US university names business school after Indian American
Washington: A top private US varsity has named its first business school after an Indian American real estate tycoon in the Midwest. Rockford University announced the creation of the Puri Business School in recognition of a USD 5 million contribution to the varsity by First Rockford Group Founder and President Sunil Puri, 1982 alumnus and 2013 recipient of an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the university. Puri Business School is the first
Fully ready to respond to Pak provocation: India tells UN
United Nations: India and Pakistan have sparred at the UN over ceasefire violations along the LoC with India making it clear that its armed forces are "fully ready" to respond to "provocation". India also said that the onus of cre
US officials discuss inclusion of Seva in social milieu
Washington: Indian Americans and officials of the Obama Administration are discussing ways to include the Hindu concept of "Seva" or service in the American socio-cultural milieu. They also plan to include the cleanliness drive launched las
Lankas BBS wants ties with RSS to form peace zone in S Asia
Colombo: A controversial Sri Lankan Buddhist nationalist group, accused of fanning communal tensions here, today claimed it is in talks with the RSS to create a "Buddhist-Hindu peace zone" in South Asia to counter Islamic extremism in the r
Anti-Hindu hate crimes: US authorities announce $21000 reward
Washington: In view of a sudden spurt in anti-Hindu hate crimes, which includes a series of vandalism incidents and hate graffiti, in a suburb of Washington, US authorities have announced a reward of USD 21,000 for information leading to arrest of th
UK losing out on Indian post-graduate students: Study
London: The UK is losing out on Indian students as they are choosing the US institutions over those in Britain, according to a new study which also said Nigeria will soon replace India as the second-largest source of foreign post-graduates in the cou
Two schemes for overseas Indians to be merged
New Delhi: India is working on a new scheme that will merge the People of Indian Origin (PIO) and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes, an official statement said on Tuesday. The move follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement on cons
5 killed, 34 injured in heavy shelling by Pakistan along border
Jammu: In one of the worst ceasefire violations by Pakistan, five villagers were killed and 34 injured on Monday in heavy mortar shelling and firing from across the international border and Line of Control in Jammu and Poonch sectors, triggering stro
New York Times apologises for offensive cartoon on India's Mars mission
New York: Days after it published an offensive cartoon mocking India's successful Mars mission, The New York Times today apologised saying it was not trying to "impugn" India but was highlighting that space programmes are no longer the excl
