Fostering greater Indo-US engagement
December 13, 2012
Washington — How to encourage civic engagement between India and the US and other issues affecting Indian-Americans were highlighted at a briefing on the state of US-India relations for senior Congressional staff on Capitol Hill.
Millions vote in test for India’s Hindu hardliner
December 13, 2012
Millions head out to vote on Thursday in India's Gujarat state where hawkish Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi is seeking a large win for a third term as chief minister to spur his ambitions to become a future national leader.
Cybersecurity firm identifies ‘credible threat’ to 30 U.S. banks
December 13, 2012
Hackers may stage a massive fraud attack on 30 U.S. national, investment and regional banks early next year, according to a new cyber security report.
A report from McAfee Labs says hackers could create fake bank transactions, or skim a portion of high-dollar bank transfers.
Afghan refugees in Pakistan resist pressure
December 13, 2012
Pressure and incentives are not convincing Afghan refugees to leave Pakistan and return home. Ore than 5 million Afghans fled their land in the 1980s.
Two Afghan refugee girls sit by the door way of a home, in an alley of a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.
Peace Can Only Be Achieved by Non-Violence: Reverend MLK III
December 13, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – Making a strong pitch for peace and non-violence, the eldest son of the 1960s civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., told an interfaith conference that permanent peace can only be achieved by a commitment to active non-violence.
Bollywood ‘star wives’ now influential businesswoman
December 12, 2012
Wives of Bollywood actors were once expected to stay loyal, discreet and out of sight. Today they forge influential careers as businesswomen, designers and producers, and appear on magazine covers, present television shows, advertise everything from soap to sofas.
Amarnath’s revelation incredibly courageous: Gavaskar
December 12, 2012
New Delhi — Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar Wednesday said it was 'incredibly courageous' of his contemporary Mohinder Amarnath to take on the Indian cricket board by revealing that the board chief overruled the national selectors when they wanted to remove Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the team's skipper.
Nearly three-quarters of Pakistan girls not in school
December 12, 2012
According to a UN report nearly three quarters of young Pakistani girls are not enrolled in primary school and the number finishing five years in education has declined. The report said women are denied their basic right to education and to a decent life.
Warren Buffett challenges Republicans to pay up to close US deficit
December 12, 2012
US tycoon Warren Buffett has challenged Republicans in Congress to make personal contributions to cut the US deficit, vowing to match their donations dollar-for-dollar.
Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar is no more
December 12, 2012
Washington/New Delhi — Sitar maestro and composer Pandit Ravi Shankar, one of India's most loved and best known musicians, died in the US Tuesday. He was 92.
He was admitted to the Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, San Diego last Thursday after he complained of breathing difficulties.
He breathed his last at 4.30 p.m. Pacific Time Tuesday.
