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India signs deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets
India on Friday signed a Euro 7.87 billion (about Rs 59,000 crore) deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets that will meet the Indian Air Force’s critical operational requirement for a...
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‘Banjo’ slides deep into mediocrity and cliches
If you saw Ravi Jadhav’s “Banjo” without any knowledge of his filmography, you’d think this was an amateur effort rather than a film by an accomplished director. Jadhav, who made the wonderful “Balak...
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‘Parched’ is a contrived tale of women empowerment
In Leena Yadav’s “Parched”, three women in an arid village of Rajasthan fight separate battles and find reserves of strength in each other to help tide over tough times. Lajjo (Radhika Apte) faces...
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Shoojit Sircar on what Bollywood is doing wrong
Shoojit Sircar, who has directed National Award-winning films like “Vicky Donor” and “Piku”, couldn’t be happier that his first project as a producer is being praised for boldly talking about the...
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Tamil film ‘Visaranai’ is India’s Oscar entry
A Tamil prison thriller edged out popular Bollywood films “Bajirao Mastani” and “Sultan” to be chosen as India’s official entry in the best foreign film category at the Academy Awards next year....
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Confrontation With Pakistan: Modi’s First Real Test
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi swept to power in 2014 projecting the image of a strong leader who could bring an end to terrorism and tame nuclear rival Pakistan. Just over two years later, Modi...
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Seven Indian-Americans Among 2016 Davidson Fellows
Seven teenagers of Indian origin were among the 20 gifted young people who were recognized by the Davidson Institute with fellowships last week for their breakthrough discoveries that have potential...
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Blood and water cannot flow together: Modi says after Indus review meeting
India on Monday looked set at firming up its tough stance against Pakistan on the issue of terror, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that “Blood and water cannot flow together”, at a meeting...
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India thump New Zealand to celebrate 500th test in style
India celebrated their 500th test in style when they overcame New Zealand’s final dogged resistance with mesmeric spin and masterful swing to claim the series opener by 197 runs on Monday. New Zealand...
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Stop dreaming about Kashmir: India tells Pakistan
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday told the United Nations that Pakistan, which is aiming to capture Jammu and Kashmir by sponsoring terrorism, should stop dreaming about it...
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Banning artistes gives victory to terrorists: Pakistani musician
Banning artistes, writers, actors and poets gives a victory to the terrorists and extremists who don’t want people-to-people contact, Pakistani sufi-rock band Junoon’s frontman Salman Ahmad said. His...
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Owner Of IT Companies Arrested In N.J. For Visa Fraud
A New York man was arrested Sept. 26, after an indictment charging him with fraudulently using the H-1B visa program to reduce skilled labor costs. Two IT companies that he partly owns, and an...
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Padma Lakshmi To Headline Advertising Week Gala In N.Y.C.
“Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi will headline at Advertising Week, the annual celebration of the industry people, beginning Sept. 26 in New York. Lakshmi will be part of the CEO Connectors session on...
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America Tamil Sangam Honors NYPD Captain
The America Tamil Sangam conferred its community service award on Captain Stanley George, the highest-ranking Indian American in the New York Police Department, at a ceremony in New York Sept. 22. The...
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Queens Businessman In Feud Over A Homeless Shelter Project
An Indian-American businessman in Queens has been facing the wrath of the community over a controversial proposal to turn a hotel he owns into a into a city homeless shelter, which residents fear,...
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It’s Hillary: A Majority Of Desis Pick Their Debate Winner
If not from the word go, it was all the way Hillary Clinton at the first presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York Sept. 26. Most Indian-Americans, from New York to Texas to California...
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Farwell Reception Held For Visiting Telangana Deputy Chief Minister
FIA Trustee Iftekar Shareef and community leader Aftab Baig hosted a farewell dinner reception for Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Mohammad Mahmood Ali at Monty’s Banquets in Bensenville Sept. 22....
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‘Mrs. India Earth’ Finalist Paris Keswani Plants Trees in Secaucus
New York resident Paris Keswani, a Mrs. India Earth finalist, chose Secaucus, New Jersey, to further her goal of planting 10,000 trees across the planet as part of her venture to promote a healthy...
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India-Pakistan tensions rise after Indian Modi cancels trip
Tensions between India and Pakistan rose on Tuesday as India’s leader canceled a visit to a regional summit and Islamabad warned it would treat it as “an act of war” if India revoked a water treaty....
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Two New Jersey Recruiters Admit To Immigration Fraud
Two employees from a Somerset County, New Jersey, company admitted Sept. 27, to recruiting foreign nationals to enroll at a “pay to stay” New Jersey college where they could fraudulently maintain...
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