Indian student falls to death while hiking in Arizona
Washington: Rhishav Choudhury, an Indian student from Guwahati, India, studying at a private liberal arts college in Ohio, fell to his death while on a spring hiking trip in Arizona. The College of Wooster is mourning the death of Choudhury, 22, College Dean Kurt Holmes said in a Thursday message to the campus community. He fell to his death on Wednesday "while hiking a canyon in the Coconino National Forest in Arizona during a spring break
Indias Daughter real reflection of what society thinks: Udwin
Washington: Refuting charges that 'India's Daughter' film on Delhi gang-rape case was made for commercial gain, its producer Leslee Udwin has said the banned documentary is "a real reflection" of what society thinks. "It's a real refle
Three Indian-Americans win medals at Intel science competition
Washington: Three Indian-Americans have won medals at the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search for the year 2015, and alongside other winners, today they will get a chance to meet President Barack Obama at the White House. The trio, Saran Prembabu
Banning Indias Daughter was wrong: Kiran Bedi
Washington: Former top cop and BJP leader Kiran Bedi has said that the controversial BBC documentary on the Delhi gang rape case need not have been banned by the government without watching and analysing it, as it meets the "needs of crime preve
Anu Aiyengar to head North America M&A at JP Morgan
New York: Financial giant J P Morgan Chase has promoted India-born executive Anu Aiyengar as co-head of mergers and acquisitions for North America, making her one of the most senior women running a mergers group at a big bank on Wall Street. Ai
US lawmakers greet Indian-Americans on Holi
Washington: US lawmakers today greeted Indian-Americans on the occasion of Holi, saying that it is an opportunity for all faiths to come together and celebrate the arrival of spring. "Happy Holi to everyone in Silicon Valley, and around the worl
US media company to release documentary Indias Daughter
New York: India's Daughter, a documentary on the brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old girl in New Delhi banned in India, will be available in the US later this month with a media arts organisation facilitating its distribution and screening. City-
Indian doctor selected for Fulbright Nehru Distinguished Chair
Washington: A top Indian-American physician has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair to India. Ahmedabad-based HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences would host Doctor Rahul Jindal during the duration of the
New Jersey school district declares public holiday on Diwali
Washington: A small school district in New Jersey has declared Diwali as a public holiday on November 11 this year, meeting the long standing demand of the Indian Americans of the area. A decision in this regard was taken by the Glen Rock Public Scho
