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- IAF honours Tendulkar with a rank of Group Captain
New Delhi: He is known for taking Indian cricket to an entirely a new height. The Indian Air Force has conferred the honourary rank of Group Captain to Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.
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- Yet another Indian American joins USAID
Washington, Aug 24: Sohini Chatterjee, an Indian American lawyer involved in development work worldwide, has been appointed as Senior Advisor in the Office of Donor Engagement in the US Agency ....
- 52 workers get Prime Minister's Shram Awards
New Delhi, Aug 15: Fifty-two people employed in state-run and private sector units on Saturday were announced as recipients of the Prime Minister's Shram Awards for the year 2008.
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- Indian American senator concedes Minnesota seat
Washington, Aug 11: Satveer Chaudhary, an Indian American member of the Minnesota Senate, has conceded the primary election for District 50 to challenger and former State House representative B....
- Indian-origin man cracks world's toughest sum
London, Aug 11: An Indian-origin computer scientist based in the US claims to have solved one of the world's most complex mathematical riddles.
Vinay Deolalikar, who works with th....
- Maulana Wahiduddin to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award
New Delhi, Aug 10: The 18th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award will be given to Maulana Wahiduddin Khan for his contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace, it was announce....
- New York mayor names Indian American for pension oversight
Washington, Aug 3: Concerned over New York's spiralling pension costs, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has tapped Ranji Nagaswami, an Indian American finance expert, as the city's first ever ch....
- Indian is Malaysia's first woman mridhangam player
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 3: An ethnic Indian teenager in Malaysia has qualified as a mridhangam player, becoming the first woman to specialise in playing the traditional South Indian drum.
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- Indian American named Chicago business school dean
Chicago, July 29: Sunil Kumar, an Indian American management guru, has been named the new head of the University of Chicago's prestigious Booth School of Business.
Currently the s....
- US law firms hiring Indian lawyers for their proficiency in English
Bangalore, July 26: Indian lawyers in the US are up to it and they are making the best use of their adept English to impress the US law firms.
As per the recent reports, some top US ....
- Arundhati Roy, Indra Nooyi among Forbes' 30 most inspiring women
Washington, July 25: Indian author and activist Arundhati Roy is ranked third and PepsiCo's India-born chief Indira Nooyi 10th in Forbes list of the world's 30 most inspiring women that....
- Indian-origin student wins New Zealand debate
Wellington, July 19: An Indian-origin student of New Zealand's Victoria University was part of a team that won a debating competition in which 100-odd varsities take part every year.
- Indian doctor makes to the top in Canada
Toronto, July 18: With most Indian doctors here driving taxis because of non-recognition of their degrees, few have established themselves in their medical profession in Canada. But Amritsar-bo....
- India-born archbishop named Vatican's top UN envoy
Vatican City, July 17: Pope Benedict XVI today named a India-born archbishop, Francis Assisi Chullikatt, as the Vatican's top envoy at the UN.
Chullikat, 57, takes up the position....
- Sunita Williams headed for the stars again
Washington, July 10: Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams, who holds the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travellers, will head for the stars once again in Jun....
- NRI playwright wins prestigious award in Britain
London, June 30: Well-known actor-playwright Sudha Bhuchar and artistic director Kristine Landon-Smith, joint founders of London-based Tamasha Theatre Company, have won this year's prestigi....
- Jaipur engineering students develop Wonder Bike, name it 'All is Well'
Jaipur, June 30: They may apparently seem like average engineering students but inside they are a collection of determination and idea. Inspired by Aamir Khan's much appreciated film, '....
- Indian American animator's laser magic wows US
Chicago, June 30: Manick Sorcar, who has made a name for himself in North America as a laser and animation artist, is being honoured with the publication of a book on his art.
The new....
- How an Andhra cop became a global anti-trafficking hero
Hyderabad, June 18: An Andhra Pradesh policeman, who has just been named by the US among nine anti-trafficking heroes worldwide, says a victim-centric approach, roping in NGOs and strict implem....
