An Indian-origin man has been jailed for four months over 2004 hoax call about a bomb at the house of late founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.


Indian-origin man jailed in Singapore for bomb hoax call


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India and Mauritius on Monday discussed strengthening their bilateral relationship when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on visiting Mauritian Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth here.


India, Mauritius discuss strengthening bilateral ties


Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu Congresswoman, has said that she does not regret her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who has been accused of using chemical weapons to attack civilians in his country's years-long civil war.


Tulsi Gabbard doesn't regret 2017 meeting with Assad


Indian-American business leader Indra Nooyi, who headed the multinational PepsiCo, is under consideration for heading the World Bank, according to multiple media reports.


Indra Nooyi under Trump administration consideration to head World Bank


The Thai police have arrested an Indian man and 27 Thai women in connection with a fake-marriage registration scam that enabled Indians to get residential visas in the country.


Indian man, 27 Thai women arrested in fake marriage scam


Indonesian search teams on Monday recovered the cockpit voice recorder of the Lion Air aircraft which had crashed into the Java Sea in October, killing all 189 people on board, including the flight's Indian captain.


Indonesia recovers cockpit voice recorder of crashed plane


A 31-year-old Indian man was sentenced to 13 years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to one charge of sexual assault of a minor and two charges of attempted statutory rape, the media reported.


Indian gets 13 years jail for sex with minor in Singapore


M. Night Shyamalan, the US-based Indian-origin filmmaker, feels the wave of tribalism is taking over the world with people getting scared about losing their distinct identity. But the filmmaker says it is time to join the "larger group" and embrace the power of diversity.


We're seeing a strong dose of tribalism globally: Indian American filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan


Four women will dominate the global economic policy sphere with eminent academic Gita Gopinath becoming the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) chief economist.


With Gopinath as IMF chief economist, 4 women now at apex of world economy


Eminent academic and former economic adviser to the Kerala government, Gita Gopinath has taken over as the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) chief economist in a time of global financial uncertainty.


Gita Gopinath takes over as IMF chief economist


An Indian student has died after falling off a cliff in Ireland while taking a selfie.


Indian falls to death from Ireland cliff while taking selfie


US President Donald Trump has called up the family of Indian-origin police officer Ronil Singh who was shot to death allegedly by an illegal immigrant in the US state of California last week, the White House said.


Trump offers condolences to kin of slain Indian-origin policeman


A 35-year-old Indian man was found hanging at his accommodation in Ras Al Khaimah city in the UAE and a suicide note found from his phone said he took the drastic step due to several health issues, authorities said.


Indian commits suicide in UAE due to 'health issues'


US President Donald Trump could not meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdelmahdi on his recent surprise trip to the Middle Eastern country because for "security reasons" the premier was only informed of the president's visit two hours earlier, the White House said on Thursday.


Trump did not meet with Iraqi PM for security reasons: US


An Indian-origin police officer was shot and killed by an unidentified man during a traffic stop in the US state of California, officials said.


Indian-origin police officer shot dead in California


Nineteen-year-old London-based singer-songwriter RESHRICH, who has had two hit releases earlier this year and is ready with a third offering, says his Indian heritage helps him find inspiration for his music and he hopes to capitalise on the trend among Indian composers to experiment with Western culture and sonics.


My Indian heritage really helps me: Indo-British singer


A 20-year-old Indian girl here upset over comments mocking her picture on social media planned to commit suicide and livestream it, but was saved in time by the police.


UAE-based Indian girl planned to livestream suicide, saved


Throwing away clothing that is no longer needed is a missed opportunity to turn the fabric into new products such as building materials, as well as address our unsustainable landfill problems, says an Indian-origin professor.


Turn your old, unwanted clothes into building materials


A US man has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for a brutal attack on a Sikh American taxi driver in Seattle city last year.


US man jailed for attacking Sikh cab driver


The body of a 25-year-old Indian man was found hanging from his room's ceiling in Sharjah's Al Rolla area, the police here said.


Indian man found hanging from ceiling in Sharjah


Facebook has elevated its senior Indian-origin executive Karandeep Anand to head Workplace -- the company's two-year-old enterprise communication tool now being used by over 30,000 organisations globally including in India.

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