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Riteish’s ‘Fanboy’ Moment With Big B, Shatrughan Sinha
Actor Riteish Deshmukh, who will be seen co-hosting “Yaaron Ki Baraat” along with filmmaker Sajid Khan, had a “fanboy” moment when megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha...
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Irrfan beats me as the coolest guy in the room: Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks rejoiced in being the “coolest guy” on the sets of Hollywood film “Inferno”. But he says it lasted only until Indian actor Irrfan Khan walked in. At a select global media event organised by...
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Delhi continues to top world’s most polluted megacities list
Delhis air is the worst among world megacities, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed recently, even as IndiaSpend‘s #breathe network of air-quality sensors reported fine-particulate-matter...
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Nine-year-old Belle Shefrin holds a doll of U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton while listening to Clinton speak at a campaign rally in Akron, Ohio, U.S., October 3. The post appeared...
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India tries to hasten U.S. defence deals amid election uncertainty
India is trying to hasten a deal with the United States to buy Predator drone aircraft for military surveillance, one of several defence and nuclear projects the two sides are pursuing in the final...
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A masked demonstrator pulls a burning tyre during a protest in Srinagar, October 4. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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In din of Indo-Pakistan war drums, some real losers
Shaila died in a Karachi hospital on the day when the army camp in Uri was attacked. Threatening war drums kept her brother, Nazim, a dear cousin of mine, from travelling for the last rites. That was...
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Fake call centres that threatened American consumers busted in Maharashtra
In a massive operation, police busted at least nine call centres in Mira Road town and detained over 770 people for allegedly threatening US and other foreign nationals, police said here on Wednesday....
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India arrests 70 call-center workers accused of duping U.S. citizens
Police in India said they arrested 70 call-center workers on Wednesday on suspicion of tricking American citizens into sending them money by posing as U.S. tax officials. A total of 772 workers were...
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Indian police seek kingpins in tax scam aimed at Americans
Americans were swindled out of tens of millions of dollars in an alleged tax scam that was run for about a year from call centers on the outskirts of Mumbai, a senior investigator said on Thursday,...
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Pakistan cracks down on TV airing Indian content as tension escalates
Pakistan’s media regulator has launched a crackdown on companies airing Indian television channels and content, officials said on Thursday, after an escalation of violence in the disputed Kashmir...
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Pakistan passes anti-honor killing, anti-rape bills
Pakistan on Thursday passed anti-honor killing and anti-rape bills, months after the ‘honor’ killing of social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch. The bills moved by PPP Senator Farhatullah Babar were...
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First U.S. Stamp For Diwali Formally Unveiled
A number of Indian-Americans crowded into the Indian Consulate in New York Oct. 5, to witness the formal unveiling of the first Diwali “Forever” stamp released by the U.S. Postal Service. The...
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Memorial Held For Prominent Accounting Expert Dan Dhaliwal
A memorial was held at the University of Arizona for an Indian-American professor who is considered one of the nation`s leading researchers in accounting. Professor Dan Dhaliwal, who died in Houston...
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Indian Youth Around The World Win Top Google Science Fair Prizes
Three teenagers of Indian origin from around the world, won prizes for the projects they entered in the prestigious Google Science Fair. Kiara Nirghin, 16, from Johannesburg, South Africa, won the...
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Two From India Plead Guilty In Miss. To Marriage, Visa Fraud
Two people from India, among several Indians who were indicted earlier in an elaborate marriage and visa fraud scheme, pleaded guilty last week in Jackson, Miss., facing up to ten years in prison....
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At War In Kashmir, India And Pakistan Wage Lunch In Washington
Indian and Pakistani troops continued to exchange gunfire in Kashmir this week in a dangerous escalation of tensions in the disputed Himalayan region. But in Washington, the two adversaries waged war...
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Please stop saying my adopted daughter is ‘lucky’
A few weeks ago, my husband and I sent out an announcement about the adoption of our daughter, Swarna. We attached a photo of her wearing a bright red dress covered in bunny rabbits, a gift from one...
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A Soldier’s Story: The Forgotten Case Of Indian PoWs In Pakistan
On the evening of Sept. 30 when an Indian soldier, Chandu Babulal Chouhan, was taken prisoner by Pakistan, a day after the Indian Army carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the...
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20 congressmen want Obama to visit a Sikh temple
In more than seven years in office, President Obama has been one of the few presidents to speak in a mosque and in a synagogue. Before he leaves office, members of Congress are urging him to visit one...
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