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Srinivasan will serve with distinction: Obama
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today described Srikanth Sri Srinivasan as a “trailblazer” who personifies the best of America and expressed confidence that the India-born legal luminary will serve as… Read more
Indian-origin Srinivasan confirmed as top US court judge
WASHINGTON: Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan today scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America’s second highest court. Described as “trailblazer” by US President Barack Obama,… Read more
Obama defends US drone strikes as ‘legal and effective’
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama today strongly defended the controversial drone strikes as “legal, effective” and necessary in a “just war” of self-defense as he announced a new counter-terrorism doctrine… Read more
Indian-origin boy wins National Geographic Bee contest in US
WASHINGTON: Sathwik Karnik, a 12-year-old Indian-American boy, has won the prestigious National Geographic Bee contest after getting all five questions right as the children of community members continue to dominate… Read more
In a shift, US admits killing 4 Americans in drone strikes
WASHINGTON: In a shift from its long-held policy, the Obama administration has admitted for the first time that four American nationals have been killed in the CIA drone strikes in… Read more
Aam Aadmi Party Convention attracts many NRIs
Chicago: About 300 Indians from 20 cities in the US gathered t in Chicago for a day long convention organized by US supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) that… Read more
Indian American teen invents 20-second charger
WASHINGTON: An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge your cellphone in less than 20 seconds. Eesha Khare, from Saratoga, California, was awarded the Young… Read more
Nirupama Rao discusses Indo-US ties with Ed Royce
WASHINGTON: Ahead of the India-US Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi later this summer, Indian Ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao has met a key Republican lawmaker, who drives the party’s… Read more
Killer H-1B provisions still in immigration bill despite deal
WASHINGTON: The “killer provision” of ban on client site placement for H1B workers, which may prove to be detrimental to the interests of major Indian IT companies, remains in place… Read more
India seeks access to David Headley and Tahawwur Rana
WASHINGTON: India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana – both of whom were sentenced by a… Read more
Rajat Gupta seeks overturning of conviction in insider-trading
NEW YORK: India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta today sought overturning of his insider- trading conviction in a US court here by arguing that the wiretap evidence used by… Read more
Senate panel approves Srinivasan’s nomination to a top US court
WASHINGTON: Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan inched closer to scripting history as the first South Asian judge after a key Senate committee confirmed his nomination to the DC Circuit Court, America’s second… Read more
Indian wonderkid is youngest California Univ topper
WASHINGTON: An 18-year-old Indian-American has become the youngest graduate topper of the prestigious University of California in more than a century. Kolkata-born Ritankar Das has been named as the University… Read more
Dr Barai & Dr Vidyasgar bestowed with Ellis Medal
CHICAGO: Two Indian Americans from Chicagoland along with four others from East Coast have now joined the elite group of Awardees of Ellis Medal of Honor that include former British… Read more
Pak approach to India unlikely to change: Haqqani
WASHINGTON: Even as there is a sense of positivity over Indo-Pak ties after the outcome of Pakistan polls, a former Pakistani diplomat believes a regime change is unlikely to bring… Read more
Cricket facility opened in Bay Area
FREMONT: California Cricket Academy (CCA) has opened its sixth cricket facility in Warm Springs in Fremont. According to Kinjal Buch, president of CCA, this area is a “hotbed for cricket… Read more
Indian parliamentary delegation feted in Miami
MIAMI, Fl: An Indian delegation of parliamentarians stopping by in Miami en route to India was hosted by GOPIO with a welcome dinner. The delegation was headed by the Indian… Read more
Indian, US troops hold joint exercise on rescuing civilians
WASHINGTON: Can Indian and American troops join hands to carry out a successful peacekeeping mission in a third country to rescue innocent civilians, whose lives are threatened either by their… Read more
5 Indian Americans win Soros fellowships
NEW YORK: Five Indian Americans and one Bangladeshi are among the 30 winners of the 2013 national competition for Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. Selected from more… Read more
Indian, US delegates discuss bilateral trade
HOUSTON: US Senator John Cornyn and Indian Consul General in Houston Harish Parvathaneni met here to discuss a host of bilateral issues, along with possibilities of mutual cooperation between the… Read more
