An Indian-origin man in the Australian who was charged with deceiving a woman about his appearance on a dating website and then engaging in sexual activity with her, has been spared jail but his actions were criticised Wednesday by a judge as "selfish, immature and inappropriate".


Indian-origin man charged with deceiving woman spared jail


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A US citizen of Indian origin was detained Wednesday at the Amritsar International Airport with 25 live bullets when she was trying to board a flight to New Delhi, police said.


NRI detained at Amritsar airport with 25 bullets


British legislators are examining proposals to create a new British Sikh regiment like those which fought for the country in the two World Wars, according to media reports Tuesday.


British legislators mull creating new Sikh regiment


A Jordanian woman has been accused of molesting an Indian man in a lift in Dubai last year and stealing 4,500 dirhams (nearly $1,230) from him, according to media reports Tuesday.


Woman accused of molesting Indian man in Dubai


India and key Gulf partner Bahrain have agreed to start negotiations on an MoU on defence cooperation as well as inking of an agreement on internal security during their first High Joint Commission (HJC) here co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Bahraini counterpart Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa.


India, Bahrain to start talks on defence cooperation


An Indian national, attacked by suspected robbers in Nigeria's capital city of Lagos earlier this month, has succumbed to his injuries in hospital, a media report said Monday.


Indian dead after attack by Nigerian robbers


An Indian-American dentist has been charged with homicide a year after the death of a patient who became unresponsive while having 20 teeth pulled and several implants installed, according to a media report.


Indian-American dentist charged with causing patient's death


Fourteen films, exploring the unique circumstances and complex stories of South Asians, will be featured at the first South Asian Film Festival in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Feb 27 to March 1.


Firstr South Asian Film Festival in Texas


Eleven days after a police officer in Alabama slammed a visiting Indian grandfather to the ground leaving him partially paralysed, the state governor has issued an apology, even as the officer pleaded not guilty.


Attack on Indian: Alabama governor apologises; officer pleads not guilty (Roundup)


The US has "respectfully acknowledged" India's concern and protests over Madison police using excessive force on Indian national Sureshbhai Patel Feb 6.


US regrets Sureshbhai Patel issue


In the latest attack targeting Hindu places of worship, a temple in the US was vandalized on the eve of the celebration of Maha Shivaratri, triggering strong reaction and protests in India.


Hindu temple vandalized in US; protests in India (Roundup)


The ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale '14 (KMB) has succeeded in according Indian artists a much more international context, leading international cultural ambassadors have said.


Kochi Biennale accords Indian artists global context: Experts


An Indian-American succumbed to bullet wounds after he was gunned down in his family-owned liquor shop in the US state of New Jersey, according to a media report.


Indian-American killed inside liquor shop


Police in Saudi Arabia are investigating the deaths of two unidentified Indian workers whose decomposed bodies were found north of capital Riyadh, a media report said Saturday.


Saudi police probing deaths of two Indians


An Indian-origin man in Singapore, who molested a girl inside a taxi, was Friday sentenced to jail for four weeks, media reported.


Indian-origin man in Singapore jailed for molestation


Indian American author Akhil Sharma's "Family Life" has been shortlisted for the Folio Prize, a popular English language book award, its publisher said Wednesday.


Akhil Sharma's novel shortlisted for Folio Prize


"Unfreedom", a new Indian film banned in filmmaker Raj Amit Kumar's native India, will be released in North American theatres and simultaneously on digital channels via Film Buff on May 29.


Banned in India, 'Unfreedom' to be released in North America


An Indian-origin man in the Australian state of Victoria has been charged with deceiving a woman about his appearance on a dating website and then engaging in sexual activity with her, media reported Tuesday.


Indian-origin man charged with deceiving woman


Two more Indian nationals in Singapore were sent behind bars Tuesday for their involvement in the December 2013 riots in the Little India area of this city state, media reported.


Two Indians jailed for involvement in Singapore riots


An Indian national in Singapore was sentenced to 10 months in jail and ordered to be given three cane strokes Monday for molesting a woman on New Year's Day this year, media reported.


Indian man jailed for molesting 44-year-old woman


A 26-year-old Indian waiter was sentenced to a one-year jail term in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for setting his ex-girlfriend's shoe and bed on fire, media reported Sunday.

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