Washington, May 10: Hindu and Buddhist groups have grown steadily in the US, being concentrated in Texas, California, the New York Metropolitan Area, Illinois and Georgia, says a new study. "Both Buddhists and Hindus, though still relatively small compared to the large Christian groups, have grown to the point that they are ...

New York, May 10: India's Congress party has challenged the jurisdiction of a US court to hear a case filed against it by a Sikh advocacy group for its alleged role in the November 1984 anti-Sikh riots. During oral arguments in the US federal court here Wednesday, Judge Robert Sweet noted that ...

Washington, May 10: As India announced plans to take the issue of "discriminatory" increase in US visa fees to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Washington assured it continued to fully support the admission of qualified Indians. The US and India "did have a good and thorough discussion" on the visa issues in ...

Islamabad, May 10: US Ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter has denied meeting Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. The US embassy Wednesday categorically rejected an article in a national daily that claimed a meeting between Munter and Hafiz Saeed, who heads Jamaat ud Dawa, reported Associated Press of Pakistan. An embassy statement said: ...

Washington, May 9: Citing the example of Dalip Singh Saund, the first Indian American elected to the US Congress, President Barack Obama has lauded the contribution of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in building up America. "They were trailblazers like Dalip Singh Saund - a young man from India who, in ...

Washington, May 9: Soft drink major Pepsico's Indian born CEO Indra Nooyi is one of the 18 women who have shattered the glass ceiling to lead America's 500 largest corporations, according to Fortune magazine's latest ranking. Nooyi, who leads the 41st biggest company in America, is listed fourth among top women executives ...

Melbourne, May 9: Family and friends of doting Indian-origin mother Mijin Shin, who managed to push her daughter to safety in a final act of love when the pair was struck by a bus, praised her act of courage at a private funeral service held at a Macquarie Park chapel ...

New Delhi, May 8: India Tuesday asked Pakistan to dismantle its terror network and explained to the US its continued reliance on Iranian oil when External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna met Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here Tuesday. While India expressed its view on Pakistan and the need to bring to justice ...

New Delhi, May 8: Washington and New Delhi must "continue to expand trade and investment", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here Tuesday. Addressing a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, Clinton said: "We have to continue to expand trade and investment." She said that "we should be working ...

Kolkata, May 7: Sparking off a controversy, the US Monday claimed that the issue of increasing US investment in West Bengal, including in the retail sector, was touched upon by visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The statement came hours after Banerjee categorically ...