- Blood donation 'centurions' honoured
New Delhi, June 14: At first look, there may be nothing that marks out 64-year-old Gabaruddin. But, he is a true life saver with a record of at least 160 blood donations to his credit.
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- Better vision for Africa - with help of India
New Delhi, June 13: Forty-three-year-old Keerti Pradhan, a health management specialist, went to Africa for the first time in 2000. Since then, he has become passionate about applying India'....
- Malaysian PM inspired by Tamil poet Bharti
Kuala Lumpur, June 13: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said he was inspired by Tamil poet laureate Subrahmanya Bharti's song "Achham achham Ilai" (I have no fear) and urged....
- G.N. Rao honoured at World Ophthalmology Congress
Hyderabad, June 12: Gullapalli N. Rao, an eminent ophthalmologist and founder-chairman of the L.V. Prasad Eye Institute here, has been honoured at the 32nd World Ophthalmology Congress in Germa....
- Indian teen in Finland, bringing Facebook, Twitter closer
Helsinki, June 11: Want to know from your mobile phone where to hangout in Delhi or eat out in Beijing? Three teens in Finland, including one from India, are giving final touches to a system th....
- Indo-Canadian doctors reveal new device to save brain stroke victims
Toronto, June 9: Canadian researchers are on the verge of perfecting a vaccum-like device to clear brain clots much faster than current clot-dissolving drugs, according to Indo-Canadian researc....
- Obama honours Indian American science teacher
Washington, June 8: President Barack Obama has named an Indian American science teacher Radhika Plakkot as one of the 103 mathematics and science teachers for the prestigious Presidential Award....
- Indian-American teen wins Spelling Bee crown
Washington, June 5: Spelling 'juvia' and 'stromuhr' correctly, Indian American Anamika Veeramani has won the 2010 Scripps National Spelling Bee crown to retain the honour for th....
- Everest next, says woman IAF officer
New Delhi, May 29: Rough weather and stormy winds tested Nivedita Choudhary's determination as the young and svelte woman officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) roped down a 2,000-feet verti....
- Dilip Donde is first Indian to sail solo around the world
Mumbai, May 22: Commander Dilip Donde of the Indian Navy today became the first Indian to sail solo around the world.
"This is a much-awaited first and I extend my heartfelt congr....
- Delhi schoolboy creates history, summits Mt. Everest
Kathmandu, May 22: A doughty schoolboy from New Delhi added yet another feat to the annals of mountaineering by becoming the youngest Indian to climb Mt. Everest, the world's highest peak, ....
- Ratan Tata honoured with Global Indian award in Canada
Vancouver, May 16: Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata was honoured with the Chanchlani Global Indian Award by the Canada India Foundation at the third annual gala here on Saturday.
Tata h....
- Agra-born Alok Sharma elected British MP, city celebrates
Agra, May 9: It's celebration time in the city of Taj as one of their very own has registered a thumping victory in the UK parliamentary elections. Agra-born Alok Sharma, a Conservative Par....
- Subhashini Chandran named 2010 Yale World Fellow
Washington, May 1: Subhashini Chandran, a business and social entrepreneur who owns and manages the largest privately owned tea plantation business in India, has been named of one the 15 Yale W....
- Indo-Canadian on Time's list of 100 most influential people
Toronto, April 30: Indo-Canadian paramedic Rahul Singh has joined US president Barack Obama, talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and Apple boss Steve Job in Time magazine's list of the world'....
- Six Indians among 50 fastest-growing women-led US companies
Washington, April 23: Indian American entrepreneurs run six of the top 50 fastest-growing women-led companies in the US, according to an annual ranking by trade group Women Presidents' Orga....
- Sant Chatwal, Zohra Sehgal, Saif Ali receive Padma awards
New Delhi: Controversial New York-based hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal, theatre personality Zohra Sehgal and Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan were among many on whom Padma awards were conferred today....
