May 1, 2013
NEW DELHI: A third flag meeting between Indian and Chinese troops failed to break the deadlock between the two sides, with the Chinese insisting that India take down security structures in Fukche and Chumar in Ladakh without offering reciprocal commitments.
April 30, 2013
The former presidential candidate told the 2013 graduates of Southern Virginia University that marriage and children are the keys to ‘abundant living.’ And he warned them not to wait long to get started.
April 30, 2013
Brief Scorecard: Chennai Super Kings 164 for 3 (Raina 63*, Dhoni 45*) beat Pune Warriors 127 for 9 (Mohit Sharma 3-21) by 37 runs
MS Dhoni hit 45 off 16 balls as Super Kings downed Warriors by 37 runs in Pune
April 30, 2013
Washington — Even as it acknowledges India as the world's most populous democracy, the Economist magazine's Index of Democracy 2012 ranks India 38th among 165 nations with an overall score of 7.52.
India also gets high scores for electoral process and pluralism (9.58) and Civil liberties (9.41).
April 30, 2013
The three European mountaineers involved in a high-altitude brawl with Nepalese guides on Mount Everest have cancelled their trip. According to an eyewitness the Europeans had ignored a request from Nepalese guides to wait during their ascent, and dislodged ice that hit the Sherpas below.
April 30, 2013
NEW DELHI: World Bank on Tuesday scaled down India's growth forecast to 6.1% for the current fiscal from 7% projected six months ago.
April 30, 2013
NEW DELHI: Opposition, including BJP, Left and other parties, on Tuesday walked out of Lok Sabha, charging the government with indulging in one scam after another and saying they would not be party to the passage of the Finance Bill and the Railway Budget.
April 30, 2013
NEW DELHI: India will retaliate massively even if Pakistan uses tactical nuclear weapons against it. With Pakistan developing "tactical" nuclear warheads, that is, miniaturizing its weapons to be carried on short-range missiles, India will protect its security interests by retaliating to a "smaller" tactical attack in exactly the same manner as it would respond to a "big" strategic attack.
April 29, 2013
Lawmakers Pledge to Protect the Community
By Geeta Goindi
Leaders of the Sikh community in America and Congressional staffers at a reception on Capitol Hill celebrating the launch of the American Sikh Congressional Caucus
September 16, 2011
By Geeta Goindi
A surprise package of the annual political meet organized by the National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA) was a seminar on empowering women which successfully capped the two-day event that included a Congressional luncheon on Capitol Hill, a White House briefing by senior Obama officials and a dinner hosted by the Indian Embassy.
