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Trump nominates another Desi to DoJ

United States President-elect Donald Trump on Monday nominated Indian-American Harmeet K Dhillon as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice. IMAGE: Harmeet K......

The Legend That Was Pritish Nandy

He was colourful. He was dramatic. He was The Master of His Craft. There never will be an editor as versatile as Pritish Nandy, notes Nikhil Lakshman. IMAGE: Pritish Nandy, Editor Extraordinaire,......

Marco And Mike Are Good News For India

'Communist China continues to aggressively expand its domain in the Indo-Pacific region.''It's crucial for the USA to continue its support in countering these malicious tactics.''India, along with......

56-inch chest, connection with God history now: Rahul's dig at Modi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said the results of the general elections in India this summer destroyed the "idea of Modi" and the "fear" created by the prime minister vanished, becoming......

Major defence deals with India to be announced: White House

The historic summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden will result in some major defence agreements, including an unprecedented deal on co-producing jet engines, the White......

India-born US judge will decide antitrust case against Google

India-born US district judge Amit Mehta, an Obama appointee, has been assigned the justice department's crucial lawsuit against internet search giant Google. IMAGE: US district judge Amit P Mehta.......

Difference between the super-rich and rest of the world

A recent incident has underscored one more way in which the lives of the super-rich are diverging from the lives of everyone else: The middle class is becoming a matriarchy, while the plutocracy......

Billionaire sorry for saying women traders inferior

Billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones, who riled both Wall Street and Main Street when he said that women will never quite rival men in investing or trading, apologised, noting that he has......

'Curb on Internet freedom bad for Indian democracy'

We need strong regulations to check what social-networking sites are sharing about us, says Siva Vaidhyanathan, Robertson Professor in Media Studies Chair, Department of Media Studies, University......

The importance of human workers in the smart machine age

'Organisations need to embrace individual human development as a mission critical to organisational competency.' 'There has to be a greater focus on developing people instead of managing people.'......

Waiting for A R Rahman

We asked readers if they had ever met A R Rahman, and we got quite a response. Benedict Princy Peter writes in to say how she and her friends sneaked backstage during a show to meet Rahman. She......

Still Alice' writer-director Richard Glatzer dies at 63

Richard Glatzer, who co-wrote and directed the Alzheimer's drama Still Alice alongside his husband, Wash Westmoreland, while battling ALS has died in Los Angeles. He was 63. Diagnosed in 2011......

Kapil supports desi Rep nominee for Virginia LG position

IMAGE: Kapil Dev's support is expected to boost Puneet Ahluwalia's campaign in Virginia. Photograph: Puneet Ahluwalia/Twitter Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev has come out in support of Indian......

Australian Open run was no 'fluke', says Collins

IMAGE: Danielle Collins celebrates. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Danielle Collins's fairytale run at the Australian Open was crushed by the resurgent Petra Kvitova in the semi-finals,......

'Super Sunday' for unseeded Collins and Tiafoe

'Obviously if you guys know anything about me, the story in tennis, I obviously wasn't a normal tennis story' IMAGE: Danielle Collins of the United States plays a forehand. Photograph: Julian......

Defeated Devvarman looks on bright side

Somdev Devvarman was shown the exit door in the second round of the US Open on Thursday but the Indian preferred to look on the bright side of his experience at Flushing Meadows. "It was my fourth......

Somdev qualifies for US Open singles

India's Somdev Devvarman beat Poland's Jerzy Janowicz 6-3, 6-2 in his third and final round of the qualifiers to enter the US Open main draw at Flushing Meadows on Saturday. India's No 1 singles......

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