- Padma awards given to Ramakrishnan, Rahman, Aamir
New Delhi: Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Oscar winner A.R. Rahman and Bollywood actor Aamir Khan were among those conferred with the prestigious Padma awards here today by President ....
- Indian-American professor turns chicken feathers into fuel
Washington: Manoranjan "Mano" Misra, an Indian American professor known for turning coffee grounds and chicken feathers into fuel, been honoured as the 2010 Regents' Researcher by t....
- Mukesh Ambani, Lakshmi Mittal in top 10 of world's rich list
New York: Oil magnate Mukesh Ambani and steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal made it to the top 10 on the 2010 Forbes list of world's billionaires.
Ambani ranked fourth with $29 billion an....
- Indian-American professor wins $500,000 US science award
Washington: Indian-American computer scientist Subhash Khot, most well known for his "Unique Games Conjecture", has received the prestigious National Science Foundation's (NSF) $500....
- Indian MIT alumnus wins Innovator of the Year award
Washington: An Indian alumnus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has won the Innovator of the Year honour from Technology Review India by designing an ultra lightweight jacket to ke....
- First Indian head for Amnesty International
London: Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next secretary general.
Shetty takes over the job in June 2010, succe....
- Padma awardees Venu Srinivasan and Manoharan feel overwhelmed
Chennai: Two of the Padma Shri awardees belonging to the trade and industry category are from Tamil Nadu - Venu Srinivasan, chairman TVS Motor Company Ltd, and T.N. Manoharan, past president of....
- Indian American named advisor to Virginia governor-elect
Washington: Virginia's Republican Governor-elect Bob McDonnell has appointed his close friend and long-time fundraiser Dr Kamlesh Dave to his transition team for economic development.
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- Indian braveheart prompts London police rethink
London: London' police force has made a reported shift in its traditional advice for people not to intervene to catch criminals after an Indian builder who was murdered chasing muggers prom....
- Indian set to reach halfway point of solo sailing adventure
London: A naval officer seeking to become the first Indian to sail solo around the world is set to dock at a remote South Atlantic island next week to complete the halfway point of his journey.....
- India's knowledge sector great opportunity for NRIs: Pitroda
New Delhi: India's knowledge sector offers a great window of opportunity to overseas Indians to join hands with the country in its high growth trajectory and invest in its future, technolog....
- Rajiv Shah takes over as USAID chief; Hillary calls him 'transformational leader'
Washington: Indian-American Rajiv Shah has become the head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), charged with disbursing US foreign aid, making him the highest ranking person ....
- PM fetes Indian scientist on getting German award
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao on his being awarded the August Wilhelm-von-Hoffimann Medal for his contribution to chemistry, saying i....
- Wildlife enthusiast and author Billy Arjan Singh dies
Lucknow: Renowned wildlife enthusiast and author Billy Arjan Singh died at his home - Tiger Haven - in the vicinity of the famous Dudhwa National Park, about 250 km from here, late on Friday ni....
- Indians are head-and-shoulders above other immigrants in US: Forbes
Washington: Pepsico CEO Indira Nooyi inevitably tops the list of what Forbes calls "Eight Indian-Flavoured CEOs" who lead US corporations with revenues of at least $2 billion as the pre....
- Indian-American helps develop synthetic red blood cells
Washington: Researchers led by an Indian-American have developed synthetic particles that closely mimic the characteristics and key functions of natural red blood cells (RBCs), including softne....
- Disabled sailor successfully completes Mumbai-Goa voyage
Panaji: Triumphing against all odds, TV actor and writer Salil Chaturvedi, who is paralysed below the waist, led a four-member sailing expedition from Mumbai to Goa in a campaign for equal acce....
- I turned 81 on September last but I feel like an 18-year old: Lata Mangeshkar
Mumbai: She is undoubtedly one of the living legends in Indian history of music and she is revered both within and outside India for her impeccable voice. Lata Mangeshkar, who turned 81 this Se....
