August 16, 2012
Washington — Downplaying the significance of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's upcoming visit to western sanctions hit Iran, the US has hoped he would convey to Tehran the importance of meeting its international obligations.
August 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Basketball Federation of India (BFI) announced its contingent for the 22nd FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for men to be held in Mongolia August 17-26.
August 16, 2012
Port-of-Spain — "What would have happened if Gandhi had today's new technology like internet, social media, email and networking tools to challenge the British Raj," a Trinidad and Tobago minister asked while calling for tolerance in society during an event to mark India's Independence Day.
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.
