Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's timeless story "Kabuliwala" resonates perfectly with the Afghan community living in India. And capturing these connections is an ongoing photo exhibition in the capital that traces the life of Afghans living in Kolkata.


Photo exhibition traces life of Afghans living in Kolkata


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He was born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, shifted to the US when he was just 15 and now lives in a 40,000-square-foot mansion that has a five-bedroom guest house and a backyard tea house along with reflecting pools on nine acres in Potomac, Maryland,  a house that took six years to build.


Indian-American entrepreneur invests in the future of India (IANS Interview)


After 11 gruelling weeks of innovative vegetarian cooking and 67 episodes of high-intense drama, 21-year-old Nikita Gandhi, an Indian based in Abu Dhabi, bagged the winner's golden chef coat and Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million) on "MasterChef India 4" here on Sunday.


Abu Dhabi-based NRI girl wins 'MasterChef India 4'


UAE-based Aster DM Healthcare, headed by leading medical professional Azad Moopen, on Saturday offered jobs to Indian nurses who have recently returned from Yemen.


Hospital chain offers jobs to nurses returning from Yemen


India has ended "Operation Rahat", the massive evacuation effort of its nationals from Yemen, pulling out 5,600 people - 4,640 Indians and 960 nationals from 41 other countries - but some 200 Indians have declined to leave the country despite shelling and bombing intensifying.


India evacuates 5,600 from Yemen, 200 Indians unwilling to leave (Roundup)


An Indian-origin man is suspected to have killed his four-year-old grandson in what authorities believe to be a murder-suicide case in South Africa's Gauteng province, media reported.


Indian-origin man kills grandson in suspected murder-suicide


India has so far evacuated 5,600 people, including 4,640 of its nationals and 960 nationals from 41 countries, from Yemen, the government said on Thursday as it concluded the evacuation efforts from Sana'a with airlifting of 630 people by three special Air India flights.


India evacuates 4,640 nationals, 960 others from Yemen


A gala screening of Zoya Akhtar's "Dil Dhadakne Do", power-packed performances and three days of true blue Bollywood fever -- the 16th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards, to be held in the Malaysian capital in June, will bring all this and more.


Galaxy of cine stars, 'Dil Dhadakne Do' to light up IIFA 2015


Alchemy, an American movie studio, has acquired all North American rights to a new true-life romantic comedy "Meet the Patels" made by an Indian-American brother-sister team in the US.


US studio picks up Indian-American brother-sister team's romcom


An Indian-origin woman from California, nicknamed the "Bombshell Bandit" and convicted of robbing four banks in three US states, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison.


Indian-origin 'Bombshell Bandit' jailed for 66 months


The body of an Indian student who died here last week after being pulled out from the sea, will, after all, be sent back to India with public donations worth N$23,000 (nearly $17,500) having been raised, the Dominion Post reported on Wednesday.


Funds raised to send Indian's body back from New Zealand


A total of 1,723 Keralites have been brought back from Yemen following the fighting there but many more are yet to return, a Kerala minister said on Wednesday.


1,723 Keralites reach home, many more left: Minister


Police are working on locating two suspects in the killing of an Indian-origin store clerk in the US state of Connecticut.


Indian-origin store clerk's murder in US being probed


An Indian student wrongly accused of sexual abuse and targeted with "racist" barbs and death threats in New Zealand is now seeking justice, a media report said.


Indian accused of molestation in New Zealand seeks justice


Bikram Choudhury, the Indian-American founder of the signature "hot yoga" bearing his name with celebrity followers around the world, has denied accusations of rape or sexual assault by six of his former students.


Bikram Yoga founder denies sexual assault allegations


The body of an Indian student who died here last week after being pulled out from the sea, has got stuck in New Zealand with his family unable to raise the money needed to transport the body home.


Indian's body stuck in New Zealand for want of funds


There is a general lack of awareness in India about China's Opium Wars and the India connection, according to eminent author AmitavGhosh.


China's Opium Wars had myriad Indian links: Novelist Amitav Ghosh


India has evacuated 1,800 of its nationals from Yemen, including about 800 who were brought out of the strife-torn country on Saturday, the government said.


1,800 Indians evacuated from Yemen


Over 300 more Indians evacuated from Yemen are expected to reach Kochi late on Saturday, taking the total number of those brought back from the strife-torn country in the last four days to about 1,300, the government said.


Over 300 Indians on way to Kochi after evacuation from Yemen


Two Indian American long-time friends have been charged with making over $1.1 million in illegal profits from insider trading on news of a proposed acquisition of Cooper Tire and Rubber Company by India-based Apollo Tyres Ltd.

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