- Orissa youth wins award for snake conservation
Bhubaneswar: Subhendu Mallik, an Orissa youth, will be awarded by a Gujarat based non-government organization for his work on snake conservation.
Mallik, 35, is known for his work on ....
- Lata 'doubly honoured' for being chosen for French award
Mumbai: The French embassy on Wednesday will honour singing legend Lata Mangeshkar with the 'Officier de la Legion d'Honneur', France's highest civilian award, for her contribut....
- PM's daughter Upinder wins Infosys prize for social sciences
Bangalore: Upinder Singh, 50, history professor at Delhi University who is also the second daughter of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is the joint winner of the inaugural Infosys Prize for soci....
- Indian-origin official named Airline CEO of the Year
Kuala Lumpur: AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes, whose father is from Goa, has been named the Airline CEO of the Year (2009) by Jane's Transport Finance magazine in London.
Born in Kuala....
- President Patil makes history by flying in a Sukhoi
Pune: President Pratibha Patil created history by becoming the first woman president to fly in a fighter jet, the Sukhoi-30MKI of the Indian Air Force (IAF), here today morning. The aircraft co....
- Sikh man could become first non-white member of British far-right group
London: An elderly Sikh man's closeness to the British National Party (BNP) has set off furious speculation that he may become the first non-white member of the far-right group if and when ....
- Ambani brothers, Mittal lead Forbes' India Rich List
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani has emerged the wealthiest person in India with a net worth of $32 billion, as the number of Indian billionaires in Forbes' "India Rich List" this year has nea....
- Obama names Indian American Rajiv Shah as USAID chief
Washington: President Barack Obama has named Rajiv Shah, an Indian American official at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to head USAID, an agency charged with spurring development around ....
- Diplomats pay homage to India's first woman diplomat
New Delhi: Senior Indian Foreign Service officers and colleagues today paid homage to C.B. Muthamma, the country's first woman diplomat, describing her as "the stuff of legends" and....
- Indian professor wins Unesco award for popularising science
New York: Professor Yash Pal of India has won the annual Kalinga Prize for the popularisation of science along with a Vietnamese professor, a Tunisian expert in water management and the organis....
- Homi J. Bhabha: the man who visualised India's nuclear capacity
New Delhi: He laid the foundation of India's huge atomic energy establishment almost singlehandedly, nurturing and expanding it with his dynamic vision. Thanks in no small measure to Homi J....
- Hyderabad woman to head American College of Chest Physicians
Washington: The American College of Chest Physicians has elected Dr Kalpalatha K Guntupalli, the only woman president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian origin, as its first As....
- India's grand old marathon man completes 97th run
Washington: India's grand old marathon man Ashis Roy is nearing his goal of a century of runs as he finished his 97th race here in the largest marathon in the United States that does not of....
- Indian-American brothers awarded for community leadership
Washington: A member of the US House of Representatives has hailed the work of two Indian American philanthropist brothers on receiving Northern Virginia Community Foundation's community ....
- Two India born academics win New Zealand grant
Hamilton (New Zealand): Two India born academics have won a prestigious research grant in New Zealand to help design public policy on the use of new and emerging technologies.
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- India's oldest long distance runner completes 96th marathon
Washington: India's grand old long distance runner Ashis Roy has completed his 96th marathon, chipping 11 minutes from his previous timing in the Baltimore marathon, his eighth marathon in ....
- Nobel for Ramakrishnan: Gujarat's MSU celebrates
Vadodara: As Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others today, the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in this Gujarat city - where he did graduati....
- Do not define good work by awards: Nobel winner Ramakrishnan
London: Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishan today said that he is "honoured" to share 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry but added that it's a "mistake to define good wo....
- Nobel Prize for Chemistry to Ramakrishnan, Steitz, Yonath
Stockholm: Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and Ada E. Yonath have won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, it was announced in Stockholm today.
Ramakrishnan and Steitz....
