US hails India's role in fight against piracy
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) US and European Union officials have hailed a key role played by India in the global fight against piracy that has
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Pentagon's top Indian-American joining Washington think tank
Washington, Feb 22 (IANS) Vikram Singh, a leading Indian-American security expert at the Pentagon, is joining a Washington think tank to oversee its work on
Indian-American kills father with sledgehammer after 'playing puzzles'
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) An Indian-American man in Florida is facing first-degree murder charges for allegedly beating his sleeping father to death with a sledgehammer
Sikh American drives away with victory in Minnesota
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) A Sikh American in Minnesota drove away with a victory when he won the right for the community in the US
A jaded diplomatic dance in Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
By Mayank Chhaya When President Barack Obama meets the Dalai Lama in the White House on Friday morning, a jaded diplomatic dance will play out.
US lawmakers want Diwali holiday in New York schools
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Noting that Diwali has been gaining increasing recognition in the US, six US lawmakers have urged New York City’s education department
Facebook to acquire WhatsApp for $19 bn
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) In an acquisition move bigger than Google, Microsoft or Apple have ever done, Facebook has announced to buy mobile messaging
India-born scientist identifies 400-mn-year-old fossils in US
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) The pre-historic legacy of what is now the United States could be redefined thanks to an Indian-born scientist in a New
Infogroup sues Clinton-backer Vinod Gupta
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) After agreeing to pay $13 million to resolve investors’ claims that directors sold Infogroup on the cheap to bail out founder
Ranbaxy to settle with New York attorney general
New York, Feb 19 (IANS) India’s Ranbaxy Laboratories and Israel’s Teva pharmaceutical Industries are set to settle over allegations that the two rival generic drug