Monday, December 20, 2010

'Donkey flights' popular with migrants to UK

'Donkey flights' popular with migrants to UK

'Donkey flights' popular with migrants to UK

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 04:12 PM PST

Thousands of illegal immigrants from India are using "donkey flights" to enter the UK through the back door via other European Union countries, a media report said on Sunday.

Indian wrongly accused of terror by Australia seeks payout

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:38 PM PST

Wrongly implicated in a botched UK terror attack, the Indian doctor hopes the resolution of his compensation claims in Australia would give him a chance to move on from the traumatic experience of detention though he believes it is "too late" for an apology now.

Indian-American to assist Richard Holbrooke's successor

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 09:48 PM PST

The White House began a planned Afghan strategy review with Frank Ruggiero, a deputy of tough diplomat Richard Holbrooke who died Monday, taking his place as the new acting head of the Af-Pak envoy's office.

Hindu, Sikh communities now Middle Britons

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 07:12 AM PST

Britain's Hindu and Sikh communities with high education levels, jobs and house ownership are increasingly likely to be classified as 'Middle Britons', wide-ranging research says.

UK court grants bail to suspect in honeymoon death

Posted: 10 Dec 2010 11:54 PM PST

A British court granted bail on Friday to a newlywed accused of hiring a man to kill his bride during their honeymoon in South Africa.

Perfect murder: Did PIO pay man for killing wife?

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 03:58 PM PST

Shrien Dewani, the British businessman whose Indian-origin wife was shot dead while the couple was on honeymoon in South Africa, has been arrested in Britain on suspicion of conspiring to murder her.

Longtime Malaysian Indian party leader steps down

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:15 PM PST

The longtime leader of Malaysia's main ethnic Indian party stepped down Monday after more than three decades at the helm, leaving a legacy tarnished by the 2008 general elections when supporters abandoned him in droves.

Sri Daya Mata, guiding light for US Hindus, dies at 96

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:26 PM PST

Sri Daya Mata, who for more than 5 decades was leader of one of the most influential Hindu groups in the US and an ardent advocate of the healing power of meditation, died today at the group's retreat for nuns in LA.

Indian American's 'Panchatantra' to ring in New Year

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:20 AM PST

Instead of the traditional TV fare of "Sesame Street" or "Harry Potter", Colorado will ring in the year 2011 with a telecast of "Panchatantra" fables brought to animation by an Indian American whose films are acknowledged as cultural bridges between the East and West.

NRI knifed in Britain, attack caught on CCTV

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:34 PM PST

An NRI shopkeeper was allegedly stabbed to death by suspected robbers at a shop in Birmingham, even as his teenage daughter watched the attack on the CCTV screen.

Indian student attacked in Australia

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 08:20 PM PST

In yet another attack on Indian student in Australia, a 31-year old cookery student was stabbed in the stomach by two men after he finished work in a South Yarra bar early this month.

Indian-American Hindu group stirs a debate over yoga's soul

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 10:29 PM PST

The Hindu American Foundation has generated buzz with a campaign, labeled "Take Back Yoga, asserting that "Hinduism has lost control of the brand."
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