Indian origin 96-year-old is world’s oldest bloggerNinetysix-year-old great grandfather Randall Butisingh, a Florida resident of Indian origin, has become the world’s oldest blogger. Indian diaspora helps shape the Caribbean: MinisterPort-of-SPAIN - The Indian diaspora has an unquestionable commitment and concern towards the development of the Caribbean countries in which they stay and to the region as a whole, said a minister, adding “this is their society where they have their own roots and which they have helped to shape”. Australia making tougher rules to protect foreign studentsSYDNEY - The Australian government is bringing in tougher rules to protect international students from dubious operators, a minister told parliament Wednesday. The move follows a string of attacks on Indian students and reports of overseas students being exploited. Indian diplomat in Chicago accused of ‘divide and rule’ policyCHICAGO - Simmering tensions between members of the Indian American community in Chicago and Indian Consul General Ashok Kumar Attri have come out in the open with prominent community members accusing the diplomat of dividing the community. More to relation with India than curry, cricket: Australian MPSYDNEY - Australia’s relationship with India “goes beyond the oft-cited notion of cricket, curry and Commonwealth”, a parliamentarian said Tuesday. India to help build diaspora monument in Trinidad and TobagoPort-of-SPAIN - The Indian government is willing to help in the installation of a monument at Trinidad and Tobago’s Nelson Island where nearly 147,000 Indians arrived between 1845 and 1917 to work on the sugar plantations, an official said. Malaysian Indian Congress youth, women’s wing chiefs re-electedKUALA LUMPUR - Delegates of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) have re-elected the chiefs of their Youth and Wanita (women) wings, setting the pace for the party’s plenary meeting and elections next month. Sarabjit’s new lawyer confident of his releaseAMRITSAR - The newly-appointed lawyer representing Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan on terrorism charges, is confident of his client being pardoned now after collecting over 100,000 signatures on mercy petitions from Indians. Trinidad assures security for Manmohan, others at CHOGMPort-of-SPAIN - When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes here to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November, top notch security will be put in place for him and other world leaders. India gives $200,000 to South African struggle veteran’s outfitJOHANNESBURG - Indian High Commissioner Rajiv Bhatia has handed over a cheque of $200,000 for a foundation to be set up in the name of Ahmed Kathrada, a South African struggle veteran and a recipient of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award. ‘Victoria made sure Maharaja Ranjit Singh had no descendants’LONDON - An Indian-origin writer has made the startling claim that Queen Victoria forbade the wife of the only married grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from having children so that the British Raj could tighten its grip on Punjab. Indian animator takes on Superman, SpidermanWASHINGTON - An Indian entrepreneur has set out to conquer the land of Superman and Spiderman - with a little help from the Indian gods. Malaysian Indian Congress extends age limit to woo new membersKUALA LUMPUR - The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) plans to push the age limit for the membership of its youth wing from 40 to 45 “to enable the party to have a new generation of leaders”. Special cell to help Chandigarh-origin NRIsCHANDIGARH - A special cell was launched Saturday for the early settlement of legal disputes filed by Chandigarh-origin Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), an official here said. Four Indians arrested for Nepal official’s abductionKATHMANDU - In a joint operation by the police of India and Nepal, four Indians have been arrested for the abduction of a Nepali telecom official who went missing last month. India one of US’ ’strongest allies and friends’: SenatorWASHINGTON - Senator John Cornyn, founder and co-chairman of the Senate India Caucus, has greeted Indian Americans on India’s Independence Day saying their native country was among America’s “strongest allies and friends.” Indian student faces deportation from AustraliaMELBOURNE - Indian student Shivendra Singh, who is suffering from severe depression after being the victim of three armed robberies, is being “threatened with deportation”, a media report said Friday. Australian lecturer sought sex, cash to hike marks
Trinidad Hindus celebrate Janmashtami with fanfarePort-of-SPAIN - Devout Hindus turned out in large numbers at the over 200 temples across Trinidad and Tobago for celebrations to mark Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, which began Thursday evening and went on till early Friday. Hindus of Indian origin form about 40 percent of the population in this country. Festival of India big draw in Trinidad and TobagoPort-of-SPAIN - A Festival of India, showcasing Indian art, craft and culture, is being held in Trinidad and Tobago for the first time and is proving a big draw for people of all ethnic groups in the island where over 40 percent of its 1.3 milllion population is of Indian origin. Brisbane’s Punjab Place to retain its nameSYDNEY - Punjab Place, a street in the Australian city of Brisbane, would continue to keep its name after a petition to change it led to criticism. Dispute between Malaysian Indian politicians resolvedKUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s Registrar of Societies (ROS) has decided that M. Kayveas is the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) president, rejecting the claim of a rival, T. Murugiah. Australian teen wanted to steal Indian’s phone, but killed researcherMELBOURNE - A teenager who wanted to find an Indian student and steal his mobile phone but later killed a university researcher in this Australian city has been sentenced to 10 years in jail. Malaysian Indian leader told to account for collected moneyKUALA LUMPUR - The chief of Malaysia’s proscribed Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) has been asked to account for money collected from the ethnic Indian community to file a suit against the British government in 2007. Malaysian Indian graduates 45 years after dropping outKUALA LUMPUR - Fortyfive years after dropping out, 62-year-old Gurcharan Kaur has earned a first class honours degree - and the journey had been tough. She used to drive 113 km to the university and return home late at night. Indian flag unfurled in TorontoTORONTO - Indian Canadians celebrated India’s independence day in advance by holding a grand parade and a cultural extravaganza in the heart of the city here. Indian diaspora body to celebrate 20th anniversary in USNEW YORK - An organisation of Indians settled abroad will be celebrating its 20th anniversary here through a convention Aug 20-23, on the theme “People of Indian Origin: Strengthening Global Connections”. Punjab man killed in Italy, family awaits bodyDERABASSI - A 27-year-old man of this Punjab town was found dead in the Italian city of Milan and his grief-stricken family has now sought help from the government to bring his body back home. 5 Indians killed in birthday orgy aftermathKATHMANDU - The aftermath of a birthday bash by local youths turned fatal for three Indian families Wednesday with six people being mowed down in the heart of the capital by an out-of-control car driven by a 21-year-old. Australian man confesses of killing Indian wife and step-daughter; sentenced
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MELBOURNE - A law lecturer at Melbourne’s Victoria University is alleged to have solicited and received “bribes in the form of sexual favours and money from some female Asian international students” to improve their marks, a media report said Friday.
SYDNEY - A nine-year-old girl walked in on her stepfather while he was strangling her mother who hailed from India, a court was told here. The man, who had met his wife in an Internet chat room and didn’t want her to travel to India to donate a kidney for her sick mother, then killed his step-daughter in June last year.
