Indian American in Blagojevich scandal charged with bribing doctors
June 22, 2012
A Chicago-based Indian American who was involved in the Rod Blagojevich scandal and was once a fundraiser for Jesse Jackson Jr. has been arrested on bribery charges. Raghuveer Nayak was charged with bribing doctors to send patients to his surgery centers.
Hillary Clinton praises Ela Bhatt for empowering women
June 22, 2012
Washington — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has praised Indian social activist Ela Bhatt as one of her "heroines" for her work for empowerment of women.
"I have a lot of heroes and heroines around the world," she said speaking at the National Partnership for Women and Families here Thursday. One of them was Ela Bhatt, Clinton said, recalling her role in starting the Self-Employed Women's Association in India.
Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi to review ODI career
June 22, 2012
Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi said he would review his ODI future after the series loss to Sri Lanka. Afridi stated that he would continue to play Twenty20 if he decides to leave one-day.
LeBron James captures his first championship as Heat win NBA Finals
June 22, 2012
LeBron James won his first National Basketball Association championship, scoring 26 points as the Miami Heat won the title with a 121-106 victory tonight against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder.
Four prolific contemporary Indian women artists exhibit at Rossi & Rossi...
June 22, 2012
LONDON.- Rossi & Rossi presents Stargazing – an exhibition bringing to London a discriminating selection of works by four prolific contemporary Indian women artists: Chitra Ganesh, Mithu Sen, Anita Dube, and Jaishri Abichandani, and an exciting new Muslim American artist, Nida Abida.
Chitra Ganesh, How We Do at the End of the World, 2011
India “condemning” millions to stay poor: L N Mittal
June 21, 2012
Joining the likes of N R Narayana Murthy and Azim Premji to blame the Indian government for policy inaction, UK-based NRI billionaire L N Mittal has said the country is potentially condemning millions to remain in poverty by not helping industrialisation.
Dhoni richer than Bolt, Djokovic!
June 21, 2012
Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has pipped the likes of `Sprint King` Usain Bolt, tennis ace Novak Djokovic and teammate Sachin Tendulkar in the latest list of world`s 100 richest sportspersons, released by the Forbes magazine.
Pranab trying to split Trinamool Cong says Derek
June 21, 2012
The Trinamool Congress accused UPA’s Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee of attempting to split the party, after the latter earlier in the day called up dissident TMC MP Kabir Suman seeking support.
MP Derek O'Brien
Indian students will be safe: Australia PM
June 21, 2012
Australia has assured India that it has taken steps to ensure that Indian students do not face any problems while studying in Australia.
US has enormous stake in India’s emergence as a global power:...
June 21, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON D.C. - Completely cognizant of India’s rise on the world scene, a top Obama official has underlined that the US has “an enormous stake in India’s emergence as a global power”.
