Legal Immigrants from India on H-1B and F1 visas surpass Mexicans entering the US
By Raif Karerat Immigrants from India and China, many with student or work visas, have overtaken Mexicans as the largest groups coming into the U.S., according to U.S. Census Bureau. While Mexicans still dominate the overall composition of immigrants in the U.S., accounting for more than a quarter of the foreign-born people, of the 1.2 […]
Indian film producers ban Pakistani actors ‘for ever’ over Kashmir crisis
The Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association has banned Pakistani actors, singers and technicians from working on Indian films. The organisation’s president, TP Aggarwal, said: “No Pakistani will be hired by their producer members for ever.” However, as a crisis between Indian and Pakistan over attacks in the disputed territory of Kashmir escalates, other reports stated […]
Tata Global Beverages: in search of tea drinkers
A presentation that Tata Global Beverages Ltd made last week to US-based investors gave a spring to its share briefly, before it cracked along with the market in the aftermath of India’s “surgical strike” across the border. After gaining 5% mid-week, it closed the week ended 30 September below the previous week’s close. One item […]
Vedanta pays over $2 billion in royalties, taxes to India in FY16
NEW DELHI: Mining giant Vedanta Resources has paid more than $2 billion (over Rs.3,300 crore) in taxes, royalties, licence fees and other payments to India in the last financial year ended March 2016. In total, the firm led by billionaire Anil Agarwal has paid about $ 2.18 billion in taxes, royalties, licence fees and other payments to […]
India’s Rafale deal is leaving China rattled: Here’s why
India’s move to buy 36 French Dassault Rafale jets has raised anxiety in India’s eastern neighbour China. State-run Global Times carried an article recently highlighting China’s worries about India’s increased military strength and how the nuclear-capable Rafales will add to India’s nuclear deterrence capability. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar commented on Sunday that India may start […]
India ratifies Paris deal, Modi stresses commitment to fight climate change
India on Sunday ratified the Paris climate-change deal, a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the surprise announcement of New Delhi joining the effort to control global warming. The pact that is expected to kick in by year-end requires countries to come up with plans to limit greenhouse gas emission to keep global temperature […]
Stone throwing, anti-India slogans by Pak gallery sully Wagah border ceremony
The prevailing tension between the neighbours spilled onto a usually peaceful exercise, as a stone was hurled into the Indian gallery from the Pakistan side at the Wagah border and anti-India slogans were shouted during the retreat ceremony on Sunday. A Border Security Force official confirmed the incident. Ever since the Uri terror attack and India’s subsequent surgical […]
India has never attacked another country: Modi amid tension with Pakistan
India has neither coveted any territory nor attacked any country, but its men have made supreme sacrifices for the national cause and freedom of others, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. His remarks came in the backdrop of escalating India-Pakistan tension after the September 18 attack at the Uri army base in Jammu and […]
Karishma Tanna gets scolded on Jhalak 9
Too much drama on the sets of Colors’ Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 (BBC). Competition is getting tougher and contestants are giving their best to be in the race. One of the participants from the show Karishma Tanna, is putting in her heart and soul to win the golden trophy. However, we have heard that her dancing partner and […]
Sonakshi to learn about a major TRUTH in Kuch Rang…
It seems that the cat is finally out of the bag now. Wondering, what we are aiming at? Well we hear that Sonakshi (Erica Fernandes) will learn the truth in Sony Entertainment Television’s Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi (Beyond Dreams). Dev (Shaheer Sheikh) and Sonakshi who got married amidst a lot of difficulties and will have […]
Deepika Padukone to play Emperor Ashoka’s daughter in a Tamil film?
Sundar C’s mega budget has been in the news for a long time. Reportedly it will be a period drama by the name Sanghamitra. Now here’s what you really know. Sanghamitra is actually the name of Emperor Akbar’s eldest daughter. So, looks like a female character will play a pivotal role. And guess who is speculated […]
Goddess Durga chose a Horse to be her Vahan this year. Does it mean doomsday for mankind?
Goddess Durga Vahan and their meaning The auspicious festivity of Navratri is just round the corner and marks the end of inauspicious period ‘Shradh’. The 9-day celebration is dedicated to Goddess Durga, who is worshipped in 9 different forms. Navratri Every year Goddess Durga arrives on different vahans (mount) that symbolise a special message for […]
Taman Negara: Malaysia’s wild side
Did you know where the oldest rainforest is located? Well if you said Amazon, just like I did when asked this question, you are wrong! It is Taman Negara in Malaysia, which is over 130-million-years old rainforest. Taman Negara in Malay literally translates to ‘national park’. Covering 4343 square kilometres, this tropical rainforest spans over […]
Fatty Diet May Increase Risk Of Intestinal Tumour
Specific types of high-fat diets — based on corn or coconut oils like those found in certain salad dressings and ice cream — may increase risk of tumour formation in intestinal cancer, finds a study. A high-fat-diet-induced immune reaction causes inflammation leading to intestinal cancer even if one is not obese, suggested the study. […]
Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova in Wuhan Open Tennis Semi-Finals
Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova have entered the semifinal of the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in China. Sania and Barbora defeated the Hungarian-Kazakh duo of Times Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) on Friday. Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova are the third seeds in this tournament. They took just one hour and […]
M S Dhoni Movie Review: Sushant Singh Rajput’s Film is a Fanboy Account
Neeraj Pandey’s M S Dhoni – The Untold Story is a highly unusual enterprise. Never before in the history of cinema has a biopic of an active sportsman been mounted with quite this level of patronage from the subject himself. This unabashed puff-job has been bankrolled by Dhoni’s long-time confidant and business partner Arun Pandey and personally […]
US blames Pakistan’s coddling of terror for escalating tensions, asks Islamabad to ‘combat and delegitimize’ terror groups
WASHINGTON: Pakistan is being blamed for the escalation of tensions in the Indian subcontinent. Its coddling of UN-designated terrorists and terror groups and its launching cross-border terrorism into India is being seen by the Obamaadministration as the provocation – if not justification — for New Delhi’s decision to conduct a one-time, demonstrative, surgical strike at terrorist launch pads across […]
US-India military relationship ‘is the closest ever’, says Ashton Carter
WASHINGTON: India-US military relationship is the “closest it has been ever” and the two countries are exercising together by air, land and sea for the first time, America’s defence secretary Ashton Carter has said. He underlined that the two great democracies have done a strategic and technological+ “handshake”. “America’s regional partnerships are growing in number and strength. The US-India military relationship […]
