Bill Clinton boosts profile of Indian-American physician in California congressional race
October 13, 2012
Washington: Charismatic former US president Bill Clinton has endorsed Indian-American physician Ami Bera, giving the Democratic Party candidate a big boost in a tight congressional race in Northern California.
Samsung launches Galaxy S III mini
October 12, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO—Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Wednesday (Oct. 11) launched a smaller version of its Galaxy S III smartphone, featuring a 4-inch screen and running version 4.1 of Google Inc.'s operating system, codenamed Jelly Bean.
Samsung Galaxy S III mini
Sachin, MP, prepares vision document for Indian sports
October 12, 2012
NEW DELHI: In his capacity as Rajya Sabha member, Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has prepared a roadmap for Indian sports, which he submitted to Union human resource development minister Kapil Sibal and sports minister Ajay Maken last month.
According to sources, the batting maestro has given a two-page summary and attached a 25-slide presentation to show the road ahead for Indian sports.
2012 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to European Union
OCtober 12, 2012
The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for six decades of work in advancing peace in Europe.
The committee said the EU had helped to transform Europe "from a continent of war to a continent of peace".
The award comes as the EU faces the biggest crisis of its history, with recession and social unrest rocking many of its member states.
Denying girls school entrenches poverty: report
October 12, 2012
Millions of girls worldwide are not going to school and the education gap condemns them to lives of hardship and entrenches broader extreme poverty, a new report says. the report adds that one in three girls is denied education.
Live-In relationships increasing in Chennai
October 12, 2012
CHENNAI: Gone are the days when marriage was all about getting tied to a person the parents choose and living with him/her for the rest of life. Today, it is all about understanding the partner’s needs, equal respect and what not. And it comes as a shock that a conservative and traditional city like Chennai is seeing a drastic change.
Congress takes a dig at Narendra Modi’s glee over ‘UK stamp...
October 12, 2012
NEW DELHI: Congress today took a dig at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after he welcomed the UK government's statement on resuming engagement with him, wondering whether he was happy about a "stamp of approval".
International girl child day to support girls’ rights
October 11, 2012
To recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child.
On December 19, 2011, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child.
Dalai Lama warns against generalizing Islam
October 11, 2012
The Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that the world should not generalize Islam as a negative force and called on believers of different faiths to reach out to one another. He added that every religion including his own had "mischievous" people and that he has made efforts to reach out to Muslims since the September 11, 2001 attacks
Indians join hands to celebrate the spirit of volunteerism
October 11, 2012
New Delhi — "Count Me In", NGO India@75's national volunteering call-to-action that kicked off on Gandhi Jayanti Oct 2 to declare a National Volunteering Week, has ended after a series of events at various places in India.
The events included a National Volunteers Meet organized by the Rural Development Organization India in Tamil Nadu;
