Washington, January 31:Â Visiting Union Minister for Labor and Employment Mallikarjun Kharge has been presented with 'Pride of India' award by the Indian-American community for his over four decades of public service.
The award was presented jointly by the Indian American Friendship Council (IAFC) and India Association of North Texas (IANT) at ...
Washington, February 1:Â With a thumping win in the Republican primary in Florida, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has cemented his front-running status for the right to challenge President Barack Obama in November.
To cheers of "Mitt, Mitt, Mitt," Romney thanked his supporters for what he called a "great victory" just 30 ...
New Delhi, January 30:Â Three years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India is likely to seek extradition from the US and Pakistan of nine accused, including David Headley, who has entered into a plea bargain with America under which he cannot be deported to any country.
Despite the plea bargain, India ...
Chicago, January 31:Â A US court has rejected the plea of a fresh trial by Pakistan-born Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, convicted of aiding terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) which is blamed for Nov 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
The Chicago district court rejected the plea of Rana, a boyhood friend of Pakistani American terrorist ...
Washington, January 30:Â Washington-based Sikh organization EcoSikh is appealing to Sikhs around the world to celebrate Mar 14 as a Sikh Environment Day for the second year. Guru Har Rai, a nature and animal lover, became the seventh Sikh Guru on this day in 1644.
EcoSikh has set the goal of enrolling ...
Washington, January 28:Â The Pentagon has stepped up efforts to make a bomb capable of destroying Iran's most heavily fortified underground facilities, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
"The 30,000-pound (around 13,600 kg) 'bunker-buster' bomb, known as the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), was specifically designed to take out the hardened fortifications built ...
Chicago, January 28:Â US-based Indian-origin woman Lyvita Gomes, who was being held at a Chicago jail for allegedly failing to show up for jury duty, has died in custody after a 15-day hunger strike.
Fifty two-year-old Gomes, a former airline trainer for Delta Airlines, died in Lake County jail on January 3, ...
Washington, January 28:Â Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama's information technology honcho, who was the highest ranking Indian American in the Obama administration, is leaving the White House, apparently to try his hand at politics.
Announcing the departure of Chopra, Assistant to the President and the federal government's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO), ...
Dallas, January 27: Telugu Association of North America has announced the launch of TANA Global Science Fair for Telugu youth who are between in the ages of 10 and 18. This event will be conducted in collaboration with Eenadu and ETV. The goal of the fair is to discover, empower and ...
Chicago, January 28: NBC Chicago, a US television station removed from its website within few hours the content which perturbed Hindus considered “inappropriateâ€, labeling their deities as “weirdâ€.
A commentary on its website titled “Why a 3-1 Blackhawks Loss Isn't So Bad†dated January 25, detailing ice hockey team Nashville Predators beating ...
