NRI News

Sabeel returns from Britain, shielded from media

Indian doctor Sabeel Ahmed, who had pleaded guilty to withholding information about his elder brother Kafeel Ahmed's plot to blow up Glasgow airport, returned here early Thursday after spending over 10 months in a British jail.11:30 AM on May 08

Family shocked over Andhra student's murder in Britain

The dream of a girl from Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada city to pursue higher education in Britain was cut short as she was found murdered in her university hostel room near Birmingham.10:30 PM on May 07

Great Khali refreshes India connection

He is 7 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 190 kg. Clad in a white summer shirt straining at the 63-inch chest, the Great Khali, an Indian professional wrestler who is the current rage on the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) television shows, lives up to his name.10:01 PM on May 07

Relieved parents await Sabeel's return from Britain

The elderly parents of Indian doctor Sabeel Ahmed, who was found guilty of withholding information on last year's terror plot in Britain and was being deported Wednesday night, say they are relieved that he is returning home at last.10:00 PM on May 07

Meghnad Desai to address Tata Institute convocation

Lord Meghnad Desai, professor emeritus at the London School of Economics, will deliver the annual convocation address of the Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), an official said here Tuesday.8:02 PM on May 06

Expatriate Keralites hit by rising rupee

The rising value of the rupee from 2003-04 onwards has been inflicting a silent but hard blow on Keralites living abroad by reducing the rupee realisation of their foreign currency remittances to Kerala, according to a new study.4:30 PM on May 06

I follow instincts, not agenda: Shyamalan

Acclaimed Indian origin Hollywood director Manoj Night Shyamalan, who is here to promote his next release 'The Happening', says he never follows any agenda while writing his films but does try to secure the investors' money.2:32 PM on May 06

Eight-feet high doors await 'Great Khali' in native village

When seven-foot three-inch tall Dalip Singh Rana returns to his native village in Himachal Pradesh this week, the 'Great Khali' wrestling champ will have easy passage for the first time.10:30 AM on May 05

Mauritius Indians in search of their roots in Bihar

The Bihar government has received more than a dozen requests from people in Mauritius to help trace their roots in the rural areas of the state ever since it launched its programme to foster closer cultural ties with the Indian Ocean country.9:00 AM on May 05

Modi interacts with Gujarati diaspora

Gujaratis living in any corner of the world will soon be able to contact anybody in the state through 24X7 e-connectivity, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday in his interaction through satellite with people of Gujarati origin in the US and Canada.12:30 AM on May 05

Jalandhar-born mayor is most popular person in English county

Gloucester Mayor Harjit Gill has pipped British royals, including Prince Charles, and several top celebrities to emerge as the most popular person in the county, according to an opinion poll published in the Weekend magazine.12:31 PM on May 04

Jalandhar-born pips British royals in Top 100 of English county

Jalandhar-born Gloucester Mayor Harjit Gill has pipped British royals, including Prince Charles, and several top celebrities to emerge as the most popular person in the Gloucestershire county.11:00 AM on May 04

Upen Patel didn't mind stepping in for Salman

Everyone is talking about actor Upen Patel's daredevil act at the Zee awards function in London, but the actor says it was originally designed for Bollywood star Salman Khan.8:30 AM on May 01

Couple arrested for stabbing NRI 39 times

A young couple was arrested from this industrial city in Punjab Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a non-resident Indian (NRI) 39 times earlier this week with the intention of looting him.10:00 PM on April 30

Shyamalan heads to Mumbai to promote new film

Acclaimed Indian origin Hollywood director Manoj 'Night' Shyamalan will be in Mumbai May 5 to promote his new film 'The Happening'.9:01 PM on April 30