'I am honoured to be picked by the Premium Indians. I am still very new to franchisee cricket eco-system outside of India so really excited about it.'
The ace Indian golfer was placed tie-47th at the end of the second round. Johnson Wagner shot a three-under-par 69 to grab a three-stroke clubhouse lead.
'There are 725,000 Indians here without proper papers. They are subject to deportation immediately under this (Trump's immigration plan). Immediately!' 'They want to prevent new immigration, get the people who are already here out of here, and only allow population increases in the white population.'
Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
As this year's four-day Houston International Festival spotlighting India earned nearly $ 3 million, the country's exotic music and dances, diverse cuisine and other specialities will now be a permanent feature of the event from 2006.
A peek into the life of United States Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential nominee.
A wobbly start on his back nine took the wind out of Jeev Milkha Singh's sail as the Indian pro slumped to tied 81st after a mundane opening round of one-over 73 at the US $5.6 million Houston Open. At the top of the chart, defending champion Adam Scott blasted a nine-under 63 to set a new course record before American Johnson Wagner went on to match the score.
World number three Vijay Singh is hoping to carve a slice of PGA Tour history this week by winning the Houston Open for the fourth time in five years.
Third seed Robby Ginepri lost 6-4, 6-4 to Spain's Albert Montanes in the first round
Mayor Bill White honoured the duo with special proclamation certificates at the 17th annual convention of the American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin.
How a teenager from Uttar Pradesh with no formal education rose to become the University of Houston's head.
The US is looking very carefully at what Modi did when he was in Moscow, a senior State Department official has told lawmakers concerned over the growing India-Russia ties.
India's Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivetti crashed out of Marrakech Open after losing the hard-fought semifinal to second seeds Lucas Miedler and Alexander Erler of Austria.
'Deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Mr Uma Satya Sai Gadde, an Indian student in Cleveland, Ohio,' the Consulate General of India in New York said in a post on X.
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Vijay Singh became the first back-to-back winner of the $5 million Houston Open on Sunday.
Renu Khator will break a glass ceiling of sorts - in fact, two -- when she takes over as president of the University of Houston. While Indian Americans have traditionally done well in the field of education, not too many of them have gone on to head American educational institutions. And to complete the double, women heading major universities are rarities in themselves.
Telling his fellow countrymen that America is at an inflection point, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he has decided that the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation.
Trump's comments prompted immediate criticism.
Singh was born and raised in Houston and now lives in Bellaire with her husband and two children.
Balaji also showed that he can quickly adapt to conditions when he was asked to do the singles duty during the Davis Cup tie against Pakistan on grass. The rival was not of the highest quality but Balaji showed that he was willing to come out of his comfort zone if the team demands.
'Never, not even once, has Kamala Harris said that she is Indian American. I know why.' 'From the Indian American community she can get maybe 1% percent votes. But if she says she's African American she gains about 20% votes.'
An alumni of the prestigious Cornell University and a senior techie (coder) at Oracle, Netravalkar juggled academics and cricket with aplomb.
'If all we do is keep on celebrating, then next time you might find that the BJP government is out of Maharashtra'
An Indian-origin man whose 11-year-old son was branded with a hot iron rod as part of a religious ceremony in 2023 has sued a Hindu temple in the US state of Texas and its parent company seeking more than USD 1 million in damages.
Ayushmmann enjoys a treat in Chandigarh... Nimrat spends time at home in Bikaner... Bhagyashree makes a short trip to the US...
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Former United States president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday refused to debate with his Democratic rival and Vice President Kamala Harris until the Democrats formally decide on their nominee, whereas the latter said that she is ready for a debate.
A total of over 75 Heads of State and Foreign Ministers will be meeting with Modi, external affairs minister S Jaishankar and minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan during the week across various platforms.
'I hope that Macho Man agrees to debate her, because I think she will do spectacularly well in the debate.'
It was earlier reported that 60,000 people had already confirmed, via a website set up to register attendees, to attend the event to be attended by only Indian-origin persons.
Airport officials said United Flight 1545, arriving from Las Vegas, slipped off a runway at around 5:30 am (local time) when it was taxiing towards the terminal. The plane made a wide turn on the taxiway and went into a muddy grass area.
The 3-year-old gained access to a firearm and "unintentionally" shot and killed her 4-year-old sister late Sunday, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.
Chanting slogans of "Modi Modi" and India-US friendship, Indian Americans walked in a procession for over an hour towards the historic Lincoln Memorial where the participants busted into an impromptu dance.
Glimpses of the Mars Dune Alpha, NASA's simulated Mars habitat, that is being used as preparation to send humans to the Red Planet.
In yet another deadly attack on Indians and Indian-Americans in the United States in recent months, a 34-year-old trained classical dancer from India and a student of Washington University, was shot dead in St Louis, Missouri.
Priyanka Chopra was delighted at the grand premiere of her international Web series Citadel on April 4.
Unfortunately, the day chosen for the match was the actual day of Diwali and cricket starved Houstonians were in a dilemma about staying home with family and friends or going to watch their back-in-action cricket heroes.
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