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Facebook, Twitter weigh bids for media rights to India cricket league
The Indian cricket board said it had received interest from Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for media rights to the popular Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament. The...
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Director Karan Johar says he won’t work with Pakistani actors again
Top Bollywood director Karan Johar said on Tuesday he will not work with Pakistani actors again, days after a right-wing party threatened to block his upcoming film’s release in India. “Ae Dil Hai...
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Debut Film By Bangla Director Bags Best Feature Award
In 2010, Ketki Parikh and Amit Rana, both Chicagoans with love for the arts, especially theater and films, launched with help from like-minded people a platform for South Asian Independent filmmakers...
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Hyderabad Cricket Club’s Maiden Win In Premier League Tournament
The Hyderabad Deccan Cricket Club defeated Black Hawks in the finals to win for the first time the Illinois Premier League Cricket tournament held at the Warren Park stadium Oct. 9. The victory was...
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Donald Trump’s campaign plane passes Hillary Clinton’s campaign plane as it lands in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct. 19. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi greets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she arrives for her ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, October 18. The...
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Aziz Ansari Gets Serious About Millennials Voting
Indian-American comedian, author and film maker Aziz Ansari joined the rising chorus from celebrities urging millennials to go vote in the general election Nov. 8. Himself a millennial, Ansari calls...
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Would like to be private about my love life: Parineeti Chopra
Bollywood celebrities are opening up to the world about issues like facing depression and body shaming. While actress Parineeti Chopra says she is at ease about sharing other aspects about her life in...
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On Karva Chauth, applying mehendi goes sky-high
Getting mehendi appied on Karva Chauth festival can be a pricey affair — It can cost up to Rs 3,000 depending on the designs that you select. Kundan Mehandi Art, a mehendi store at Tagore Garden in...
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Pakistan imposes complete ban on Indian content on TV, radio
Amid rising tensions with India, Pakistan’s media regulatory authority on Wednesday approved a complete ban on airing of Indian content in Pakistan from October 21. The decision was taken at the 120th...
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Physicians Meet U.S. Ambassador, Ministers, Officials In India
A delegation from the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, led by its President Dr. Ajay Lodha, met several Indian state and federal ministers and officials as well as the U.S....
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Amit Kanodia Of Massachusetts Convicted For Insider Trading
An Indian-American from Brookline, Mass., was convicted Oc. 17, by a federal jury in Boston of conspiracy and securities fraud after tipping off two friends in connection with an insider trading...
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Dalit man in Gujarat kills himself as protest over land rights widens
A Dalit man in Gujarat has killed himself in a fresh protest over land, as a campaign for land rights for the low-caste community widened across the country. Three Dalit men who had been protesting...
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Ketan Desai, Indian doctor accused of crimes, becomes president of World...
The World Medical Association (WMA), the top medical-ethics body, on Friday installed an Indian doctor facing corruption charges as its president, despite controversy surrounding his appointment while...
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De Blasio Launches Program To Help Students Enroll In Colleges
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says while there may be some truth in Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rhetoric that American jobs are being outsourced, those employment...
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Maanasa Mendu, 13, Bags America’s Top Young Scientist Title
Maanasa Mendu, a 13-year-old 9th grade student from Mason, Ohio, has won the 2016 Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge Oct. 18 in St. Paul, Minn., bagging the title of ‘America’s Top Young...
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Wipro Donates 6,000 New Books To San Francisco Elementary Schools
Wipro, a global Information Technology company based in Bangalore, and First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise, have partnered to donate 6,000 brand new books to two San Francisco elementary...
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Flash Crash Trader Headed to U.S. After Losing Final Appeal
Navinder Singh Sarao, the British trader accused of making $40 million spoofing markets from his bedroom, will be extradited to the U.S. to stand trial. Sarao’s final request for permission to appeal...
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Ravi Morisetty Of Irving Among 10 Charged In $100 Million Fraud
A 42-year-old Indian-American from Irving, Texas, were among 10 physicians, pharmacists and marketers who were arrested and charged last week in connection with defrauding a health care program to the...
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Ohio Teenager, Dreaming Of Engineering Career Fatally Shot In Store
A 15-year-old sophomore in Highland Heights, Ohio, who worked in his uncle’s fast food store, dreaming to become a lawyer or an engineer someday, was killed Oct.14 when a thug entered the “Mr. Hero’...
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