New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered that a US-born child and his Indian mother be sent back to New York, from where she had brought the child following a legal row over his custody with her divorced husband.

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday decided to take a call next Wednesday on the question of the custody of a US-born minor child, abducted by his Indian mother from New York and brought here after she divorced her estranged husband.

Jalandhar (Punjab), Sep 23 (IANS) Representatives of Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) Wednesday submitted a memorandum to district administration in this Punjab city to highlight the plight of over 220 illegal immigrants stranded in various countries while trying to get to Spain and Italy.

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The attack on four Indians in Melbourne last week and a wave of similar violence against students in recent months have had an impact on relations between the two countries, says Australia's envoy who finds it 'deeply disappointing' and condemnable that these incidents continue.

New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) A seven-point action plan to stop illegal migration to other countries has been agreed upon following a two-day consultation meeting between the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) and the state governments that ended here Wednesday.

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) India and Switzerland Thursday signed a social security agreement to encourage the movement of professionals between the two countries.

New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Faced with increasing cases of abandonment and divorce of women married to overseas Indians, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Thursday launched an NRI cell to deal with such complaints.

Amritsar, Aug 16 (IANS) The newly-appointed lawyer representing Sarabjit Singh, an Indian prisoner on death row in Pakistan on terrorism charges, is confident of his client being pardoned now after collecting over 100,000 signatures on mercy petitions from Indians.

Derabassi (Punjab), Aug 5 (IANS) A 27-year-old man of this Punjab town was found dead in the Italian city of Milan and his grief-stricken family has now sought help from the government to bring his body back home.

Bhubaneswar, July 25 (IANS) The Orissa government Saturday re-introduced a controversial bill proposing a Rs.150-billion (43.75 billion) university in the state to be promoted by NRI billionaire and chairman of Britain's Vedanta Resources Anil Agarwal.

New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The government has undertaken an e-governance project to make the process of emigration more transparent, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi told parliament Wednesday.

Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) A delegation of officials from Australia is visiting Punjab to meet parents and educational consultants and reassure them that Indian students in Australia, bulk of whom come from the state, are safe there.

Sydney, June 30 (IANS) The disconnect between the 'established Indian order' and students was a matter of concern, says a prominent Australian parliamentarian who blames a 'cocktail of issues' for the recent attacks on Indian students in his country.

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The situation of Indian students in Australia was improving with constant monitoring by authorities in both countries, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi said Tuesday while an official from the southern continent stressed that her government had a 'zero tolerance policy on racism'.

Chandigarh, June 22 (IANS) A couple here Monday alleged that their son, found dead in an Australian town under mysterious circumstances in February this year, had fallen prey to racial attacks.

Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Friday lashed out at the central government for only making announcements and not doing anything to help the diaspora and those who have returned from abroad.

Thiruvananthapuram, June 9 (IANS) The editor of a magazine for Indian students in Australia has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi to send a delegation comprising a federal minister to Australia in the wake of alleged racist attacks on Indians there.

Indian students in Australia are to be blamed for getting attacked - this seems to be the belief of many Indians prospering in Australia. In a flurry of e-mails from Down Under, it is made out that the Indian students invite these vicious attacks upon themselves.

Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) A study conducted among women in Goa whose husbands work abroad has revealed that even though these families are well off, the problem of loneliness and the responsibility of being a single parent has given rise to social problems.

Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 (IANS) Goa received nearly Rs.800 crore (Rs.8 billion) in remittances last year from 56,000 emigrants settled abroad, a official study on Goan diaspora has revealed.