US President Barack Obama has chosen Sikh American CEO Ajay Banga for a major administration position on his Advisory Committee for Trade and Policy Negotiations./
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10th Apr 2026 | Updated at 09:47pm 10th Apr 2026
Gujarat Samachar Consulting Editor, Jyotsna Shah honoured at IIW She Inspires Awards 2026
The IIW She Inspires Awards – Dharma Dubey Special was hosted by Conservative MP for Leicester East, Shivani Raja, on 24 March 2026 at the House of Commons.
YOUNG, ONLINE AND EXPOSED
Three in four parents in the UK fear their child cannot make safe online privacy choices—but most rarely, if ever, discuss the issue with them, new research from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) shows.
Modi becomes India’s longest-serving head of government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become India’s longest-serving head of government, surpassing former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling with 8,931 days in office, including his tenure as Gujarat chief minister and as Prime Minister.
ELECTION FEVER GRIPS INDIA
India is set to hold assembly elections in four states and one union territory, outcomes that will influence the nation’s political and governance landscape ahead of the expected 2029 General Elections.With the Election Commission of India announcing...
Indian national arrested in Santa Fe child predator sting
- 25 Mar 2026
A 26-year-old Indian national, Nagaraju Balkam, was arrested earlier this month in a multi-day undercover operation targeting online child sexual predators, the Santa Fe Police confirmed.Balkam was one of four men taken into custody after detectives...
Communities step up to help stranded travellers
- 11 Mar 2026
Rising Iran-Israel tensions have led to widespread airspace closures across West Asia, disrupting flights and stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers.Major hubs like Dubai International and Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International have scaled back...
New South Wales Premier Mike Baird assured India that the fatal attack on an Indian woman IT professional in a Sydney suburb is being probed by police with utmost seriousness even as a special detective squad was formed to pursue the investigations.
Hindu community leaders in the US have expressed disappointment over a decision by the city administration here of excluding Diwali from its list of school holidays
A day after Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Indian fishermen may be shot if they “intruded” into his country’s waters, India's external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj raised the matter with the Sri Lankan government...
Pakistan had about 120 atomic weapons, 10 more than India, in its nuclear arsenal last year, according to a new interactive infographic unveiled by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
For the first time the opening prayer for the Idaho state senate was said by a Hindu cleric amid protests by some senators who claimed the United States was a Christian nation and denounced Hinduism, local media reported.
A Sri Lankan court has banned the feared brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa from foreign travel, police said on Tuesday, over allegations he used a commercial floating armoury as weaponry for a "private army"
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sharply criticised J&K chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and expressed his outrage over the release of separatist leader Masarat Alam as an “unacceptable act” and said that the Central government would...
FICCI, the High Commission of India and the UK India Business Council are holding an exclusive event on Friday 13 March which will be attended by Shri Arun Jaitley. FICCI President Dr Jyotsna Suri said: “FICCI compliments the Finance Minister...
In 2010, Santosh Benjamin-Muthiah (36) died after trying to save his family from the fire at home.
