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Fewer Indians seek U.S. citizenship

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Pakistan bans Da Vinci Code

Despite Christians in Pakistan constituting 1.5 per cent of the population, Pakistani government bans The Da Vinci Code. More

Casting doubt over affirmative action

Doctors and medical students have taken to the streets in Delhi against a government affirmative action for low-caste students. More

India’s Forrest Gump is a four-year-old wonder

A four-year-old boy who was nearly sold by his poor mother ran 65 kilometres to enter the country’s record book. More

Pakistan’s kidney bazaar

Foreigners, including Canadians, are making a beeline for Pakistan as the country makes headlines for its "kidney bazaar." More

Tamil Tiger ban lauded and mauled

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam listed as terror group after reports of extortion in Canada. More

"Muslim Madonna" gets death threats

Deeyah, a pop star dubbed the "Muslim Madonna," hires bodyguards for her tour of Britain after receiving death threats. More

Wombs for rent in a hamlet of hope

Catering to childless couples living in Canada, Britain, and the U.S., surrogates get paid between one and two lakh rupees. More

India's festival of elopement

In the heartland of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, Cupid strikes in an unusual way--single boys and girls elope to find their life partners. More

Vancouverite proud to be a Filipino again

Limbania Daeza Lau was 21 years old when she came to Canada in 1966. She worked as a nurse and met her future husband. More

Malalai Joya is the most famous woman in Afghanistan

"They will kill me but they will not kill my voice"

Malalai Joya is one of the most popular members of Parliament in Afghanistan and has taken stand against the ex-Mujahideen fighters.

School can't force Sikh boy to shave

Malaysian education authorities have ruled that it was wrong for a school to order a Sikh studnet to shave off his facial hair, kept for religious reasons.

Indo-Canadians lukewarm to citizenship deal

India has launched a program granting citizenship and land ownership rights for an estimated 25 million Indians living abroad.

Canadian groom wants to shame his runaway bride

A Canadian businessman has lodged police reports in India claiming the woman he married used him to get a visa to come to Canada and join her lover.

Indian Airlines trims fat

When state-run Indian Airlines ordered its overweight flight attendants to lose weight last month, it was a small sign that self-preservation still stirred in its withered breast

Call centre rape and murder stuns outsourcing industry

The rape and murder of a call centre worker, Pratibha Srikant Murthy has raised major security concerns for women employed with Business Process Outsourcing companies in Bangalore.

Students assaulted in Sri Lanka

In a letter addressed to Sri Lankan President, the CFS expressed concern over the assaults by the SL army on Jaffna University students and personnel.

The model who became a monk

One of Nepal's top models, Kohinoor Singh, recently decided to shave her head and adorn the drab garb of a Buddhist monk.

B.C. Pastor, wife caught in India's religious storm

A former B.C. pastor is wanted expelled by the World Hindu Council in India which wants all foreign Christian missionaries to be driven away from the country.

'Women get themselves raped to go to Canada'

Outrage across the world over comments attributed to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.

Easy money for India's human guinea pigs

India's huge illiterate population is in danger of being misused by unethical firms to test suspect drugs--this time helping in the search for a cure for asthma.