May 18, 2012
Another controversy rocked the IPL. An Australian player with the Royal Challengers Bangalore was arrested, on Friday, on charges of molesting an Indian American woman and severely attacking her fiancée leaving him in hospital.
May 18, 2012
Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who is known to be fluent in Tamil and English, stunned the Lok Sabha Thursday when he addressed the house in Bhojpuri, receiving praise from Speaker Meira Kumar, who comes from Bihar, for his effort.
May 18, 2012
Gifted with a soothing voice, the soulful singer sings ghazals and Bollywood hits. He is old-school, and a favorite of the South Asian baby- boomers. Pankaj’s concert (on Friday, May18, at 8:00 pm, at the Sheraton Premier Tyson, 8661 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA) will be enchanting. You’ll get a bang for your buck—no doubt!
By Sam Prasad Jillella - Special to MYDOSTI.COM
May 17, 2012
Scorecard: Kings XI Punjab 123 for 4 (Gilchrist 64*, Bravo 2-18) beat Chennai Super Kings 120 for 7 (Bravo 48, Awana 2-12, Praveen 2-18) by six wickets
Adam Gilchrist hit an unbeaten half-century to guide Kings XI Punjab to a six-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings on Thursday.
May 17, 2012
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare escaped unhurt after stones were pelted on a car in his convoy here Wednesday, an associate of the activist said.
"A vehicle accompanying Anna's car, carrying books and other material for his ongoing Maharashtra tour has been attacked; windows broken. Annaji is safe," tweeted Team Anna member Kiran Bedi.
May 17, 2012
On a day when Rupee plunged to an all -time low and the BSE benchmark Sensex dipped below 16,000 level, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee expressed optimism that the Indian markets will soon insulate itself from the ongoing eurozone crisis.
May 17, 2012
Scorecard: Kolkata Knight Riders 140 for 7 (Tiwary 41) beat Mumbai Indians 108 (Narine 4-15, Balaji 2-11) by 32 runs
Gautam Gambhir mastered his resources cleverly to successfully defend a low total of 140 against Mumbai Indians in a crucial Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday.
May 17, 2012
Special By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON, May 5 – For the sixth consecutive year, Dhoonya Dance, the premiere Bollywood dance organization, presented its eagerly awaited show to a packed crowd at the Duke Ellington School for the Arts, in Georgetown.
May 16, 2012
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan wants to move beyond the Salala incident and improve ties with the US, said Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday.
Foreign minister says Pakistan wants to play a role of a facilitator as far as Afghanistan is concerned.
May 16, 2012
May 21 promises to be a crucial day for the Indian-American community as one of corporate America's most prominent India-born executives is scheduled to go on trial here while miles away a New Jersey court is to decide the fate of a Chennai native convicted of a hate crime.
The trial of IIT and Harvard educated Rajat Gupta, 63, will begin in the US District Court Southern District of New York next Monday with jury selection.
