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MIT expels Indian-origin student for pro-Palestine essay

An Indian-origin student pursuing PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been suspended until January 2026 following his pro-Palestinian activism and is currently appealing the......

'I told them India was like a giant jumbo jet. It would take off slowly and be unstoppable'

This doctor couple put their faith in India. And in return India has put faith in them. IMAGE: The Parikhs in Paris in 1984. On December 5, 1988, a cold winter evening, an Air India plane touched......

The Importance Of Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi's gritty refusal to backtrack on her plans to visit Taiwan is part of who she is. IMAGE: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu welcomes US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi at......

New PHOTOS of Boston bomber's last stand

A Massachusetts state police photographer has released never-before-seen photos of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev just before he was taken into custody. The photographer made the move......

Bhima Koregaon: Hope and despair for accused

Will the latest development see a marked break from the way the case has been going?Jyoti Punwani reports. IMAGE: Protesters at Bhima Koregaon near Pune in Maharashtra. Photograph: PTI Photo......

The boss who nurtures

It is all about a C and C model -- of choices and consequences -- for women.Women make choices about their lives and for each of them there will be consequences, Shell India Lubricants MD Mansi......

Acoustics pioneer and founder of Bose Corporation dies at 83

Amar Bose, the founder and chairman of the audio technology company Bose Corporation has died. He was 83. Announcing his death company president Bob Maresca said, "He was more than our chairman. He......

It's no longer raining millionaires!

The world's richest are getting poorer. The wealth divide among people is also narrowing down. The recession has transformed the global map of the world's wealthiest people, with Europe nudging......

Can Jeff Bezos invent a new future for newspapers?

By buying The Washington Post in his personal capacity, the Amazon founder and internet pioneer may just be looking to save an American institution. Two sudden actions in the past few days have......

E-book readers, tablet PCs set to boom

Electronic book readers and tablet PCs, known to be niche products for technology geeks, are set to become mass-market devices in this decade, a survey by the Boston Consulting Group has said.......

Captain America Chris Evans Weds

IMAGE: Alba Baptista and Chris Evans. Photographs: Axel Schmidt/Pool RC2G0O98DP2S/Reuters. Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters Captain America: The First Avenger actor Chris Evans has tied the knot with......

Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin dies in a car accident

Anton Yelchin, best known for playing Chekov in the new Star Trek films, has died. He was 27. The actor, who also appeared in Terminator Salvation, died on June 19 in a "fatal traffic......

Life comes 'full circle' for A R Rahman

For Rahman, who had never attended college, the event hosted by the Berklee College of Music must have seemed humbling. Alla Rakha Rahman galvanised Boston recently, selling out the city's......

When Priyanka Chopra was an American teenager

What was life like for the confident Priyanka Chopra of today when she was a gawky teenager?Aseem Chhabra gives us a glimpse in his new book Priyanka Chopra: The Incredible Story Of A Global......

Meet the 10-year-old Indian star in Chicago

Brilliant Indian boy star Akash Chopra of the musical The Jungle Book, currently playing in Chicago, is being applauded for his rare talent. Arthur J Pais reports. He looks so cute and adorable as......

PHOTOS: Bold and bare -- athletes take centre stage in nude shoots

Athletes posing nude for magazines and other photo shoots show us another dimension of their fearless, bold and athletic selves. They are a novel idea but are no more of shock value because......

Complete list of Sports Illustrated's 'Sportsperson of the Year' winners

Women's tennis star Serena Williams was named the 2015 winner on Monday. Williams is the first woman to be recognized with the honor as an individual since Mary Decker in 1983, and the magazine......

Singapore's Lim confirms Liverpool interest

Singapore billionaire Peter Lim, who failed in an earlier bid to buy Liverpool FC, is prepared to improve his offer for the Premier League club, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday, confirming British......

Knicks rated most valuable team again

The New York Knicks are the most valuable professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association for the fourth consecutive year, Forbes magazine reported on Wednesday. The Knicks'......

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