Obama names Indian-American to key trade job
Washington: US President Barack Obamahas named yet another Indian American, Kerala University physics graduate Arun M Kumar, to lead the trade promotion arm of the US Commerce Department charged with helping US companies succeed in markets around the world. Kumar, who has been nominated assistant secretary and director general of the US and foreign commercial service, international trade administration, department of commerce, would on Senate con
Sikh lawyer nominated as US county prosecutor
New York: An Indian-American Sikh lawyer has been nominated as a county prosecutor in New Jersey. Gurbir Grewal was formally nominated by Governor Chris Christie to be the next Bergen county prosecutor, a local media report said. Grewal, a Glen
King of Belgians invokes the power of Durga
Brussels: Even as India prepared to celebrate Durga Puja next week, the monarch in faraway Belgium, King Philippe, invoked the power of Durga to seek help in nations' search for "unity of purpose" and in taking up challenges of the times. A
New treatments to tackle allergies
London: Scientists have zeroed-in on new treatments for people with allergies to grasses and to dust mites, says a study. The treatments are from a new class of therapy, known as 'synthetic peptide immuno-regulatory epitopes', or SPIREs. There
Sania-Cara win China Open
Beijing: Sania Mirza won her second title in a row as she lifted the China Open trophy withCara Black, demolishing the challenge of Vera Dushevina and Arantxa Parra Santonja in straight sets on Saturday. The eighth seeded Indo-Zimbabwean pair thrashe
Men involved in Sarabjit's murder assaulted in jail
Lahore: Two Pakistani death row prisoners accused of involvement in the murder of Indian national Sarabjit Singh were assaulted by wardens of Kot Lakhpat Jail here, official sources said on Saturday. The prisoners — Amer Tamba and Mudassar &mda
IBL fiasco: BAI recommends life ban for Jwala
New Delhi: Badminton Association of India president Akhilesh Das Gupta will seek a response from Jwala Gutta following BAI disciplinary committee's recommendation of a life ban on the top Indian doubles shuttler for trying to stop some players of her
Sachin completes 50K runs; powers Mumbai Indians into CLT20 final
New Delhi: Mumbai Indians rode on Dwayne Smith's quick-fire half-century and his 90-run opening-wicket partnership with Sachin Tendulkar to book a final berth in the Champions League Twenty20 with a six-wicket win over Trinidad and Tobago here on Sat
I was raped at knifepoint: Madonna
New York: 'Queen of Pop' Madonna has revealed that she was raped at knifepoint in New York while she was still struggling to make it big as a singer. The 55-year-old singer opened up about the horrific incident in a guest column of the November issue
