Congress Uses Facebook to Source Questions for Goa Assembly
Panaji: Battered in the Lok Sabha polls and wracked by dissent, the Congress in Goa has taken to social media to source questions to be raised during Goa assembly session which begins on Tuesday. An appeal and subsequent follow ups posted by Facebook by the Goa Congress for issues and questions to be raised in […]
Karnataka Chief Minister’s Shocking Remark On 6-Year-Old’s Rape
Bangalore: While hundreds of parents protest in panic on the streets of Bangalore after a six-year-old child was allegedly raped at an elite school this month, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today snapped at a reporter saying, “Is this the only news? Is there no other news?” The chief minister had been asked for comment on […]
Journalist Jehangir Pocha Succumbs to Cardiac Arrest
By Sunita Sohrabji, India West Jehangir Pocha, editor-in-chief of the New Delhi-based news television station NewsX, died unexpectedly early morning July 12 of cardiac arrest. Pocha, 46 at the time of his death, leaves behind his mother, his wife Ranjana and three children: toddler twins Darius and Daeya, and an older son, Adi. Pocha began […]
Conference Examines Cultural Aspects of Mental Health
News Dispatches, Indiawest Insight into a patient’s cultural background is not the only key to diagnosis and treatment, but it often can play an important role in both, said Dr. Ramaswamy Viswanathan, director of the psychiatric consultation-liaison service at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. “There are more similarities than […]
Indian American Entrepreneur, Activist Priya Haji Dead at 44
By Lisa Tsering, India West San Leandro, Calif. — Indian American thought leader and social entrepreneur Priya Haji was found dead in her home July 14 at the age of 44. She leaves behind two young children, an 11-month-old daughter, Zen, and two-year-old son, Omi. Haji — whose unusual name reflected her ethnic mix of […]
Malaysian Airliner Downed in Ukraine War Zone, 295 Dead
Grabovo, Ukraine: A Malaysian airliner was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia and the West back opposing sides. Ukraine accused “terrorists” – militants fighting to unite eastern Ukraine with Russia – of shooting down the […]
India in England: Let Bat and Ball do the Talking, Says Sunil Gavaskar
The James Anderson-Ravindra Jadeja row, that took place on the second day of the Trent Bridge Test, has promised to spice up the second Test between England and India at Lord’s and even threatened to create a rift in relations between the BCCI and ECB, but former India skipper and NDTV expert Sunil Gavaskar said there should […]
Sania Mirza Enters Top-5 in Doubles for First Time in Her Career
New Delhi: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza achieved a career-best rank of number five in the world as the new WTA doubles chart was released on Monday. Sania, who turned a pro in 2003 and overcame a career-threatening wrist injury in between, has entered the top-five for the first time in her career. Sania and her […]
India Complain Against James Anderson, England Fume as ICC Levels Charges
London: England paceman James Anderson has been the subject of an official complaint by India, it was announced on Tuesday — just two days before the teams meet for the second Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The International Cricket Council has taken note of the matter and charged him for a Code of Conduct’s Level Three […]
SAHARA Hosts Walk for Community Empowerment
Cerritos, Calif. — Indian American community members planted a field of paper flowers inscribed with such inspirational messages as “Love Heals” and “I Am at Peace” during the South Asian Helpline And Referral Agency ’s Walk for Community Empowerment June 22 at the Cerritos Regional Community Park here. While over 300 participants enjoyed activities promoting a […]
Costco Pulls D’Souza Book, Citing Poor Sales
By Lisa Tsering, India West San Leandro, Calif. — Mega-retailer Costco removed copies of Indian American author Dinesh D’Souza’s nonfiction title “America: Imagine a World Without Her” from its shelves, sparking outrage by his conservative fans. Forty-eight hours later, the book was back on Costco’s shelves, spurred by a Facebook campaign and an Internet blitz by […]
Indian Woman Arrested at DFW Airport for Abducting Her Child
By News Dispatches, Indiawest Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas — An Indian woman was arrested here when she arrived at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport eight years after she apparently forcibly took her son away to India and brought him back again, according to an IANS report. Drew Dees, now 10, was reunited July 9 with his father, Dean […]
Day 2 report: Bhuvneshwar, Shami give India the advantage
Trent Bridge: Before the start of the series, there was a lot of talk about Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami regarding their contribution with the ball. However, on day two of the first Test, England discovered that both these ‘bowlers’ are ‘batsmen’ and apparently very good batsmen. All the talk and all the focus on […]
Budget is new ray of hope for the poor and downtrodden: Modi
NEW DELHI: Describing the general Budget as a ‘sanjeevani’ (new life) to the “moribund economy”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said it converts hopes and aspirations of the people into trust and is in line with his government’s endeavour to bring India out of crisis. “This Budget is a new ray of hope for […]
‘Barack Obama Looking Forward to Meeting PM Modi in September’
New Delhi: President Barack Obama is looking forward to meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September, which will be a “valuable opportunity” to renew the strategic partnership and spur trade between the two countries, US Deputy Secretary of State William J Burns said on Thursday. Mr Burns, who met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Finance […]
NYC Cabbie Guilty of Arranging Pakistan ‘Honor’ Killings
By Associated Press, Indiawest New York — A New York City taxi driver was convicted July 3 of arranging two killings in Pakistan because he was dismayed that his daughter had left an arranged marriage. Mohammad Ajmal Choudhry was so humiliated that he arranged the honor killings of two relatives of a man who had helped […]
Bill Clinton to Travel to India in July for Foundation
By Yoshita Singh, Press Trust of India New York — Former President Bill Clinton will travel to India this month during which he is expected to visit Lucknow and Jaipur and focus on critical issues, including global health, improved access to medicines, climate change and economic development. Clinton will travel to India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Papua New […]
Teen Prodigy Cracks SAT, Earns Three Associate Degrees
By Sinduja Rangarajan, Special to India-West Granite Bay, Calif. — When Maadhav Shah checked his SAT score for the first time, his first instinct was to check it again. He had a perfect score of 2400. “I was pretty surprised,” the young Indian American teen toldIndia-West with a shy smile. “But when it sunk in, I […]
Being Part of Team More Important Than Being Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Nottingham: Being instinctive is seen as Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s best attributes but the man who has captained India to unprecedented highs in the last seven years reveals that his often talked about gut feeling is backed by cold logic. In a rare interview on his 33rd birthday, Dhoni recollected the time he was made captain before […]
Ganguly predicts Germany-Holland final in World Cup
KOLKATA: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, who is set to fly off to England for commentary assignments, will miss celebrating his birthday with family at home when he turns 42 tomorrow but Bengal’s favourite son promises to be updated with all the football action. “That’s the way it is, can’t help,” Ganguly said before leaving […]
