Seema Hakhu Kachru In Houston

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Indian-American is dean of Vermont business school

Indian-American is dean of Vermont business school

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2011

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 Vermont.

Subway world's biggest food chain

Subway world's biggest food chain

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2011

Subway surpassed McDonalds in terms of number of stores in the US in 2002 and now it has taken the global lead.

Global IT spending surges in 2010

Global IT spending surges in 2010

Rediff.com   10 Feb 2011

The market research firm's 2010 report indicated that the IT industry registered its fastest growth rate since 2007 during the year gone by.

Injured US leader's husband to command Endeavour

Injured US leader's husband to command Endeavour

Rediff.com   5 Feb 2011

Mark Kelly, the astronaut husband of United States Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was gravely wounded in the Tucson shooting rampage, will command the flight of space shuttle Endeavour in April. His participation in the 'next-to-the last' space shuttle mission in April had been in doubt since his wife, Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, was shot in the head outside a Tucson supermarket on January 8 in a gun attack that left six other people dead.

Giffords is able to communicate, say doctors

Giffords is able to communicate, say doctors

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2011

US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically injured after she was shot in her head at a close range by an assailant in Arizona, was able to communicate with doctors by following simple commands, physicians attending on her said.

US Congresswoman injured, 6 killed in shooting

US Congresswoman injured, 6 killed in shooting

Rediff.com   9 Jan 2011

A United States Congresswoman was 'gravely wounded' after she was shot in the head by a gunman, who went on a shooting rampage at a public event in Tucson in Arizona, killing at least six people, including a 9-year-old girl and a federal judge, and injuring 12 others. Democratic lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, 40, a House Representative, was in a critical condition following a surgery late on Saturday night for a single gunshot wound to the head.

Detained Indian filmmaker leaves US

Detained Indian filmmaker leaves US

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2010

Sources said Vijay Kumar, who is travelling to India en route to Canada, will soon reach his country, and left Houston on "voluntary departure". Without confirming his Canada visit, Kumar's lawyer, Roger Jain told PTI that the filmmaker is out of Houston and the United States for now

Indian director asked to leave US within 90 days

Indian director asked to leave US within 90 days

Rediff.com   3 Sep 2010

Vijay Kumar is allowed to voluntarily depart if he concedes removability but does not have a bar to seeking admission at a port-of-entry at any time. However, failure to depart within the time would result in a fine and a 10-year bar to several forms of relief from deportation. And if he does not depart within the 90-day period he will be deported

Indian held at Texas airport with jihadi material

Indian held at Texas airport with jihadi material

Rediff.com   24 Aug 2010

The 40-year-old Vijay Kumar was arrested at George Bush Intercontinental airport on Friday after "acting suspicious," when screeners thought they saw a possible handgun in a scan of his baggage. Investigators found the brass knuckles, a manual for a handgun and Islamic literature in Kumar's checked luggage

'India offers huge potential of business'

'India offers huge potential of business'

Rediff.com   12 Aug 2010

A robust economy, a growing reservoir of professional manpower and a predominantly young population are among factors that have made India the next economic powerhouse, on its way to become one of the top three economies, Indian Consul General here said.

Google acquires Slide for $182 mn

Google acquires Slide for $182 mn

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2010

Internet giant Google has acquired Slide, maker of applications for social networking websites that allow users to create and share virtual activities and goods.

Sales gallore! 3 mn Apple iPads sold in 80 days

Sales gallore! 3 mn Apple iPads sold in 80 days

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

Apple announced Tuesday that iPad, is a revolutionary and magical device with a colour touchscreen that allows users to connect with their applications, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way.

BP under pressure to control oil spill

BP under pressure to control oil spill

Rediff.com   2 Jun 2010

Insiders say that BP is planning a containment cap.

Savitri Jindal among world's 5 richest mothers

Savitri Jindal among world's 5 richest mothers

Rediff.com   6 May 2010

Savitri Jindal, Asia's richest woman and the widow of the founder of steel and power conglomerate O P Jindal Group, is the richest billionaire mother with a net worth of $12.2 billion.

Ratan Tata among American Academy Fellows

Ratan Tata among American Academy Fellows

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2010

One of two Indian Americans honorees Dr Deepak Srivastava is the director of the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease and Wilma and Adeline Pirag Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Developmental Cardiology at the University of California at San Francisco.

US: NRI couple convicted in health care fraud case

US: NRI couple convicted in health care fraud case

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2010

An NRI doctor couple has been convicted of conspiring to commit health care fraud over a 10-year-period in Texas and will give up millions in assets.

Gold prices may zoom to $1300 by next year

Gold prices may zoom to $1300 by next year

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2010

Gold prices may rise above $1,300 per troy ounce by 2011 on record demand from investors worried about inflation, currencies and sovereign debt, a survey by the United Kingdom-based consultancy GFMS has said.

Indian-American to modernise US power grid

Indian-American to modernise US power grid

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2010

An Indian-American scientist is developing a technology with high temperature superconducting wires that would revolutionise the way power is generated, transported and used in the US. Venkat Selvamanickam, director of the Applied Research Hub and the MD Anderson chair professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, said, "The goal of my research is to modernise the power grid with high temperature superconducting wires to improve efficiency."

Now Houston has a Mahatma Gandhi district

Now Houston has a Mahatma Gandhi district

Rediff.com   26 Jan 2010

An ethnic conclave, Hillcroft was renamed this month, fulfilling the seven-year long demand of over 100,000 strong Indian-American population living in the Greater Houston area.

$20-mn embezzlement charge: Indian-American fired

$20-mn embezzlement charge: Indian-American fired

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2010

Sujata Sachdeva, Koss Corporation vice president of finance, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for embezzling $4.5 million from Koss in just a few months ago. Sachdeva, who worked at Koss since 1992, claims she is a 'shopaholic' or compulsive shopper, a clinical condition known as oniomania.