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Hyderabad: The NRI wing from California, United States elected a new committee called United Telugu Association (UTA), a press release said. The senior office bearers of the UTA include its president, Arun Kumar Reddy, vice-president, Swarna Katta, Secretary, Sowmya Sekuri, treasurer, Kishore Buddha while the newly elected board members include Rakesh Reddy Boja, Bhanu Chowdary […]
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Jeddah: The Karthika Masam, started after the completion of Diwali and considered an auspicious month in the Telugu calendar, is being celebrated by Telugu NRIs across the region in the Gulf. The Telugu NRI community living in Oman on Friday celebrated it with a grand note by hosting Vana Bhojanam and offering Sahasra lingarchana, Rudra […]
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Washington: Nabeela Syed is 23-years-old and member-elect of the Illinois state general. When sworn in, Syed will be its youngest member yet. “My name is Nabeela Syed. I’m a 23-year-old Muslim, Indian-American woman,” she announced in a tweet on Wednesday. “We just flipped a Republican-held suburban district.” She added: “And in January, I’ll be the […]
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New Delhi: The waiting period for issuance of American visas is expected to see a significant fall by summer of 2023 and the number is projected to reach around 1.2 million, a senior official of the US embassy said on Thursday. “India is number one priority for Washington (for issuance of visas). Our aim is […]
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Male: At least 10 people, including nine Indians, were killed and several others injured when a fire swept through cramped lodgings of foreign workers in Male, the Maldivian fire service said. Officials said 10 bodies were recovered from the upper floor of a building destroyed in the fire, which originated from a ground-floor vehicle repair […]
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Jeddah: Encouraging the sporting spirit among young Indians, the Indian Embassy in Riyadh felicitated two Indian athlete gold medallists for the first time in Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, Indian Embassy felicitated Mohammed Mehad Sha of Andhra Pradesh and Kadeeja Nizah of Kerala, who won gold medals in Badminton in the Saudi Games that concluded on […]
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Jeddah: The medical care in some gulf nations is a matter of concern for many blue-collar Indian workers. The laxity among many poor workers about health care often leads to serious and complicated health issues. Also, the lack of medical insurance and appropriate health coverage by some firms also hinder health care access. The ongoing […]
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New York: Pavithra Prabhakar, an Indian-American professor of computer science at the Kansas State University, has received an Amazon Research Award to design a tool that minimises negative user experiences. Prabhakar, who is the Peggy and Gary Edwards chair in engineering, was one of 74 recipients of the awards from Amazon, which also includes an […]
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The badminton competition is organised as part of the first edition of the Saudi games, the largest national sports event of its kind on Friday at King Fahd Stadium in Riyad
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New York: There are eight Indian-Americans running for the House of Representatives in the midterm elections — four of them sitting Democratic Party members, and three Republicans and a Democrat aspiring to join them in the “Samosa Caucus”. All the four Representatives who gave themselves the nickname “Samosa Caucus” stand a strong chance of being […]
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The campaign, conducted by the Telangana NRI forum in collaboration with the Indian Embassy in Riyadh at King Fahd Medical Complex (KFMC) on Friday, saw NRIs largely from the Telugu States, taking part.
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The Hyderabadi, a professional engineer, who spent a lion's share of his life in Saudi Arabia, was initially suspicious.
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Jeddah: An Indian cyclist who is on a mission to pedal around the globe has reached Saudi Arabia after touring different countries across the globe. Somen Debnath has been travelling across the world on a bicycle to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. Since the start of his journey in 2004, he has been on the road […]
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Three students from India died in a road accident after the car they were travelling in collided with another vehicle in western Massachusetts.
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Distressed NRI Mohammed Shafiquddin in Riyadh
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Amaravati: A 32-year-old techie from Andhra Pradesh died in the United States on Sunday while on a trekking trip. Ganguri Srinath, hailing from Guntur, suffered a fatal fall while trekking in Atlanta. The software engineer, who was working in the US for the last six years, had gone for trekking in Atlanta along with his […]
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Hyderabad: Arrangements are in full swing for unveiling of a statue of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao at Homebush Park in Sydney in Australia on October 22. Later, a meeting will be held at Strathfield Town Hall to commemorate Narasimha Rao and his contribution towards the development of India. Strathfield Mayor Mathew Blackmore and […]
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Four Indian expatriates, who completed their jail terms after being imprisoned for posting religious derogatory remarks on social media are waiting to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia.
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Hyderabad: Pradeep Kumar, a Telugu-origin software engineer, who was accused by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg of stalking him and his family, is seeking police protection for himself and his family. Speaking to presspersons, he alleged he has been facing a threat from the Facebook management as he was aware of the security architecture and loopholes […]
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Hyderabad: Sri Anagha Datta Society of Calgary and Shirdi Sai Baba Mandir in Canada have together organised Devi Navratri celebrations for nine days. With the assistance of the founder of the temple Lalita and swayam sevaks Madhavi Nittala, Madhavi Challa, and Shobhana, the supreme goddess was adorned in her different avatars and various ornaments. Every […]
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Jeddah: In a case of mistaken identity, bodies of two NRIs who died in Saudi Arabia got interchanged, leading to the cremation of a man from Uttar Pradesh in Kerala. The bereaved family in Uttar Pradesh was not able to have a glimpse of their loved one as the body went by mistake to Kerala. […]
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Hyderabad: The representatives of TRS (BRS) NRI units from 52 nations unanimously supported party President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao‘s decision to foray into national politics. They pledged to rededicated themselves in developing the TRS NRI units into BRS NRI units by involving NRIs from other States as well. In a video conference on […]
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Jeddah: The NRI community, comprising people from various States, have evinced interest in Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s foray into national politics. The Telangana NRI workforce is the second dominant force, following Malayalis, among Indian expatriates in the Gulf region, where other NRI workers from other States are also present in large numbers. The […]
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Five youngsters, including four from the Rajanna-Sircilla district and one from Nizamabad, were stranded at the Dubai Airport as authorities reportedly refused to allow them board a flight to return to India.
