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Indian-American named NASA's associate administrator

A decorated Indian-American Amit Kshatriya has been named as NASA's new 'exploration-focussed' associate administrator, the US space agency announced. IMAGE: Amit Kshatriya has spent more than......

Indian-American govt employee held in NY for doing 2 jobs

The United States authorities have arrested an Indian-American government employee on charges of 'grand larceny' for allegedly working a 'second, full-time job' during the hours he was being paid......

Meet The 10 Indian-Origin Nobel Laureates

The Nobel Prize recognises individuals whose work has profoundly advanced our understanding of humanity across science, literature, peace and economics. Established through Swedish chemist,......

MIT punishes Indian-American student for pro-Palestine speech

An Indian-American student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was barred from attending her graduation ceremony after delivering a speech denouncing the war in Gaza, according to......

Record 6 Indian Americans enter US House of Representatives

In a momentous occasion for Indian Americans, six of their leaders on Friday were sworn-in as the members of the US House of Representatives, the largest so far for this minority ethnic community......

Goldilocks phase, reforms glide path to spur Indian economy in 2026

India, the world's fourth largest economy, is set to maintain the 'goldilocks' phase with tailwinds of good growth, low inflation and robust banking performance as well as reform initiatives poised......

Venezuela Turmoil Unlikely To Rattle India's Trade

'The immediate impact for India will be very minimal as the share of Venezuela in our total overseas production is very low.' Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters The geopolitical tension caused by the......

India-US to resume trade talks in January

IMAGE: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal addresses a press conference at Vanjiya Bhawan, December 22, 2025. Photograph: ANI Photo Talks on the proposed trade deal between India and the United......

Rupee plunges 5% in 2025 amid persistent foreign fund outflows, dollar strength

The rupee slumped 5 per cent in 2025 as persistent capital outflows from foreign investors, alongside heightened dollar demand from importers, making it one of the worst-performing Asian......

Rupee to grapple incessant volatility in 2026; US trade pact may not be silver bullet

The Indian rupee, swaying through multiple headwinds, tiding over global trade disruptions and massive foreign fund outlfows, is unlikely to arrest its descent until tariff impact overhangs,......

'Indira Gandhi Stood Up To The Americans'

'She was brave. She didn't care a hoot. And India was not the strongest of nations as it is now.' IMAGE: Indira Gandhi with Henry Kissinger in Chronicles of the Forgotten Genocide: The Kissinger......

'Can We Break Up After A Month?'

'What interested me more than the influencers was how were they surviving in Bombay?' 'How many reels did they make per month? How much money did they need to get by?''Did they get a job and then......

The 7 Highest-Rated TV Shows Ever

Drawing on December 2025 IMDb user ratings, we present a list of the most-highly rated shows of all time. All photographs: Kind courtesy IMBb 1. Breaking Bad Sitting firmly at number one is the......

'The Soldiers Ordered Us To Be Strip-Searched'

'...including my baby sisters, age three and one.''My dad was humiliated, and he started screaming at them.' IMAGE: Adam Bakri in All That's Left of You. In the summer of 2023, Palestinian......

Why Dhurandhar Is Unsettling

Dhurandhar does not ask audiences to cheer blindly, notes Kumar Abhishek. It asks them to see how power operates in grey zones, and at moral cost. IMAGE: Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar. Cinema has......

Amelia Valverde appointed head coach of Indian women's football team

IMAGE: Amelia Valverde was the head coach of the Costa Rican women's national team between 2015 and 2023. Photograph: Indian Football Team/X The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Tuesday......

Tata Steel Masters: Praggnanandhaa holds Gukesh

IMAGE: Indian GMs D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa played out a draw in the fourth round of the the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands, on Wednesday. Photograph: Tata Steel Chess......

Tata Chess Blitz: So in sole lead, Erigaisi second after Rd 9

IMAGE: Arjun Erigaisi with 6.5 points remained second behind American GM Wesley So after nine rounds of the Tata Steel Chess India Blitz tournament, in Kolkata, on Saturday. Photograph: Anna......

Duffy waiting to cheer 'King' Kohli from RCB dug-out

Never really thought that far as yet but played against him (Kohli) a few times and seen the fanfare and how Indian people love him and embrace him: Jacob Duffy IMAGE: Jacob Duffy has appeared in......

Wesley So clinches Tata Blitz crown, Sarin finishes 2nd

IMAGE: Wesley So aggregated 12 points for the title. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Saint Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes American Grandmaster Wesley So showed remarkable consistency to clinch the......