Nine get life term in Ode riots case

Ahmedabad: A special court in Anand on May 4, awarded life imprisonment to nine people and acquitted 31 for killing three members of a Muslim family during the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat.

Pronouncing the judgement, Judge R. N. Sareen convicted nine of the 41 accused on charges of murder, riotin...

Six Indian students win Paul and Daisy Soros fellowships

Washington, DC: Six Indian Americans are among 30 immigrants and children of immigrants from 20 countries who have won 2012 Paul and Daisy Soros New American Fellowships to pursue advanced degrees.

Each award provides up to $90,000 in tuition and support for two years of graduate study in the US in an...

Nine Indian Americans in Forbes 'Midas 100'

New York: Nine Indian Americans have made it to the list of 100 dealmakers with "Midas Touch" compiled by the Forbes Magazine.

The Forbes list comprises  venture capitalists, who had made investments in start-up companies and then sold off their stakes with handsome gains.

Aneel Bhusri, the co-CEO of W...

US bill against outsourcing of call centers gets 106 co-sponsors

Washington, DC: A Congressional bill that bars the US companies outsourcing call center jobs from receiving federal grants and loans now has 106 co-sponsors, its promoter has said.

The US Call Center and Consumer Protection Act (HR 3596), introduced in the US House of Representatives by Congressman Ti...

Nirmal Baba’s assets cross Rs. 109 cr.

New Delhi: Godman Nirmal Baba's assets have come under the scanner. Nirmal Baba charges Rs. 2,000 from every participant who wishes to be a part of his commune, Samagam. This amount is transferred directly into the three bank accounts of Nirmal Baba — one each in Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank and ...

SRK detentained again by US authorities

New York: Reacting strongly to the detention of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan at a New York airport, India’s External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said it has become a policy of detention and apology by the US, which cannot continue.

The US Customs and Border Protection authorities have expresse...

Shah Rukh Khan charms Yale crowd

New Haven, Connecticut: Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan enthralled the students of Yale University as he came to the Ivy League institution as a Chubb Fellow, one of its top honors.

A crowd gathered outside the Shubert Theatre early in the afternoon and as the day went on the line snaked around the corn...

Khadi in its death throes?

At most of the 12 departmentally-run Khadi Gram-udyog Bhawans in urban areas and 7,050 institutional/retail sales outlets across the country, the stores stand desolate for the better part of the year, the staffers sporting an impassive look. Shabby ready-to-wear garments rest on dusty shelves and ha...

Rare diseases are now highlighted by Indian cinema

Progeria, autism, dyslexia, Alzheimer's, Asperger syndrome — movies on these rare diseases would have typically been the themes of documentaries until a few years ago. But not any more. Bollywood, is opening its heart and investing money in creating awareness about such diseases through commercial s...

Vanya Mishra crowned Miss India World 2012

Mumbai: Chandigarh girl Vanya Mishra was on March 30 night crowned as the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012 in a glittering grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant.

The Miss India Earth title went to 24-year-old Prachi Mishra of Pune, while Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao, 23, was...