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Raghunandan Yandamuri to represent self in double murder case
An Indian American man, facing a death penalty for a double murder, will represent himself during an appeal in the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, the media said on Wednesday. Raghunandan Yandamuri...
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Indian American student faces prison for online fraud
New York, July 28 (IANS) An Indian American student faces five years in jail for his involvement in a scam about selling fraudulent events tickets over web sales platform StubHub and making money out...
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India, China face exodus of millionaires: report
Washington, July 28 (IANS) India and China are facing an exodus of their wealthiest citizens with tens of thousands of “high-net-worth individuals” (HNWIs) having left to seek greener pastures,...
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India set to become world’s most populous country by 2022 – U.N.
Passengers travel on an overcrowded train at Loni town in Uttar Pradesh July 8, 2014. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/Files LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India is set to overtake China and become...
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Anshu Gupta, Sanjiv Chaturvedi win Magsaysay awards
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Social worker Anshu Gupta and whistleblower bureaucrat Sanjiv Chaturvedi on Wednesday won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay awards for “enterprising leadership” and for...
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Memon hanged in Nagpur, buried in Mumbai
Mumbai: Security beefed-up in Mahim of Mumbai after 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon was executed in Nagpur Central Jail, on July 30, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Nagpur/Mumbai (Maharashtra),...
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Policemen stand guard as women walk pass near the residence of Yakub Memon, in Mumbai, India, July 30. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Gadhimai temple bans five-yearly mass animal sacrifice
Activists hold placards that read “Government is responsible for the killing in Gadhimai” along with pictures of the sacrificial ceremony of the “Gadhimai Mela” festival as they protest against the...
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Rajapaksa “ready for struggle” in Sri Lanka comeback bid
Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is contesting in the upcoming general election, waves at his supporters during the launch ceremony of his manifesto, in Colombo July 28, 2015....
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People’s President, Missile Man Kalam laid to rest
Rameswaram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at burial site, Rameswaram, in Tamil Nadu on July 30, 2015. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Rameswaram...
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All women really want is to look feminine, beautiful: Sabyasachi Mukherjee
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Widely known for creating ensembles that are not only rooted in Indian culture, but also accentuate feminism even if draped in the simplest way, ace designer Sabyasachi...
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Indian American attorney to run for Congress from Florida
Mary Thomas, a conservative Indian American attorney in Tallahassee, Florida, has announced her candidacy for the second Congressional district seat from the state, a media report said on Wednesday....
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New judge appointed in Indian American’s firebombing trial
A new judge has been appointed to oversee a case in which an Indian American man was arrested for plotting to firebomb Jewish facilities and threaten the lives of judges and prosecutors in New Jersey,...
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Indian-American State Lawmaker Gets Public Servant Recognition
The first Indian-American to be elected to a state legislature in this country was recognized by a foundation that focuses on the achievements of Asian-Americans. Maryland state Assembly Delegate...
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Pune-born Technology Veteran Abhay Parasnis Named Adobe CTO
A Pune-born Indian American technology veteran was named by Adobe as its chief technology officer and senior vice-president of platform technology and services late last month. Abhay Parasnis was...
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‘Drishyam’ Remake Falls A Tad Short
– MUMBAI Since the release of Jeethu Joseph’s Malayalam film “Drishyam” (Visual) in 2013, it has been remade in four different languages. The latest is Nishikant Kamat’s Hindi adaptation. In each...
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Lawmakers Ask Bangladesh To Save Minority Rights
After years of lobbying on Capitol Hill, Hindu activists in the United States succeeded in getting some U.S. lawmakers to sponsor a resolution demanding Bangladesh address human rights violations...
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Four Indians held near Islamic State stronghold in Libya, two freed
India said on Friday that four of its nationals had been detained near the Libyan coastal city of Sirte, an area that is under the control of Islamic State militants, but that it had secured the...
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In A Twitter Storm: Rutgers Professor in Fox News Crosshairs
The inherent dangers of social media, especially one that restricts messages to 140 characters, became apparent when a tweet led to a virtual ideological war about freedom of expression after an...
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Former President Kalam’s Death Mourned Across America
The infectious grief and sense of loss following the death of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Shillong July 27 crossed the Atlantic to reach the United States, especially New York, last week as the Indian...
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