Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday acknowledged Google chief executive Sundar Pichai's remarks that his company saw India as a key market and looked forward to the leader's visit to his campus in San Jose.


Modi says looking forward to Google meeting


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Looking at the euphoria surrounding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Silicon Valley, analysts have suggested that it can indeed spark India's tech economy provided he can make it easier to do business with his country.


'Modi's US visit can transform India by making it easier to do business'


Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit  to Silicon Valley, the US-India Business Council has expressed support for his key initiatives such as Digital India, Start up India, Stand up India, and Skill India.


US-India trade body fully backs Modi's digital initiatives


An Indian businessman in the US has been charged with planning a robbery of his own establishment by soliciting help from another man in exchange for $1,500, a media report said.


Indian charged for planning robbery at his own business in US


Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his meetings here with top corporate leaders, has pitched for stronger inflows of foreign capital into India while assuring reforms, prompt decisions and transparency. The chief executives were impressed but wanted the pace of reforms to be hastened.


Modi assures reforms, global CEOs want them quicker (Roundup)


The Kerala State Planning Board is going to set up an Asset Management Company (AMC) in which Kerala's diaspora would be able to participate, its vice-chairman said here on Friday.


Kerala to have asset management company serving NRIs too


Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed upon his arrival in New York. Photo: PIB India

Apart from site visits to Tesla Motors, FB, and Google, Modi will also push two pet initiatives: 'Start-up India' and renewable energy

Silicon Valley awaits selfies with tech-friendly Modi

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Indian-origin entrepreneur Sachin Dev Duggal, based in San Francisco, on Friday globally launched a new photo sharing app "Shoto" here.


Indian-origin entrepreneur launches photo sharing app


Noted Indo-Canadian director and screenwriter Deepa Mehta will make a special appearance at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) on Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus, a media report said.


Deepa Mehta to make special appearance at Vancouver film fest


An Indian-origin Malaysian poet has launched her first book "Taboo" creating quite a buzz among the creative arts community here, a media report said on Thursday.


Indian-origin Malaysian poet releases first book


The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued red corner notices -- similar to international warrants --  against nine Indo-Canadians for their alleged involvement in a drug smuggling network, a media report said.


Interpol issues notices against nine Indo-Canadians


Milan, Sep 24 (IANS/AKI) An Indian man was stabbed by his Filipino flatmate over his "stinking" shoes, the Milan police said, adding the 19-year-old jobless attacker was arrested.


Indian man stabbed by Filipino over 'stinky' shoes


Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second visit to the US, several US lawmakers have hoped it would deepen Indian investment in the US and drive more development in India with use of US technological knowledge.


US lawmakers hail Modi's trip to Silicon Valley


An Indo-Canadian minister has launched a review of the management of information after an un-encrypted backup hard drive containing personal information of nearly 3.4 million Canadian students was reported missing.


Review of missing data of students launched


Seventeen Indian sailors and their captain have been stranded on a ship anchored off the Sharjah coastline for the past eight months, a media report said on Wednesday.


Indian sailors stranded off Sharjah coast for eight months


Kailash Kher will perform live for Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his band Kailasa at Silicon Valley, California on September 27. He is proud to get the opportunity.


Kailash Kher to perform for Modi in US


An Indian-descent artist's works based on her understanding of Buddhism will be put on display at Auckland's Fo Guang Shan Temple and Malcolm Smith Gallery from September 27 to November 19, a media report said.


Indian-origin artist's work to be displayed in New Zealand


Title: By Thumb, Hoof and Wheel: Travels in the Global South; Author: Prabhu Ghate; Publisher: Bloomsbury; Pages: 156; Price:Rs.299


Argentina's Sikh policeman and other encounters of a globe-trotting Indian (Book Review) 


A court in Australia on Monday sentenced an Indian-origin woman to 18 years in jail for the murder of her ex-lover's fiance out of jealousy and rage, a media report said.


Indian woman jailed for compatriot's murder in Australia


A court in Britain has sentenced a 51-year-old man for attacking an Indian-origin pub owner in Kent county, England, a media report said on Monday.


Man jailed for attacking British-Indian pub owner


Despite economic prosperity and dramatic fall in poverty levels, unequal access to education ensures hundreds of millions of children remain trapped in child labour in developing countries including India, says a new study by Indian-origin researchers.

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