• Monday, March 03, 2025

Sikh couple from India’s Punjab gunned down in Philippines capital…

In a horrific crime against the Indian diaspora, a Sikh couple was murdered by an identified man in Manila, capital of the Southeastern nation of the Philippines, on Saturday (25). India Today cited media reports saying the duo, Sukhwinder Singh, 41, and Kirandeep Kaur, 33, were found dead with bullet…

Canada witnesses 2nd instance of Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalism in…

A statue of India's iconic freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised at the campus of a university in Canada's province of British Columbia, days after another statue of the towering leader was targeted in the North American country by Khalistan supporters. In the latest incident, the statue placed at Peace…

Seattle becomes first non-Indian city to implement law banning caste…

A landmark law banning caste-based discrimination came into effect in the US city of Seattle on Monday (27), making it the first city outside India to enforce such a legislation. The resolution was moved last month by Kshama Sawant, an Indian-American politician, economist and an upper-caste Hindu. It was approved…

US watching Rahul Gandhi case in Indian courts, says Washington…

The United States is keeping a watch on the court case of Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, an official has said while observing that Washington continues to engage with India on the shared commitment towards democratic principles and the protection of human rights, including freedom of expression. Gandhi was…

Fugitive Indian radical preacher Amritpal Singh’s closest aide has Pakistan…

Withe the hunt for fugitive radical preacher Amritpal Singh continuing, intelligence agencies in India claimed to have found a new Pakistani link to the latter, NDTV reported citing sources. The news outlet cited sources as saying that Daljit Kalsi, Singh's financier, is close to the son of former Pakistan Army…

Muslim charities celebrated at Downing Street on Ramadan eve

Last week, on the eve of Ramadan, leading British Muslim charities and philanthropists from across the country were invited to Downing Street to celebrate the monetary help provided by British Muslims worth hundreds of millions of pounds to support some of the most vulnerable communities in the UK and abroad.…

Indian Overseas Congress holds meet in support of Rahul Gandhi…

Members of the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) UK chapter on Sunday (26) gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Parliament Square in London in a show of solidarity with Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been disqualified from the Lok Sabha or Lower House of the Indian parliament…

One of 8 cheetahs brought to India from Namibia dies…

More than six months after getting translocated along with seven other big cats to Kuno National Park (KNP) in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh from Namibia, a cheetah named Sasha died due to a kidney ailment on Monday (27), a top forest department official said. The death of…

India economy & business news in brief for March 27:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, March 27, 2023: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and HLC Green Energy LLC in state capital Shimla on Monday for collaboration on green hydrogen, ANI reported. Himachal…

Pakistan holds talks on whether to attend SCO meetings in…

Pakistan has begun in-house consultations to decide whether to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meetings of the defence and foreign ministers in India, a report said on Monday (27). New Delhi has already extended invitations to Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif and foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. The defence ministers'…