Now, US TV station calls Hindu deities 'weird'

An American television station in Chicago has offended the Hindu community after a sports commentary on its website used the term "weird" to describe their deities. The commentary on an ice hockey......

An eventful year for Indian-American journalists

When the South Asian Journalists Association was formed in 1994, there were only a few Indian-American bylines in the mainstream press, mostly in the business pages. There were some folks in the......

Desis in Action

The word, 'desi' may not be in the Oxford English Dictionary yet, but it is very much on the way there to describe the South Asian Americans. The Federation of Kerala Associations of North America......

The comeback star

Thereare many reasons why Las Vegas is called Sin City. But gymnastics has never been one of them.On a recent Saturday night, a mile from the casinos, lounge acts and lap dances that unfold along......

Media biggies plan 24-hour shopping channels

After establishing entertainment networks, media conglomerates are gearing up to launch 24-hour shopping channels in the country. The STAR India-Bennet, Coleman & Company (BCCL) combine, Subhash......

Cricket board set to score Rs 1 cr a day

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is expected to rake in up to Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) by auctioning the rights for satellite & terrestrial broadcast, international broadcast,......

The beautiful story of Lady Ganga

With her final act, paddleboarding from Rishikesh to Varanasi during the last months of her battle with cancer, Michele Baldwin fought for the promise of life. Filmmaker Frederic Lumiere tells......

A desi actor in Hollywood

Ajay Mehta, who played a beleaguered Pakistani immigrant in the well-received off-Broadway hit East Is East, has had his share of guest roles in over a dozen television films over five years.Though......

NBA Wrap: Curry adds silverware; RF Jnr returns for 10th straight year

IMAGE: Steph Curry added another piece of silverware to his cabinet. Photograph: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Steph Curry had a disappointing season with the NBA's Golden State......

Olympic champ Crouser shatters own shot put World record

IMAGE: Ryan Crouser of the United States wins the shot put with a World record 77-3 3/4 (23.56m) during the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix at Drake Stadium. Photograph: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY......

IOC: Bow to demands to ban Russian or risk boycott

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters The Olympic movement is facing its biggest dilemma since the Cold War: bow to demands to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes or risk the first......

Serena Williams does not rule out return

IMAGE: Serena Williams announced her intention to retire from tennis in a Vogue essay last month. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Serena Williams may have decided to step away from tennis......

Tibetans protest against Beijing Winter Games at IOC HQ

IMAGE: Protesters hold signs during a demonstration outside of the NBC Sports office in San Francisco, California, on Friday. Dozens of Tibetan and human rights activists staged a protest outside......