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India sentences five men to death for 2006 Mumbai train blasts
A court sentenced five men to death and jailed seven for life on Wednesday for planning the bomb blasts that ripped through Mumbai commuter trains in 2006, killing more than 180 people and wounding...
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Hindu mob lynches Muslim rumoured to have killed a cow
A Hindu mob killed a Muslim man in India over rumours that he butchered a cow, unleashing violence that police on Wednesday blamed on tension fuelled by politicians who seek strict protection of an...
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Movie Review: Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
The success of Kapil Sharma is a bizarre phenomenon in the already strange world of Indian television. The comedian, whose forte seems to be misogynistic jokes that mostly involve evil wives and their...
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Hardik Patel announces formation of new group
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader Hardik Patel on Wednesday announced the formation of a new group, Akhil Bhartiya Patel Navnirman Sena, with the aim to unite the Kurmi, Gujjar, Maratha and Patel...
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Indian-American man sues San Francisco 49ers
An Indian-American man has sued professional American football team San Francisco 49ers and the companies that run California’s Levi’s stadium, a media report said. Kiran Patel, 32, has held them...
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Passengers take a ride on an overcrowded bus as limited public transportation operates in the city during the ongoing oil and fuel crisis in Kathmandu, Nepal September 29. The post appeared first on...
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India warns global charities not to work against government
An Indian minister monitoring $1.8 billion of foreign aid has accused Greenpeace of inciting protests against industrial projects and warned global activists and aid organisations not to work against...
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Pakistan’s Sharif urges formalised Kashmir truce with India
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Wednesday for cooperation, not confrontation, with on-and-off foe India and said the two nuclear-armed countries should formalise a cease-fire in...
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Quotas: RSS Has Got It Right, For Once
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat, deserves a mild round of applause for calling for a relook at the reservations policy. Following his suggestion, at least three Congress...
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Newt Gingrich Made Honorary Chair of Hindu Republican Group
A key supporter of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has roped in former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich to back a new effort to bring Indian-Americans, a traditional Democratic political base, into...
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Will India become banana republic, asks Owaisi
Strongly condemning the killing of a man by a mob in Uttar Pradesh over rumours of cow slaughter, MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said he wondered if India would become a banana republic and...
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Six teenagers Of Indian Origin Receive Google Science Fair Awards
Six teenagers of Indian origin, including three Indian-Americans, are among the winners of the 2015 Google Science Fair awards announced late last month. Google announced Sept. 22 the winners of its...
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Gov. Haley Honored With Harvard Foundation Racial Justice Award
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley was honored Oct. 1, by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations for her leadership in removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina state...
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Modi Protesters Say Driven By Larger Concerns For Indian Democracy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Silicon Valley where he held meetings with CEOs of global companies like Google and Face Book, met U.S. lawmakers, and was feted by some 18,000...
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‘Kadambari’ Bags Best Film Award At South Asian Film Festival
‘Kadambari’, a Bengali film centered around Kadambari Devi, sister-in-law of Rabindranath Tagore with whom he is supposed to have had a close personal relationship and who eventually committed...
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Stanford Scholar Casts New Light On Hindu-Muslim Relations
In recent years, as tensions between Hindus and Muslims have mounted, India’s government has been accused of instigating or condoning numerous acts of violence against Muslims. Popular thought in...
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‘The Martian’ Flayed For Downplaying Indian-American Character
An Asian-American advocacy group has criticised Hollywood blockbuster “The Martian” for changing the race of Indian and Korean characters. British director Ridley Scott’s “The Martian” is an...
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Manorama: A Historic Comedienne Par Excellence
A quintessential multi-talented artist, Manorama’s journey from a street artist to one of the most versatile, loved and respected south Indian actresses will go down as one of the most inspiring...
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Embattled Yellow-cabbies Want Community To Act, Blame Mayor For Giving Up
When a significant proportion of taxicab drivers in New York City are South Asians, and the industry is facing its greatest challenge in decades from upstart new-technology taxi companies, organizers...
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Chicago South Asian Film Festival Honors Sharmila Tagore
The 6th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival presented by Zee Cinema, gave the lifetime achievement award to Sharmila Tagore for her groundbreaking work in Bengali and Hindi films at a gala awards...
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