Mauritius is keen to become a "real bridge" for India to invest and connect with the rest of Africa and with Europe, said Showkutally Soodhun, the new vice prime minister of the Indian Ocean island who is of Indian descent and who is proud of his "Hindi roots".


Mauritius keen to become bridge for India to Africa: Indian-origin minister (IANS Interview)


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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Sunday said Gujarat could also be a crossroad for a new era of sustainable development while it has long been a cultural crossover to the world.


Gujarat a cultural crossover to the world: Ban Ki-moon


An Indian-origin man in Canadas' Alberta province has been sentenced to life in prison for dragging his wife from a moving vehicle and strangling her to death in 2013, media reports said Saturday.


Indian-origin man in Canada gets life term for killing wife


A man was slashed in the face with a kirpan -- a ceremonial religious knife -- after an altercation at a gurdwara in New Zealand, media reported.


Man slashed in New Zealand gurdwara


An India-origin man in Australia stabbed his wife to death at their home in Melbourne early Friday because he believed she was having an affair, a court has heard.


India-born man kills wife suspecting infidelity


The issue of higher education for children of expat Indians, skill development of Gulf returnees, the plight of overseas Indians in jail and safety of fishermen from Tamil Nadu were some of the concerns raised by diaspora members at the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention here Friday.


Gulf returnees voice concerns at PBD


NRIs wanting to invest in Haryana could have more industrial land reserved for them, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said Friday.


Haryana proposes more land for NRI investors


Several chief ministers Friday wooed the Indian diaspora at the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here to come and invest in their states and promised several incentives, while Kerala urged that the diaspora be given online voting rights.


States woo diaspora for investment at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas


The Narendra Modi government is determined to work closely with India's huge diaspora, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj said here Thursday and invited professionals from the diaspora to join in efforts to develop the country and "restore it to its past glory".


Modi government determined to work with diaspora: Sushma Swaraj


Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said the world was looking at India with "immense hope and optimism", and he firmly believed the 25-million strong Indian diaspora was a big strength.


World looking at India with hope: Modi tells diaspora (Roundup)


An Indian has been jailed here for three years for offering a Dh10,000 ($2,722) bribe to an employee of the UAE's Directorate General of Naturalisation and Foreigners Affairs (GDNFA) to clear his papers, a media report said Thursday.


Indian jailed in Dubai for graft


Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said he has fulfilled his promise to the diaspora of merging the Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards.


Fulfilled my promise of merging OCI, PIO cards: Modi


An Indian Fijian baby girl died in a Christchurch hospital in New Zealand after suffering a serious head injury, a media report said Thursday.


Seriously injured Indian Fijian minor dies in New Zealand


Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday morning inaugurated the Salt Mountain, a memorial dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi, built near the Mahatma Mandir complex here, the venue of the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD).


Modi dedicates Salt Mountain memorial to Mahatma Gandhi


Yoga originated in India but this spiritual and mental discipline has failed to resonate with the country's masses, who mostly seek its virtues of physical fitness. But filmmaker and art historian Benoy K. Behl feels the Indian government's emphasis on yoga and the UN celebrating World Yoga Day June 21 have set the pace for a long innings.


'Indians need to recover their rich heritage'


An Indian student, who "had a hard time socialising," has been convicted of cyberstalking and deported after social media threats of a copycat massacre targeting women at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, authorities announced.


Indian student loner convicted of cyberstalking deported


A former Indian student of University of Washington has been deported after he was convicted of cyberstalking for making threats on social media to carry out a campus shooting, authorities announced.


Indian student convicted of cyberstalking deported


The inaugural session of the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas began here Wednesday with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj lighting the ceremonial lamp.


Inaugural session of Youth PBD kicks off


An Indian woman, imprisoned on charges of murdering her 10-month-old child and also attempting suicide, has been awaiting trial for the past four-and-half years, media reports here said.


Indian woman held without trial in Maldives


A delegation of 150 Canadians is expected in Ahmedabad next week to participate in the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Jan 7-9) and Vibrant Gujarat (Jan 10-12) summit.


Canada partner country for third consecutive Vibrant Gujarat


The buzzing streets of New York's Times Square saw the promos of Indian TV show "Mahakumbh- Ek Rahasya, Ek Kahani" being played out for a potential overseas audience.

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