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In a first, Indian community in Madagascar comes together to help build sc
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], December 8 (ANI): In a first, 12 Indian-origin businessmen have pledged to contribute more than half million USD for the construction or rehabilitation programme for 15 primary schools in the capital of Antananarivo.
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PM Modi hails Indian-origin New Zealand MP for taking oath in Sanskrit
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed Indian-Origin New Zealand MP Dr Gaurav Sharma, who created history by becoming the first parliamentarian of Indian origin in the south Pacific nation to take oath in Sanskrit.
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Jairam Thakur congratulates Indian origin MP in New Zealand
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 26 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, congratulated New Zealand's newly elected Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Gaurav Sharma, on Thursday.
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Indian-Origin New Zealand MP takes oath in Sanskrit, creates history
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], November 25 (ANI): New Zealand Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Gaurav Sharma on Wednesday created history by becoming the first parliamentarian of Indian origin to take oath in Sanskrit language on foreign land.
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Thane based entrepreneur creates 'ghee diyas' to revive age-old Diwali cus
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 12 (ANI): In an attempt to revive the age-old ancient practices of the country, a British national of Indian origin has kickstarted an endeavour to promote 'ghee diyas' this Diwali.
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'It's a victory of Tamils': People in Madurai celebrate Kamala Harris' win
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 8 (ANI): As Kamala Harris, of Tamil descent, makes history by becoming the first woman and first person of Indian origin to be elected as US Vice-President, ecstatic people here on Sunday have termed her winning as a victory of the Tamils and expressed
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MHA relaxation to OCI, PIO card holders, foreign nationals intending to vi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given a major relaxation to all Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) and Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card holders and all other foreign nationals intending to visit India for any purpose. But, this excludes foreig
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Indian-origin Srikant Datar named Dean of Harvard Business School
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): Srikant Datar, the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and the senior associate Dean for University Affairs at Harvard Business School (HBS), will become the second consecutive dean hailing from India to lead the prestigious 112-y
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'Kamala Harris a strong asset for Joe Biden, mood of Indian-Americans posi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 13 (ANI): As Kamala Harris became the first female African-American and Indian-origin to be nominated as Vice President of the United States, Kumar Barve, an Indian-American, has said that the mood of the community is very positive and said the 55-year-old will be a s
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'Terrific choice': Obama, prominent Democrats react to Indian-origin Kamal
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 12 (ANI): US former President Barack Obama on Tuesday backed the nomination of Senator Kamala Harris as Vice President candidate for Democrats, saying "she is more than prepared for the job," and it is "a good day for our country."
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Hyderabad woman seeks govt help in inquiry into mother's death in Saudi Ar
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 11 (ANI): After the alleged death of an Indian-origin woman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, her daughter Sadeqa Begum who is a resident of Hyderabad has requested the Government of India to inquire about her death and take necessary steps to arrange her final rite
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Indians, Vietnamese, Tibetans and Taiwanese hold anti-China protest at Cap
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 10 (ANI): Vietnamese Americans and members of the Tibetan community joined a group of Indian-origin Americans in 'America Protest Against Communist China' demonstration outside the Capitol Hill on Sunday (local time).
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