NRI News
US Sikh body gives `1.2-cr scholarships to Punjabi students
Friday, 20/11/2015
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
WASHINGTON: A US-based Sikh body has given scholarships worth USD 2 lakh (`1.2 crore) to poor students in Punjab to improve their access to higher education, according to a media report.
UK cold to London mayor’s India-specific student visa demand
Thursday, 19/11/2015
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
LONDON: The David Cameron government is unlikely to consider the proposal of London mayor Boris Johnson for a new student visa that will allow Indians to stay on to work for two years after their course ends – a provision that was popular with Indians until it was closed in 2012.
Legal for FB to block Sikh group’s page in India: US court
Thursday, 19/11/2015
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
WASHINGTON: In a major victory for Facebook, a US court has ruled that it can block content without any explanation after a Sikh group filed a lawsuit challenging the blocking of its social media page.
Jindal bows out of US prez race, says this is not his time
Thursday, 19/11/2015
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
WASHINGTON: Bobby Jindal, the first Indian-American to run for White House, dropped out of the race on Tuesday unable to find traction among Republicans and raise enough to last longer.
New political party to represent Muslims launched in Australia
Wednesday, 18/11/2015
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=144539&boxid=60799&uid=&dat=2015-11-18
MELBOURNE: A new political party which aims to provide representation to Muslims in Australia was launched on Tuesday in Western Sydney.
Two Indian students’ bodies found in New Zealand
Wednesday, 18/11/2015
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=144543&boxid=57961&uid=&dat=2015-11-18
Melbourne: Two Indian students, both in their 20s, have died in New Zealand in a tragic swimming accident at a popular camping site, a media report said on Tuesday.
NRI rams vehicle into Wagah border gate, held
Tuesday, 17/11/2015
http://www.indiapress.org/gen/news.php/The_Tribune/
Amritsar : A Canada-based NRI, Surinder Kang, reportedly crashed his sports utility vehicle (SUV) into the gate at the Attari-Wagah joint check post (JCP) after breaking through barricades and the customs gate on the outer periphery of the JCP around 3.30 am today. However, BSF officials claimed the NRI was stopped before he could crash his vehicle into the Indian gate.
Disabled Indian-origin youth beheaded in SA
Tuesday, 17/11/2015
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
JOHANNESBURG: A young South African intellectually-impaired cricketer of Indian origin has been beheaded in a ritual sacrifice, prompting police to start a probe and arrest three persons including his best friend in connection with the murder.
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