'What Gives Me Hope About India Is...'

'Our civil society here is vibrant, and courageous, although it is beaten up and beaten down, repeatedly.' IMAGE: A Tiranga walkathon on the eve of Independence Day in Mumbai, August 14, 2023.......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

5 prominent Indian-Americans to contest Nov 8 US Congress midterm polls

Five prominent Indian-American politicians are in the race for the US House of Representatives when the country goes for its midterm polls on November 8. If the pollsters and opinions of political......

Trump loses bid to challenge Biden's win in Pennsylvania

In a fresh setback to United States President Donald Trump's efforts to reverse the presidential election result in Pennsylvania, a federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by his team,......

Qatar Airways seeks more traffic routes from India

Qatar Airways, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has sought more traffic routes and seats from India to serve two-tier cities, a top airline official has said.Akbar-Al-Baker, Chief......

Pandit's future in Citi hangs in balance

Citigroup chief Vikram Pandit will try to convince investors that the financial services major is on a recovery path, following fresh concerns about his future in the company, a media report said.......

Amar Bose in US Inventors Hall of Fame

Amar Bose last month joined the ranks of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Alva Edison, after the National Inventors Hall of Fame announced his name as one of the seven living 2008 inductees. Dr......

Who invented the pencil?

Pencil Colour pencil, black pencil Indian pencil, Chinese pencil...just name it. We all may have grown out of our fancy for pencils but very few have actually stopped using them. But......

Dev Patel, Freida Pinto get closer

Slumdog Millionaire stars Dev Patel and Freida Pinto fuelled romance rumours once again when they were caught holding hands during the Burberry showat the London Fashion Week on Wednesday. Pictures......

Saif-Kareena's Jehaad runs into trouble

We had reported in January that Karan Johar's latest production, Jehaad, had run into trouble. Several artistes and merchants in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA had come forward against Swish......

Namesake gets rave reviews in US

Indian Stunner,' the headline in the New York Post reads, followed by a glowing review for Mira Nair's adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's bestseller The Namesake. Giving the film three and half stars......

Ash walks the streets!

Looks like playing the sex worker is every actress' dream role. Take Tabu in Chandni Bar, Manisha Koirala in Market or Kareena Kapoor in the forthcoming Chameli.Now, Aishwarya Rai has joined the......

Soccer: Police launch probe after Bodo coach attacks Roma staff

IMAGE: Roma coach Jose Mourinho was also unhappy with the artificial pitch in Norway, blaming the synthetic surface for defender Gianluca Mancini's injury that forced him to be withdrawn on......

Sports Shorts: F2 driver says 'halo' saved his life

IMAGE: F1 driver sports a halo. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Japanese F2 driver Tadasuke Makino reckons the new 'halo' head protection device, which made its debut in the junior series and......

Will Smith, wife buy minority stake in NBA team

Hollywood celebrity couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have bought a minority stake in NBA basketball team Philadelphia 76ers. According to the league's website, the Men In Black star and his......

Thumbs down on Pakistan

Ajay Totlani, Boston: Its good to see you back in the cricketing arena. I just wanted to drop a quick note on my opinion on Cricketing Ties with Pakistan.I don't believe we should resume cricketing......

Tyson might be innocent

Samuel Velez, one of two men accused of menacing boxer Mike Tyson in a Brooklyn hotel brawl, was released from jail on Thursday proclaiming his innocence, but investigators say video evidence shows......