Indian-origin Pooja gets into all 8 Ivy League schools
Washington: At just 17, an Indian-origin girl has earned admission to 14 top US universities, including all eight Ivy League schools considered the most prestigious varsities worldwide. Virginia-born Pooja Chandrashekar decided to apply to all eight ivies hoping to get into just one of them. But now she has the choice to get into Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania besides six other el
Tulsi Gabbard gets married in Hindu ceremony
Washington: 33-year-old Indian American member of the US Congress Tulsi Gabbard, tied the knot with 26-year-old cinematographer Abraham Williams in a Vedic ceremony in her home state of Hawaii. The marriage, which took place at the histor
Indian man shot dead in robbery attempt at US gas station
New York: A 39-year-old Indian man, who worked at a gas station in the US state of Connecticut, has been fatally shot at by two masked men during an apparent robbery attempt. Sanjay Patel, who worked as a clerk at the gas station in New Haven, was sh
Sikh rights group to protest against Modi's Canada visit
New York: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Canada next week, a Sikh rights group has said that it will hold a demonstration in Toronto to protest the alleged discrimination against Canadian Sikhs by the Indian government. New York-bas
US opposes Rajat Gupta's plea to reverse conviction
New York: India-born ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta's conviction on insider trading charges should not be thrown out as the government provided "overwhelming" proof against him for passing on illegal information in return for "e
US museum to return stolen artwork bought from Indian dealer
Boston: One of the US' prestigious art museums will hand over to American authorities a rare mid-19th century Tanjore portrait bought from notorious art dealer Subhash Kapoor accused of trafficking stolen antiquities from India. The Peabody Ess
Modi probably strongest Indian leader in our lifetime: McCain
Washington: An influential American Senator has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is probably the strongest Indian leader to have emerged in his lifetime and asserted that the US needs to have more cooperation with India. "I'm incredibly impress
Purvi Patel jailed for 30 years for death of child
Washington: A 33-year-old Indian-American woman has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the US for female foeticide and child maltreatment of a dependent. Purvi Patel, was sentenced on the neglect of a dependent charge to 30 years in prison
Scientist Murty chosen for US presidential award
Washington: An Indian-American biology professor is among 15 scientists who have been selected for a prestigious US presidential award for excellence in the field of science, mathematics and engineering mentoring. Murty S Kambhampati, a professor of
