Former US envoy to India Frank Wisner and industry sources expressed elation over Obama's choice of Roemer while the likes of South Asia expert Stephen P Cohen was cautious in his opinion. Some community activists were disappointed that the President had not made a high-profile nomination from the career diplomat cadres or the world of politics or business as he had for the ambassadorial posts in London and Beijing.
Jaber Elbaneh, 37, of New York is accused of conspiring with a 'sleeper cell' of six suspected al Qaeda members trained in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
'Indian civilisation has thrived for millennia because of the element of Dharma in society, however strong the demons are.'
13-year-olds Manoj Kumar and Mohamed Shaibaaz Tumbi registered a world record partnership of 721 runs in an inter-school match.
There is an urgent need to establish direct air links between India and Indonesia to enhance trade relations between the two countries, Indonesia's charge d' affaires to India Suhadi M Salam said at a meet in New Delhi on Monday.\n\n\n\n
'When we urge you to complete the task of eliminating terrorism, we are not suggesting that we are ready to fight the battle to the Last American. Indians, Americans and humanity itself have a stake in ridding the world of the scourge of terrorism. There should be no more Headleys to perpetrate terrorism.'
The San Diego Museum of Art held an exhibition of paintings of Nandalal Bose, the great Indian painter whose major work spanned the first half of the 20th century. The paintings convey aspects of nature and spirituality, simple lives of villagers, women at work, and also subtly reflect the socio-political environment of life in Bengal at the time.
The Tableeghi Jamaat is in the Pakistani media spotlight following Interior Minister Rehman Malik's statement on July 29, describing TJ's missionary centre in Lahore as the breeding ground of extremism and terrorism. Amir Mir reports from Pakistan.
'The tiger may survive in 10 national parks in the future. But that is down from 120 protected areas. It cannot be a worse scenario,' says outspoken tiger expert Valmik Thapar.
Outcomes alone matter. It is the outcomes that are important to know if the money was spent wisely and efficiently and this is what neither the CAG nor MOSPI do not seem to do very well though the MOSPI does not have a wider mandate to poke anywhere like the CAG could do.
In an online chat on April 15 Ryan Pereira, Himanshu Dev and Behrooz Avari, Educational Advisors with United States India Educational Foundation answered readers' queries related to US higher education system, application process, shortlisting universities, admission tests, recommendation letters, effective statement of purpose, applying for financial aid, organising successful applications and classroom culture. Here's the unedited transcript.
These three seemingly mundane businesses are living proof.
Cities with a strong presence in health care, education, law, energy, and the government will feel the impact of a downturn less.
A superb spell from Shadab Jakati (four for 22) helped Chennai Super Kings thrash Deccan Chargers by 78 runs in their Indian Premier League match at Buffalo Park, East London, on Monday.
The US-born microfinance guru, who still speaks with a twang, runs one of the country's largest microfinance companies, SKS Microfinance.
The world champions ate buffalo and learnt about Tiwi Island culture.
'India has much to be apprehensive about President Obama's Afpak policy, nuclear agenda and outsourcing.'
'No one is saying that the police can become the solution, the police have to become the first respondent to create a situation where other people can enter,' says Chhattisgarh DGP Vishwa Ranjan.
The former South African captain has been proving all those who dared to doubt him, wrong.
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