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'One of us': A R Rahman dedicates song to 'Kamala ji'

Vice President Kamala Harris' White House bid gets a boost from legendary Indian music composer A R Rahman, who has come out in support of her 'vision for an equitable world', and recording some of......

'Trump Wants To Make America White Again'

'There are 725,000 Indians here without proper papers. They are subject to deportation immediately under this (Trump's immigration plan). Immediately!' 'They want to prevent new immigration, get......

'Kamala-Trump Race Is Very Close'

'If Trump wins the election, there's not going to be much turmoil.''But if he loses, he will not accept the results.''And if it is close, which I think it's going to be, he's going to contest......

Swati Dandekar, Asian American person of the year

For two weeks, the Asian American Action Fund debated its choice for Person of the Year 2008, from among men and women of Pacific Asian origin who had impacted on the political arena. Choices......

'Against Trump, Kamala Is Formidable'

'Just think about it. She's a prosecutor, he's a convicted felon. I love that juxtaposition.' 'She's a woman, and she's black and South Asian. He's a white guy who grew up with enormous......

Sensex ends down 330 points dragged by realty, healthcare stocks

Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty surrendered early gains to close with losses in a volatile session on Friday, snapping their two-day winning streak as investors pared exposure to realty, oil &......

Rupee likely to test 76.50 level this year: Experts

Indian rupee is likely to test 76-76.50 levels as a relatively strong greenback, boiling crude prices and COVID headwinds deepen the depreciation bias for the domestic currency, according to......

No terror funds in stock markets: Govt

The government on Tuesday ruled out any surreptitious entry of terrorist outfits into the stock market and said that sufficient caution has been administered to the stock exchanges to look out for......

Signal Intl 'abused' Indian staff: US files suit

US federal authorities have filed a lawsuit against a marine services company based in Alabama for alleged demeaning treatment of 500 Indian employees, who were forced to live in 'substandard'......

Justice and the Indian-American way

It would be natural to expect that a book sub-titled The Rise of The Indian-American Elite would focus on the success of Indian immigrants in the United States. Instead, The Billionaire’s......

2024: Top 10 International Films

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite 2024 films that he watched at film festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and India. It's that time for the year to track its very best. These are personal choices,......

Must Watch: Stories From Around The World

The Toronto International Film Festival heralds the beginning of the Fall awards season as films from the earlier festivals in Berlin, Cannes, Venice and Telluride compete with new projects......

Penn supports immigration rights organisation

He may be best known for the stoner comedy, Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle, but Kal Penn's concern for immigrants' rights and issues involving Asian-Americans is no schtick.On his website, he......

Dipa Karmakar: Vaulting from primitive beginnings to the Olympics

'Dipa has shown India just what female gymnasts are capable of doing. By becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to go to the Olympics, she has broken down so many barriers. She has paved the way......

Football Extras: Beckham backs Solskjaer extension at United

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: 'As a manager he’s done it in a mature way, a way that is respected by not just younger people but older ones. Having the......

Sports Shorts: Dipa qualifies for final round of Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Dipa Karmakar performed a higher difficulty Handfront 540 vault for the first time in the competition. Photograph:......

Iraqi team rise from ashes of war

Against a backdrop of spiralling conflict and political uncertainty, Iraq's footballers have brought a ray of light to the war-torn country.The Iraq under-23 team have qualified for August's Athens......

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