NEWS
Rekhi's Payback Time Comes With $ 5 Million Donation
FFE, a Santa Clara-based non-profit organization, helps talented, but poor students in India to complete their high school and college. Many students that FFE has helped are in medical and engineering schools in India.
PERSONALITY
Have Questions About Hinduism: Ask Aunt Beth
The sight of an elderly white woman leading discussions and activities at the Sri Meenakshi Temple and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad in Houston may surprise some newcomers to the city. But to local Hindu residents, Beth Kulkarni, who was recently elected as the president of the VHP of America's Houston branch, is a strong member of the Hindu parivar.
MOVIES
Bollywood's Millennium Jinx
According to box office figures released by Hollywood trade publication, Daily Variety,Dharmesh Darshan's Mela and T Rama Rao's Bulandi, had mediocre box office openings in the first three days of release.
COLUMN
Making Sense of Cricket in New York
'I was jealous of cricket because it took the attention of
the boys away from me. I wanted to be the object of their concentration,
subject of their fiercest passions and the most precious of their possessions.
I wanted to be that cricket ball,' Shoba Narayan on her wicket, wicket ways.
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Demand for Compulsory Cab Shields Mounts
The family of Mohammadullah Saighani, an Afghan medical doctor
who drove a cab in Toronto because he could not practise medicine, believes he
would still be alive if his cab had a dividing shield.
How John Malkovich God-Fathered
Sivan's The Terrorist
John Malkovich noted in his NYT article that Santosh Sivan's film had 'an absolutely hypnotic performance by a young actress called Ayesha Dharkar, whose presence
graces nearly every frame'.
Demonstrations Against Rocker Planned
'Many of us call African Americans kallus,' says Simran Singh, a
recent
graduate of a New York University.
'Rocker may deserve to be suspended from the Atlanta Braves for a
season or
two but who will punish the bigots in us?'
My Own New York
'Honking cabbies, stinking
urine,
homeless beggars, strident activists and all -- the parallels between
India and
New York are remarkable. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else,' says Shoba Narayan.
Deepak Chopra Loses Case
A 12-member jury unanimously rejected Dr Deepak Chopra's claim in a San Diego court that a former co-worker had stalked him and had tried to blackmail him for $ 50,000.
Three Cousins And A Canteen
Komala Nivas provides some pure Madras sapad -- sambar, rasam, the works. All this bang in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Indians Score On Intel Talent Search
The Intel Corporation and Science Service on January 10 awarded $ 600,000 to 300 students from across the country, as well as to the schools they attend.
American Business Backs Pact With India
With this, the wrangling over the restrictions that has been going on for more than four years has come to an end.
Sixth Sense Wins People's Choice Award
The spooky film directed by Manoj 'Night' Shyamalan about a boy who sees dead people makes its point.
Indian Women Win Web Award
Deb Agarwal, a top scientist at a national laboratory, and Radha Ramaswami Basu, a high-tech entrepreneur, were among those honored by Women on the Web.
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