Yearly Archives: 2015
Angry’ Sonia Gandhi pulls up Shashi Tharoor for not following party line
July 22, 2015
New Delhi: An angry Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday pulled up senior party leader Shashi Tharoor for not following the party line. Sonia has accused Tharoor of 'always doing this'.
U.S. ‘disturbed’ by Iranian leader’s criticism after deal
July 22, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – The United States said on Tuesday it was very disturbed by anti-U.S. hostility voiced by Iran's top leader after a nuclear deal, as both countries' top diplomats sought to calm opposition to the accord from political hardliners at home.
US Lawmakers Hail “Thriving” Economic Ties with India
July 21, 2015
By Geeta Goindi
Celebrate Surge in Indian Investments in the US at Capitol Hill Reception
Online troll destroys a family’s offline life
July 21, 2015
STERLING, VA: Sharon and Richard Moreno were awakened by a phone call from a police negotiator around 2:30 a.m. one night last May. He told them to get out of their home immediately and leave their adult son behind.
Moreno Family Files Lawsuit Against Internet Troll
Mumbai Mayor compares Indian PM Modi with Hitler
July 20, 2015
Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor and Shiv Sena leader Snehal Ambekar has compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the late German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Indian Army Warns Pakistan of ‘Unexpected Damages’ for Ceasefire Violations
July 20, 2015
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has warned Pakistan today of "unexpected damages" if it continues to violate the ceasefire along the border in Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee rakes up 5 lakh phone bill
July 19, 2015
NEW DELHI: How expensive is it to maintain the official residence of the Indian president? In an effort to find an answer to the question, Jogeshwari resident Mansoor Darvesh filed a RTI query in June seeking details about the upkeep of India’s biggest and most prominent house.
Bill Cosby Deposition Reveals Calculated Pursuit of Young Women, Using Fame, Drugs and Deceit
July 19, 2015
He was not above seducing a young model by showing interest in her father’s cancer. He promised other women his mentorship and career advice before pushing them for sex acts. And he tried to use financial sleight of hand to keep his wife from finding out about his serial philandering.
Bill Cosby in 2014.
India will be Hindu nation by 2020, says VHP leader Ashok Singhal
July 18, 2015
New Delhi: Calling the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as initiation of a “revolution” in the country, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) patron Ashok Singhal on Saturday said India will be a Hindu nation by 2020.
A file photo of Vishwa Hindu Parishad patron Ashok Singhal.
US firm paid $976,000 bribe to win water project in Goa and Guwahati
July 18, 2015
A New Jersey-based construction management firm has been charged with bribing Indian officials several crores of rupees to win two major water developmental projects in Goa and in Guwahati.
The bribery of USD 976,630 for a Goa project by Louis Berger included that to a minister, the details of which have not been disclosed by the Department of Justice.
