Shahzad's arrest: What American Muslims say

Since South Asians look similar and unofficial racial profiling still exists, the Times Square bomb and Faisal Shahzad's arrest has sent shockwaves through the community. Many lamented that the......

Indian Americans volunteer for Katrina relief

A simple philosophy guides the Indian-American community in Houston, Texas, USA: every little helps.Thus, 11-year-old Shruti Desai, who was among those who gathered to help, spent five hours making......

River link project: lies, damned lies, and stat

In spite of our government's repeated failure and dishonesty when it has come to major water and power projects in India, I actually considered acceptingSam Kannappan's assurance that the current......

Of dreams and pipe-dreams

Three weeks ago, I attended an informal lecture in the Washington DC area by Sockalingam Kannappan, the Texas engineer widely reported to be spearheading NRI participation in the effort to......

Chess Olympiad: Indian teams off to winning starts

IMAGE: India's Koneru Humpy in action during Day 1 of the Chess Olympiad in Chennai on Friday. Photograph: Chennai Chess 2022/Twitter Indian teams opened their campaigns with easy wins in the Open......