Vanita Gupta leads drive against police brutality
New York, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian American official spearheading the Obama administration’s campaign against police brutality and mistreatment of minorities has issued a scathing
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Shah Rukh detained at US airport, US diplomats apologize
Mumbai, Aug 12 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained at a US airport. After US diplomats apologized, the actor said he
Priyanka to play CIA agent in 'Quantico' Season 2
Mumbai, Aug 11 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who was seen essaying an FBI agent named Alex Parrish in the first season of American drama
Aarthi Sampath wins reality show 'Chopped'
New York, Aug 10 (IANS) Aarthi Sampath, the Chef De Cuisine (head chef) of Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna’s Junoon Restaurant here, has won the American competition-based
My struggles are getting harder: John Abraham
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Actor John Abraham, who started out as a model before venturing into the Hindi film industry in 2003 with “Jism”
Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian gymnast to enter finals at Olympics
Agartala, Aug 8 (IANS) Gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s parents in Tripura are overjoyed over their daughter making it to the Olympic final, the first Indian woman
Delta flights grounded after global systems outage
UPDATE: Delta said that systems were back online by 8:40 a.m. ET, but warned disruptions would continue amid a “limited” resumption of departures. “Customers heading to
Rio Olympics gets underway with colorful ceremony, parade
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The 31st Olympics, the first in South America and only the third to be held in the southern hemisphere,
Naveen Jain's company approved for moon landing
New York, Aug 4 (IANS) An Indian American entrepreneur has begun a countdown for launching a moon lander next year after the Federal Aviation Administration
Pramila Jayapal wins Washington open primary
Washington, Aug 4 (IANS) Indian-American politician Pramila Jayapal has won an open Congressional primary in Washington’s 7th Congressional District seat, and could become the first