Pankaj Sarma (name changed), associate professor with an Indian business school, earns Rs 1 lakh every month for evaluating papers written by students in the US. This is apart from his salary of Rs 60,000 as per University Grants Commission scale.
Biden, as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has foreign policy experience in spades, making him an appealing candidate.
"There is growing worldwide concern that economic slowdown could lead to a parallel slowdown in environmental progress, with governments less willing to advocate hard steps essential for reducing greenhouse emission," Pachauri, head of the United Nation's Nobel Prize-winning scientific panel said, in an article published in the Guardian.
US Democrat Senator on Saturday night formally bowed out of the race for the US presidential elections.
As much as it was a thumping victory for Barack Obama, the election results were also a repudiation of the current Republican Party, held hostage by a rabid tea party, that has alienated minorities and women, who delivered for Obama despite an unemployment rate of over 7.8 percent, says Aziz Haniffa.
Despite Hillary Clinton's 'consolation' win in Kentucky, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates, according to a CNN report. Though Clinton won Kentucky by an impressive margin of over 30 points, Obama managed to pick up 51 delegates from the state, which gave him the desired majority for the Democratic nomination. The Kentucky primary will give Obama 1,627 of the 3,253 pledged delegates, in all the of primaries and caucuses.
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US Principal Deputy Solicitor General Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan on Wednesday moved a step closer to creating history, reports Aziz Haniffa.
The number of Americans who believe that the country is ready for a black president has risen to 76 per cent, up 14 percentage points since December last year. Obama, who is bidding to be the first African-American to be elected to the Oval Office, is leading against Clinton, who is also attempting to script history by becoming the first woman President. Optimism about the country's acceptance of a black president is higher among black men than among black women.
If confirmed, Nancy Powell will be the first woman ambassador to India, but some have questioned if she would have the ear of the President unlike a political appointee. Aziz Haniffa reports from Washington DC.
State legislators of Indian-origin in the United States appeared to be divided in their support either for Senator Hillary Clinton or Senator Barack Obama -- both of whom are engaged in a bitter fight for Democratic nomination for the 2009 presidential election.
Barack Obama's re-election reflects how much the Republican Party, held hostage by the Tea Party, has alienated minorities and women. Aziz Haniffa reports
Huckabee's wins have come as a blow for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who scored victories in Utah, Colorado, North Dakota, Minnesota, Montana and Massachusetts, his home state.
The Intel STS competition, often called the 'junior Nobel Prize', is said to be America's oldest and most prestigious high school science competition.
Democrat presidential hopeful John Edwards has bowed out of the race for White House after his dismal performance in most of the primaries dominated by front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Hillary has the odds stacked against her in the African-American dominated state, and Obama is in a must-win situation.
Senator Hillary Clinton, bidding to become the first woman president of the US, consolidated her position by winning the hard-fought Nevada caucuses edging past her Democratic rival Barack Obama
With about 80 per cent of the precincts reporting, Romney, who earlier lost the Iowa and New Hampshire votes, had 39 per cent of ballots in his his native state, McCain 30 per cent and Mike Huckabee 16 per cent.
As federal officers raid alleged abusers, tech employers worry they'll run short of skilled foreign workers, especially in stimulus sectors.
Madhu Gadia shows Arthur J Pais how healthy food can be finger-licking tasty.
Indian women may consider it sacred to adorn 'Sindoor' (vermilion) on their foreheads, but the United States government has warned against using a particular brand of this toxic 'red powder' due to high lead content.
An ongoing federal probe into H-1B visa fraud leads to 11 arrests and the indictment of IT services firm Vision Systems Group
Presidential hopeful and a senior Democrat has defended his civil rights record even while making the point that his remarks against minorities and certain ethnic groups, including Indian-Americans, may have been phrased wrongly.
Balmurli Natrajan, anthropology professor at the William Paterson University in New Jersey, is one of the most visible campus activists in the country. He is involved with the South Asia Solidarity Initiative, which impacts public discourse in the United States.
Leading Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is much more popular among African-American women than her rival Barak Obama who is trying to become the first African-American president of the United States.
While the charismatic Bill Clinton has often turned out in support for his wife, this is the first time that talk show host Oprah Winfrey will campaign for a presidential hopeful.
For two weeks, the Asian American Action Fund debated its choice for Person of the Year 2008, from among men and women of Pacific Asian origin who had impacted on the political arena. The eight-year-old Democratic organisation finally settled on Swati Dandekar, the Iowa assemblywoman who in the 2008 election cycle won to the state senate.
While a 51 per cent majority gives her high marks for being "knowledgeable and experienced enough to handle the presidency," pluralities rate Clinton negatively on honesty, likeability and sharing their position on issues.
The turban searches by the TSA have riled the Sikh community.
United Way, an alliance of MNCs and social agents, works on a belief that philanthropy finds new ways of giving in times of economic distress, says Sreelatha Menon.
Terming Pakistan as "the most dangerous country in the world", the US' Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has slammed Bush administration for having a "Musharraf policy" instead of a policy for Pakistan.
Top Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has proposed denying tax reliefs to companies that ship job overseas but said that education system must improve to check the trend.
Kids always pick up words in parallel.
In yet another trailblazing first, Iowa State Senator Swati Dandekar has been elected to serve in leadership for the nation's oldest organization addressing the needs of elected women at all levels of government. Dandekar, a Democrat, is the new president-elect of the National Order of Women Legislatorsthe membership arm of the National Foundation for Women Legislatorsand she will be formally installed at NFWL's next annual meeting.
In a year of countless accomplishments, India Abroad for the first time chooses two icons as the India Abroad Person of the Year. Monali Sarkar reports from New York
J-1 visa, Green Card backlog issues permeate AAPI conference. Aziz Haniffa reports
Hari Sevugan, an Indian-American attorney, has been co-opted by the Barack Obama presidential campaign as a senior spokesperson to augment the already massive media operation of the campaign of the Democratic candidate. Sevugan has considerable experience in communication and policy work with statewide political campaigns.Sevugan had served as the Communications Director for presidential candidate Senator Chris Dodd, before the latter threw in the towel in January.
An Indian-American post-colonial theorist, who describes herself as a 'para-disciplinary, ethical philosopher,' has been appointed to the highest faculty rank at Columbia University, the school announced on Friday.
McDermott last co-chaired the Caucus from 2000-2002 and Wilson from 2002-2004. They will succeed Representatives Gary Ackerman, New York Democrat and Ileana Ros Lehtinen, Florida Republican.
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