Ashwin spins India to series victory over Sri Lanka
India, who became the top-ranked team in Twenty20 internationals after whitewashing Australia 3-0 at Down Under last month, held on to their numero uno status with 2-1 series victory over Sri Lanka. India defeated Sri Lanka in the third and final match by nine wickets at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. Chasing a […]
Indian-American appointed Kennedy Centre trustee
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama appointed Ranvir Trehan, an alumnus of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India, as general trustee on board of the John F Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in the American capital. “These fine public servants bring a depth of experience and tremendous dedication to their important roles. I […]
Indian-origin US man wins $3.1 million in discrimination case
WASHINGTON: An Indian-origin man who was among 47 immigrants denied recruitment as police officers for being foreign-born has won a $3.1 million discrimination suit filed against the Chicago police department in the US, according to a media. Masood Khan won $3.1 million in compensation, along with Glenford Flowers, a Belize-born man, as victims of the […]
Sikh teen writes a book on US bullies
NEW YORK: A Sikh-American teenager has penned a book about bullying of children from the community in the US based on his experiences and that of others to raise awareness on the issue. Karanveer Singh Pannu, an 18-year-old high school student from New Jersey, has written the book ‘Bullying of Sikh American Children: Through the […]
BCCI bans Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf for 5 years
MUMBAI: Tainted Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf was on Friday banned for five years by the BCCI after its disciplinary committee found him guilty of corrupt practices and bringing the game into disrepute. The 59-year-old Rauf, who was part of the ICC’s elite panel and officiated in Test matches, was accused of accepting expensive gifts from […]
Oil Falls With Equities as Venezuela Tour Doesn’t Deliver Deal
Oil fell for a third day in New York to trade near $30 a barrel as equities declined and no supply agreement emerged from Venezuela’s tour of crude-producing nations. Futures fell as much as 2.7 percent. Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi met his Venezuelan counterpart Sunday in Riyadh, the Middle East nation’s Petroleum Ministry […]
IIT-Delhi alumnus Soumitra Dutta to head Cornell’s new business college
WAHINGTON: Soumitra Dutta, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, will become the dean of a new integrated College of Business being launched by the Cornell University during the 2016-17 academic year. Dutta currently is dean and professor of management and organizations in the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. […]
Upbeat India to take on depleted Lanka in T20 series opener
PUNE: Boosted by their 3-0 clean sweep of Australia Down Under, a confident India would seek to continue their winning momentum when they take on a depleted and new-look Sri Lanka in the first of three T20 Internationals here tomorrow. After the comprehensive series triumph in Australia, these three matches would certainly act as the […]
U.S. Academic Decathlon Tests Knowledge of India
High school students from throughout the nation are testing their knowledge in all-things India for this year’s United States Academic Decathlon. The 2015-2016 event is still in the qualifying stage, but the underlying theme of this year’s competition is India. Teams of nine — three “A” or Honor students; three “B” or Scholastic students; and three […]
At least 86 killed in Boko Haram attack, including children burned alive
DALORI, Nigeria – A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and heard the screams of children burning to death, among 86 people officials say died in the latest attack by Nigeria’s homegrown Islamic extremists. Scores of charred corpses and bodies with bullet wounds littered the streets from Saturday […]
Self-Driving Cars May Face Increased Hacking Risk: Study
LOS ANGELES: The driverless car technology will open up new security problems such as hacks that make it possible to take over the brakes, engine or other components of a car remotely, researchers say. “We are a long way from securing the non-autonomous vehicles, let alone the autonomous ones. The extra computers, sensors, and improved internet […]
Indian-American couple gifts $3.5 million for Sanskrit studies
CHICAGO: The University of Chicago has established a professorship in Sanskrit studies from $3.5 million donated by an Indian-American couple to help the varsity advance its study of the Indian subcontinent. Guru and Anupama Ramakrishnan gifted the university the amount to establish the Anupama and Guru Ramakrishnan Professorship in Sanskrit studies which supports a faculty […]
Kohli replaces Finch as No. 1 batsman in T20 Internationals
DUBAI: Virat Kohli was on Monday rewarded for his stupendous performance in India’s clean sweep against Australia in the T20 internationals as he replaced Aaron Finch as the top-ranked batsman in the ICC list for the shortest format. According to the latest list released by the ICC, Kohli who had scores of 90 not out, […]
U.S. economy hits soft patch in fourth quarter as inventories, trade weigh
U.S. economic growth braked sharply in the fourth quarter as businesses stepped up efforts to reduce an inventory glut and a strong dollar and tepid global demand weighed on exports. Gross domestic product increased at a 0.7 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said on Friday in a report that showed a further cutback in […]
2nd T20I: India beat Australia by 27 runs to seal series in Melbourne
NEW DELHI: India produced another all-round performance against Australia to record a 27-run win in the second T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday and bag the series with a game remaining. Chasing 185 to stay alive in the series, Australia slipped after a brilliant start as they were restricted to 157/8 in 20 […]
3 Indian-Americans sentenced for student visa fraud
NEW YORK: Three Indian-Americans have been sentenced by a US court to terms ranging from six months of home confinement to to an year in jail for involvement in a USD 7-million student visa fraud scheme. The Manhattan court sentenced Suresh Hiranandaney, Lalit Chabria and Anita Chabria — all relatives — in the over $7.4-million […]
Greece threatened with expulsion from Schengen over migration crisis
European Union interior ministers on Monday urged Greece to do more to control the influx of migrants, some threatening to exclude it from the continent’s prized passport-free travel zone as the crisis increasingly divides the bloc’s members. Greece was the main gateway to Europe for more than a million refugees and migrants who reached the […]
World T20 the centre of focus as teams look to find perfect combination
Are the T20Is more important than the ODIs? “Absolutely,” Ravi Shastri, Indian team director, said at the pre-match conference in Adelaide on Monday (January 25). And there would be little doubt it would be otherwise for any side around the world as they prepare themselves for the ICC World T20 to take place in India […]
Indian-origin ‘swami’ pleads not guilty in sexual assault in US
NEW YORK: An Indian-origin businessman claiming to be a Hindu monk has pleaded not guilty after standing trial on charges that he sexually assaulted three women in the US, the Los Angeles county district attorney’s office announced. According to deputy district attorney Maren Dermody, 62-year-old Gokula Nanda of West Hills was ordered to stand trial […]
Padma Vibhushan for Rajinikanth, Dhirubhai Ambani, Jagmohan
NEW DELHI: Superstar Rajinikanth, founder of the Reliance empire late Dhirubhai Ambani, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and media baron Ramoji Rao have been chosen for Padma Vibhushan, country’s second highest civilian award, this year. Former Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan, former DRDO chief V K Aatre, cancer specialist and chairperson of […]
