A house belonging to an Indian family in Qatar was destroyed in a fire. The family, however, escaped unharmed, a media report said on Sunday.


Indian family's house destroyed in Qatar fire


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Politicians, business magnates, sports stars - the Indian diaspora has done well for itself in its new homes around the world and, on a literary basis, crossed another test of acceptance with their depiction in fiction as regular, non-stereotypical characters. From police inspectors to businessmen to cooks in nearly half a dozen countries across four continents, overseas Indians are increasingly figuring in a range of splendid tales by a number of non-Indian writers.


Characters most familiar: The Indian diaspora in fiction (Column: Bookends)


Punjab Police on Saturday clarified that British hotelier of Indian origin Ranjit Singh Power has been murdered, but his body was yet to be recovered, rejecting initial reports that a body found in a Punjab forest was of the NRI.


Missing NRI hotelier murdered in Punjab, body not found


An Indian-origin man in Singapore, along with three others, were charged on Saturday for their alleged role in conspiring to fix a South East Asian (SEA) Games football match.


Indian-origin man charged with match-fixing


The body of British hotelier of Indian origin Ranjit Singh Power, missing since May 8 while on a business trip to India, has been recovered in a Punjab forest, police said on Saturday.


Body of missing NRI hotelier found in Punjab forest


A detailed account on musical influences of double Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman found its way inside the White House in Washington through a special screening of "Jai Ho", a documentary on his work.


Documentary on A.R. Rahman screened at White House


A court in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sentenced an Indian national to one year in jail for posting a "blasphemous and slanderous" status on social networking site Facebook, media reported.


Indian in UAE jailed for 'blasphemous' Facebook status


A medical practice co-owned by two Indian-origin doctors has agreed to pay $3.6 million to settle false bills raised for tests that were not needed, according to a media report.


Indian-owned US medical practice to pay $3.6 mn in settlement


Police in Guyana are treating the death of an Indian national as murder after his body with multiple stab wounds was found in a relative's apartment on Tuesday, a media report said on Thursday.


Police probe Indian national's death as murder in Guyana


An Indian-American, who is serving prison term for carrying out insider trading, is hoping to be freed after an appeals court tossed two other insider-trading convictions, according to a media report.


Indian-American hopes to overturn insider-trading conviction


A US court has sentenced an Indian-American student to life imprisonment for stabbing his friend to death in 2013, media reported.


Indian-American jailed for life for killing friend


A new Zealand court on Thursday sentenced Indian-origin restaurant owners to eight months' home detention over four charges of tax evasion.


Indian-origin restaurant owners sentenced for tax evasion


Punjab Police have booked a UK-based NRI for the mysterious disappearance of a British hotelier of Indian origin Ranjit Singh Power, who has been missing from the state since May 7, an official said on Wednesday.


NRI hotelier missing in Punjab still untraceable


An Indian-origin woman was an eyewitness to a robbery at a jewellery store in New Zealand's Auckland city on Tuesday.


Indian-origin woman eyewitness to New Zealand jewellery heist bid


An Indian-American contestant on the competitive cooking reality show, "MasterChef US" season six, is the first ever vegetarian participant on the programme.


Indian-American first vegetarian contestant on 'MasterChef US'


A debt-ridden Indian mechanic killed himself in Bahrain, media reported on Monday.


Indebted Indian migrant commits suicide in Bahrain


Richa Chadha-starrer "Masaan" has bagged two awards at the ongoing Cannes International Film Festival, but the actress was left speechless as she got an opportunity to meet her idol - French actress Marion Cotillard at the gala.


Richa Chadha's 'unbelievable' moment at Cannes


Neeraj Ghaywan's indie project "Masaan" has bagged two awards at the prestigious 68th Cannes International Film Festival and the emerging Indian director is "ecstatic".


I'm ecstatic: Ghaywan on bagging awards at Cannes


Emerging Indian director Neeraj Ghaywan's indie project "Masaan", which centres on a group of people in Varanasi, has won the Promising Future Prize at the ongoing 68th Cannes International Film Festival. The film was also honoured with the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) award at the festival.


'Masaan' honoured at Cannes, B-Town delighted


A New York woman who said she hates Hindus and killed a Hindu man by pushing him under a metro train has been sentenced to 24 years in prison, a local has prosecutor announced.


New York woman jailed for 24 years for bias killing of Hindu


An Indian national along with two other people was charged with conspiracy to trick distressed homeowners into selling their residences and reaping millions of dollars through the fraud.

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