US explores post-Musharraf scenario

What will happen to Pakistan politics in a post-Musharraf scenario? It is a question that is as vexing as it is frequent, and it happened to the kicker at a conference on US-South Asia policy at......

MDGs' success depends on India

As the world's largest democracy, and also the country with the largest population of poor, India's case is critical to the success of the UN's Millennium Development Goals, Director of the UN's......

Indian group raises over $1.1 m from gala dinner

The American India Foundation raised over $1.1 million much more than it hoped for for its programmes in India during its Spring Gala Benefit here last week, the organization said on Monday."The......

Hemant Lakhani speaks out!

Part I: 'It was just temptation. Bad company corrupts good morals' The first three months were very difficult, I spent most of my time in the cell crying," he recalls. "Even when Saddam (Hussain)......

Brave new world: Modi's 100 days,10 top moves

Modi government has taken some interesting policy decisions in the 100 days since the time he met President Pranab Mukherjee to present his claim as Prime Minister of the world's largest democracy,......

Deshmukh in US, calls for FDI

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh seems to be a man in a hurry as he jumps from one meeting to another and one city to another during his week-long tour of the United States. And with......

Global IIT meet set for take off

IIT-ians across the world will soon be able to contribute to their alma maters every time they use a credit card, provided they used the soon-to-be launched Indian Institute of Technology affinity......

Ex-Citigroup biggie gets Wells notice

According to news reports here, Victor Menezes, the former head of emerging markets for Citigroup Inc., has received a Wells notice from the US Securities and Exchange Commission and may face a......

Hum Tum: a casting coup!

The first thing that strikes you at the end of Hum Tum is that it does an almost perfect job of casting.The entire cast, with the sole exception of a fleeting appearance by former MTV veejay Shenaz......

NY cinema lovers have Company

The Hindi film, Company (Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala, Vivek Oberoi, Antara Mali) is all set to make a comeback in the New York area after being selected as the Indian entry for Subway Cinema, an......

Bollywood festival on Turner channel in US

It's Bollywood timein the US of A. And this time, it's free. No $10 tickets to buy to watch a film that might or might not satisfy. In a first, Turner Classic Movies brings someHindi film classics......

'It should be Zeenie Aunty now'

A nation watched mesmerised as she swayed to Dum maro dum in her debut film Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Many years later, she danced with the same youthful vigour to Aap jaisa koi in Qurbani.That is......

Paes-Navratilova out of US Open

Eighth seeds Martina Navratilova and Leander Paes crashed out of the 2004 US Open in the semi-finals, going down to Alicia Molik and Todd Woodbridge in two sets and a tiebreaker, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7......

Paes-Navratilova in US Open semis

As odd couples go, these two likely top the current crop of players on the circuit. But unlike most odd couples, these two seem to get along famously, sharing great chemistry both on court, despite......

Shikha rattles Venus, goes down fighting

So near, yet so far. And yet, if spirit be the test of a game well played, Shikha Uberoi was a winner all the way.Outseeded and outranked, Uberoi put on her bravest face and her best smile as she......

Only one Indian-American in US Open singles

The US Open this year will see a solitary Indian American face in the men's singles - Rajeev Ram, ranked 300 - and that, thanks to a wild card.But Ram faces an uphill battle. He faces off against......

USTA to serve some aces at the Open

Bewteen August 30 and September 12, keep an eye out on those taxi tops. You just might catch the live score from the US Open 2004. The onlyproblem is that there will be only about a hundred such......