August 30, 2012
By Geeta Goindi
WASHINGTON – Combine divine music with rich Indian culture and the corollary is ‘Play Like A Lion’, a brilliant documentary directed by Joshua Dylan Mellars on the life and legacy of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, sarod maestro extraordinaire!
August 29, 2012
India’s Supreme Court has cleared the way for Ajmal Kasab, the last surviving member of the Pakistani terrorist organisation that killed 166 people in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, to be executed.
Kasab, who was one of 10 ‘fidayeen’ commandos trained by Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group, had claimed he had not received a fair trail and appealed for his death penalty to be commuted to life imprisonment.
August 29, 2012
Islamabad — India is more opportunity than threat, said a Pakistani daily that noted the thaw in ties between Islamabad and New Delhi.
August 29, 2012
New Delhi, Aug 29 — British Airways Wednesday said the increase in airport charges at the national capital's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport has forced it to revisit its India strategy.
August 29, 2012
Washington — As Mitt Romney officially clinched the Republican presidential nomination, the party declared India a "geopolitical ally and a strategic trading partner", much like the current occupant of the White House, Democrat Barack Obama.
August 29, 2012
An investigation by the Pentagon found that US military officers ignored warnings by Afghan officers and burned copies of the Koran, setting off deadly riots across the country. The report claims 474 copies of the Koran were taken to the burn pit and 100 were actually destroyed in the fire.
Koran Burning Protest
August 29, 2012
The Indian Premier League lost its main sponsor DLF, after the company failed to renew its five-year deal. DLF paid a reported $50 million for the sponsorship of the Twenty20 league.
The Indian Premier League has lost its title sponsor after real estate giant DLF declined to renew its five-year deal, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.
August 28, 2012
Mumbai — A global business meet to provide a platform to the Indian diaspora will be held in New York next month by New Global Indian Foundation (NGIF), a representative said here Tuesday.
"For the first time, global Indian leaders will be coming together from sectors as varied as business, spiritual, politics, think-tanks, among others, to discuss global business," said Kanchan Banerjee, chairman of NGIF and convener of Global Indian Business Meet (GIBM) 2012.
August 28, 2012
New Delhi — President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday stressed the need to evolve a universal healthcare system for the nation, calling it important for economic growth. He pitched for setting up more healthcare institutions in the country.
August 28, 2012
The International Cricket Council announced it will use “inertial sensors” to determine the legality of bowling actions. India’s Harbhajan Singh and Pakistan’s Saeed Ajaml have both been accused of illegal bowling actions.
