December 7, 2012
Pakistan's Supreme Court has asked the country's electoral body to enlist the army and paramilitary forces to help verify controversial electoral rolls in Karachi. A judge said Karachi's voter lists "do not inspire confidence" and warned that a possible significant number of residents may have been "disenfranchised."
December 7, 2012
Washington — A White House petition seeking recognition of the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as "genocide" has crossed the threshold of 25,000 signatures for receiving a response from the Obama administration.
December 6, 2012
Belgaum (Karnataka) — Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Thursday announced that he will lead a delegation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday to seek relief for the state on the issue of Cauvery water release to Tamil Nadu.
December 6, 2012
The US called on China late Wednesday to allow residents to "express their grievances freely" following a spike in violence in the Himalayan region. More than 90 Tibetans have set themselves alight since 2009 to protest China's rule of the Tibetan plateau.
December 6, 2012
Washington — India's ruling Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are ranked 12th and 19th respectively on the Forbes list of 'The World's Most Powerful People' with President Barack Obama retaining his top position.
December 6, 2012
Chennai — DMK president M. Karunanidhi Wednesday said the Cauvery basin states should abide by the decision taken by Cauvery River Water Authority (CRA).
DMK party president M. Karunanidhi
December 6, 2012
The Indian government won a crucial vote in the parliament on Wednesday on the its decision to open up the country's retail sector to foreign companies like Wal-Mart.
Indians shop at a Bharti-Walmart store on the outskirts of Chandigarh, India, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012.
World Congress of Religions 2012 – Hindu Congresswoman-Elect Teaches Karma Yoga to Lawmakers
December 5, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman-elect Tulsi Gabbard (Democrat-Hawaii), the first ever practicing Hindu elected to the US Congress who will take the oath of office on the Bhagavad Gita, has pledged to teach the most powerful lawmakers in the world about her faith.
December 5, 2012
WASHINGTON — Native American tribal leaders are concerned that steady progress on their issues might be undermined if President Barack Obama and Congress make deep spending cuts to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
December 5, 2012
Australian great Shane Warne said he would consider coming out of retirement to play in next year’s Ashes series against England if asked by national team captain Michael Clarke, but Warne later tweeted that the suggestion might have been taken out of context.