Hindu temple guard killed in Pakistan
Peshawar: A policeman guarding a Hindu temple was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne unknown assailants in restive northwestern Pakistani city. Constable Ghulam Mohammad was performing his routine duty at Jhanda Bazar Hindu temple when two unidentified persons opened fire on him, severely injuring him. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Bapu’s granddaughter honoured in S Africa
Johannesburg: Ela Gandhi, a granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, has been honoured with an award for her lifetime contribution to the freedom struggle in South Africa.
Indians a rising force in California politics
Sacramento: When Neel Kashkari announced he was running for governor last week, he became the latest Californian of Indian descent to step onto the political stage, the most recent example of a rising trend in one of America's most ethnically diverse states.
3 Islamists killed in Bangladesh violence
Dhaka: A leader of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami and two other student activists, including an alleged suicide squad member, were shot dead by police in Bangladesh on Sunday in a flare-up of violence following the controversial general election earlier this month.
163 Indian pandits go missing in US: Report
Washington: As many as 163 Vedic pandits, who were brought to the US from north Indian villages, have disappeared from the Maharishi Vedic City in Iowa during the past year, according to a media report.