LOS ANGELES: Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, the head of Sikhs' highest seat Akal Takhat, formally launched the Tri-Centennial Celebration of the Ordination of Sri Guru Granth as the Sikhs' eternal guru at the International Seminar held here.

WASHINGTON: Everyone's genes spell out a risk for some disease, and a coming anti-discrimination law is about to give genetic testing a boost.

'Wait-Listed' U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 8, 2008, that it had received enough H-1B petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for fiscal year (FY) 2009. USCIS announced a preliminary number of nearly 163,000 H-1B petitions received during the filing period ending on April 7, 2008.

NEW DELHI: In a slap on the government's wrist, the Supreme Court struck down a law used to ease out noted cardio-surgeon P Venugopal as Director of the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences(AIIMS) here after a bitter row with Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss.

In an endeavor to strengthen its relationship with Southeast Asia, India has actively used culture as an important instrument of its Look East Policy (LEP). Unlike in the past when cultural diplomacy was largely viewed as India's veiled effort towards cultural dominance, the renewed thrust on the cultural diplomacy has received genuine appreciation from Southeast Asian countries.

Mind is the forerunner of (all evil) states. Mind is chief; mind-made are they. If one speaks or acts with wicked mind, suffering follows one, even as the wheel follows the hoof of the draught-ox.

DUBAI: Sunil Gavaskar's controversial chairmanship of ICC's Cricket Committee came to a sudden end when he announced his resignation from the post, weeks after he was asked to choose between his media commitments and his role with the game's world governing body.

NEW DELHI: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is building a comprehensive vision for India@75 and will undertake an "aspirational role" and facilitate India's transformation to a global leader by 2022. This vision has been developed by Prof CK Prahalad, Paul Ruth McCracken University Professor, Ross School of Business and The University of Michigan.