US rapper makes racist comments about Sikh man
New York: An American rapper has made racist comments about a Sikh man in a picture he posted on a website but withdrew it later after drawing flak for his remarks online. Joe Budden, a member of the hip hop group Slaughterhouse, had last week posted a picture on his Instagram account showing an elderly Sikh standing in an airport security line. Budden's accompanying caption read, "Not on my watch Homeboy!", insinuating that he was a te
Indian-American Ro Khanna cleared for poll
New York: An Indian-American Republican candidate has been disqualified from contesting Congressional election by a California court, even as it cleared another candidate from the community to contest the polls. The candidature of Vinesh Singh Rathor
Indian-origin teenage girl found dead in UK
London: An Indian-origin teenage girl in Wales missing since December is dead, police have confirmed. Nida Naseer, 19, was last seen at her home in Linton Street in Newport, at 8pm on December 28. Since then her mobile phone had also not been used. H
India storm into WT20 semis
Mirpur: India became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the ICC World Twenty20 after routing hosts Bangladesh by eight wickets in a thoroughly one-sided Group II match. India restricted Bangladesh to 138 for seven, courtesy yet another d
Supreme Court for Srinis removal, Gavaskar as BCCI chief. Suggests barring CSK, RR from IPL
New Delhi: In a big setback BCCI president N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court on Thursday proposed his replacement by Sunil Gavaskar and suspension of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) along with Rajasthan Royals (RR) from IPL 7 till the pendency of case of bet
UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka: India abstains from voting
Geneva: In a significant development, India for the first time today abstained from voting on the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka on alleged human rights violation which was passed by 23 votes in favour as against 12 in opposition and 12 ab
Cooking meat with beer may protect you from cancer
Washington: Beer, when used as a marinade, can help reduce the formation of potentially harmful cancer-causing substances in grilled meats, scientists have found. Previous studies have shown an association between consumption of grilled meats and a h
Indian voters like dynasties, says US poll
Washington: Indian voters are largely comfortable with electing dynastic candidates despite dire predictions in upcoming polls for Rahul Gandhi, scion of the country's most celebrated political family, a survey said on Tuesday. A poll released by the
Indian-origin MBA student tweets to success, wins UK Twitter prize
London: An Indian-origin MBA student at the University of Cambridge has won accolades from British Foreign Secretary William Hague after winning a Twitter competition which asked a question regarding UK’s foreign policy. Hague had asked his fol
