A 58-year-old Indian-American Sikh store owner bravely fought off a gun-wielding masked assailant by using his slipper, thwarting an attempted robbery in New York in the United States.
The civil aviation ministry received 20 applications and it granted NOCs to sixteen companies between 2009 till now
Indian-origin technology executives Jayshree Ullal and Neerja Sethi have made it to the Forbes list of America's 60 richest self-made women, with 21-year-old reality TV star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner the youngest to be featured in the power list.
Asserting that Pakistan was capable of capturing Osama bin Laden, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said he would not allow other countries into Pakistani territory to capture the al-Qaeda chief.
The latest poll has shown that Bush's handling of the situation in Iraq has gone up 10 points from November to 46 per cent.
During his career spanning over 30 years, he had interviewed several Indian prime ministers as also world leaders. The Indian community recognised his services by conferring on him several awards.
The US National Science Foundation has funded a programme to make internet chat room surveillance fully automated.
'I always say the root cause is political disputes, poverty and illiteracy,' the Pakistan President tells ABC.
Trump also said in a separate tweet that North Korea is 'no longer' the US' 'biggest and most dangerous problem', telling Americans and the rest of the world they can 'sleep well tonight!'
The comments came in response to a Whitehouse.gov petition with more than 200,000 signatures calling on Trump to release his tax returns.
The former US president would undergo quadruple heart bypass surgery in New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
Trump suggested a stronger military response is imminent.
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has revealed a controversial new low-carb routine that has helped him lose weight and become less grumpy.
Just when everything seemed picture perfect for brown faces on American television, Showtime reverts to form with its new series Billions. Aseem Chhabra points out how popular media still hasn't gained enough distance from accents and towel-turban fixations.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
'He is not tired, is not running and is not worried,' Newsweek quoted a Taliban official as saying.
Watching the soccer World Cup might increase your risk of heart attack, a new Swiss study has found.
No let up in crackdown on terror, says Musharraf
The surprise bid, if successful, will create one of the world's biggest media companies, after Time Warner Inc and News Corp.
Ramesh Shrichand Damani says the best way to tackle the market in the near term is to remain invested.
Forty-eight per cent of likely voters questioned in an ABC News-Washington Post survey said they would vote for Bush while 48 per cent opted for Kerry.
He wants a West Asia-style US-sponsored 'roadmap' on Kashmir, but feared India would not allow one.
The poll, conducted by Washington Post-ABC News, suggested that 54 per cent of the voters were unfamiliar with the Massachusetts senator's positions against only 25 per cent who felt the same about Republican President George W Bush.
'He's probably in a hole somewhere hiding from justice,' the US president told ABC television in an interview.
Mosques in two French towns were attacked a day after the firing at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead. However, there have been no casualties.
The $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine project when completed would be one of the world's largest.
As he prepares for his second term in office, US President George W Bush has said his administration will give top priority to the war on terrorism and the hunt for Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
With the acquisition of Hotstar, Disney gets immediate access to the OTT market.
Only half the country now approves of the way Bush is managing the US war on terrorism, down 13 points since April, according to the Washington Post-ABC poll.
South Korean President's office says Kim promised to close N Korea's nuclear test site next month.
Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj also believes Indian players need to concentrate more on singles.
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