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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the historic Red Fort during Independence Day celebrations in Delhi, India, August 15. The post appeared first on News India Times.
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Bangladeshi Mom Throws 3-week Old Baby To Death
In a bizarre case of alleged murder, a Bangladeshi woman threw her baby from her fourth-floor apartment in New York City last week, killing the three-week-old instantly. Police, who arrested the woman...
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A rising star of Muslim politics in India is stirring hope and fear
AURANGABAD, India — Nearly 60,000 Muslims had crammed into the dusty parade grounds here last October to hear Asaduddin Owaisi, the inspirational, young leader who promises a new political future for...
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India, UAE plan infrastructure fund, defense and technology ties
India and the United Arab Emirates will set up a multi-billion dollar fund to invest in Indian infrastructure projects and cooperate in producing military equipment, space technology and nuclear...
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Chicago Mayor Not Supporting Sculptor’s Plea To Sue China For Plagiarism
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel laughed off the idea of suing the authorities of a Chinese city for allegedly copying the famous Cloud Gate sculpture in the Windy City’s Millenium Park, built by...
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India’s Multiplexes Not Always A Good Business Plan: Chicago Booth Study
Despite a boom in multiplex movie theaters’ growth in emerging economies like India, a new research by Chicago Booth School of Business professor says small screens with many show times do not always...
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Stereotypes And Melodrama Abound In ‘Brothers’
– MUMBAI The makers of “Brothers” did the honorable thing by buying the official remake rights of Gavin O’Connor’s 2011 film “Warrior“, but they couldn’t resist adding a dash of Bollywood flavour....
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Inaugural Pakistan Day Parade in Edison Draws Over 10,000 People
The inaugural New Jersey Pakistan Day Parade took place Au. 16 along Oak Tree Road, center of New Jersey’s South Asian culture in America. According to official estimates over 10,000 people attended...
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Thousands Join India Day Parades Across Midwest
Numerous Indian-American organizations held India Day parades around the Midwest, among them three in Chicago and its suburbs where a large community of Indian-Americans reside. Over the years,...
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Celebrities From Films, Music, Sports Join India Day Parade In Manhattan
Karan Menon, who won the National Geographic Bee earlier this year, stood prominently on the Indus American Bank’s float at the Indian Day Parade on Madison Avenue in Manhattan Aug. 16. It was the...
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New York City Council Candidate Secures Important Endorsement
– BELLEROSE, NEW YORK As the Sept. 10 Democratic primaries get closer, an Indian-American businessman is securing some mainstream support for his run for New York City Council from District 23, a...
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Pakistan invites Kashmiri separatists for meeting
Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Chairman of a hardliner faction of All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC), shouts slogans during an anti-election rally in Srinagar April 10, 2009. REUTERS/Danish...
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India’s few policewomen battle sexism at every level
Policewomen march during 67th Independence Day celebrations in Srinagar August 15, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Ismail/Files NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s police force is not only...
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Shyamalan pins hopes on his new movie
Acclaimed Indian-American filmmaker Manoj Night Shyamalan is set to return with a comedy thriller movie, a media report said on wednesday. Set to be released on September 11, “The Visit” is an...
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Manasvi Noel crowned Miss India-Canada 2015
Toronto, Aug 19 (IANS) Manasvi Noel of Mississauga city has been crowned Miss India-Canada 2015 at the 25th edition of the annual beauty pageant organised here, a media report said. During a night...
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Indian-American student offers novel way to treat alcoholism
New York, Aug 19 (IANS) An Indian-American student has discovered promising new compounds that can reduce alcoholics’ impulse to drink with a new drug that can be ready for the market in five to six...
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Indian American ignites global awareness on menstruation
She has become an Internet sensation after completing the London marathon sans any sanitary protection during period in a bid to end the stigma on menstruation. Indian-origin Kiran Gandhi, a Harvard...
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Manjit Sappal Makes History As First Police Chief Of U.S. City
An Indian American has been appointed the police chief of California’s Martinez city, a media report said on Thursday. The Martinez city council officially approved the appointment of Richmond police...
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Junior Chess Champion Talks About The Game Of Infinite Possibilities
When a friend in India told him he was going for chess lessons, Akshat Chandra, then 9, was surprised. He regarded it as just another board game, not one you trained to play. That was 6 years ago....
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A 7-year-old Dreams Of Being A Golfer, And Makes Some Headway, Too
Seven-year-olds usually dream of achieving many different things in life when they grow up, but being a professional golfer may perhaps not be one of them. But that is exactly what Sahish Reddy wants...
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