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.


'Unequal access to education drives child labour in India'


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The Indian diaspora in the Caribbean is one of the most vibrant across the globe, says India's Minister for External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, in a just published book titled, "India In The Caribbean".


'Indian diaspora in the Caribbean most vibrant'


Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Ireland and the US from September 23-29.


Modi to visit Ireland, US from September 23-29


Two Indians have been arrested in the US on charges of defrauding at least 70 people in 32 states of more than $150,000, a media report said.


Two Indians arrested for fraud in US


An Indo-Canadian community activist has accused  the Surrey Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of responding late to the calls on its non-emergency line.


Police too slow to respond: Indo-Canadian activist


A group of French school children on an exchange trip to Britain filmed an Indian-origin man after spotting him driving naked on a road linking Folkestone and Maidstone towns, a media report said.


Indian-origin man filmed driving naked in Britain


Toronto police have sought public help to identify an Indian-origin Uber cab driver who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman, a media report said.


Canada police hunt for Indian-origin cabbie for molesting woman


Indian-origin actor Minita Gandhi will peform her one-woman play "Muthaland" in a Chicago suburb on Sunday to raise funds for an Indian-American Heritage Museum, a report said.


Indian-origin actor to perform in US to raise funds


The US city of Pittsburgh is set to host a six-week long Indian art and culture festival "India in Focus" from September 25, a media report said.


Indian cultural festival in US starts September 25


One of the two Indians kidnapped in Libya's Sirte has managed to escape, according to reports received on Thursday by the Indian mission.


One of two kidnapped Indians in Libya escapes


Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Canada this year cost taxpayers more than 373,000 Canadian dollars ($283,100), a media report said.


Modi's Canada visit in April cost taxpayers dearly: Report


An Indian-origin man was found murdered near a road in Alam Impian township in Malaysia, a media report said.


Indian-origin man found murdered in Malaysia


An American man has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for hitting an elderly Sikh man outside a gurdwara in California, a media report said.


American gets 13-year term for hitting Sikh man


A licensing committee has agreed to extend the closing hours of an Indian restaurant in Britain though their application attracted opposition from two councillors, media reported.


Indian restaurant in Britain gets closing time extension


A teenager, who hospitalised a Sikh-American in a racially motivated attack last week, has been charged with hate crime in addition to previous felony charges, a media report said.


Attacker of Sikh-American charged with hate crime


Indian-origin author Sunjeev Sahota is among the half a dozen authors short-listed for the prestigious 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction.


India-origin author on Man Booker fiction shortlist


A 23-year-old British-Indian man was killed when his car collided with another vehicle in Caerphilly town in Britain's south Wales, media reported.


British-Indian man killed in car crash


A 29-year-old Indian worker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his home in Sharjah's Al Nahda area, media reported on Tuesday.


Indian worker commits suicide in UAE


Police have arrested six men accused of stealing and trying to sell three cars, two of which were owned by Indians, a media report said.


Six held over stolen cars sale in UAE


A New Zealand court on Tuesday sentenced an Indian-origin serial fraudster to six years in jail for duping over 20 people, including his own mother, of more than $2 million, media reported.


Indian-origin fraudster jailed for six years


Swetha Prabhakaran, an Indian American teen entrepreneur and founder CEO of Everybody Code Now!, will receive the prestigious 'Champions of Change' award at the White House on Tuesday.

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