped by some militant group in Libya.


Chandy seeks Centre's help to rescue Keralite in Libya


The government on Thursday issued a travel advisory to all Indian nationals travelling to strife-torn Yemen.


Government issues travel advisory on Yemen


India and Saudi Arabia will seek to elevate their strategic partnership to a more broad-based one, with the focus on energy and security cooperation, during the two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Riyadh beginning Saturday, the first by an Indian prime minister in six years.


India-Saudi ties to get fillip with Modi visit


The China-India Yoga College has drawn thousands since it opened in November last year in Kunming in China's Yunnan province.


Yoga college in China attracts thousands


Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Arun Agarwal, CEO of Nextt, the Dallas-based leader in the US home textile industry, to the Product Development and Small Business Incubator (PDSBI) Board.

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