Four Indian-Americans advance to key November election races
Washington: With their wins or second place finishes in California's "jungle" primaries, four Indian-Americans - Neel Kashkari, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera and Kamala Harris - are set to compete in four key election races in November. In California's open or "jungle" primaries, top two finishers advance to the general elections irrespective of their party affiliation. Kashkari, 48, a former Bush administration official, overcame rival
Bobby Jindal slams Obama for prisoners swap
Washington: Indian-American Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal has slammed US President Barack Obama on releasing five Taliban prisoners in lieu of an American soldier who was under Taliban captivity for nearly five years. "The president may h
MQM chief Altaf Hussain arrested in London
London: Pakistan's powerful MQM leader Altaf Hussain was on Tuesday arrested in London on charges of money laundering, sparking panic in Karachi where gunshots were fired and British diplomatic facilities were closed down. Scotland Yard confirmed tha
Indian minister Gopinath Munde dies in road accident
New Delhi: Union Rural Development Minister and a popular backward class leader from Maharashtra Gopinath Munde on Tuesday died of multiple internal injuries suffered in a road accident in Central Delhi early this morning. 64-year-old Munde, who made
Indian child trafficking saga opens London film festival
London: A hard-hitting film about the brutalities of India's illicit child trafficking industry opened the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF) here. 'Lakshmi', based on the real-life story of a 14-year-old girl kidnapped from her village in Andhra Prad
IPL: Kolkata win 2nd title, heartbreak for Punjab
Bangalore: Manish Pandey played an absolute blinder as Kolkata Knight Riders held their nerves to beat a spirited Kings XI Punjab by three wickets in an exhilarting summit clash to win the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League here on Sunday.
UK Parliament may have to consider Diwali, Eid holidays
London: British parliament may soon have to consider a request for a day off for Diwali and Eid with an online petition seeking a holiday for the festivals already attracting more than 119,500 signatures. Under the rules of the e-petition scheme intr
British-Indian MP flays BBC over Modi coverage
London: A British-Indian MP has come down heavily on the BBC for a programme on India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi that she stated was not objective. In a letter to BBC's director general Lord Tony Hall dated May 19, Priti Patel, British Prime
Fulbright-Nehru fellowship for Prof Kulkarni
Washington: Indian-origin scientist Anil Kulkarni, has been awarded with the highly competitive Fulbright Nehru Fellowship. Kulkarni is a professor in the department of surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Me
