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NY Guv signs legislation making Diwali a holiday in public schools

In a historic move, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation making Diwali a holiday for public schools in the major American city. IMAGE: Devotees celebrate Diwali inside the......

White House condemns trolling of scribe who questioned Modi

The White House has condemned as 'totally unacceptable' the harassment of a United States journalist on social media for asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question at his joint press conference......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

Own Goal! Europe's Protests Over Qatar's Human Rights

The rumblings of discontent from Righteous Europe over Qatar's admittedly appalling human rights record can only be viewed as deeply disingenuous and phoney, argues Kanika Datta. IMAGE: Members of......

Senators slam bulldozer display at India Day Parade in US, organisers apologise

Two top American senators have condemned the display of a bulldozer at the India Day Parade in Edison, New Jersey, last month. IMAGE: A bulldozer being displayed during the India Day Parade in New......

Over one-third of temporary workers in US from India

More than one-third of the temporary workers in the US in 2012 were from India, which also accounted for the largest number of non-immigrants residing in the US that year, according to an official......

Sukanya Verma's Favourite 2022 OTT Shows

In 2022, I made peace with the fact that I cannot watch every single show in the OTT universe. Week after week, there's a never-ending supply of hot and hyped new releases. Greedy as I was to see......

Yami's Lost In Chicago And Lovin' It

Where were Bollywood stars travelling last weekend? Let's take a look. Photograph: Kind courtesy Yami Gautam/Instagram Yami Gautam's film Lost -- directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury (Pink)......

'I never had the audacity to dream of going to Hollywood'

'When people would tell me that any actor would give his left arm to be seen in a single frame of a Marvel project without even a single line of dialogue, I would laugh them off.''For me, Ms Marvel......

Ranbir-Alia Wrap Up Brahmastra

Malaika wraps up a trip... Abhay meets Baby Yoda... Prithviraj quotes Will Smith... Please click on the images for a look at the stars. IMAGE: Ayan Mukerji shoots the last song of......

'I want to be the best actor there is'

'It's all that pain that makes you the artist you are.' Akshay Oberoi is riding the success wave, and enjoying every second of it. It is, after all, extremely hard earned. The actor, who recently......

Rivalry Reignited! India-Pak face off in SAFF Cup

India and Pakistan to renew football rivalry after five years, clubbed in same group in next month's SAFF Cup Photograph: Kind Courtesy AIFF/Twitter India and Pakistan are set to renew their......

Tokyo Olympics stars Rupinder, Lakra call it quits

IMAGE: Rupinder Pal Singh scored four crucial goals, including a penalty stroke in the third-place match against Germany, during India's bronze-medal winning campaign in Tokyo. Photograph: Hockey......

Sporting legends we lost in 2020

The dreaded 2020 is finally coming to an end. If the global effect of the coronavirus pandemic wasn't bad enough, the sporting world also lost some of its favourite stars this year. From the......

How a bus conductor is driving her son's cricket dreams

Until September 14, Vaidehi Ankolekar was a bus conductor on Mumbai's famed BEST buses.Now, she is known nationwide as the mother of India's latest cricketing hero.That Saturday, her son Atharva......

Sports Shorts: Dutee Chand signs two-year deal with Puma

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: In May, Dutee Chand is the first Indian sportswoman to reveal that she is in a same-sex relationship with a girl from her......

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