United States
Month: April 2015
Politics
US presidential race: Hillary Clinton Vs the rest
Washington: In her second bid to break the glass ceiling and return to the White House, the former first lady chose a low key video message on social media to announce her run before heading to […]
Indian Americans
Indian-American Maya Harris gets key role in Hillary’s presidential race
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has named Indian-American Maya Harris to head a team of senior policy advisers to put together her presidential campaign’s agenda. Harris, 46, has a background in human rights, […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Priest Sentenced to 27 Years in Jail for Bank Fraud
New York: An Indian-origin former leader of a now defunct Hindu temple in Georgia has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for committing bank and tax frauds, money laundering and using the temple’s income […]
United States
Fast-Food Workers Rally in 230 Cities Seeking Higher Pay
Fast-food workers are holding rallies in 230 U.S. cities Wednesday in their biggest protest yet for higher pay and union rights. The events were organized by the union-backed Fight for $15 campaign, which is demanding […]
India
Business & Economics
Indian Americans
Indian American Killed wife at Dunkin’ Donuts in Maryland
Maryland (TIP): Indian Origin Palak Patel was found lying dead in the kitchen at a Dunkin’ Donuts on the night of April 12. The incident came to light When a customer walked into an empty […]
United States
India
Entertainment
‘2 States’ ‘Haider’ leading IIFA 2015 nominations
Romantic comedy “2 States” and Vishal Bhardwaj’s Shakespearean adaptation “Haider” are leading at with nine and eight nominations at IIFA awards 2015 while superstars Aamir and Shah Rukh Khan are pitted against each other in […]
Indian Americans
United States
Convicted Indian-Origin IT professional trashes His Lawyers in US Court – seeks immediate execution
NEW YORK: An Indian IT professional, sentenced to death in the US for killing a baby and her Indian grandmother, is so frustrated with his lawyers that he sought immediate execution rather than seeking a new […]
Europe
Indian-Origin Schoolgirl Stumps British PM With Her Question
LONDON: It was not any of the hard-nosed journalists or politicians but a 10-year-old Indian-origin schoolgirl that has stumped the British Prime Minister David Cameron on the campaign trail. Reema, a student from the northern England […]
Indian Americans
Obama nominates Indian American Shamina Singh to Key Federal Post
President Barack Obama makes another Indian-American Appointment; appoints Shamina Singh as member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service for a term expiring in October 2019. The nomination of Shamina Singh, executive director of […]
United States
Indian Americans
5 years jail for Indian American Bombshell bandit Sandeep Kaur
Washington: An Indian-origin woman from California, nicknamed the “Bombshell Bandit” and convicted of robbing four banks in three US states, has been sentenced to 66 months in prison. Sandeep Kaur, 24, of Union City, California, […]
Other News
India
Indian Americans
Pooja Chandrashekar: Indian-American Teen Whiz cracks All 8 Ivy League Schools
Indian-origin student and entrepreneur Pooja Chandrashekar created history by securing admission at all eight Ivy League schools and six other top US universities. “They are all fantastic schools, so I couldn’t discount any of them… I wanted to make sure I could […]
Africa
Mahatma Gandhi’s Statue Defaced in South Africa – Hold placards reading: ‘Racist Gandhi must fall’
JOHANNESBURG: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Johannesburg has been defaced by a group of people who threw buckets of white paint on it amid racist taunts. The incident occurred yesterday when the group came in […]
Indian Americans
Other News
We don’t really know how to breathe!
It seems, most of us don’t know how to breathe – the one thing we thought we knew at birth If you catch a cold often, or suffer from sinusitis worse than Kaa’s from Jungle […]
India
NRI girl Nikita Gandhi, wins ‘MasterChef India 4’
After 11 gruelling weeks of innovative vegetarian cooking and 67 episodes of high-intense drama, 21-year-old Nikita Gandhi, an Indian based in Abu Dhabi, bagged the winner’s golden chef coat and Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million) on […]
Business & Economics