The Indian-born British national became an international sensation after taking up distance running at the age of 89. Fauja Singh, believed to be the world’s oldest distance runner, has died in a road accident in India at the age of 114, his biographer says. Singh, an Indian-born British national nicknamed the “Turbaned Tornado”, was killed … Read more
Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday as politicians and the public mourned his death. The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died late on Thursday, aged … Read more
TORONTO — Canadian police made the first arrests Friday in the shooting death of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year outside a gurdwara in British Columbia, authorities said, and are continuing to investigate allegations that the Indian government directed the brazen killing. The three members of the alleged hit squad were arrested in … Read more