The Man Who Forgot He Was Prime Minister
By Vaibhav Vats NEW DELHI — In political life, perhaps there is no public reaction more denigrating than ridicule. Criticism is part of the terrain, but ridicule entails a deeper kind of humiliation, where the right to even be heard seriously has been taken away. Ridicule was what greeted Manmohan Singh when, on Friday, he […]
New Ambassador Jaishankar Wants Withdrawal of Charges
New Indian Ambassador to the U.S. S. Jaishankar Dec. 27 met top officials of the State Department to convey India’s strong protest over the arrest of its senior diplomat in New York over visa fraud charges, even though she had diplomatic immunity. Immediately after presenting copies of his credentials to the Office of Chief of […]
Indian American Teen in Solitary Cell for 2 Years Waiting for Trial
By Indiawest Following his arrest in connection with a series of bombings at four New Jersey synagogues, Rutgers Indian American freshman Akaash Dalal has spent the past two years in solitary confinement, holed up in a tiny, windowless cell waiting for trial, which is scheduled to begin Jan. 23, 2014. “I talk to him every […]
Sikh Soldiers Want More Indian Americans in U.S. Army
By Indiawest The United States should change its policy to allow more Indian Americans to join the military without compromising on their religious beliefs and practices, the only three Sikh soldiers in the U.S. Army say. Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan and Corporal Simran Preet Singh Lamba are the only three Sikhs […]
India tour of New Zealand: Yuvraj Singh dropped for five-match ODI series, Stuart Binny makes cut
Indian selectors on Tuesday, dropped flamboyant batsman Yuvraj Singh from the squad for the five-match One-Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand, starting on January 19 in Napier. The ODI series will be followed by two Tests, commencing on February 6. Yuvraj has been in scratchy form ever since he made his India comeback in […]
I would like to return to cricket in any role, says Sourav Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said he was looking forward to a ‘new role’ in 2014, but declined to comment on speculation about a new innings in politics. Ganguly, who has been made an offer by the BJP to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, said that politics was a sensitive topic. […]
Once an Agitator, Now in Charge of Delhi’s Government
NEW DELHI — On Saturday morning, Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam Aadmi Party, took the subway from his house in Ghaziabad, a suburb bordering Delhi, to Barakhamba Road in central Delhi. This was an unusual way to travel for someone about to be inaugurated as the city’s chief minister. But Mr. Kejriwal, the […]
An Indian doctor who devoted her lifetime to Ghana
ACCRA: Hope is at hand for an Indian gynaecologist who has worked for 45 years in Ghana without a permanent residency permit and is currently being sheltered in the ward of a local hospital. Uma Sen, 80, popularly called “Mama”, who has spent over half her life working as a specialist all over Ghana, is now being […]
New York City sues FedEx for illegally shipping cigarettes
New York: New York City has sued FedEx Corp, accusing it of illegally delivering millions of contraband cigarettes to people’s homes and seeking $52 million in fines and unpaid taxes. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Manhattan, marks one of the last acts by the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose more than decade-old […]
Arvind Kejriwal keeps his power promise; 50% tariff cut for usage upto 400 units in Delhi
New Delhi: The Delhi Cabinet has cleared a 50 per cent cut in electricity tariffs for the capital. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced this after chairing a cabinet meeting at the Delhi Secretariat this evening. He had earlier announced that the three major power distribution companies in the capital will be audited starting tomorrow. Mr Kejriwal said the […]
PV Sindhu, K Srikanth crowned national champions
Young shuttlers PV Sindhu and K Srikanth notched up contrasting victories in the summit clashes to clinch the women’s and men’s titles respectively at the 78th Senior National Badminton Championship in New Delhi on Monday. It was the second national title for World Championship bronze medalist Sindhu after she registered a straight-game victory over Rituparna […]
India vs South Africa: MS Dhoni should be disappointed his bowlers didn’t win the game, says Graeme Smith
Johannesburg: His team abandoned plans to go for a win after coming extremely close to upstaging India but South African cricket captain Graeme Smith insisted that the last-minute change in strategy was not prompted by the fear of loss. In a pulsating finish to the first Test in Johannesburg on Sunday, South Africa fell short […]
Bobby Jindal will run for President in 2016: US
WASHINGTON: Top Republican leader and current governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal is planning to run for President in 2016, a top US Senator from his home State has said. “I do think, he (Jindal) will run. He is being running. He would be a significant candidate,” Senator David Vitter told private American TV channel C-SPAN’s Newsmakers programme in an interview. “I […]
Christie’s First Auction in India Breaks Records for Local Artists
Demonstrating the robust demand for Indian art, Christie’s first auction in India almost doubled its high estimate of $8 million to bring in $15.4 million, or 965.9 million rupees, selling nearly all the works on offer and breaking a number of records for Indian artists. Among the records broken at the sale, which was held […]
U.S. Flouts Its Own Advice in Procuring Overseas Clothing
WASHINGTON — One of the world’s biggest clothing buyers, the United States government spends more than $1.5 billion a year at factories overseas, acquiring everything from the royal blue shirts worn by airport security workers to the olive button-downs required for forest rangers and the camouflage pants sold to troops on military bases. But even […]
Devyani Khobragade case: US embassy paid for air tickets of domestic help’s family, say sources
New Delhi: The US embassy had paid for the air tickets for three family members of domestic help of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade when they were ‘evacuated’ from New Delhi to New York last week, sources said today. The tickets for domestic help Sangeeta Richard’s husband Philip Richard and their two children – Jennifer and […]
Arvind Kejriwal to be Delhi chief minister, it’s ‘AAP ki baari’
New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal will be the new Chief Minister of Delhi. His one-year-old Aam Aadmi Party or AAP will form government in Delhi with external support from the Congress. “The aam aadmi will be chief minister, not me,” Mr Kejriwal said after meeting Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. He has requested that his oath-taking ceremony, at an […]
Pakistani Composer Usman Riaz Named TED Senior Fellow
By Indiawest UNITED STATES: Composer and guitarist Usman Riaz of Pakistan is one of 12 individuals in the new class of 2014 TED Senior Fellows, who will join the TED community for two years beginning in 2014. In his TED profile, Riaz said, “I began playing classical piano at the age of six and taught […]
Indian American Gifts $500K to CSUSB Nursing Department
By Indiawest SAN BERNADINO, United States: Physician and philanthropist Dr. Prem Reddy, of Victorville, has donated $500,000 to Cal State San Bernardino and its department of nursing. To recognize his gift, the university’s nursing lab will be renamed the Dr. Prem Reddy Nursing Laboratory. Reddy has been a long-time supporter of CSUSB. In 2006, the Dr. […]
Seattle Cabbie Attacker Gets 40 Months for Hate Crime
By Indiawest Calling a repeat felon’s outbursts during an attack on a cab driver “the most disgusting, ugly and racist language that I have heard in 30 years on the bench,” U.S. district Court Judge John Coughenour in Seattle, Wash., sentenced a homeless man Dec. 10 to 40 months in prison for brutally beating a […]
