Europe & Row

In marking the anniversary of the establishment of Indonesia’s diplomatic ties with India on April 23, the Southeast Asian nation has released a special commemorative stamp on the theme of Ramayana, designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta. As per a statement by the Embassy of India, “The...

An Indian origin founder of an India-focused hedge fund has broken the United Kingdom’s property market’s record after reportedly agreeing to pay 250 pounds a square foot for his company’s new headquarters at Berkeley Square in Mayfair. Ravi Mehta, Founder and Managing Director of Steadview Capital Management, which specializes in...

An Indian origin businessman Ajay Jagota has joined the newly-formed Brexit Party to contest the European Parliament elections next month after switching his allegiance from Conservative Party. Jagota resigned as a chairman of the local South Shields Conservative Association in northern England earlier this year after claiming that the Tory...

The British royal family is days away from welcoming their first child and Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle has an impressive wellness routine which includes a dedicated yoga practice, saatvik aahaar or clean-eating habits, and a collection of supplements which includes the Ayurvedic medicine called Ashwagandha, derived from the...

The United Kingdom court on Friday rejected the bail plea of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi once again, meaning he will remain in jail. Besides rejecting bail plea, the Westminster Magistrate’s Court extended his custody till May 24. Nirav Modi is an accused in the USD 1-billion Punjab National Bank fraud and...

The 41-year-old Indian origin Japanese Puranik Yogendra aka Yogi has been elected to Tokyo's Edogawa Ward assembly, becoming the first Indian to win an election in Japan. The naturalized Japanese secured 6,477 votes, the fifth highest of the 226,561 valid ballots cast, in the April 21 poll, part of unified local elections held...

The number of Indians dead in the devastating Sri Lanka blasts has risen to eight, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj confirmed on Twitter today. In a series of barbaric suicide blasts on Sunday, the island nation lost nearly 310 people. The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka tweeted two more names of...

Following the tradition of hosting four-day Easter weekend prayers every year, hundreds of thousands of Indian origin South Africans this year too flocked to temples catering to the north and south Indian communities. Muslim counterparts in Johannesburg also gathered for the annual Ijtima, a weekend of spiritual activity hosted at...

Indian food is admired all over the world and this tale of an American man who returning to an Indian food restaurant for Indian cuisine in Singapore 45 years after his initial visit is truly heart-touching. Vicky restaurant in Singapore’s North Bridge Road was pleasantly surprised after realizing that a...

It was Easter Sunday and Christians across the world were involved in holy services when eight blasts hit locations including churches and hotels across Sri Lanka, leaving at least 290 people dead and 450 injured The dead include five Indians identified as Lakshmi, Narayan Chandrashekhar, Ramesh, K G Hanumantharayappa, and...