August 16, 2012
Washington — Amid fresh allegations of plagiarism against celebrated Indian American journalist Fareed Zakaria, the Washington Post -- joining Time magazine and CNN -- has announced it will not run Zakaria's column in August.
August 16, 2012
The former military operative says issue ‘more than politics.’ Plans to release TV ads in battleground states.
August 16, 2012
Candlelight Vigil Draws Scores of People to Nation’s Capital
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – Acknowledging the immense importance the Obama administration attaches to building relations with the Sikh community, a key liaison at the White House has expressed the US government’s solidarity with all Americans who stand united against the senseless shootings at the Gurudwara in Wisconsin.
August 16, 2012
Taliban militants stormed a Pakistani air force base on Thursday night, once again showing their ability to penetrate a sensitive military site five years into an insurgency and raising concerns about the safety of the country's nuclear arsenal. Ten people including one security official was killed and a plane damaged in the pre-dawn assault.
August 16, 2012
New Delhi — With growing concern over the plight of several hundred Pakistani Hindus coming to India, the government Thursday said it was willing to grant long-term visas to those who want to stay back in the country.
Around 250 Pakistani Hindus recently moved to India after promising Pakistani authorities there that they will return after their pilgrimage. Many of them have complained of ill-treatment and persecution in Pakistan, a charge denied by Islamabad.
August 15, 2012
In June 1916, an Indian living in California wrote a letter to The New York Times emphasizing how profoundly Indians in the United States had been influenced by the political values of their adoptive country.
August 15, 2012
New Delhi: The government wanted to create a system through which money from central welfare schemes could be credited directly into bank accounts of beneficiaries and would utilise the unique identification number Aadhar scheme for this, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Wednesday.
August 15, 2012
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan celebrated the 66th Independence Day on Tuesday with traditional zeal and fervor and a renewed commitment to make the motherland prosperous and impregnable.
The day dawned with 31 guns salute at federal capital and 21 guns at provincial capitals and special prayers offered at worship places for well being, welfare and better future of Pakistani nation.
August 15, 2012
WASHINGTON: The US presidential election campaign has intensified as incumbent Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney got engaged in sharp exchange of words.
August 15, 2012
Many hotels and resorts that used to host 200 tourists a day, now only have a few customers, after India’s Supreme Court banned tiger tourism in the country’s 41 tiger parks. Critics say the ban is not a solution, and presence of tourists and rangers provide more protection against poachers.
