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NRI simplifies search for terrorists

NRI simplifies search for terrorists

Rediff.com17 Sep 2007

The software developed by UNIMACS Director V S Subrahmanian and his colleagues at the university can almost instantly search the entire Internet for information/links for a terrorist suspect or other particular person/group of interest.

US: Indian students slam crackdown on Ramdev

US: Indian students slam crackdown on Ramdev

Rediff.com6 Jun 2011

Indian students in the United States have condemned the police action against yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters in New Delhi, saying the government has lost "moral authority" and people's faith.

Slow progress in resettling Lankan Tamils: US

Slow progress in resettling Lankan Tamils: US

Rediff.com10 Sep 2009

The US government has expressed its dissatisfaction over the progress made by Sri Lanka in rehabilitating the war-hit Tamils living in detainee camps and in reconciliating with political parties of Tamils and Muslims in the country.

US states to celebrate October as Hindu Heritage Month

US states to celebrate October as Hindu Heritage Month

Rediff.com25 Sep 2021

The proclamations came after various Hindu organisations in the US announced the addition of another major festival, an entire month of festivals, in October as the Hindu Heritage Month.

Desecration of Gandhi's statue appalling: White House press secy

Desecration of Gandhi's statue appalling: White House press secy

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

A violent group of Khalistani separatists on Saturday desecrated Mahatma Gandhi's statue outside the Indian embassy in Washington during a demonstration by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers protesting against the recently enacted agriculture laws in India.

Sambhu Banik to chair rights session

Sambhu Banik to chair rights session

Rediff.com10 Feb 2010

Dr Sambhu N Banik, professor of psychology and counseling at Bowie State University, has been invited to chair the section on health as a human right at the Global Consultative Meeting on Human Rights and the Right to Health in Bangalore, February 15-16.

17-yr-old illegal immigrant allowed to study in US

17-yr-old illegal immigrant allowed to study in US

Rediff.com12 Aug 2010

Yves Gomes can breathe easy for the next two years, as he just eluded being deported to India, where he has lived for just 14 months of his entire life.

17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule

17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule

Rediff.com14 Jul 2020

The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire rule from going into effect.

India ranks 6th among terror affected countries

India ranks 6th among terror affected countries

Rediff.com5 Dec 2008

India is ranked sixth in a list of countries affected by terrorism, with over 4,100 such incidents recorded in the past 34 years, according to an international database on terrorism.The 'Global Terrorism Database', maintained at the University of Maryland by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, said India was witness to 4,108 terrorist incidents between 1970 and 2004, in which 12,539 people have been killed.

Khurana, Malik, 'outstanding young Americans'

Khurana, Malik, 'outstanding young Americans'

Rediff.com3 Oct 2007

Dr Rahul N Khurana, a surgeon at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Captain Marisha Malik, of Potomac, Maryland, were among the Ten Outstanding Young Americans selected nationally by the US junior Jaycees

Khalistan supporters vandalise Mahatma's statue in US

Khalistan supporters vandalise Mahatma's statue in US

Rediff.com13 Dec 2020

The Indian embassy condemned the "mischievous act" by hooligans masquerading as protesters.

Teaching work ethics to Indian BPO employees

Teaching work ethics to Indian BPO employees

Rediff.com11 Dec 2006

Payal Tak, CEO of Telesis Corp, a US-based company providing IT services to the US government, will start academic courses for call centre employees.

Lost in translation

Lost in translation

Rediff.com8 Feb 2008

Arthur J Pais on why Indian novels seldom make the transition to the movies.

Modi could name Arvind Panagariya as RBI governor: TV channels

Modi could name Arvind Panagariya as RBI governor: TV channels

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Panagariya, who heads the government's main economic advisory body NITI Aayog, is also India's Group of 20 summit negotiator

ar to work on Mumbai health project

ar to work on Mumbai health project

Rediff.com14 Sep 2005

Stressed-out parents make for shy kids

Stressed-out parents make for shy kids

Rediff.com3 Mar 2007

A new study from the Child Development Laboratory at the University of Maryland shows that shyness in kids could relate to the manner in which a stress-related gene in children interacts with being raised by stressed-out parents.

A good heart = 15 mins of laughter!

A good heart = 15 mins of laughter!

Rediff.com22 Mar 2005

New research says 30 minutes of exercise three times a week and 15 minutes of laughter on a daily basis is good for the vascular system.

'India must do 7 million vaccinations a day'

'India must do 7 million vaccinations a day'

Rediff.com22 May 2021

'If you approached it with that level of aggression in 100 days, you would have vaccinated more than half of your country.' 'On a mass scale you will be able to eliminate that wave.'

U.S. cagers crash to Lithuania

U.S. cagers crash to Lithuania

Rediff.com22 Aug 2004

Obama appoints Indian-American DJ Patil as first US chief data scientist

Obama appoints Indian-American DJ Patil as first US chief data scientist

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

Patil will help shape policies and practices to help the US remain a leader in technology and innovation.