- PepsiCo names Indian-born Kumar president of Quaker Foods
New York: The US-based food and beverages giant PepsiCo has named Indian-born senior official Jaya Kumar as president of its $2-billion Quaker Foods and Snacks division.
Kumar will le....
- 2 Indian American scribes win 2009 Knowledge@Wharton awards
New York: Two Indian American journalists are among the four winners of the prestigious 2009 Knowledge@Wharton Awards for Business Journalism, sponsored by the South Asian Journalists Associati....
- Indian American activist Mallika Dutt wins Courage Award
Washington: Indian American civil rights activist Mallika Dutt will be honoured by the Asian American Justice Centre (AAJC), a leading US civil rights organisation, with the American Courage Aw....
- Indra Nooyi heads list of top 50 women in world business
London: PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi of India has topped the inaugural Financial Times (FT) list of top 50 women in world business.
Nooyi, 53, is among four Indians making it ....
- Nalin Surie takes over as Indian high commissioner to Britain
London: Nalin Surie, a senior career diplomat, has taken over as the Indian high commissioner to Britain following the retirement of his predecessor Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, the High Commission ....
- British Indian brings sterling silver ware to India
New Delhi: He is striking when the silver is hot. With gold prices hitting the roof, Britain-based Indian origin jewellery designer and entrepreneur Suveen Kapoor wants to take "sterling si....
- Obama names Arun Majumdar to key energy research post
Washington: US President Barack Obama has nominated Indian American technocrat Arun Majumdar to a key administration post dealing with energy research.
Majumdar will be the Director o....
- HCL's Shiv Nadar gets top British investment award
Mumbai: HCL founder-chairperson Shiv Nadar has been conferred the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) businessperson of the year award in recognition of his company's pioneering investments in....
- 7 Indians among the toppers in global school exams
New Delhi: Indians are no doubt making their presence felt in every field. Be it a research work, technological advancement or education. They have been consistently performing well in global t....
- India-born businessmen to lead India-New Zealand trade body
Wellington: Two India-born men have been appointed senior officials of the India-New Zealand Business Council, a body set up to promote trade between the two countries.
Prominent Auck....
- Singapore's DBS Group appoints Citi's Piyush Gupta as CEO
Singapore: Singapore's DBS Group Holdings Ltd, the biggest bank in South-East Asia, said today that it has appointed Piyush Gupta from Citibank Inc as its CEO, about five months after the d....
- Lifetime achievement awards for Bhimsen Joshi, Habib Tanvir
New Delhi: The Delhi government today announced that it would confer Lifetime Achievement Awards upon classical singer Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and late theatre personality Habib Tanvir.
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- Malaysian Indian professor honoured
Kuala Lumpur: C.P. Ramachandran, an ethnic Indian, has been made professor emeritus by Universiti Sains Malaysia for his contributions in the field of education, research and community service.....
- Father might have wished one of us became an economist: PM's daughter
Kolkata: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might be saddened that none of his three daughters followed him in becoming an economist, but he never forced his wish on them, says his daughter Upinder ....
- Indian sanitation expert receives Stockholm Water Prize
Stockholm: Indian sanitation expert Bindeshwar Pathak was awarded the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize, the most prestigious award for outstanding achievement in water-related activities that has bec....
- Indian sanitation guru receives Stockholm Water Prize
Stockholm: India's Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of the Sulabh sanitation movement, on Thursday was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize, the most prestigious environmental recognition that h....
- Sonia Gandhi, Kochhar, Nooyi in Forbes 100 powerful women list
New York: Congress party president Sonia Gandhi, PepsiCo chief CEO Indra Nooyi and ICICI Bank's new head Chanda Kochhar have been listed among the world's 100 most powerful women by For....
- Indian animator takes on Superman, Spiderman
Washington: An Indian entrepreneur has set out to conquer the land of Superman and Spiderman - with a little help from the Indian gods.
Hoping to capture the minds and hearts of India....
