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Kamala Harris Is A Desi At Heart

'I think of that young baby, still in her diapers, balancing with her arms held up by her mother, a Tamil woman wearing a salwar kameez and a dupatta, seated on a stoop,' recalls Aseem Chhabra.......

Ro Khanna may throw his hat in the ring for presidency

Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna, 47, is headed towards running for presidency of the United States, his Indian American colleagues in the US House of Representatives believe. IMAGE: US......

The brightest Indian-American stars in the US

Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them everywhere -- in politics, in research, in the movies, even on YouTube, says......

The end of civilisation as we know it? Not really

Ever pragmatic, the Americans are convinced that the future is in the Indo-Pacific.There is a new Indo-Pacific century, and India has to decide whether it has its eyes on the prize, says Rajeev......

'Maximum utterance, minimum governance'

'A foot-in-mouth disorder seems to grip the government, and is growing chronic by the day,' says Sunil Sethi. It's another exultant week overseas in the life of the prime minister. But as he moves......

Making Rs 2 crore a day, Nikesh Arora rocked at his job

The son of an Indian Air Force officer, Nikesh Arora worked for a brief period at Wipro, selling computers.Raghu Krishnan profiles the flamboyant business star. IMAGE: Nikesh Arora and wife Ayesha......

How Jack Ma grew from 'shrimp' to whale

Often described as the Rockefeller of his age, the 51-year-old Jack Ma, who started life as an English teacher, is courted by business tycoons, political leaders and Hollywood stars. This is not......

Most influential people in the world of business

ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have found a place in Time magazine’s ‘The 100 Most Influential People’ in the world. Image: Chanda Kochchar among......

Is it the end of the road for Google Glass?

Image: A young woman wears Google Glass at a book presentation.Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images After two years of popping up at high-profile events sporting Google Glass, the gadget that......

Twitter picks NYSE for IPO even as losses widen

Twitter Inc revealed on Tuesday a tripling in quarterly losses as it prepares to list on the New York Stock Exchange in one of the year's most anticipated IPOs.The online messaging service's......

Game Of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale lead Emmy noms

The Emmy nominations for 2018. Game Of Thrones led the 70th Emmy awards with the highest nominations at 22. It was followed by Saturday Night Live and Westworld at 21, and The......

'When it comes to your country, you should take a stand'

'I know many actors living outside India put on accents in films because they think that is how Indians talk. I avoid that.'I don't have to prove anything through my accent.' 'My psyche is......

Golden Globes 2016: The Best Moments

Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show. Look, it's not like the best films won. (Clearly the Hollywood Foreign Press Association did not watch, or......

Smile Train expected to go places

Even had it not won the Oscar, Megan Mylan's Smile Pinki: A Real-World Fairy Tale was bound to travel wide. It had been shown at a few film festivals before the Oscars, and HBO was to air it.......

Why Rasika Mathur is one funny woman

Indian Americans are known for a great many things -- business acumen, success in the medical profession, being the backbone of Silicon Valley. But humour? Do funny desis really exist? Isn't......

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