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Protests intensify in Indian Kashmir, security forces kill five
Indian security forces on Tuesday killed five protesters and injured 10 in clashes that erupted after crowds angered by the killing of a separatist militant in disputed Kashmir pelted them with stones...
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Sunidhi Chauhan Draws Big Crowd At Chicago I-Day Celebrations
More than 15,000 people gathered to celebrate India’s 70th Indian Independence Day parade in downtown Naperville Aug. 14 under the leadership of Krishna Bansal, chairman of the Naperville Indian...
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Pramukh Swami Maharaj Of BAPS Passes Away
The spiritual head of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, Pramukh Swami Maharaj, passed away at the age of 94 at the pilgrimage place of Sarangpur, Gujarat Aug. 14 Swami Maharaj was the fifth spiritual...
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Islamic Society Of North America’s Conference Expects Huge Attendance
More than 15,000 people are expected to attend the 53rd annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America in Chicagoland during the Labor Day weekend at the Donald E Stevens Convention Center...
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Amnesty India closes offices, postpones events after sedition accusation
Amnesty International India has temporarily closed its offices and postponed events aimed at raising awareness of rights abuses over safety concerns for its staff after the charity was accused of...
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India ready for Pakistan talks; U.N. alarmed by Kashmir violence
India is ready to send its top diplomat to Pakistan for talks focused on fighting cross-border terrorism, sources at India’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday, after a spike in tension in the...
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India endures day of heartbreaks at Rio
It turned out to be another day of heartbreaks for India at the Rio Olympics with wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s victory march halted by a freak injury and Sakshi Malik losing her quarter-final bout while...
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Double lap runner Tintu Luka in action during her 800 metre heats at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 17. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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ouble lap runner Tintu Luka in action during her 800 metre heats at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 17. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Indian shuttler PV Sindhu in action during her women’s singles badminton match against China’s Wang Yihan at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 17. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Indian-origin tech mogul sentenced to jail for domestic violence
A San Francisco judge has sentenced former technology mogul Gurbaksh Chahal to one year in jail for violating his probation in a 2014 domestic violence case. Chahal, 34, who made a fortune in the...
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Spirited Sakshi takes bronze to end India’s medal drought at Rio Olympics
A diminutive 23-year-old girl from Mokhra village near Rohtak in Haryana, Sakshi Malik, touched glory at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday by reaching out and grabbing the only medal India has been able...
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Andre De Grasse of Canada compete in the 200m. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Brianna Rollins of the U.S. celebrates winning the gold medal with silver medallist Nia Ali of the U.S. and bronze medallist Kristi Castlin of the U.S. in the 100m hurdles. The post appeared first on...
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Suspect in New York imam’s killing maintains innocence
The man charged with killing a Queens imam and his assistant appeared briefly Thursday in Queens County Criminal Court after he was appointed a new attorney to defend him against first- and second-...
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California Couple Endows Award For Sikh, Punjabi Cultural Research
Amid a nationwide Sikh media campaign to spread awareness about the community, a California physician and his wife have come forward with a donation of $100,000 to the University of California at...
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The rise and fall of a Silicon Valley mogul accused of domestic violence
There was a time when Gurbaksh Chahal’s story was depicted as a true rags-to-riches tale – one that started in the projects in San Jose, Calif., where a young Indian immigrant was bullied for standing...
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New Yorker Raj Shah Named Chartered Scientist Of Engineering Body
Raj Shah, director of Koehler Instrument Company, based in Holtsville, NY, was recently named Fellow of Energy Institute and the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, and elevated to the...
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Ex-Minister Shinde Launches Maharashtra Chapter of INOC, USA
Former Home Minister of India Sushil Kumar Shinde formally launched the Maharashtra chapter of the Indian National Overseas Congress, USA, Aug. 16 at a gathering at a restaurant in Manhattan, the...
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Community Celebrates Independence Day Across America With Verve
A week before a sea of humanity was to descend Aug 21 on Madison Avenue in Manhattan, New York, to watch celebrity-studded traditional parade marking India’s 70th Independence Day, celebrations had...
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