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,......

'We haven't heard the last about Omicron'

'Your body will be able to deal with Omicron at any time, but it depends (on when) if you are vaccinated.' IMAGE: A healthcare worker collects a nasal sample from Special Task Force personnel for......

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

'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.'P Rajendran reports from New......

17 US states, tech giants sue against new visa rule

As many as 17 United States states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new visa policy for international students, calling it a "cruel, abrupt, and......

Modi could name Arvind Panagariya as RBI governor: TV channels

Panagariya, who heads the government's main economic advisory body NITI Aayog, is also India's Group of 20 summit negotiator Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan's successor is likely to be......

Good news for Indian IT workers; US L-1B visas are now easier to get

United States President Barack Obama has announced an easing of the process to obtain L-1B work visas for corporate executives, a move that could end the large scale harassment of IT professionals......

Niti Aayog being decked up to welcome new members

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......

Arvind Panagariya appointed vice-chairman of NITI Aayog

Economist Arvind Panagariya was appointed the first vice chairman of the newly-created NITI Aayog on Monday. Bibek Debroy, another economist, and former DRDO chief V K Saraswat were appointed as......

Sixers take Fultz with top pick of youthful NBA Draft

IMAGE: Markelle Fultz (Washington) is introduced by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the number one overall pick to the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft at Barclays......