An Indian-Origin professor of chemistry and biochemistry, Pradip Mascharak, has received the 2015-16 Outstanding Faculty Award from University of California, Santa Cruz’s Division of Physical and Biological Sciences. Mascharak earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees […]
WASHINGTON — Top Democratic lawmakers and rights bodies have slammed President-elect Donald Trump’s reported plan to reinstate a database of immigrants from Muslim-majority countries. The National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) is a post-9/11 program […]
NEW DELHI (TIP) — Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa will be the chief guest at next year’s Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the foremost conclave of the Indian diaspora, it was announced Nov. 21. “Antonio Costa, Prime […]
The Democratic U.S. congresswoman from Hawaii, Tulsi Gabbard, was one of the first Democrats to support Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, and now she is one of the first Democrats to meet with President-elect Donald Trump. […]
New Delhi, Nov 22 : Have an innovative idea for a device that could provide solution to a medical issue? Then you stand to win a grant of Rs 15 lakh! To promote cost-effective innovations […]
Two days after an Arab-American Uber driver was the victim of a racist tirade in Astoria, two Muslim teens were attacked by three men outside of an Astoria bar. An NYPD spokesperson said the agency’s […]
US President-elect Donald Trump invited media executives and journalists for a meeting on Monday only to lash out at them for failing to provide viewers with a fair coverage on presidential elections. US President-elect Donald […]
New York, Nov 22 – A man in the US allegedly hurled verbal abuses at a Muslim cab driver calling him a “terrorist” and telling him that he will “get deported” now as Donald Trump […]
There has been a spate of mixed reactions from the NRIS living in America after India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has imposed nation-wide ban on existing Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes in a move […]
Islamabad, Nov 22 (PTI) Pakistan discourages any arms race in the region today, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said, underlining that the country is exploring the way forward for peace and stability in South Asia. Addressing […]
Story: Having retreated into a shell and turned his back on music, Aditya (Akhtar) is now a do-gooder who seeks to spread joy in a quiet corner of Northeast India. But there is little joy […]
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (TIP): A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck the German consulate in Afghanistan’s northern Mazar-i-Sharif city late on Nov 10, killing at least two people and wounding more than 100 in a major militant assault […]
JAMMU (TIP): Pakistani troops resorted to firing along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Pallanwala sector of the Jammu district on Nov 17 evening prompting the army to give a “befitting response”. “Pakistan army […]
KABUL (TIP): Afghan security officials have confirmed that at least four security forces were killed when their vehicle was attacked by a suicide bomber in the capital Kabul. The security officials, who did not want […]
DHAKA (TIP): Four-months after Bangladesh’s worst terror attack on an upscale cafe here in the capital’s diplomatic enclave, authorities have returned the eatery where 22 people, including an Indian girl, were killed during a bloody […]
DHAKA: An Islamist militant leader, the prime suspect in the brutal murders of a secular blogger and a publisher in Bangladesh, has been arrested from the national capital, police said today. Khairul Islam alias Fahim, […]
DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh took delivery on Nov 21 of its first submarines, bought from China, as it seeks to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh paid a reported $203 million for […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Normal life has been affected in Nepal as a Maoist faction imposed a nationwide strike to pressurise the government to ensure food security and lower the prices of essential goods, with police arresting […]
The director of a West Virginia development group and a mayor are under scrutiny after a racist post about first lady Michelle Obama attracted a backlash and prompted calls on social media for both women […]
WASHINGTON: Pakistan “can and must” take more effective action against terror groups operating from its soil as no state should allow its territory to be used to launch attacks into another, the White House has […]
A top American daily has raised questions over the recent meeting between Donald Trump and his Indian business partners, saying the President-elect could use his position to advance his business interests. “Washington ethics lawyers said […]
An Indian American man who tried to go to Syria with his teenaged brother and sister to join the ISIS terror organisation has been sentenced in Chicago to 40 months in prison. Mohammed Hazra Khan, […]
A record 165,918 Indians were studying in the US during academic year 2015-16, a rise of 25 per cent over the last year, making it the second leading country of origin among international students in […]
An Indian-American couple has been indicted on human trafficking charges related to forced labour of foreign nationals primarily from India, authorities have said. A federal grand jury charged Satish Kartan, 43, and his wife Sharmistha […]
An Indian-American woman politician in the US has received hundreds of angry emails and phone calls, some telling her to “go back to India”, after she called for a nation-wide protest against President-elect Donald Trump. […]
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