- CBI official awarded President's Police Medal
Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation's Western Region Joint Director Rishi Raj Singh has been awarded the President's Police Medal for distinguished service, it was announced her....
- After UN award, Indian women's weekly plans expansion
New Delhi: Encouraged by receiving a UN literacy award, Khabar Lahariya, a newspaper produced entirely by women in rural India, is now looking forward to spreading its wings to more places in t....
- Newspaper by rural Indian women wins UN literacy award
United Nations: A newspaper produced entirely by women in rural India is among the four winners of this year's Literacy Prizes awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cult....
- Rural women from UP win International Literacy Prize
United Nations: Nirantar, a newspaper run by rural women in Uttar Pradesh, has won the United Nations International Literacy Prize.
Khabar Lahariya is produced and marketed by rural w....
- Rahman, Stalin get honorary doctorates
Chennai: Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin and Chandrayaan project director M. Annadurai were on Saturday conferred with honorary doctorates by An....
- Unique 'feet' of formerly paralysed man
Lucknow: It's a unique 'feet', no doubt. A formerly paralysed man in a Uttar Pradesh village is set to enter the record books for being able to lift bricks with his toe and hurl the....
- President condoles Devendra Nath Dwivedi's death
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil today condoled the death of veteran Congress leader Devendra Nath Dwivedi, who was appointed governor of Gujarat a fortnight ago but was yet to take charge, ....
- Car made by Indian students wins first prize in US
Chandigarh: A car designed and built by engineering students from a Punjab town has won first prize in the perseverance category at an international competition, held in the US.
The c....
- Gayatri Devi's life part Forster, part Jackie Collins: NYT
New York: Gayatri Devi, the former maharani of Jaipur who died on Wednesday, was "one of the last remaining symbols of India's feudal past" and led "a life of novelistic dimensi....
- Masadur to swim Palk Strait in July next year
Kolkata: Having swum the English Channel and the Strait of Gibraltar, physically challenged swimmer Masadur Rahman Baidya will set out to cross the Palk Strait in July next year.
The ....
- PM mourns Gayatri Devi's death, calls her exceptional person
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday mourned the death of Gayatri Devi, the erstwhile maharani of Jaipur who was once considered one of the world's most beautiful women, an....
- Indian scientists design yawn alert for dozing drivers
Washington: We've all been through the familiar experience of feeling sleepy while driving. But what if your car could nudge you when you started yawning and warn you to pull over and take ....
- India's marathon man completes 93rd long run
Washington: India's grand old marathon man, Ashis Roy, has completed his 93rd long run finishing second in the 70 plus age group in the Annual Friendly Massey Marathon in Canada, his sevent....
- PM's cardiac surgeon gets lifetime achievement award
Mumbai: Ramakanth Panda, the Mumbai-based cardiac surgeon who conducted the bypass surgery on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier this year, was given the Bank of Baroda Lifetime Achievement ....
- India's marathon man completes 93rd long run
Washington: India's grand old marathon man, Ashis Roy, has completed his 93rd long run finishing second in the 70 plus age group in the Annual Friendly Massey Marathon in Canada, his sevent....
- Marketing campaign for 'The White Tiger' wins Asian prize
New Delhi: The marketing campaign for the Man Booker winning novel, "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga, has bagged the 'Excellence Award (best book)' of the Asian Multimedia Pub....
- Indian-origin comedian among world's top 10
Toronto: Russell Peters, Canadian comedian of Indian parents who came from Kolkata, has been ranked among the Top 10 Earning Comedians in the world by Forbes.
Jerry Seinfeld tops the ....
- Indra Nooyi named CEO of the year
Washington: Indra Nooyi, India-born chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, has been named 2009 CEO of the Year by the Global Supply Chain Leaders Group (GSCLG).
Nooyi's key contributions in....
- Indian-born scholar joins Trinidad's culture council
Port-of-Spain: Indian-born philosopher, musician, educationist and thinker H.S. Adesh has been inducted into Trinidad and Tobago's National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC).
