11 Indian-origin teens in Intel talent search finals
Washington: Eleven of the 40 high school seniors named as finalists in one of America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science and math competition are of Indian-origin. The 40 finalists have received an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington from March 5 to 11, where they will compete for over USD 1 million in awards provided by the Intel Foundation. According to a statement Intel Science Talent Search also tripled its top award money, re
Obamas India visit a big development: Pak daily
Islamabad: US President Barack Obama's visit to India for the country's Republic Day celebrations is a "big development" and Islamabad must "ensure it does not suffer as a new era of US-India relations gets underway", even though
UKs Pravasi award winners honoured
London: Two prominent British Indian entrepreneurs have been felicitated here at a special ceremony for their contribution to education and community services. Lord Raj Loomba, the executive chairman of clothing firm Rinku Group, was recognised for h
Obamas India visit: Nuclear deal sealed, enhanced Indo-US defence cooperation on first day
New Delhi: India and the US on Sunday broke the 7-year-old logjam in operationalising their landmark civil nuclear deal besides deciding to jointly produce military hardware including advanced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) during talks between Prim
Motion on Kashmiri Pandits tabled in UK Parliament
London: The first-ever motion to commemorate the displacement of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir 25 years ago has been tabled in the British Parliament. The Early Day Motion (EDM) was tabled by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) of Brit
Petition filed in US court to designate RSS as terror group
New York: A Sikh rights group has filed a lawsuit asking a US court here to designate RSS as a "foreign terrorist organisation". The federal court in the Southern District of New York issued summons for US Secretary of State John Kerry to r
British medical journal raises alarm over quality of Indias Pvt Medical Colleges
London: A prestigious British medical journal has raised an alarm over "capitation fees" paid by students to get admission in India's private medical colleges, saying it "raises concerns" about the quality of one of the world's la
Rutgers appoints Indian-origin researcher as dean of public health school
New York: An eminent Indian-origin researcher and academician has been appointed as dean of the public health school at the prestigious Rutgers University in the US state of New Jersey. Jasjit Ahluwalia will assume his new role as dean of the Rutgers
Congressman Ami Bera to travel with Obama to India
Washington: Congressman Ami Bera, the only Indian-American lawmaker in the current Congress, has been invited by President Barack Obama to travel with him to India on Air Force One. "As the son of Indian immigrants, I am extremely honoured to be
