An Indian-American cardiologist has donated $1.5 million to the University of California-Irvine to create a Chair for Sikh studies within the school, media reported on Tuesday. Harvinder Sahota donated the money to the university that […]
An Indian-American scholar has joined a key position on South Asia in a leading US think-tank. The Stimson Centre yesterday announced the appointment of Sameer Lalwani as Deputy Director for its South Asia programme. Mr […]
STORY: Prize-fighters David and Monty are bitterly estranged brothers – who wins when they face each other in the ring? REVIEW: So, Brothers is essentially Akshay Kumar’s triumph, with some knock-out moments – and a few punches that fall […]
Birla Corp. Ltd on Monday said it had agreed to acquire two cement assets from the local arm of Lafarge SA with a combined production capacity of around 5.15 million tonnes (mt) for a total […]
Abu Dhabi/Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has agreed to increase its investment in India to Rs 5 lakh crore (US$ 75 billion). India and UAE have also signed a strategic partnership in the energy sector […]
Australia’s FAL Food and Beverages, which makes the Coco Joy, Juiced Up and Aqua Hero beverages, on Monday said it would set up its first Indian factory within three years, which will serve several countries. […]
Los Angeles: Raveena Tandon, who was in the US to perform at an event celebrating India’s Independence Day, had to face the misbehaviour of one of the organisers. The star alleged in a tweet that the […]
Sikh activist Surat Singh Khalsa’s son-in-law was reportedly found murdered near his apartment on Monday morning in Chicago. He is suspected to have been attacked with a knife by unidentified persons. He was stabbed several times […]
Indian American attorney Richa Naujoks nee Gautam has been shortlisted for Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw Lawyer of the Year award. Celebrating groundbreaking pro bono projects undertaken by legal teams with NGOs and social enterprises around […]
President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife and First Lady of India, Mrs. Suvra Mukherjee passed away on Tuesday morning at 10.51 am. She had been ill for some time and was admitted to the hospital on Friday […]
Reliance Jio is set to launch 4G-enabled handsets in the second week of September, ahead of the formal launch of its 4G services. The handsets, priced between Rs 5,000 and Rs 25,000, will see a […]
HOUSTON: An elderly Indian-American couple has been shot dead in the US state of North Carolina and police have arrested a 20-year-old suspect in connection with the slayings. Kantibhai Patel, 72, and his wife Hansaben Patel, […]
NEW YORK: India’s Consul General Dnyaneshwar Mulay invited American individuals and companies to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship projects ‘Make in India’ and ‘Digital India’ as he, accompanied by Bollywood star Arjun Rampal, rang the […]
A day after India celebrated its 69th Independence Day, Indian-Americans in Houston, Texas paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi by unveiling his bronze statue. Unveiled at the entrance of “Little India” — an area off Hillcroft […]
Actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who will be next seen in action-drama film “Brothers”, says she is keen on doing a full fledged action role. Her co-stars in the Karan Malhotra movie, Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra, have […]
Superstar Salman Khan says the love he has got from the audience for his latest release Bajrangi Bhaijaan is his national award. His co-star Kareena Kapoor recently said in an interview that she feels Salman […]
Actress Reese Witherspoon is set to star in and produce Lionsgate’s supernatural thriller ‘Cold’. Lionsgate has acquired the original story that was penned by ‘Deja Vu’ writer Bill Marsilii in a six figures deal, said The Hollywood […]
After ringing secret wedding bells Jennifer Aniston has now bagged a 5 million dollars deal with airline Emirates. Tabloid media revealed that the 46-year-old actress has shot a high-profile campaign for the airlines in Dubai as […]
STORY: CIA chief Hunley (Baldwin) convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is a key member. Hunley argues that the IMF is too reckless. Now on […]
STORY: Two individuals are brainwashed by their gurus into becoming suicide bombers, with their mission being that of blowing up a gathering of religious leaders from all over the globe. Their journey has several twists […]
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration has delivered a warning to Beijing about the presence of Chinese government agents operating secretly in the United States to pressure prominent expatriates — some wanted in China on charges of […]
LONDON (TIP): A group of over 20 men stormed a gurdwara here and stopped an inter-faith wedding between a Sikh bride and non-Sikh white groom. Members of the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Southall, […]
LONDON (TIP) Diana, princess of Wales thought US presidential candidate Donald Trump gave her “the creeps” after he attempted to woo her after her divorce from Prince Charles. The BBC TV presenter Selina Scott, who […]
DALLAS (TIP): A Dallas County judge increased the bond Thursday, August 13, for the Uber driver accused of sexually assaulting a passenger in Dallas last month. Bond for Talal Ali Chammout, 56, was increased at […]
HELSINKI (TIP): Swedish prosecutors on Aug 13 dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange but said they still want to question him on accusations of rape made after his visit to […]
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