Raja Krishnamoorthi on why so many Indian Americans are running for office

With an increasing number of people from the Indian-American community playing a significant role in US elections, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi said there is a realisation among them that......

Trump's health secy quits over plane scandal

United States President Donald Trump's embattled Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned amid a raging scandal over his use of expensive private planes for official travel, with the media......

Tamil Nadu, India's model for organ transplants

"Tamil Nadu has the most efficient and effective cadaver transplant programme in India," says Virginia Vaidhyanathan of the India-US Transplant Foundation.Aziz Haniffa/Rediff.com discovers how the......

Islam 'Isi' Siddiqui quits Obama administration

Ambassador Islam ‘Isi’ Siddiqui, one of the highest ranking Indian Americans in the Obama administration, has resigned from his position as chief agricultural negotiator in the office......

7 Indian Americans charged with kickback and bribery scheme

Eight people, seven of them Indian Americans, were charged on Wednesday in connection with a $2.3 million bribery and kickback scheme to secure business from executives of a Manhattan-based medical......

BRICs mull setting up development bank

Think tanks of five member - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa- BRICS bloc, representing the emerging economies, reached consensus on creating a BRICS development bank to complement......

PM hails Indo-Nigerian ties, Indian community

India's partnership with Nigeria is very important, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the first day of his official visit to that country.Attending a reception hosted by Indian High......

Scandent arm bags $34 mn US deal

IT services company Scandent Solutions Corporation Ltd on Monday said its division Albion bagged an order worth $34 million from the state of Tennessee in the US for developing and implementing a......