New Delhi, May 15: In the face of US sanctions on Iran, India has decided to reduce crude oil imports from the gulf nation by 11.1 percent to 15.5 million tonnes during the 2012-13 fiscal, Parliament was informed Tuesday. "The target fixed for import of crude oil from Iran for the year ...

Washington, May 14: Indian American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has a good chance of being selected as vice-presidential running mate of Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, a media report has said. "Though the nation's first Indian-American governor may be flying a bit under the radar in the VP speculation game, ...

Mumbai, May 13: Filmmaker Shirish Kunder is excited to know that his much- anticipated movie "Joker" has featured in New York Times' August movie release schedule. "'Joker' features in The New York Times movies list. The only Indian film that finds a place in it," tweeted the 38-year-old. Starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi ...

New York, May 14: Elizabeth Pessala became the first Indian American judge to be honoured by the Nassau County Bar Association. He is serving as an associate justice for the village of Westbury. Along with Pessala,  Angelo Mangia, former counsel to the State Senate majority was also honoured. Both received the Nassau ...

Washington, May 11: India-born professor Kamal Bawa has donated the entire prize money of one million Norwegian Kronor (about Rs.10 million) from the world's first major international sustainability award to the Indian organisation he founded in 1996. Bawa, distinguished professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, is the 2012 winner ...

New York, May 11: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recalled two "remarkable experiences" in India, including a meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee to focus on efforts for the upliftment and empowerment of women. "I try, whenever possible, to find time to meet with women who are trying to ...

New York, May 11: US prosecutors have asked a New Jersey court to sentence convicted Indian American student Dharun Ravi to prison for bias intimidation in a webcam spying case, but not the maximum of ten years. Former New Jersey state Rutgers University student Ravi's March convictions for live-streaming his gay college ...

New Delhi, May 11: US citizen of Indian origin Pradeep K Khosla, the dean of Carnegie Mellon University's engineering college, has been named as the 8th chancellor of the University of California, San Diego. Khosla, an alumnus of IIT-Kharagpur's electrical engineering department, will replace Marye Anne Fox in August 2012. "UC San Diego ...

RAMESH KUMAR SHARMA  The people of Indian origin gracefully covered the itinerary at their footholds It is not enough to state that Indian sojourners in search of jobs arrived African, Pacific, South American and Caribbean countries; Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago. The more important thing is to know ...

New York, May 10:  Global non-profit organisation Asia Society's India-born head Vishakha Desai, who has advised President Barack Obama on India related issues, is stepping down as President and CEO after 22 years at the city-based leading cultural and educational body. US-educated Desai would leave her post on September 1 and ...