March, 2012
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation recently published a research paper on the philanthropy within the Indian American community of Silicon Valley. The report looks at the roots of giving in India, a history of the Indian American community in the U.S. and then describes the vision and values of Indian American philanthropists in Silicon Valley.
March 23, 2012
Dinesh Trivedi, the now ex-railways minister, proposed an increase in passenger fares last week citing safety and modernization of the railways as primary concerns. The move resulted in his dismissal by West Bengal chief minister and his boss, Mamata Banerjee, who said the fare increase was unacceptable and demanded a rollback.
March 23, 2012
Much has been written about divorce being on the rise in India, sometimes accompanied by hand-wringing about the egos and inflexibility of younger couples, who seem less willing than their parents to stay in marriages they are not happy with.
March 22, 2012
Scorecard: Pakistan 236 for 9 (Sarfraz 46*, Hafeez 40, Razzak 2-26, Shakib 2-39) beat Bangladesh 234 for 8 (Shakib 68, Tamim 60, Cheema 3-46) by two runs
March 22, 2012
Hoping that attitudes would change with education, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday that women were being treated as chattel and that was one reason for crimes against women.
"I certainly share the view that women are treated as chattel... one reason why crime is committed against women is because they are treated as chattel," Chidambaram said in the Rajya Sabha.
March 22, 2012
In good news to American visa applicants, the US announced those Indians who are renewing their visas, valid or expired, within 4 years, are likely to get waiver for a personal interview.
March 22, 2012
LONDON: Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba was "effectively dead" for more than an hour as doctors battled to save his life following a cardiac arrest, it was revealed on Wednesday.
Muamba collapsed towards the end of the first half of Bolton's FA Cup quarterfinal against Tottenham at White Hart Lane last Saturday.
March 21, 2012
Senators Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced a bill that would establish passenger advocates at the busiest U.S. airports.
(UPI) -- Travelers who feel wrongly treated by U.S. airport security need an advocate because the federal screening agency will not help otherwise, lawmakers said.
March 21, 2012
It was culturally fulfilling, timely and enlightening to attend the public presentation of a ground-breaking PH.D dissertation produced by renowned cultural activist, Kathak dance exponent par excellence and former distinguished Permanent Secretary, Dr. Sat Balkaransingh held at NAPA on Wednesday last.
March 2012
Sunday Times of London is ready to provide evidence that Nupur Mehta was involved in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 India Pakistan match fixing.
When Nupur Mehta threatened the newspaper to sue, it counter attacked by claiming to produce strong evidences against her. ICC has even denied the reports of match fixing.
James Mellor, spokesman of the Sunday Times, said from London
