India Sends The Largest Number Of Engineers, Scientists To The US: Report
WASHINGTON -- India sends the largest number of engineers and scientists to the US with about 9,50,000 immigrant scientists and engineers coming from the country, according to a report. The report...
View ArticleRight-Wing Group Members Vandalise Pakistan International Airlines Office
NEW DELHI -- Members of a right-wing group allegedly vandalised the office of Pakistan International Airlines today near Barakhamba Road here. The incident took place around noon following which police...
View ArticleMumbai Will Soon Get Pink Autos For Women And By Women
For all the women traveling alone in Mumbai, there's some great news. In a first in the city, 548 women from across Maharashtra were granted autorickshaw permits through a lottery process organized at...
View ArticleKiku Sharda Must Be Awarded And Not Arrested, Says Congress
NEW DELHI -- Slamming the arrest of comedian Kiku Sharda, Congress today said such actions make India look like a "tin pot republic" and the Haryana Police should be "ashamed" of carrying out the...
View ArticleIndo-Pak Talks To Be Rescheduled For The 'Very Near Future' After Pathankot...
NEW DELHI -- India today welcomed the "positive steps" taken by Pakistan in arresting members of Jaish-e-Mohammad, the terrorist group which is suspected to have masterminded the Pathankot attack, and...
View ArticleGreenpeace Reveals Alarming Levels Of Cancer-Causing Heavy Metals In Delhi's Air
NEW DELHI -- Greenpeace India's scientific analysis has revealed high concentrations of heavy metals inside classrooms of different schools across Delhi between October-November. A report released on...
View ArticleNIA Finds Similarities Between Pathankot And Militant Attack On Punjab Police...
NEW DELHI -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found certain similarities between the Dinanagar and Pathankot attacks with further investigation being underway, sources said. Sources also...
View ArticleWhen Is The Mumbai Marathon?
The 13th edition of Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, which will include India's biggest names in track and field and distance running athletes, will be held on 17 January, 2016. There will be a...
View ArticleThis Is The Spoof Of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh That Landed Kiku Sharda In Jail
Comedian Kiku Sharda--who made a career out of crossdressing on TV as a loud, vulgar, simpleton called Palak--is in jail thanks to fans and followers of Gurmeet Rahim Singh Ji Insaan, the Dera Sacha...
View ArticleGun Shot Fired From Outside Golden Temple, One Person Injured
AMRITSAR -- Panic gripped visiting devotees at the Golden Temple here today after an employee of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), responsible for the upkeep of the holy site, had a close...
View ArticleIndian-Origin Directors' 'Amy', 'Sanjay's Super Team' Get Oscar Nominations
LOS ANGELES -- Indo-British director Asif Kapadia's documentary "Amy", based on the life of singer Amy Winehouse, and Indian-American Sanjay Patel's animated short film "Sanjay's Super Team" have...
View ArticleTeenage Rag-Picker Doused In Petrol And Set On Fire Dies, 3 Arrested
PUNE -- A 17-year-old rag-picker, who was allegedly set on fire by three persons suspecting him to be a vehicle battery thief, succumbed to his burn injuries today in a hospital here. Sawan Rathod, who...
View ArticleIndian-American Gets $1 Million For Selling Record Jackpot Ticket
WASHINGTON -- An Indian-origin convenience store owner in the US has become a celebrity overnight and received a windfall of USD 1 million after he sold one of the three Powerball winning lotteries...
View ArticleIndia Had The Highest Number Of Selfie Deaths Last Year
It seems Indians are, quite literally, dying to take self portraits. According to a report in the Washington Post, the most number of selfie deaths in the world occurred in India. Of at least 27...
View ArticleDDCA Defamation Case: Delhi HC Suspends Kirti Azad, Seeks Response From Kejriwal
NEW DELHI -- The Delhi High Court today sought response from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad in a civil defamation suit filed by DDCA for their alleged remarks against...
View ArticleThese Are Actor Rajesh Vivek's Most Memorable Roles In Bollywood
Originally a theatre actor, Rajesh Vivek, who was seen in many Bollywood hits such as Lagaan (2001) and Jodhaa Akbar, (2008) died of a heart attack yesterday in Hyderabad. He was 66. His role of...
View Article22-Year-Old Single Mom, Who Drives An Auto, Aspires To Be An IAS Officer
For this woman autorickshaw driver, the traffic jams of Bengaluru are not the only things she has to battle. Yellamma, a single mother who is trying to ace the civil services examinations, faces...
View ArticleFormer Union Law Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj Alleges He Was Asked To Influence...
NEW DELHI -- Former union law minister Hansraj Bhardwaj on Friday alleged that some of his Congress Party colleagues, especially former HRD Minister Arjun Singh, had asked him to influence the...
View ArticleJamia Millia Islamia Is Not A Minority Institution: Attorney General
NEW DELHI -- The Attorney General has told the government that Delhi-based Jamia Millia Islamia is not a minority institution as it was created by an Act of Parliament, days after he told the Supreme...
View ArticleSunanda Pushkar Died Of 'Unnatural' Causes: Delhi Police Commissioner
Sunanda Pushkar, late wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, died of 'unnatural' causes, confirmed a viscera report by the All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS). However, Pushkar did not die of...
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