Hugh Jackman Inspires Us With His Performances: SRK
Jaipur: Actor Shah Rukh Khan arrives at Jaipur International Airport in Jaipur on Dec 8, 2017. (Photo: Ravi Shankar Vyas/IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has hailed Hugh Jackman and said that...
View ArticleDouglas, Zeta-Jones Checkout Jaipur Streets
(Zeta’s Instagram) Hollywood couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who are in India with their children Dylan Michael and Carys Zeta on a family vacation, roamed around the streets here and...
View Article‘Hate Story 4’ Is Not Just About Sex, Says Karan Wahi
New York: Actor Karan Wahi at the “green carpet” of three-day IIFA Weekend and Awards in New York on July 12, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Actor Karan Wahi says he decided to be a part of “Hate Story 4” because...
View Article‘Tiger Zinda Hai’
Five years after we first saw him on screen as the all-conquering Indian spy Tiger, Salman Khan reprises the role in Ali Abbas Zafar’s “Tiger Zinda Hai” (The Tiger is Alive). The years haven’t been...
View ArticleChai and Chura with the Gharwali: Lessons from Uttarkashi
Tsering Lhamo, AIF Clinton Fellow 2017-18 On the Ground in India: Perspectives from American India Foundation’s Clinton Fellows* The scenes of towering hills come into view while the dust of the plains...
View ArticleFive tough lessons Congress learned in President Trump’s first year
Congress started 2017 in uncharted territory: A controversial real estate developer-turned-reality star effectively hijacked the Republican Party and became president. And members of Congress ended...
View ArticleIndia challenges China as world’s biggest LPG importer
Empty Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders are seen at a gas distribution centre in Dujana village, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/Files SINGAPORE – India is set to surpass China as the...
View ArticleIndian American Rangarajan Sundaram appointed as Dean of NYU School of Business
Rangarajan Sundaram (Courtesy: NYU’s Stern School of Business) Indian American Rangarajan “Raghu” Sundaram was appointed as the dean of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University....
View ArticleHoliday leftovers? We’ve got you covered!
All good things must come to an end, including the holidays. But leftovers from your holiday celebrations can help stretch out your holiday cheer. When the party is over and you’re cleaning up, it’s...
View ArticleIndia aims for law that could jail Muslim men who use ‘triple talaq’ to...
NEW DELHI – The Lok Sabha passed a bill on Thursday aimed at prosecuting Muslim men who divorce their wives through the “triple talaq”, or instant divorce. The bill now moves to the Rajya Sabha, where...
View Article2017 a banner year for Indian-American women
Newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley presents her credentials to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., January 27, 2017....
View ArticleTop Indian Americans in entertainment industry in 2017
Aziz Ansari on SNL NEW YORK – Indian Americans exceeded in the field of entertainment in 2017. While some won awards, others tried to just get their point across. Here are a few top Indian Americans...
View ArticleIndian American Neal Katyal wins 2017 Litigator of the Year award
Neal Katyal (Courtesy: Twitter) NEW YORK – Indian American Neal Katyal has been named as the grand prize winner for The American Lawyer 2017 Litigator of the Year awards. Katyal, 47, has already argued...
View ArticleTata Consultancy Services denied dismissal over 2015 discriminatory lawsuit
Logos of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) are displayed at the venue of the annual general meeting of the software services provider in Mumbai, June 29, 2012. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash/Files A federal judge...
View ArticleIndo-US relations in 2017: A good wicket
PM Narendra Modi (left) gives abear hug to US President Donald Trump after giving a joint press statement at the White House Rose Garden. Washington DC,; June 26, 2017 Photo:-Jay Mandal/On Assignment...
View ArticleCEOs in U.S., India Earn the Most Compared With Average Workers
A man holds the flags of India and the U.S. while people take part in the 35th India Day Parade in New York August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Files Chief executive officers in the U.S. are paid...
View ArticleThe Year Beauty Pageants Found A Purpose
Shreya Krishnan – IANS Beauty pageants are often slammed for being “shallow” and focusing just on the outer looks of a woman. But in the year gone by, India got its first transgender beauty queen and...
View ArticleExpectations Vs Reality: Bollywood films That Fell Flat
Kolkata: Actors Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma during the promotion of their film “Jab Harry Met Sejal” in Kolkata on Aug 5, 2017. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) Big names, extravagant budgets,...
View Article14 Healthy Habits To Cultivate In The New Year
Organic vegetables are shown at a Whole Foods Market in LaJolla, California in this May 13, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files As we get ready to welcome 2018, most of us also commit to being...
View Article14, including birthday girl, killed in Mumbai rooftop pub blaze
Deadly Mumbai fire that killed 14 people early morning of Dec. 29 India Time. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Fourteen persons, including a young woman celebrating her birthday, died from breathing...
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