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Report indicates Wuhan scientists got sick with Covid before outbreak

Rediff.com24 May 2021

Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, weeks before Beijing disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, a United States media report said, citing a previously undisclosed American intelligence document that could add weight to growing calls for a full scale probe of whether the coronavirus may have escaped from China's top bio lab.

'Indian Americans are professionals at creating problems for themselves''

'Indian Americans are professionals at creating problems for themselves''

Rediff.com6 Nov 2020

When I knocked on doors (while campaigning), Indian Americans talked more about politics in India -- and I had to tell them this was about elections in New Jersey.

Trump leaves White House with unprecedent tainted legacy

Trump leaves White House with unprecedent tainted legacy

Rediff.com20 Jan 2021

The 74-year-old real estate mogul-turned politician, who radically changed politics in the corridors of power in Washington, DC over the past four tumultuous years, was impeached for a second time on the charges of 'incitement of insurrection' for the violent storming of the United States Capitol by his supporters just days before the end of his four-year term.

How to tackle coronavirus, the Indian way

How to tackle coronavirus, the Indian way

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

'Whether we like it or not, coronavirus is knocking on the door. We only have two weeks, a month if we are lucky, to prepare for its spread.' 'The US wasted this opportunity and is facing spreading virus and economic meltdown,' notes Sonalde Desai.

'We haven't heard the last about Omicron'

'We haven't heard the last about Omicron'

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

'Your body will be able to deal with Omicron at any time, but it depends (on when) if you are vaccinated.'

Niti Aayog being decked up to welcome new members

Niti Aayog being decked up to welcome new members

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Hectic preparations are on at the newly-formed Niti Aayog to welcome the first Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya and other members whose appointments were approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday.

US SC Judge nominee Kavanaugh denies sexual assault allegations

US SC Judge nominee Kavanaugh denies sexual assault allegations

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

Kavanaugh's nomination plunged into chaos after Christine Blasey Ford on Sunday told 'The Washington Post' that she was subjected to a sexual assault by the Supreme Court nominee in high school in the early 1980s.

COVID-19 vaccine at least a year away, say scientists

COVID-19 vaccine at least a year away, say scientists

Rediff.com16 Jun 2020

According to the World Health Organisation, 10 candidate vaccines for COVID-19 are in the clinical evaluation and 126 are in the pre-clinical stage.

Democratic debate: Sanders, Clinton face off during New Hampshire debate

Democratic debate: Sanders, Clinton face off during New Hampshire debate

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled in their first one-on-one debate over how to achieve liberal goals such as health care for all and a better education system.

Google buys start-up founded by Indian-origin techies

Google buys start-up founded by Indian-origin techies

Rediff.com4 Oct 2013

Google has acquired Flutter, a San Francisco-based company founded by two persons of Indian origin - Navneet Dalal and Mehul Nariyawala.

Anna Hazare to lead Independence Day parade in New York

Anna Hazare to lead Independence Day parade in New York

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

Indian Americans in Boston are preparing to throw a red-carpet welcome to anti-corruption crusader Annn Hazare, during his two-week visit to the United States, a kind of welcome, which has not been seen for a non-politician from India in recent times.

Indian-American woman killed in Mali attack

Indian-American woman killed in Mali attack

Rediff.com21 Nov 2015

Anita Datar is the sole US citizen to have been killed in the attack.

'Nice mosquito bite' in Paris

'Nice mosquito bite' in Paris

Rediff.com10 Dec 2015

At the Paris climate change summit, there is talk of restricting temperature rise to 1.5?C instead of 2?C, which has been negotiated so far. This would give India less space to grow by limiting carbon emissions further, reports Darryl D'Monte, reporting exclusively for Rediff.com from the French capital.

Swimming legend Phelps to take break after drunken driving arrest

Swimming legend Phelps to take break after drunken driving arrest

Rediff.com5 Oct 2014

US swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, said on Sunday he would take a break from swimming and undergo treatment after his recent arrest for drunken driving.

Biden on course to mend fences with China

Biden on course to mend fences with China

Rediff.com12 Feb 2021

'Chinese experts estimate that the new US administration is 'at the crossroads of how to re-manage and control' Sino-American differences and strategic divergences and Biden's bottom line is that the US would have 'extreme competition with China, but won't allow competition to develop into conflict',' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Indian student found guilty of stabbing friend to death

Indian student found guilty of stabbing friend to death

Rediff.com18 Mar 2015

An Indian student at a prestigious United States university has been found guilty of murdering his friend in 2013

Seven Indian Americans awarded for cancer research

Seven Indian Americans awarded for cancer research

Rediff.com13 May 2014

The Society of Asian American Scientists in Cancer Research last month presented awards to seven doctors for their outstanding contributions to cancer research. The awards were presented by Rajvir Dahiya, SAASCR president, San Diego, California on April 6.

Trump picks Kavanaugh to succeed Kennedy as US Supreme Court judge

Trump picks Kavanaugh to succeed Kennedy as US Supreme Court judge

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

Trump picked Justice Kavanaugh from his original list of 25 judges, which also included prominent Indian-American judge Amul Thapar, from which he had said he would nominate for any vacancy in the Supreme Court.