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Indian student is century's youngest California Univ topper!

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......

'Crook' Dr Desai goes into hiding; Investors lose $25 mn

Indian American physicians and entrepreneurs, who invested an estimated $25 million in Dr Akshay Desai’s Universal Health Care Group Inc, are seething in anger after the company filed for......

Indian-American named professor of the year

An Indian-American professor of mechanical engineering at the University of South Florida, has been named United States professor of the year by an influential think-tank. Autar Kaw, 52, is among......

Missing Indian American boy's body found

The body of Harsha Maddula, 18, an engineering-pre med student at Northwestern University in Illinois, United States, who was missing since September 22, was recovered from the water in Wilmette......

FBI joins search for missing Indian-American student

The American Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined a search for an Indian-American Northwestern University student reported missing since last week, according to the University police which is......

Indian American appointed to top Yale position

The prestigious Yale University on Monday announced the appointment of Indian American academician Anjani Jain to a top university position. Beginning July 1, Jain will join Yale School of......

Sibal pitches for American varsities to open shop in India

As the first ever high-level Indo-US education summit gets underway, India on Wednesday pitched for famed American universities to 'reach out' to the country, with the visiting minister Kapil Sibal......

Indian-American is dean of Vermont business school

Indian-American Professor Sanjay Sharma, dean of the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University, has been appointed dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of......

Indian American to guide US manufacturing policy

Secunderabad-born and raised Dr Sridhar Kota, 52, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has become American President Barack Obama's point man for developing......

Chicago B-school names Indian-American as dean

Indian-origin Stanford University Professor Sunil Kumar has been named dean of the prestigious Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Kumar's five-year term as dean at Chicago Booth......

Review: The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a powerful film

The Reluctant Fundamentalist has its cinematic moments but celebrates just black and white aspects of life instead of exploring grey areas, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel writes.Janissary: a member of an......

'I got my first film within five months of landing in Mumbai'

Twenty-four-year old Taaha Shah’s first film was Yash Raj production’s Luv Ka The End in 2011. He plays the role of the happy-go-lucky Arjun in Karan Johar's teen film, Gippy, that......

Thank you, Mr Ebert, for taking us on this journey

We will always remember Roger Ebert at the movies, says Arthur J Pais, in his tribute to the prolific movie critic, who passed away on April 4.Roger Ebert, the prolific movie critic, author of half......

Review: Django Unchained is brutal, powerful

Django Unchained is far better a script than it is a film, writes Raja Sen.Some slant their glasses as they pour out their beer. Some pour it straight but fastidiously slow. Some others like their......

Indian origin model in Sports Ilustrated

Sonia Dara, a Harvard University student, has become the first Indian-American model to be featured in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.Dara is not only the first model of Indian-origin but also......

One leg handicap won't deter Arunima in Everest climb

Arunima Sinha, who lost her left leg after being thrown off a moving train two years ago, is determined to conquer the world's highest peak -- Mt Everest. Manu Shankar......

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Q. Which Indian-American economist from the Harvard University won the prestigious John Bates Clark Medal, which is often described as the Baby Nobel?
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Q. can you write an essay about india ?
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Q. A new survey has revealed that US nationals are fast turning away from religion, even as the Catholic Church has got its new leader, Pope Francis I from Latin America...D survey found that one in five Americans has no religious preference. A point to be noted is that while 20% Americans declared "no religious preference" only 3% of dem actually admitted to being atheists". This continues a trend of Americans disowning a specific religious affiliation that has accelerated greatly since 1990.....Mike Hout lead author of the study and a professor at the University of California Berkley says.Vw
Farhaan: A. FACTS ABOUT INDIA THAT MAKE US PROUD.1)"India never invaded any country in her last 10,000 years of history."2)"It is the only...... more

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Q. what do think about indian cinema?
Rachana Sahu: A. what have we got to do with it sitting in india let them all join islam kaya farak padta hai more

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Q. Any guess why Pope Benedict has resigned?
Good Citizen: A. From Arth in the 80s to Lagaan and Monsoon Wedding , Indian cinema has come of age and filmmakers are now experimenting with off-beat story-lines,...... more

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