Vivah actor Amrita Rao ties the knot with RJ Anmol in Mumbai
Vivah actor Amrita Rao today tied the knot with radio jockey Anmol after seven years of dating. Anmol shared the news with fans on his Twitter and Facebook page. “An interview that started 7 years back, continues… Only to get stronger today! JUST MARRIED!!! Myself & Amrita need your Good Wishes,” he wrote alongside a […]
Patanjali to set up food processing park in Madhya Pradesh: Baba Ramdev
Ninora (MP): Patanjali group, promoted by Baba Ramdev, will soon set up a food processing park and cow research centre in Madhya Pradesh. “Patanjali group has been given offers by many states to set up food processing park. But we have decided to establish it in Madhya Pradesh and if everything goes well then it will […]
Narendra Modi govt eases red tape but foreign firms still struggle
New Delhi: Narendra Modi was elected two years ago this week promising to ease India’s notorious red tape and unpack regulatory tangles, but for foreign firms, doing business in the world’s fastest-growing large economy can still be a costly headache. With a billion consumers and rising middle class, India holds dazzling potential—yet despite signs of change […]
Indian American Sikh woman elected to key Republican position
WASHINGTON: An Indian-Americanwoman Sikh lawyer from California has been elected to a key position in theRepublican party at the national level. Chandigarh-born Harmeet Kaur Dhillon , 47, was elected as the newest national committee member of the Republican National Committee on Sunday by thousand plus votes in attendance at the California Republican Party convention. She was earlier the vice […]
Barack Obama honours Indian-American woman teacher
HOUSTON: An Indian-American woman elementary teacher from Texas has been honored by US President Barack Obama at the White House for her excellent work in the field of education. Revathi Balakrishnan , a gifted teacher at Patsy Sommer Elementary School, was also named 2016 ‘Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year’. “It is not work for me. It is actually a passion,” said 53-year-old […]
A.Q. Khan’s family figures in Panama Papers
KARACHI: The family of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the father of Pakistan’s nuclear programme, has been named in the Panama Papers. Abdul Quyuim Khan, the brother of A.Q. Khan, and Hendrina, his wife, as well as Dina and Ayesha Khan, his two daughters, are all shown as owners of Wahdat Ltd, a company registered in the […]
Suicide biggest killer of 15- to 24-yr-olds: Can youngsters tackle life?
Entrance exam pressure is not the only thing driving young people over the edge. Suicide is the biggest killer of 15- to 24-year-olds in India, followed by road traffic accidents, shows data from Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 that tracked death from 306 diseases, injuries and risk factors across 188 countries. Globally, road injury is the […]
The great Indian IIT dream: Why parents want children to be engineers
Kalu Sarai is not Kota. Or so people would like you to believe. This New Delhi neighbourhood has some obvious differences with the Rajasthan town that made its reputation as the country’s coaching hub for IIT and has recently been in news for a spate of student suicides. For one, even though Kalu Sarai attracts IIT aspirants […]
Who is watching Rajinikanth’s Kabali first day first show?
Ever since the teaser of Rajinikanth starrer Kabali came out, everyone has gone gaga over Thalaivar’s style and gangster avatar. Looks like even Bollywood is not far behind in admiring the Superstar. Akshay Kumar who watched the teaser of the Pa Ranjith film said that he was simply bowled over by the phenomenal teaser and was even more […]
Priyanka Chopra in the last week of Baywatch shoot, wonders where her travels will take her next
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chorpa, who will be seen playing a villainous role in her Hollywood debut film Baywatch, is in the final week of her movie’s shoot schedule. The film also stars WWE wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson in the lead role. While Priyanka’s pictures from the sets of her Hollywood film are already doing […]
India to influence global energy markets: IEA
New Delhi: India will turn a global player in the energy market during the next 25 years, exerting its influence on its various aspects, including renewable energy and energy efficiency, International Energy Agency’s (IEA) deputy executive director Paul Simons said. “IEA sees India as the global player for the next 25 years in energy. They will […]
RBI sets rupee reference rate at 67 against US dollar
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday fixed the reference rate of the rupee at 66.60 against the United States (US) dollar and 76.06 for the euro. These rates were 66.70 and 75.97 respectively on Wednesday. According to an RBI statement, the exchange rates for the pound and the yen against the rupee were quoted […]
India-Born Activist’s Mission to Change the Immigration Debate in the U.S.
The rancorous debates around race and immigration have made this year’s presidential race a fraught one for many U.S. immigrants. Sayu Bhojwani’s mission is to change the conversation by getting some of them into politics. Ms. Bhojwani, 48 years old, is the founder and president of the New York-based New American Leaders Project, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization […]
Indian-origin man elected to Singapore parliament
SINGAPORE: An Indian-origin lawyer from Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has been elected member of the parliament following his victory in the by-election held at suburban Bukit Batok constituency. Murali Pillai garnered 61.21 per cent of the votes, while Singapore Democratic Party’s Chee Soon Juan got 38.79 per cent of votes. Click here for […]
Neera Tanden leads Hillary Clinton campaign, slams Donald Trump’s policies
WASHINGTON: Indian American Neera Tanden led the Hillary Clinton campaign in slamming the economic policies of Donald Trump, Republican presidential presumptive nominee, on Thursday, alleging that this poses threat to the economic future of women and families. “Make no mistake: Trump’s divisive comments about women’s health are a direct threat to our dignity and economic security,” said […]
2nd Edition: The Pakistan Show, 02-06 June
His much-hyped tour of North America made news for all the wrong reasons. Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh had to cancel his public programmes at Vancouver and Toronto after the Canadian government read him the rule book on “no campaigning allowed on its soil” following petition by US-based activist group, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), […]
Half of world’s 20 most polluted cities in India, Delhi in 11th position
Half of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India, said a World Health Organization report released on Thursday, indicating industrial and vehicular exhaust were choking large parts of the country with little oversight or monitoring mechanism. The Capital is no longer the world’s most polluted city, dropping to 11th position with smaller towns […]
Vaisakhi, Even 3 Weeks Later, is Still a Gorgeous Spring Mela
Click here for Photo Collage By Jawahar Malhotra HOUSTON: It didn’t seem to matter that the actual day of Vaisakhi had passed by over three weeks ago, it was what the masses believed in and the spirit with which they celebrated when they gathered together last Saturday, May 7 at the Sikh National […]
