Richard Verma likely to end his Indian assignment
New York, Jan 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama’s appointee as ambassador to India, Richard Verma, may be ending his New Delhi assignment this month
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Indian-American Congresswoman fails to stop final phase of Trump's election
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) An Indian-American Congresswoman’s last ditch attempt to stop Donald Trump from taking over as the president of the US on January
NRIs need to declare demonetized notes at airport
Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) NRIs coming for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) here from Saturday and resident Indians returning from abroad need to declare at
Former USAID chief Rajiv Shah to head Rockefeller Foundation
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) Rajiv Shah, who headed the US government’s foreign aid operations, has been appointed the head of the Rockefeller Foundation, a
Om Puri: An actor for all seasons
By Vikas Datta His craggy, pockmarked but distinctive face may have kept him from becoming a leading man in films, but Om Puri used the
Macy's is closing 68 stores, cutting 10,000 jobs
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) America’s largest department store chain Macy’s said it is shutting down 68 stores and cutting more than 10,000 jobs, the media
Trump appoints Raj Shah to White House post as his deputy assistant
New York, Jan 5 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed an expert on strategic communications and political research, Raj Shah, as his deputy assistant
In historic breakthrough, 5 Indian-Americans sworn-in as members of Congress
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Sealing a historic breakthrough for Indian-Americans, five were sworn-in on Tuesday as members of the US Congress — one of them,
Trump taps former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue for agriculture post
A 2006 file photo of Governor Perdue at the AAPI annual convention held in Atlanta. New York, Jan 3 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has
RBI to announce facility for NRIs to exchange old notes
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday said that it will introduce a facility for exchange of old specified