Indian American Chess King Captures Oklahoma’s Imagination
MOORE, Okla. — Joe Veal, who spent a recent afternoon teaching chess to children at a recreation center near Moore, admits the game’s reputation as a stodgy pastime for geeks and nerds. Perception is changing. Popular culture has something to do with that. Take the life-sized, high-stakes chess match that figured prominently in the first Harry Potter […]
Virat Kohli savours first Test victory as captain
COLOMBO: Savouring a crushing 278-run series-levelling victory over Sri Lanka on Monday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said that his first Test win as captain of a young team is very satisfying especially after the loss in Galle. “It’s pretty satisfying especially knowing we came pretty close twice before at Adelaide and Galle. I think the […]
Bloodbath in global markets: US shares plunge after Chinese stock rout
NEW YORK: US stock markets plunged in early trading Monday following a big drop in Chinese stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell into correction territory, that’s Wall Street jargon for a drop of 10 per cent or more from […]
TCC Taped Ball Tournament Spring 2015 – SLCC Winners, ECC Runners Up
HOUSTON: Another highly competitive tournament with 20 teams participating ended with the Spring Finals on 08/08/15. SLCC won the toss and elected to bat on a clear sunny day. ECC restricted SLCC to just 20 runs in the first power play period. Soon after they collected the wicket of Thilan(14), who was the top run […]
Thousands of Indians in Dubai Roar Approval Through PM Modi’s Speech
DUBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed 50,000 strong Indian diaspora at the Dubai cricket stadium where the crowd roared and cheered in approval. Here are the highlights of his speech: I see before me here a mini-India. You are those people who have worked hard and are working here for many years. At the same […]
Super Saina leads India’s rise in badminton
For a country which produces world-class athletes miserly, something revolutionary is happening in the world of badminton with world No.2 Saina Nehwal leading the Indian charge. There is a steep jump in the number of Indians competing at the highest level of the sport in the last few years, with currently three men and two […]
Indian community in US celebrates Independence Day
WASHINGTON: Indian community here celebrated India’s 69th Independence Day with ambassador Arun K. Singh unfurling the national flag and a cultural programme of patriotic songs in different Indian languages. Over 350 community members attended the Independence Day celebrations at Embassy Residence and sang the national anthem. The ambassador addressed the guests and read out President’s […]
Paul Van Ass saga leaves current and former Olympians shocked
NEW DELHI: Former and current India players feel that Paul van Ass’ “firing” as Indian men’s hockey team’s chief coach barely five months into the job could prove to be detrimental to its preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Van Ass’s future with the Indian team was in serious doubt after he failed to report […]
Indian-origin students help US win Math Olympiad after 21 yrs
WASHINGTON: Two Indian-origin students have helped the US win the prestigious International Mathematical Olympiad after more than two decades. Shyam Narayanan, 17, and Yang Liu Patil, 18, were part of the six-member US team that won the renowned award after a gap of 21 years. India was ranked 37th in the competition. “Go Team USA! […]
Arsenal Not far Away From EPL Title, Says Arsene Wenger
Arsenal finished third in 2014-15, 12 points behind eventual champions Chelsea and ended the season strongly as they lifted the FA Cup for a second consecutive year. London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made it clear that his team is aiming to win the English Premier League (EPL) this season, adding they are not “far away” […]
Indian American team makes gene-editing tool simpler
WASHINGTON: A team of Indian American researchers has developed a user-friendly resource to make the powerful gene-editing tool more friendly. The breakthrough has the potential to facilitate new discoveries in gene therapies and basic genetics research. The gene-editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9 has been widely adopted to make precise, targeted changes in DNA. The team describes […]
Business activity in India showing recovery: Goldman Sachs
Business activity picked up in the second quarter of 2015, largely on the back of better investment demand and improvements in commercial vehicle sales, Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday. The global financial giant said its composite gauge of business activities is showing a gradual recovery after a “surprising slowdown since the last quarter of 2014”, […]
IPL Scandal: Chennai, Rajasthan Suspended; Meiyappan, Kundra Banned for Life – Top 10 Developments
The promoters of Chennai Super Kings or CSK and Rajasthan Royals have been suspended for two years from the Indian Premier League by a Supreme Court-appointed panel headed by former Chief Justice of India Rajendra Mal Lodha, that inquired into the huge betting scandal that has rocked Indian cricket. (Highlights |Read) 1) The panel has also […]
NRI forms joint venture to attract Indian investment to US
A non-resident Indian (NRI) has formed a joint venture with an American investment firm to attract Indian investment to the United States and create job opportunities in areas such as New England and Baltimore. The overall objective of this joint venture appears to be the promotion of economic growth under the EB5 Investments Programme through […]
$1 Million Bronze Idol Stolen from Indian Temple Recovered
NEW YORK – A bronze religious statue from the 11-12th century, stolen from a temple in India and worth $1 million, has been recovered by U.S. customs officials as part of a three-year investigation into former New York-based art dealer Subhash Kapoor. An anonymous collector of Asian antiquities voluntarily surrendered the stolen Chola bronze statue representing Saint Manikkavichavakar to […]
Facebook lets you prioritise friends on your News Feed
Facebook has updated its controls for the News Feed, allowing users to dictate who they’d like to see stories from first. You can now select friends and Pages to see at the top of your News Feed. This means that you won’t have to scroll too far to see posts from the people who matter […]
The Incredible Moment David Beckham Made a Brilliant Catch at Wimbledon
David Beckham can still bend it like it’s no one’s business. The 40-year-old former sport star proved he’s still got it when he caught a rogue ball at the men’s doubles semi-final match at Wimbledon in which Jamie Murray and John Peers played Jonathan Erlich and Philipp Petzschner. Becks, sitting in the Royal Box, provided […]
Digital India: Net Neutrality is a key parameter for Digital India campaign to succeed, say experts
The government announced the Digital India programme last week, which according to PM Narendra Modi “will enable investment of Rs 4.5 lakh crore and ensure jobs for 18 lakh people.” While the PM did mention net neutrality in passing, experts feel that having an open internet will eventually prove to be a bigger test when it comes to […]
Indian-Americans raise US $ 75,000 for eye hospital in Bihar
WASHINGTON: Indian-Americans have raised US $ 75,000 at a recent fund raiser in California to build a state- of-the-art 200-bed super speciality eye-hospital in Bihar. The Shankara Eye Foundation and the Bihar Foundation USA have pledged to raise US $ 4 million towards the initial capital cost of the project, that aims to conduct 25,000 […]
‘Indian-Americans provide important bridge between India, US’
WASHINGTON: The small but influential Indian-American community provides an important bridge between India and the United States, American lawmakers have said. “We look forward to building the relationship between India and the United States and we thank the community here for the bridge that they help provide so that these two great democracies can work […]
