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Hurricane Michael, 'largest storm to hit region in 100 years' mauls Florida

Hurricane Michael unleashed a furious onslaught on Florida’s Panhandle on Wednesday, the record-breaking cyclone tearing apart buildings and submerging houses in floodwaters before......

Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer Prize

Megha Rajagopalan, an Indian-origin journalist, along with two contributors has won the Pulitzer Prize for innovative investigative reports that exposed a vast infrastructure of prisons and mass......

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

These photos prove we live in a bizarre world. Image: Farmer Zhang Xianping rides his pig "Big Precious" during an interview with the media, in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, China. Zhang, a pig......

Ranjit Gill to address Republican national convention

Republican party's "young gun" Ranjit 'Ricky' Gill has become the third Indian-American after Governors Bobby Jindal and Nikki Haley to get an invite to address the party's National Convention,......

US Congress honours Indian American cardiologist

A tribute to Indian American cardiologist Dr Rao Musunuru was entered into the Congressional Record during the first session of the 112th United States Congress on January 6, for his extensive......

Mumbai's Ponda on US revenue service council

Mumbai-born, Tampa Bay, Florida-raised Ameek Ashok Ponda, a tax partner of the Boston-based Sullivan & Worcester LLP law firm and a member of its management committee, has been appointed to the......

World's 10 best amusement parks

The global theme park industry takes its fun seriously. Last year around the world more than 328 million people visited amusement parks. They ate overpriced meat products, sipped sodas, rode roller......

Indian-American files for bankruptcy

Surat-born and raised, long-time Republican Party stalwart and major fund-raiser Akshay K Desai, who was GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s key liaison to the Indian American community,......

IPL: cash spinner or simply cricket

You walk into Wankhede stadium in Mumbai to watch -- what else? -- a cricket match, and a liveried attendant ushers you in. He walks you to your seat and offers you chilled beer. There are other......

'We have invaded Tampa'

'...And it is a total invasion!' Priyanka Chopra, Anil Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha and most of Bollywood catch up with Florida. Arthur J Pais reports. Bollywood rocks Tampa’, screamed the page one......

PIX: Priyanka, Deepika, Madhuri sizzle on IIFA stage

The 15th IIFA awards were held in Tampa Bay, Florida, over the weekend.Yet another edition of International Indian Film Academy awards concluded in an exotic location with all the trappings of a......

PIX: Kareena, Sonakshi, Deepika's GLAM turn on IIFA green carpet

Stars put on their designer best for one of the most high profile award shows of the year.The green carpet arrivals at the recently-concluded IIFA awards in Tampa Bay, Florida, were as star-studded......

PIX: Meet the starry IIFA audience

Looking at candid audience pictures. Bollywood put up quite a performance at the IIFA awards, held over the weekend at Tampa Bay, Florida. We decided to take our focus off the stage for a bit,......

PIX: Kareena, Hrithik, Madhuri leave for IIFA weekend

The IIFA awards are set to be held in Florida, US this weekend.While some Bollywood stars made their way to Tampa Bay on April 22 for the big IIFA awards weekend, several others chose to fly out a......

NFL legend Tom Brady and Gisele announce divorce

IMAGE: Model Gisele Bundchen with NFL football player Tom Brady. Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters NFL quarterback Tom Brady and supermodel Gisele Bundchen have finalised their divorce after......

Serena Williams does not rule out return

IMAGE: Serena Williams announced her intention to retire from tennis in a Vogue essay last month. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Serena Williams may have decided to step away from tennis......

2022 Laureus Sportsperson of the Year winner is...

Photograph: Kind courtesy Laureus Sports/Twitter Formula One champion Max Verstappen was named the 2022 Laureus Sportsman of the Year while Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah bagged the......

Million Dollar Arm will be back on Indian television

IMAGE: World Series logo above a dugout the day before the start of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers at Globe Life Park. Photograph: Kevin Jairaj-USA......

Rohit to throw ceremonial 'First Pitch' for Seattle Mariners

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma. Photograph: BCCI India batsman Rohit Sharma has been invited by Major League Baseball club Seattle Mariners to throw the ceremonial "First Pitch". Sharma is the first Indian......

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