This year, Capitol Hill will light up for a special Diwali

Thanks to the indefatigable perseverance of Congressman Joe Crowley, New York Democrat and a long-time and time-tested friend of India and the Indian American community, the United States Congress......

Indian Americans make it big under President Obama

The small Indian-American community -- constituting just about one per cent of the US population -- never had it so good as under the Barack Obama administration, with a record number of community......

'We wanted to create a little India'

Thirty years ago, when the first formal Hindu prayers and services were performed in the Hindu Mandir in Minneapolis, Minnesota, there were just about 10 families. The framed pictures of Lord......

Indian epic, universal resonance

Sixty-four actors and dancers have gathered at the Royal Albert Hall, close to Edison in New Jersey, on a warm fall evening for the dress rehearsal of the musical Ram Leela on a Monday evening.......

Retail body felicitates 12 associates

Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India on December 12, rewarded 12 associates from the retail industry for their 'exemplary customer service'.It was the very first Kewal Kiran Clothing......

NYC stops online tutoring from India

New York City investigators recommended legal action against Plano, Texas-based Socratic Learning Inc, a company that provides online tuition, for failing to conduct proper background checks of its......

Salman Khan: All the romantic close-ups I'm looking at some guy!

'Most of the time we do close-ups you’ll be looking at the camera or your main lead, your leading lady, is left of the camera, right of the camera -- she’s never there. So, your best......

Trisha to make her Malayalam debut?

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry, right here!   According to the latest buzz, south Indian sensation Trisha and Nayantara will be seen in two......

Review: Swargathekkaal Sundaram is avoidable

Swargathekkaal Sundaram is one more addition to the heap of films that leave hardly anything to be remembered, says Paresh C Palicha. If you think that the so called ‘new- gen’......

Why is Mohanlal intrigued by the Japanese?

Get your lowdown about Malayalam cinema! Image: Mohanlal in Japan Malayalam superstar Mohanlal who turned 55 on May 21 was holidaying in Japan. He is in full of praise for the Japanese people and......

Kulwinder erases 33-year decathlon mark

Undisputed National decathlon champion for eight years, Kulwinder Singh created history, erasing a 33-year-old record by securing a whopping 7325 points in the Indian Oil National Combined Athletic......