August 10, 2013
Washington — A team of three bright young Indian American students beat out teams from 17 other regions to win top honors at the 11th National Geographic World Championship in Russia's St. Petersburg city.
The US team composed entirely of Indian American kids soared ahead of second place Canada, which was up against third-place India in a tense tiebreaker round in the July 31 final, California based ethnic weekly India West reported.
August 9, 2013
NEW DELHI: Army chief Gen Bikram Singh has pulled up the commanders of formations deployed in Poonch sector at line of control in the wake of two major raids by the Pakistan army special troops ion Indian Territory in the last eight months.
Indian Army chief paying homage to the jawans killed during the LoC attack in Poonch.
August 9, 2013
WASHINGTON: The state department has warned Americans not to travel to Pakistan and evacuated nonessential government personnel from the country's second largest city because of a specific threat to the consulate there, a US official said on Friday.
August 9, 2013
MUMBAI: India has lost around 20% of its languages in the past five decades, a survey by the Vadodara-based Bhasha Research and Publication Centre has revealed.
August 8, 2013
GUANGZHOU: Tenth seed PV Sindhu packed off defending champion and local favourite Wang Yihan to reach the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Championships along with compatriots Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap in their respective categories on Thursday.
August 8, 2013
Bihar rural works and panchayati raj minister Bhim Singh said people join army or police for shahadat (martyrdom)
August 8, 2013
These concerns were revived in wake of the audacious raid by Pakistani intruders Tuesday night that resulted in the death of five Indian soldiers
August 7, 2013
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa is the most qualified to become India's next prime minister, followed closely by Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, a survey conducted among NRIs and released here on Wednesday has revealed.
August 7, 2013
By Geeta Goindi
Rockville, MD – Commemorating 100 years of the Gadar Movement, on July 28, the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) paid tribute to the patriots who sacrificed all to liberate India from British colonial rule.
August 7, 2013
The Indian currency Rupees was also dragged lower by indications that the US Federal Reserve would taper its bond-buying programme.
Mumbai: After two days of gains, the rupee tumbled 53 paise to a fresh closing low of 61.30 against the dollar amid bearish local stocks and renewed dollar demand from importers.
