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Indian-American stores board up as Ferguson erupts in violence
Indian-American owned and other businesses in Ferguson, Missouri, Tuesday braced as the town erupted into violence after a grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the fatal August...
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Sania named UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was Tuesday appointed the UN Goodwill Ambassador for the South Asian region by UN Women at an event held to mark the International Day To End Violence Against Women....
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Kathak star Sitara Devi’s death leaves huge void
Eminent danseuse Sitara Devi, who once impressed Rabindranath Tagore with a three-hour solo recital, died here Tuesday after prolonged illness, leaving behind a galaxy of bereaved fellow performers...
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A happening six months of foreign policy under Modi government
A very happening six months of foreign policy has been one of the highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, with interactions with most of the world, including even the distant islands...
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No Bergen County Judge Can Preside Over Aakash Dalal Case, Court Rules
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a Bergen County man, facing trial on charges that he allegedly participated in firebombing Jewish facilities and conspired to kill a prosecutor, should have...
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Remake not a bad Word, says Filmmaker Karan Johar
– PANAJI Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has often supported movies adapted from a book, a Bollywood classic or an international movie, says remakes shouldn’t be looked down upon. In the past, the...
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U.S. Investors Elevate India Over Other Emerging Markets
– NEW YORK U.S. investors, buoyed by optimism about India’s economy and booming stock market, have been moving money into exchange-traded funds that focus solely on that country. U.S.-listed India...
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Boeing Considers India Partners as Modi Offers ‘Welcome Change’
– NEW DELHI Boeing, the world’s largest planemaker, is considering investing in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi eases rules for foreign investment in the defense sector and expedites arms...
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India says no contact with 39 men held by Islamic State in Iraq
India has had no contact with 39 men missing in Iraq since June, but believes them to be alive, the foreign minister said on Friday, distancing herself from a report that suggested they had been...
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Members of two local cricket teams observe a moment of silence for Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes before their match in Kolkata November 27.
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Undocumented Among Us: An Untold Story
President Obama’s new Executive Order on immigration has thrown into relief the situation confronting hundreds of thousands of undocumented Indians living in the United States. Long considered the...
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Richard Verma’s Confirmation Hearing as India Envoy set for Dec. 2
The Senate Foreign Relations committee has scheduled the confirmation hearing of Indian-American Richard Rahul Verma, President Barack Obama’s nominee to be US Ambassador to India, on Dec 2. If...
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‘Ungli’: The Film’s Lofty Ambitions Fall Short
Rensil D’Silva’s “Ungli”, about a gang of vigilantes who set out to right the wrongs in a rotting system, seems to take off from where “Rang De Basanti” (a film he co-wrote) ended. Young, angry and...
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‘Zed Plus’ Suffers From Lack of Logic
One of the reasons why Adil Hussain took the lead role in Director Chandra Prakash Dwivedi‘s “Zed Plus” (a play on ‘Z-plus security’, the highest level of security provided by the government to VIPs...
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Hundreds march in New Delhi for gay pride in Modi’s India
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people danced, sang and cheered in a gay pride parade in New Delhi on Sunday, the first since the country’s top court reinstated a ban on gay sex in the world’s largest...
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Delhi’s Queer Pride march takes to the streets; demands government legislation to end discrimination.
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Haryana sisters take on molesters in bus; three arrested
Rohtak (Haryana), Nov 30 (IANS) The Haryana Police, finally acting in the incident in which two sisters from Haryana’s Rohtak town took on three molesters in a moving bus as the other passengers...
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Maoist rebels kill 13 CRPF men in Chhattisgarh ambush
Maoist guerrillas ambushed a paramilitary patrol in Chhattisgarh on Monday, killing 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men in the biggest rebel attack this year, a state police officer said. The...
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Haryana to honour brave sisters, woman; accused in jail
The Haryana government Monday said it will honour the two sisters who fought three youths who harassed them on a bus as well as a woman who shot the episode on her mobile telephone.The three...
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Thousands join movement to ‘save’ Delhi’s nightlife
It began as an online petition to extend the operating hours of the city’s clubs, pubs and other watering holes. In a matter of weeks, it has turned into a full-fledged movement with thousands...
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