Ancient seabird fossil links New Zealand with Antarctica
A fossil of one of the world's oldest flying seabirds has been found in New Zealand, linking the country to Antarctica when it was...
No abuse of foreign workers: Singapore minister
Tan Chuan-Jin, Singapore's acting manpower minister, told Parliament Monday that there is no basis for saying that there is widespread abuse of foreign workers...
Pak needs time for democracy: Husain Haqqani
The prejudices of an "ideological state" like Pakistan cannot be swept away by one democratic transition and it will take many years before attitudes...
France offers to help Indian diaspora get PIO cards
France has offered to collaborate with India to resolve the question of persons of Indian origin not getting their PIO or Overseas Citizen of...
Supernatural intuition doesn’t exist
That eerie feeling you get upon entering an abandoned building has little to do with what is called the sixth sense.
The feeling is your...
Food commercialism harming school kids
Are you alarmed at the increasing presence of junk food and carbonated drinks in school canteens? Blame it on food commercialism.
Schools are desirable marketing...
Activist launches anti-dowry matrimonial service
A prominent Indian social activist in Saudi Arabia has launched a matrimonial website to help South Asian expatriates, who are against the dowry system,...
Human Rights Commission in NZ proactive: Kiwi MP K S Bakshi
Indian immigrants in New Zealand are viewed very positively and they seldom face race-related issues, according to Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, the first Indian member...
Devyani indicted by US jury, asked to leave the US
Indian diplomat Devyanni Khobragade, whose arrest in the US sparked protests from India, has been formally indicted by a US grand jury.
However, prosecutors said...
India re-emerging as an investment option: Indian PM to expats
India changing fast, stay engaged, PM tells diaspora
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said India is changing in a significant way and asked over 22...