The list of 100 most powerful lawyers, published by The Times on Tuesday, listed Shami Chakrabarti, director of the human rights organisation 'Liberty', at number 9. The only other Asian lawyer on the list of 100 is Imran Khan, a prominent human rights lawyer.
In a bid to retain Resurgent India Bond holders and attract other non-resident Indians, State Bank of India on Friday announced two new schemes for a limited period from September 24.
If everything falls in place for him and his fellow researcher, Professor Arun Majumdar says a villager in India may be able to produce electricity for his home from a chullah, or a stove that uses wood, coal, dry leaves, or cow-dung to make fire. During winter, instead of turning on heaters, a person anywhere in the world would be able to use a simple power-jacket utilising his body heat to stay warm. The same body heat could even be used to recharge a cell phone.
Inviting Americans and Non-Resident Indians to invest in Gujarat, the state's Minister for Industry and Mines Anilbhai Patel said the region is poised to take major strides in industrial, agricultural and infrastructure fields.
Christmas is a perfect time for most NRIs to travel back to India and include property buying in their schedule. Ahmedabad, Kochi, Ludhiana and Chandigarh are some cities that witness generous investments from NRI investors.
Leading Non Resident Indian Member of Parliament Keith Vaz has introduced a bill in the House of Commons seeking a more ethnically balanced Parliament in the United Kingdom. The bill will allow parties to create ethnic-minority shortlists when selecting parliamentary candidates. There are currently only 13 Labour and two Conservative Members of Parliament of an ethnic minority background. No Liberal Democrat belongs to that category.
According to the Sun, footage from a camera at a Cape Town restaurant recorded a private meeting between Shrien and Tongo after Anni Dewani's death.
Choksy's research examines the development of sectarian communities in Central Asia, the Near East, and South Asia -- where he has traveled extensively -- through interdisciplinary approaches involving anthropology, archeology, history, languages, linguistics, literatures, numismatics and religious studies.
The tragic death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in Ireland evoked global outrage. Irish authorities have announced that they would appoint an independent external expert to probe the matter, so that it could "stand up to world's scrutiny".
NRIs could run into difficulties if they possess discontinued currency notes amounting to a high value.
The Kingston Crown Court sentenced the lawyer from Wembly to 14.5 years in prison for his corrupt practices. Sagar, who worked at Mehra and Co, was found responsible for concerted efforts by the gang to evade a successful police investigation, police said.
Non-Resident Indian academic Suresh Deman seems to have made it a full-fledged profession to sue universities and cash in on Britain's rights culture as he pocketed a whopping 2 lakh pounds in payouts and cost the taxpayer an estimated 1 million pounds.
India-born Raghuram Rajan, Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago, has been awarded the newly instituted Fischer Black Prize by a premier academic organisation on financial economics.
How a teenager from Uttar Pradesh with no formal education rose to become the University of Houston's head.
Recipient of 'India's Most Admired Surgeon' award moots 'womb to tomb' insurance model to revolutionise India's healthcare sector
Anand also authored a book The Cure: How A Father Raised $100 Million and Bucked the Medical Establishment in a Quest to Save his Children in 2006.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Top 10 movies of 2000.
A Sikh man was found dead at his parents' home, less than two months after his wife was killed in an alleged robbery attempt.
'South movies have the perfect script, the perfect action and the perfect romance.' 'That's why these films are running in theatres.'
An Indian origin scientist at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has discovered how graphene's extremely efficient conductive properties can be exploited for use in nanoelectronics, as a possible heir to copper and silicon.
It's seen as a major appointment for international medical graduates.
The CEO of infoUSA says the NYT article is a 'hatchet job' to embarrass Hillary Clinton and is motivated by the newspaper's support for Obama.
An Indian-origin man and his two partners in one of Britain's largest investment scams were today ordered to pay nearly 115 million pounds for illegally accepting deposits from customers without authorisation from the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
The couple's bail request was put on hold till a hearing on May 30.
A team of cardiologists at the Wockhardt Hospital performed bypass surgery on the 15-month-old baby, the first of its kind in the country and one of the few such cases in the world.
He was found with over 20,000 illicit DVDs and CDs.
The Telugu Association of North America has launched a massive public safety awareness campaign among the community members living in United States, especially among the youths and students, in view of a series of murders and road accidents during the last one year.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on Thursday a weather insurance scheme as a risk management support for coffee growers.
"This is a shocking and damaging setback for racial awareness in the UK, not just for the Tory Party, but for the armed forces and British society as a whole," Vaz said in a statement.
They are the third and fourth people to be charged with the murder of Nisha, 29, who was stabbed outside her home in Wembley last May
An Indian-origin doctor at the Yale School of Medicine was shot dead by a Chinese colleague, who also tried to kill victim's pregnant wife, the police said.
The presence of an Indian origin man on the royal barge with Queen Elizabeth during Sunday's pageant on River Thames has raised a storm after it was revealed that he had been previously convicted and jailed for sex offences.
Owning a home is a dream for most of us and thanks to the diverse home loan schemes available to make that dream a reality.
Chiman Delwadia helps students solve problems and he gives them homework to boost their knowledge of math
There is more to Arshad Warsi than meets the eye. Much more.
A woman who hurled racist abuse at an Indian-origin man on the London Underground is likely to be jailed after admitting her offence when a video of the incident went viral on the Internet and the police launched an investigation.
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