Chinese incursion same as last year, don't worry: Army chiefSeptember 19th, 2009 CHENNAI - A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh played down reports of increasing Chinese incursions along the border, Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Saturday also said there has been no increase in infiltration. There has not been any more incursions or transgressions.
MIC chief to apologise to Dr Mahathir over 'slipper garland' insultSeptember 18th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian Indian Congress president S. Samy Vellu has said that he will personally apologise to former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the 'slipper garland' insult by a MIC member during the recent party congress.
Govt. to help grant 150,000 illegal Indian citizens Italian citizenship: KrishnaSeptember 17th, 2009 ISTANBUL - In a unique landmark exercise, the Indian Government has undertaken a massive action plan to help over 150,000 illegal Indian immigrants acquire Italian citizenship within the next fortnight. Revealing this information exclusively to ANI TV, Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said the Italian Government has given New Delhi fifteen days to formalise the required documentation.
China denies any violation of Indian air spaceSeptember 1st, 2009 BEIJING - Chinese government on Tuesday said that there has been no violation of Indian air space and reports about such an occurrence by India media were baseless. "Chinese military never crossed into the air space of other countries and its border patrols are conducted strictly "in accordance with law", said Jiang Yu, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman, in reply to a question about Chinese helicopters violating Indian air space.
Hindus in Malaysia mark Ganesh ChaturthiAugust 24th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Hindu temples all over Malaysia Sunday saw huge crowds of devotees celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi. Devotees made offerings of food like "modakam" (rice dumplings), fruits and sugarcane to the elephant-headed deity who is worshipped as the provider of wisdom, prosperity and good fortune.
Trinidad Hindus celebrate Janmashtami with fanfareAugust 14th, 2009 Port-of-SPAIN - Devout Hindus turned out in large numbers at the over 200 temples across Trinidad and Tobago for celebrations to mark Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna, which began Thursday evening and went on till early Friday. Hindus of Indian origin form about 40 percent of the population in this country.
China, India to discuss border issueJuly 31st, 2009 BEIJING - The 13th meeting of the Chinese and Indian special representatives to discuss the border issue will be held Aug 7-8 in India, foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced here Friday. Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo and Indian National Security Advisor M.K.
Americans now want Indian, Chinese carsJuly 31st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Every fourth new car buyer in the US is now ready to buy the next vehicle from India or China, threatening to challenge the dominance of Japanese and Koreans in the American auto market, according to a new survey. The "Opportunity for Chinese and Indian Brands in the USA" survey by AutoPacific shows that 15 percent of the new buyers would look at buying a car from China, while 11 percent would go for a car from India.
India as seen by Frenchmen - a photo exhibition in BangladeshJuly 21st, 2009 CHITTAGONG - India and France have collaborated to organise an exhibition in Bangladesh of photos taken by French lensmen Alain Danilou and Raymond Burnier, who stayed at Shantiniketan in West Bengal at the invitation of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. The duo travelled by road from France to Afghanistan and made India their home between the late 1930s and 1950s, snapping landscapes, various community rituals and ancient cave culture, among other places, at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.
India downplays Chinese hate campaignJuly 8th, 2009 ROME - Unscathed by a reported hate campaign launched by Chinese intellectuals and civil society on a internet blogs and opinion columns on websites and other media outlets, Indian Government sources have played down the Chinese diatribe. "There are elements in China who have their own view on India's growth which is not necessarily the view of Beijing top government," said one source.
Malaysian Hindu Sangam wants religious studies to be made mandatoryJune 20th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Kedah Hindu Sangam chief R.N. Mohan Shan has called for the religious studies to be made compulsory in Tamil schools in a bid to instill moral values in Malay-Indian students.
Malay Indian murdered six months after surviving brutal attackJune 2nd, 2009 PORT KLANG - Unknown assailants murdered Malay Indian S. Sundarajan, 39, on Monday, six months to the day he lost the use of his left hand when he was slashed and robbed on his way to work with his father-in-law Teh Oh Kow.
'Indian temples in Malaysia should hold religious classes'May 18th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Indian temples in Malaysia should conduct religious classes for schoolchildren on their premises, Ipoh Teachers Training Institute lecturer I. Manirajan has said.
Malaysia's Kedah Government criticized for failing to fulfill promisesMay 15th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The government in Malaysia's Kedah province has been criticized in the Malaysia Nanban for failing to fulfill promises made to the Indian community. Alternative Action Team chief B.
Ramasamy vows to protect Hindu temples in PenangMay 11th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy has vowed to personally ensure that no Hindu temples would be demolished or torn in the state, the Tamil Nesan claims.
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