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Christians protest Delhi blaze, demand protection for churches
Thousands of Christians Tuesday protested outside the Delhi Police headquarters demanding security for churches and immediate probe into a mysterious fire that gutted a Catholic church in the city....
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Bollywood’s veteran comedian Deven Verma dead
Deven Verma, Bollywood’s veteran comedian known for spreading laughter with his endearing performances in films like “Angoor” and “Khatta Meetha”, died Tuesday morning, leaving behind a void hard to...
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A.R. Antulay, Maharashtra’s first Muslim CM, is dead
Congress veteran Abdul Rahman Antulay, Maharashtra’s first Muslim chief minister and a former central minister, died here Tuesday following prolonged illness, his nephew said. He was 85.Antulay passed...
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Indian whisky and American whiskey are worlds apart
Louisville (Kentucky), Dec 2 (IANS) There is a world of difference between what India, the world’s largest whisky drinking nation, cheers with and what connoisseurs call the American ‘whiskey’ spelt...
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Fifth Indian Home Invasion in New Jersey
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. Old Bridge residents found themselves in the spotlight one again as yet another home invasion targeting the growing Indian-American residents in the township was reported this...
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Hundreds Gather at Memorial Service for Shantaben Modi, 95
– FORDS, N.J. More than 400 friends, family and spiritual leaders gathered at Royal Albert’s Palace in Fords, N.J., Nov. 29 morning, to celebrate the life of Shantaben Modi, 95, who passed away...
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Platform to Promote Indian-American Designers, Models Launched
– NEW YORK The Jewel of India group on Nov. 28 launched Indian Fashion, Art and Beauty, a platform to promote and encourage Indian-American fashion designers and models, at the Consulate General of...
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Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal Members Meet Lok Sabha Speaker
– NEW YORK Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan met members of the Bruhan Maharashtra Mandal of North America (BMM) during her visit to city last month. At the Nov. 16 meeting held at the Waldorf Astoria...
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Gauahar Khan blames lax security for attack
Actress Gauahar Khan, who was slapped by a man on the set of a reality show, says laxity in the security arrangements led to the incident.An audience member on the sets of �India’s Rawstar�...
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Modi under pressure over minister’s tirade against non-Hindus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under growing pressure to sack a minister over a tirade she made against religious minorities, as his outraged opponents disrupted parliament for a second day on...
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Disabled women in India “locked up, abused”
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Vidya was alone at home in Mumbai when three people posing as government health workers knocked on her door. After convincing the 45-year-old to let them in, they...
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Rattled by Chinese submarines, India joins other nations in rebuilding fleet
India is speeding up a navy modernisation programme and leaning on its neighbours to curb Chinese submarine activity in the Indian Ocean, as nations in the region become increasingly jittery over...
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Pakistan police register blasphemy case against “disco mullah”
Pakistan police said on Wednesday they were investigating blasphemy allegations against a man dubbed the “disco mullah” who quit a career in pop music to become a preacher. The case against Junaid...
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Modi seeks to draw line under row over minister’s pro-Hindu comments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought on Thursday to draw a line under a row sparked by a minister’s derogatory comments about non-Hindus, urging angry parliament deputies to accept her apology and move...
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Physicians to Hold Global Meet in Chandigarh in January
Members of the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin hailing from 27 countries will converge in Chandigarh, for the 5th annual conference of GAPIO to be held Jan. 10 and 11 at Hotel J W...
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Modi’s greatest contribution to Kashmir ballot
It was not too many years ago when most newspapers in India frontpaged a photograph showing a TV set placed prominently on a street outside a polling booth in Srinagar. An obnoxious looking gift tag...
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Digital infidelity leading to rise in marital discord?
Digital relationships are resulting in the collapse of family ties, it would seem.As more and more youngsters and newly-weds are logging on to e-relationships, family life appears to be indulging...
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Amin Jaffer of Christie’s on the art scene in India
India is falling behind China as an emerging powerhouse on the global art scene because it rarely turns up at international art fairs or invests in new museums to promote its artists, an official at...
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Actors Lea Seydoux, Daniel Craig and Monica Bellucci pose on stage during an event to mark the start of production for the new James Bond film “Spectre”, at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, southern...
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Indian women taking to wine in the right spirit
Krithika Iyer, 32, lives in Bangalore and is a human resource consultant with a multinational. She comes from a conservative family, well versed in Carnatic music and other spiritual and cultural...
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