Canadian Teen Receives International Diana Award
GEORGETOWN, Ontario: Teen Harnoor Gill was recently honored with an International Diana Award for a charity set up in memory of Princess Diana. The Diana Appreciation Society was formed in 2011 in memory of Princess Diana and supports many foundations around the world. It was established as a legacy for the princess, who believed that young […]
HCC Trustee Neeta Sane Endorsed by Chronicle for Re-election
HOUSTON: Neeta Sane, who has been serving as a trustee of Houston Community College for the past six years, has received the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle for her re-election for HCC Trustee District VII. Several other entities, public officials and community members have also given their backing and endorsement in support of Neeta’s re-election […]
Open Letter to Sachin Tendulkar
By Malay Vyas Dear Tendulkar, A couple of weeks ago, a Texans player played with a bloody nose in a football game at Reliant Stadium but a few thousand cricket fans living in Houston remember the original bloody nose. We remembered you from the time you bled on Doordarshan. I had a black & white […]
Sachin Tendulkar to play for Mumbai in Ranji Trophy before Test series
MUMBAI: In order to prepare for the two-match Test series against the West Indies next month, Sachin Tendulkar will play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy preliminary round match against Haryana at Lahli starting on October 27. Tendulkar, who will retire after playing the second Test (November 14-18) against the West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium, will play in the Ranji […]
Gold premiums hit record in India
MUMBAI: Gold premiums in India, the world’s biggest buyer of the precious metal, hit a record $100 an ounce, about 8 per cent over London prices, on a shortage of supplies to meet festival demand, traders said on Tuesday. Banks, the primary dealers of bullion, are currently importing the yellow metal chiefly for exporters, as under the […]
24-year-old woman found stabbed to death in south Delhi
New Delhi: A 24-year-old wife of an army officer was found stabbed to death in her house in Delhi today, police said. The victim, identified as Saujanya, had several deep wounds on her body and her throat had been slit. Her husband Kishore discovered her body in a pool of blood at their home in Sarojini […]
US shutdown: House GOP drops plan, leaving fiscal talks in limbo
Washington: House Republican leaders struggled on Tuesday to craft a new proposal to reopen the government and change the president’s health care law, after a plan presented behind closed doors to the Republican rank-and-file failed to attract enough support immediately to pass. After more than two hours, Republican leaders backed off the plan that had emerged […]
Sachin Tendulkar announces retirement from Test cricket after 200th game
Sachin Tendulkar has decided to call it quits. In a media statement released through the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Thursday afternoon, the 40-year-old Tendulkar said his 200th Test will be the last time he will be seen in India colours. This milestone match, against the West Indies, will most probably be […]
Portraits of Sikh Gurus Removed from LA Bar After Protest
By Indiawest CALIFORNIA: A café-cum-bar here, which had outraged Sikhs by displaying portraits of their Gurus in its bar area (I-W, Sept. 27), has removed them. The Sikh community welcomed the decision of the Pikey Bar and Restaurant to remove the portraits of the Sikh Gurus. “United Sikhs is humbled to successfully address another issue […]
India’s IT companies have become complacent: Ravi Venkatesan
Ravi Venkatesan, an independent board member of India’s second largest software services providerInfosys Ltd, says the country’s biggest information technology (IT) companies have become complacent after years of rapid growth and high-profit margins, and continue to avoid taking big, risky bets. “Fantastic growth and fat margins have made many companies quite complacent so there has […]
Andhra Pradesh: Seemandhra powerless as shutdown continues over Telangana
As large areas of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions reeled under power outages and shortage of essential goods on the fourth day of the shutdown on Monday, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy called the various associations and employees unions of Seemandhra which are on an indefinite strike for talks on October 9. Telangana crisis: […]
Barack Obama nominates Janet Yellen to lead US Federal Reserve
Washington: President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated respected economist Janet Yellen to lead the Federal Reserve, replacing outgoing Chairman Ben Bernanke, who carried the central bank through the financial crisis. Yellen, 67, will be the first woman ever to lead the Fed and is widely expected to maintain Bernanke’s focus on supporting the US economy until […]
Wal-Mart splits from Bharti; stores on hold
World’s largest retail chain Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Group has called off their six-year old alliance in India, both the companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday, bringing the curtains down on a troubled deal marred by government-probes and allegations of corrupt practices. Wal-Mart will acquire the Indian partner’s stake in the 50:50 wholesale […]
Hindu Americans in Houston Celebrate a Decade of Advocacy
HOUSTON: Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) joined over 200 Houstonians in celebrating the Hindu American Foundation’s (HAF) tenth anniversary of advocacy on Saturday, September 21 at the India House in Houston. The only Indian-American currently serving in Congress, Congressman Bera lauded the HAF for its important advocacy efforts on behalf of the community while urging the […]
NRI student’s death: Six accused sent to judicial custody
NEW DELHI: Six accused arrested in connection with the death of NRI student Anmol Sarna and drug abuse were on Monday denied bail by a Delhi court and sent to judicial custody till October 14. The court denied the accused bail saying the probe was at an initial stage and the allegations against them were serious in […]
Former Bihar Chief Minister Convicted in “Fodder Scam”
NEW DELHI – A longtime political heavyweight from the eastern Indian state of Bihar was found guilty on Monday of participating in a corruption scheme known as “Fodder Scam,” in which mid-ranking officials created false receipts and siphoned off public funds earmarked for animal husbandry for more than a decade. Lalu Prasad, 65, served as […]
Aftermath of the Mumbai Building Collapse
MUMBAI—As buildings in Mumbai fall down with an alarming frequency, much of the blame has been placed on construction companies that used shoddy techniques or owners who neglected to make the necessary repairs. In the latest accident near the Mazgaon dockyard, the owner of the building is the city government itself. The civic organization that governs Mumbai, the […]
Asaram Bapu has paedophilia, claims police; he’s denied bail
Jaipur: Spiritual leader Asaram Bapu, in jail on charges of sexually assaulting a school girl, has been refused bail today by the Rajasthan High Court. The 75-year-old was arrested in August and has been in prison in Jodhpur in Rajasthan since then. Investigators alleged in court today that he has paedophilia. The guru’s famous lawyer, Ram […]
Obama Looking Forward to Meeting with Prime Minister, Says White House
WASHINGTON D.C.: President Barack Obama is looking forward to meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here Sept. 26 to discuss a wide range of issues and their shared objectives, the White House has said. “He (Obama) very much looks forward to the meeting,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters ahead of Singh’s arrival […]
India House Hosts Nikki Haley to a Roomful of Proud Admirers
By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: This was the weekend, as sure as any sign of the electioneering season, when political candidates and elected officials seem to have flocked to the Bayou City to meet with community leaders, raise funds and speak their minds at eager audiences. California Congressman Ami Bera was in town for the Hindu […]
