Category: World News
Indian-origin driver charged in Australia over accident that killed four passengers from Punjab
MELBOURNE: A 41-year-old Indian-origin driver has been charged in Australia over an accident that killed four passengers from India when his car collided with a…
First Indian American judge in Texas believes in serving diverse communities
Last week Manpreet Singh made history when she was sworn in as a judge of a Harris County civil court in Texas; becoming the first…
Women of Indian-origin breaking into male-dominated hedge fund industry
Last week, Mala Gaonkar, an Indian American hedge fund founder, made history with the launch of what is being termed as the largest debut of…
Indian-origin woman sentenced to 14 years in jail in Singapore for fatally abusing maid
SINGAPORE: A 64-year-old Indian-origin woman was on Monday sentenced to 14 years in jail in Singapore for joining her daughter in torturing the latter’s maid,…
Canada breaks its immigration record, admits 4.31 lakh new permanent residents in 2022
Canada has broken its earlier historic record by admitting 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022.As reported earlier by TOI, Canada had admitted 4.05 lakh new…
UN official meets Taliban, urges reverse of NGO female worker ban
AFGHANISTAN: The acting head of the United Nations‘ mission to Afghanistan told the Taliban administration’s acting economy minister to reverse a decision to ban female…
Private players will not hinder LIC: FM
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Yashwant Sinha assured the members in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the entry of private players in the insurance sector…