Trump picks desi Nikki Haley to be US ambassador to UN

The South Carolina governor has become the first woman and minority to join Trump’s administration. Nikki Haley is India Abroad Person of the Year 2010 IMAGE: Republican South......

Celebrated journalist Rena Golden passes away at 51

Indian-American journalist Rena Golden, who led news teams for two media giants in the United States for nearly two decades, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, at her home in Atlanta after a......

Nikki Haley sworn in as governor of South Carolina

South Carolina Governor Nikki Randhawa Haley, 38, spoke about her immigrant origin in her inaugural speech after taking over the reins of the state. She made history by becoming the first woman......

Nikki Haley to be sworn in as S Carolina governor

Indian American Namrata 'Nikki' Randhawa Haley, a daughter of Sikh immigrants from Punjab, is all set to be sworn in as the governor of South Carolina at a simple ceremony in Columbia, despite......

Power Of The Dog, Dune Lead Oscar Noms

The nominations for the 94th Annual Academy Awards are out. The Power Of The Dog and Dune lead the pack while films like King Richard, Belfast and West Side Story grab quite a few noms. India......

Bridge Of Spies, Carol dominate BAFTA 2016 nominations

The nominations for the 69th British Academy Film Awards -- or the BAFTAs -- have been announced, and it seems to be a Tom Hanks and Cate Blanchett show all the way! Their films -- Bridge Of......

Historic! India women stun Japan; enter Badminton Asia Team final

IMAGE: P V Sindhu was beaten by Japan's Aya Ohori in straight games in the first singles of the Badminton Asia Team Championships semi-final on Saturday. Photograph: BAI/X Indian women shuttlers'......

Madrid Masters: Sindhu, Srikanth advance; Satwik-Chirag bow out

IMAGE: PV Sindhu made short work of Switzerland's Jenjira Stadelmann. Photograph: BWF/Twitter Star Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective first round matches in......

Satwik-Chirag, Saina pull out of Thailand Open

IMAGE: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, right, and Chirag Shetty. Satwik has not yet recovered from the injury he sustained during the India Open. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Getty Images Commonwealth Games......

China Open: Ponnappa, Jwala in quarter-finals

India's formidable duo of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa advanced to the women's doubles quarter-finals of the China Open badminton after eking out an easy 21-9, 21-12 victory over Iris Wang and......

'Mother of Judo' receives her gold 50 years on

The "Mother of Judo" waited 50 years to get the gold medal that was snatched from her in her first serious competition, a gender injustice that fuelled Rusty Kanokogi's winning crusade for women's......