Robert Prevost becomes first American Pope, takes name Leo XIV

The Vatican conclave on Thursday chose a new Pope, Robert Prevost - the first American pope, Vatican News said. IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV becomes the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.......

Indian-American named VC of Illinois University

A distinguished Indian-American academician has been appointed as vice chancellor for research at the prestigious University of Illinois, Chicago. Mitra Dutta, a former senior executive with the......

Missing Southern Illinois University student found dead

Pravin M Varughese, 19, a student of Southern Illinois University, who had been missing for a week, was found dead on February 18. His body was recovered from a wooded area in Carbondale, Illinois,......

Another Indian student goes missing in US

A 23-year-old Indian student is missing in the United States state of California since last week and police have sought the public's help in finding her, the latest case in the country as the......

US Muslims' wages dropped post-9/11

Wages and weekly earnings of Arab and Muslim men living in the US fell by 10 per cent following 9/11, a new study shows. In addition, the adverse effects of the terror attacks on wages were greater......

Nirmalya Kumar to join Tata Sons with effect from Aug 1

Tata Group said on Wednesday Nirmalya Kumar, Professor of Marketing at the London Business School, would be joining Tata Sons with effect from August 1, 2013 and would report to group chairman......

Five Indian-Americans in Forbes list of US' richest

Image: Silicon Valley angel investor Kavitark Ram Shriram . Photograph, Courtesy: Sherpalo Ventures   Five Indian-Americans have been named among the 400 richest people in the US by Forbes,......

World's 10 biggest tech acquisitions

In one of the biggest mergers in the IT space, Microsoft on Monday said it will acquire professional networking platform LinkedIn in an all-cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion. IMAGE:......

US lawmakers call for allowing turbaned Sikh basketball players

A bipartisan group of 39 influential American lawmakers has asked the International Basketball Federation to end its discrimination against Sikh players and allow them to play while wearing a......