Ponzi king Bernard Madoff, who has been convicted of committing a fraud of $60 billion, is in danger of being beaten up by fellow inmates at a North Carolina federal prison, where he is currently imprisoned.
"I have tried to be a friend to India. But, as long as there is breath in me, I will never support the lifting of the Glenn amendment sanctions on India unless they abandon all nuclear ambitions."
Michael Phelps won two and lost two races in the the Santa Clara International Grand Prix, his second competition since his return from a three-month suspension by USA Swimming following a photo of him using a marijuana pipe had made the rounds.
Intel Corporation and the Society for Science & the Public awarded the top 10 college scholarship awards for the Intel Science Talent Search at a banquet in Washington, DC on Tuesday. The first prize of $100,000 was awarded to Indian-American student Shivani Sud, 17, of Durham, North Carolina.
US President Barack Obama announced on Friday to withdrawal of all American forces from Iraq by the end of 2011 with its combat mission coming to an end by August 31, 2010.
After the latest projections in Wisconsin, Biden has 253 electoral college votes as against Trump's 213, making it much difficult for the President to win the polls. The winner of the 2020 presidential election should have at least 270 Electoral College votes out of the 538-member electoral college.
A mental patient has been deported to India to face an uncertain future, although his case is still open to appeal in court, according to his family. Harvey Sachdev was 12 when he came to the United States with his family from Punjab. He was a valedictorian both at the Northeastern High School, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and at the University of Pennsylvania where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. But worsening schizophrenia made it difficult for Harvey.
Hours before his most crucial moment, Obama lost his 86-year-old grandmother, who was battling with cancer.
US army private Lynndie England who was photographed abusing and humiliating prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, appeared before a military court Tuesday. \n\n
'There is not a parallel on this planet, in any field of endeavour as you have in the case of the IPCC.' Dr R K Pachauri defends the science involved in drafting the reports on climate change.
Hurricane Florence reaches the Carolinas, America pays tribute to 9/11 victims, Russia's Putin meets China's Xi Jinping and much more...
The victorious Clinton reminded her supporters and the party leadership that she is not giving up the challenge to the party nomination and that she does not subscribe to the notion that the voters of Michigan and Florida -- who have been disqualified -- can be left out.
Obama has refused to debate Hillary Clinton,with no moderator, before the Indiana and North Carolina primaries.
The 24-year-old was eliminated from American Idol.
Indian American appointed executive-in-residence of top US varsity
IIT-ians share some common values -- even those from different IITs demonstrate these similarities. These are basically a down-to-earth approach, good work ethics and an application of our mind to problems and challenges.
Shocked Indian students in North America have launched an online petition addressed to the Indian government and the Indian embassy in Washington, lashing out at the alleged apathy of local autorities in the case.
Abhijeet Mahato, 29, an IIT alumnus who was studying for an engineering doctorate degree at the Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering in Durham, was found shot dead at his residence near the campus on Friday night.
Abhijeet Mahato, 29, an IIT alumnus who was studying for an engineering doctorate degree at the Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering in Durham, was found dead at his residence near the campus on Friday night. He had been shot dead.
Reader Abhishek Narang sent us this image from the Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of Management, North Carolina.
A Pakistani man arrested for videotaping US buildings in North Carolina was charged with making false statements and possessing fake identification documents.
Keeping pace with its brisk business volume, SAS Institute (India) Private Limited will increase its headcount by 20 per cent, company's chief operating officer and managing director Sudipta K Sen said in Mumbai on Thursday.
Business Week said students favoured long-term opportunities and the chance to be a part of their country's exciting new economy that's driving their decisions to return to India -- not short-term return on investment.
The wins marked a sweep in the south that extended his dominance to every region of the country.
Jim Thorpe will now go down as the sole winner of the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Games, 110 years after the American was stripped of his medals for infringing amateur rules at the time.
The gene called PTPN1 (Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase N1), is found on the human chromosome 20, which has long been targeted by investigators as a likely site for diabetes genes.
A plane owned by NASCAR's Hendrick Motorsports organization crashed on Sunday near a small airport in Virginia, killing all 10 people aboard, police said.
The Democratic presidential candidate also defended his running mate John Edwards, who has been criticised by Republicans for his lack of experience.
The Duke University in North Carolina has carried out a study that counters conventional wisdom with regard to the reported decline in America's competitiveness vis-à-vis India and China.
Why night shifts may not be such a good idea for pregnant women.
Biden stressed over "not fighting a third World War in Ukraine" but avowed sending an "unmistakable message that we will defend every inch of NATO territory".
At least 21 people were killed and millions left without power, water or gas as the hurricane swept through eastern United States.
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