After diplomatic row, Chinese activist leaves for US

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, who was at the centre of an extraordinary diplomatic crisis between China and the United States, on Saturday left for New York with his family after the......

Indian American appointed to key Pentagon post

Vikram J Singh, who was the senior defense adviser to Richard Holbrooke, the erstwhile United States special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been appointed to a key Pentagon post......

Doctors discuss healers' hurdles at AAPI conference

J-1 visa, Green Card backlog issues permeate AAPI conference. Aziz Haniffa reports Senators and representatives from both sides of the aisle were on hand at a legislative conference on Capitol Hill......

Don't let dissidents into embassy again: China to US

Accusing the United States of sheltering blind activist in its embassy in Beijing using "abnormal means", China on Monday asked America not to repeat such an incident again in the overall interest......

Review: Players is lacklustre and unimaginative

Abbas-Mustan stick to their set formula and staid sensibilities to helm Players -- a badly-botched up mess, writes Sukanya Verma.'You know what your problem is? You plan way too much in advance. I......

'There are no actors in my film'

The average cinemagoer in Tamil Nadu might not even have heard of a film called Sengadal --The Dead Sea. But the film was the only Tamil entry at the International Film Festival of India in Goa......

'We never understood Vijay Tendulkar'

Executive producer of ETV, Santosh Ayachit has been an ardentfan of noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar. He even made a Hindi documentary called Aankahi Tendulkar to celebrate the talent. In the......

Dow row: IOA tells govt to spell out its stand

The Indian Oympic Association came down heavily on the government for adopting double standards on Dow Chemicals' sponsorship of the London Games, and said the sport ministry's plans of selective......

Lancashire University honours Ganguly

Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly added another feather to his cap when he was awardedhonorary fellowship by the University of Central Lancashire.Ganguly, who retired from international......

Another feather in the cap for Gerrard

England and Liverpool football ace Steven Gerrard was conferred honorary fellowship by Liverpool John Moores University on Thursday.The 28-year-old midfielder, who was awarded the MBE last year,......