Holi may have come, soaked millions of revellers in a riot of colours and gone in March. But over the last couple of years, the Brooklyn borough of New York City has kept the party going.
She's living her best days as the newest Ambani bride-to-be.
The American university, once the envy of the world, is in crisis, notes Ajit Balakrishnan in his latest column.
An alumni of the prestigious Cornell University and a senior techie (coder) at Oracle, Netravalkar juggled academics and cricket with aplomb.
amed Hollywood actor Richard Gere, Iyengar yoga exponent Deidra Demens, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and prominent American singer Mary Millben were among the eminent personalities who joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a unique yoga session at the UN Headquarters.
Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will be delivering a speech at Columbia University in New York on December 7.
Barely three films old with no blockbuster success to her credit and yet, the name Alaya F spells promise.
Patel said that he was prevented from travelling to the US despite a Gujarat court order granting him permission "specifically" for the said trip.
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'
'Since there is no photo-op, or quick fix solutions, politicians do not want to address climate change. It is very unfashionable.'
After 4 years, South Africa won the Miss Universe title. They had last won the title in 1978.
The 'aura of invincibility' around Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been 'shattered' by the Indian voters who gave the Opposition a new lease on life, this is how the international media described the outcome of India's general elections.
According to the data from the New York City government, an increase of at least 5,695 cases on Sunday put New York City's total number of coronavirus infections at over 1,04,410 as of April 12 and 27,676 hospitalisations. The city's death toll is 6,898.
Glimpses of anti-Chinese government protests during vigils for victims of a apartment building fire in Urumqi, China, amid China's zero-COVID' policy in Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto.
The grand dedication ceremony of Akshardham in Robbinsville, New Jersey was conducted on Sunday in the presence of Mahant Swami Maharaj following a nine-day celebration that commenced on September 30.
Ron Somers, founder and CEO of India First Group and the former President of leading business advocacy group US-India Business Council said that when Lok Sabha election results are declared on June 4, "I believe that Narendra Modi will win Parliament by the largest majority ever recorded in the country's history.
On June 4, Rahul Gandhi will hold a rally of about 5,000 NRIs in New York's Madison Square Garden, added the sources.
'Sometimes things get stale in a relationship and people seek solace elsewhere.'
The bodies of Rakesh Kamal, 57, his wife, Teena, 54, and their 18-year-old daughter, Ariana, were found in their Dover mansion at about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Norfolk District Attorney (DA) Michael Morrissey said.
Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, commonly known as the hugging saint, was conferred an honorary doctorate in humane letters at a special ceremony by the State University of New York at its campus in Buffalo in upstate New York on Tuesday.
Satish K Tripathi, who as provost raised academic standards and spurred student development, has been appointed president of the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, New York.Tripathi, who maintains close relations with several major educational institutions in India, is the first Indian American to become president of one of the 63 research universities that are part of the American Association of Universities.
An article published by The New Yorker said four women, who had been romantically involved with Schneiderman at some point, accused him of physically assaulting them.
Barring 2004 and 2009 when Navjot Singh Sidhu won the Amritsar seat as a BJP MP and 1998 when Daya Singh Sodhi from BJP was elected as the MP, it has essentially a Congress bastion.
Radhika Madan is thrilled to be a part of the jury at the International Emmy Awards 2023.
The State University of New York at Buffalo (The University at Buffalo) has established a comprehensive exchange programme with the Banaras Hindu University.
Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has received an offer from the New York University to be a visiting scholar either in its campus here or at any of the institution's global sites.
Boston Police department and university officials have not yet released the name of the victim as they are awaiting autopsy results and pending notification to the family.
The gift from the Tata Trusts will allow Cornell to establish and expand partnerships with Indian scientists that build on its strength in applied agriculture research. The endowment will also be used to set up a scholarship fund to bring more Indian students, who may be discouraged by Cornell's price tag, to the university. The gift could eventually help support as many as 25 Indian undergraduate and graduate students at a time.
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.
'Besides Ayodhya, the BJP lost in nine other constituencies with a Ramayana imprint; it tasted success only in Thrissur.' 'In Rameswaram, K Navaskani of the Indian Union Muslim League won with a 44% voteshare in a 84% Hindu constituency.' 'In the 21 seats in the Ayodhya and Varanasi regions, both crucial to the Hindutva project, the BJP won just 7.' 'It won just 3 out of 12 seats around Modi's constituency,' points out Krishna Prasad.
Indian-American Nagi Naganathan, an alumnus of the National Institute of Technology at Tiruchirappalli, has been appointed interim president of the University of Toledo.
The signatories to the letter include scholars from universities across the globe including the New York University, the Brown University, the Harvard, the Columbia and prominent IITs.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's scheduled visit to New York next week has triggered a controversy.
Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as an MP following his conviction and two-year sentence by a Gujarat court in a defamation case over his Modi surname remark.
'It is important to understand that the disability is not in the person.' 'The problem lies in societal attitude and the discriminatory treatment given to disabled people in our country.'
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has accused the New York University of ending his fellowship due to "unrelenting pressure" from China, leaving him and his family stranded.
The 23-year-old winner is on her way to becoming a dental surgeon and is extremely fond of cats. Imagine having this beauty peering at your teeth?
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, who arrived a New York to visit the Yale University, was detained for over two hours at a New York airport.
Yale University has issued a statement saying that Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani attended a weeklong programme and received a certificate from the university last year, along with several other lawmakers from India. George Joseph/Rediff.com reports from New York
The Indian Americans are Srinivasa S R Varadhan from the New York University; Rakesh Agrawal from the Purdue University and B Jayant Baliga from the North Carolina State University.
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