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Dubai — An Indian worker in Bahrain was allegedly kidnapped and beaten last week after he refused to disclose the whereabouts of a runaway Indian worker.

Indian worker beaten up for loyalty to friend
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London — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, at the start of a visit to Britain, hailed “the openness of British society” while praising the Indian community in the United Kingdom as “truly exceptional”.

“When applauding the remarkable success of our countrymen …

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Visa restrictions, work permit delays affect bilateral business

London — Visa restrictions and delays in processing work permit applications are adversely affecting ongoing business activities between India and Britain, …

Amritsar — Famous Sufi singers, the Wadali brothers, were injured early Monday when their vehicle collided with a stationary truck near this Punjab town.

Puran Chand Wadali, Pyare Lal Wadali and six others were admitted to a nearby private hospital …

Manama — Around 45 Iraqi children have arrived in Bahrain to receive urgently needed medical treatment.

More children are expected to arrive in the coming days as part of an agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The move Sunday …

Hyderabad — Cognizant Technology Solutions, which recently became the fourth largest provider of IT services in India, Friday announced plans to invest over $30 million to expand its infrastructure here.

The company will invest in building a 500,000 square feet …

London — Actor Matt Dillon is encouraged by the steps the US is taking to tackle racism but confesses that it continues to be a huge problem in society.

According to contactmusic.com, Dillon played a prejudiced officer in the Oscar …

Mumbai — Newcomer Upen Patel has been roped in as the brand ambassador for Provogue’s new line of denim and innerwear.

Upen, who debuted as the stylish Casanova in director Abbas-Mastan’s “36 China Town”, has been given the title of …

Bangalore — In a novel e-learning initiative, engineering students of Karnataka’s Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) will be provided an online learning platform to hone their IT and soft skills to help them fare better in a highly competitive job market.…

Dubai — Eighth-placed Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the lone Indian among the top 10 batsmen while Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan occupy the ninth and 10th spots respectively among the bowlers in the official one-day international rankings.

Dhoni has 747 …

Frankfurt — The Indian pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair is reminiscent of a bazaar in New Delhi, Mumbai or Bangalore – the booths occupied by publishers are about the size of a normal shop in India. The close proximity …

Pune — The wait for Hollywood star duo Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt is finally over – both of them landed in the western Indian city of Pune Thursday evening.

“First they went to Mumbai and from there they took …