Malaysian Indian Congress reaches out to other parts of diasporaKUALA LUMPUR - Two members of the Punjabi community are, for the first time, on Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chief S. Samy Vellu’s list of nominees for the organisation’s poll next Saturday. Two Indian students held for sexual assault in AustraliaMELBOURNE - Two Indian students have been arrested for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl on a train here. Relocation of Hindu shrine in Malaysia put on holdKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian authorities have suspended the proposed relocation of a 150-year-old Hindu temple to a Muslim-Malay dominated area after a meeting to persuade the local residents turned chaotic. Nepal church blast mastermind caughtKATHMANDU - More than three months after a bomb went off during mass at one of Nepal’s oldest churches, killing three women — two of them Indians, police Sunday arrested the mastermind who is the head of an outlawed Hindu militant organisation. Man arrested for duping NRI of Rs.1.4 mnNEW DELHI - A man who duped a non-resident Indian (NRI) of Rs.1.4 million by posing as an agent of a private bank was arrested here Saturday, police said. Don’t insult us, Pashupatinath priest tells NepalKATHMANDU - Smarting under the continuing attacks on Indian priests and the allegation that they were siphoning off the offerings made by devotees at the altar of Pashupatinath, one of the holiest Hindu shrines, the chief priest at the temple said he and his ilk were ready to go back to India. India conveys concern to Nepal over assault on priestsNEW DELHI/BANGALORE - India Saturday strongly condemned the attack by Nepali Maoists on two Indian priests at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu calling it an “unprovoked and criminal act of violence” and conveyed its concerns to the Nepali government over the “unfortunate” incident. Malayasian PM urges Muslims not to insult other religionsKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak Saturday quoted from the Quran to urge fellow Muslims not to insult people of other faiths, after residents of a Muslim-majority area, protesting re-location of a Hindu temple to their locality, carried cow heads in a rally Friday. Two-way fight likely in Malaysian Indian Congress pollKUALA LUMPUR - The rivalry in the Malaysian Indian Congress has become sharper with both party chief S. Samy Vellu and his arch rival S. Subramaniam releasing separate ‘official’ lists of candidates for 23 central working committee seats, elections to which will be held next week. India yet to tap diaspora well, unlike China: StudyNEW DELHI - India has only now begun to tap its 25-million diaspora in 130 countries to boost its growth, unlike China that owes much of its economic miracle to the overseas Chinese, says a study released Friday. India, Switzerland sign social security agreementNEW DELHI - India and Switzerland Thursday signed a social security agreement to encourage the movement of professionals between the two countries. YSR a strong supporter of India-US friendship: EnvoyNEW DELHI - US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer Thursday condoled the death of Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a helicopter crash, describing him as “a strong supporter of India-US friendship”. Band of Nottingham Boys makes music with Indian chenda (Letter from Nottingham)NOTTINGHAM - Indians living in Nottingham West Park village in Derbyshire have in the past month woken up to a sound from their homeland - thanks to a five-member band that plays the popular south Indian percussion instrument ‘chenda’. Malaysia probes protest over Hindu temple relocationKUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian police have identified those who displayed a severed cow head to protest the relocation of a Hindu temple in Shah Alam last week as the Attorney General’s office began taking action over it, media reports said Thursday. ‘Iron woman’ seeks senior Malaysian Indian Congress postKUALA LUMPUR - P. Mariayee, called the “Iron woman of Jelebu”, will be seeking the vice president’s post in the male-dominated Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) at the party’s plenary next week. Mobile phone use while driving banned in New ZealandHAMILTON - Use of handheld mobile phone while driving will be banned here in the next two months due to a rise in the number of accidents, with a New Zealand official stressing that “using a mobile phone while driving is dangerous”. Malaysian home minister tries to resolve Hindu temple rowKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Home Minister Hishamuddin Tun Hussein Wednesday brought together various parties to resolve a dispute over relocation of a Hindu shrine that had led to some protesters displaying a severed cow head. Indian diaspora upset over Trinidad and Tobago awardsPort-of-SPAIN - The Indian diaspora here is unhappy as only three people of Indian origin have received the Trinidad and Tobago National Awards this year out of a total 20 recipients. Singapore’s DBS Group appoints Citi’s Piyush Gupta as CEOSINGAPORE - Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings Ltd, the biggest bank in South-East Asia, said Tuesday that it has appointed Piyush Gupta from Citibank Inc as its chief executive officer, about five months after the death of its previous CEO. Indians pray for racial harmony on Malaysia’s Independence DayKUALA LUMPUR - Ethnic Indians held special prayers to seek racial harmony on Malaysia’s 52nd Independence Day and condemned last week’s display of a severed cow head by a group of protesters opposing relocation of a Hindu temple. Punjabi-origin trucker nabbed in US for smuggling drugsTORONTO - A Punjabi-origin Indo-Canadian trucker driver was arrested Monday by US authorities for trying to smuggle marijuana from Canada. Women’s panel to tackle abandoned NRI wives’ complaintsIndo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI - With a rise in cases of Indian women being deserted by their husbands on foreign shores, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday announced setting up of an NRI Cell on Aug 27 to tend to such complaints and counsel the victims. Malaysian Indian leaders set for fiery political debateKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) chief S. Samy Vellu has challenged his arch rival S. Subramaniam to a public debate. And the latter has accepted the challenge ahead of the party’s plenary next month. Hindus in Malaysia mark Ganesh ChaturthiKUALA LUMPUR - Hindu temples all over Malaysia Sunday saw huge crowds of devotees celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi. Rich NRIs can contribute to diaspora fund: Vayalar RaviTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi Saturday asked rich Indians working abroad to contribute to the diaspora fund so that welfare activities can be undertaken for distressed citizens living outside the country. Air fares between India and Trinidad to become cheaperPort-of-SPAIN - Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Malay Mishra has announced that state-owned Caribbean Airlines and Air India are working on a project to reduce air fares between the two countries. Learn Hindi to understand Hinduism better, says Indian diplomatPort-of-SPAIN - Learning Hindi helps to understand and practise Hinduism better, says an Indian diplomat. Australian police vow to nab Indian student who fled back home after running over a teenager
Rs.16 mn fund for overseas Indian citizens in distressNEW DELHI - In a major boon for Indian citizens who find themselves in distress overseas, the government Thursday set up an annual Rs.1.6 crore (Rs.16 million) fund that will operate through the country’s diplomatic missions in 18 nations, mostly in the Middle East and Africa. Bonds between diaspora and motherland precious: Manmohan SinghNEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has lauded the role of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) for promoting the interests of the overseas Indian community. |
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MELBOURNE - Australian police are determined to track down an Indian student who ran over a teenager and later fled to India on a false passport. A police official stressed “we’re prepared to do whatever it takes to bring him back“.
