Indian Muslims in America condemn failure to control religious violence
2015-10-07
Prime Minister Modi should make efforts to punish Dadri killersContinue Reading
US Sikh group raises $210,000 for needy Punjab students
2015-10-06
Washington : The Sikh Human Development Foundation, a Washington-based philanthropic organisation has raised over $210,000 for its scholarship programme for underprivileged children in Punjab who wish to pursue higher education. Over 350 guests from metropolitan Washington area came to support the Foundation at a gala, featuring pop singer Jaz Dhami,Continue Reading
13-year-old tribal girl wins Google Science Fair
2015-10-05
Bhubaneswar: Despite being a Class 9 student, she nourishes a passion for serving the society through scientific research of mass interest. For her, age is never a bar for quenching libido sciendi as if inspired by the Wings of Fire and following the footsteps of missile man A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.Continue Reading
Indian appointed dean for Salesian university
2015-09-26
Fr Gonsalves is the first non-European to become the deanContinue Reading
Obama names 3 Indian-Americans to advisory body
2015-09-25
Washington: President Barack Obama is naming three Indian Americans to an advisory council on faith-based and neighbourhood partnerships that brings together religious and secular leaders as well as scholars and experts in their fields. The Council focuses on steps the government should take to reduce poverty and inequality and createContinue Reading
Pope asked to stop endogamous marriages among Indian Catholics
2015-09-25
The practice is to maintain purity of bloodContinue Reading
Breast-feeding in public: US library apologises to Indian origin woman
2015-09-23
New York: A library in New York has apologised to an Indian-origin woman after an employee of the public library asked her to stop breast-feeding her daughter in public. “We will be giving our staff additional coaching to remind them about the proper practice for maintaining a welcoming environment,” CBSContinue Reading
Indians second highest foreign students at US varsities
2015-08-25
Coimbatore: Indian students accounted for the second highest number of foreign students studying at US universities, said US ambassador to India Richard R Verma on Monday. There are 103,000 Indian students in the US at present, reported The Times of India. Interacting with the students of the Tamil Nadu AgriculturalContinue Reading
Indian-American dancer to raise funds for US school
2015-08-22
New York: An Indian-American classical dancer is set to perform at a concert in California this weekend to raise funds for a high-poverty elementary school, a media report said. Sharanya Balaji, a 16-year-old senior from Harker school, said she wants to help the Grant Elementary School which lacks basic educationContinue Reading