He j....
- Young Indian entrepreneur 'Makes a Difference' in Vienna
Vienna: Bangalore-based Suhas Gopinath, 23, who shot to fame as one of the youngest CEOs in the world, has added another feather to his cap. He has been given the first Make a Difference award ....
- Meet Dr Shah Rukh Khan now
London: Shah Rukh Khan becomes Dr Shah Rukh Khan today.
The Bollywood superstar is to be presented an honorary doctorate in arts and culture by Britain's Bedfordshire University a....
- Indian American researcher to get White House award
Washington: Sanjay Kumar, an Indian American researcher at California University, Berkeley is among 100 beginning researchers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the Presidential E....
- Indra among top 15 Fortune 500 women CEOs
Washington: Indra Nooyi, the India born CEO of beverage giant Pepsico, is ranked fourth among 15 Fortune 500 Women CEOs who "show what it takes to lead some of the America's biggest com....
- Biography salutes Karnataka braveheart
Bangalore: She was only one year old when polio inflicted Malathi K Holla and she became wheelchair-bound for her entire life. But, that has not deterred her from becoming an athlete of repute ....
- Indians set record with 25,000 jigsaw images online
New Delhi: Indian jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts have put together 25,000 images of a puzzle in an online challenge. The Limca Book of Records and the World Records Academy have cited it as the bigg....
- Patil first woman non-royal head of state invited by British Queen
London: Later this year, Indian President Pratibha Patil will become the first woman non-royal head of state to be hosted by Queen Elizabeth II in her 57-year reign as British monarch.
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- PM mourns painter Tyeb Mehta's death
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed grief over the "sad demise" of noted painter Tyeb Mehta and said his death is a major loss to the art world.
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- 'Ekta perfect mix of Indian beauty and international style'
New Delhi: Miss India Universe Ekta Choudhary is nearly set to take part in the Miss Universe pageant. Fashion diva Ritu Kumar, who is designing Choudhary's outfits, says she is a perfect c....
- Indian neurosurgeon gets top Canadian award
Toronto: An internationally recognised Indian Canadian neurosurgeon is among 60 people honoured with the Order of Canada this year.
The top civilian awards were announced on Wednesda....
- Indian student wins big award at Australian university
Sydney: By winning the International Student of the Year award at a prestigious university here, Paramjeet Singh has brought cheer to the thousands of Indian students in Australia, a group trau....
- Sibal inducted into senate of Nobel laureates
New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal has been inducted into the honorary senate of the prestigious Lindau Foundation, that holds annual Nobel laureates' meet, a ....
- Shah Rukh to receive honorary doctorate from British varsity
New Delhi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has been nominated to receive an honorary doctorate in arts and culture from Britain's University of Bedfordshire.
Shah Rukh, the fir....
- Swraj Paul is first Indian in British Queen's Privy Council
London: Industrialist Swraj Paul has become the first Indian to be appointed to the Queen's Privy Council - an elite chamber of advisers to the British monarch.
"I feel honour....
- India's 'renaissance man' Kalam honoured in UK
London: Ten years after describing a shabby-looking fuse box as something that appeared to have been "put in by an Indian", Prince Philip applauded as an Indian engineer, who happened t....
- Indian wins Finnair prize for the idea of future flying
New Delhi: An Indian has won Nordic carrier Finnair's award for best envisaging how flying would look and feel like in the future, besting 1,000 competitors from around the world.
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- Sulabh founder to get Renewable Energy Award
New York: Sulabh International, an Indian organisation popular for introducing low-cost toilet technology, has been selected for this year's prestigious Renewable Energy award.
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- Sonia Gandhi mourns Habib Tanvir's death
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today mourned the death of veteran Hindi theatre personality Habib Tanvir, who passed away in Bhopal.
In a statement issued here, Gandhi condoled Tan....
- Tenzin of Himachal is the new Miss Tibet 2009
Dharmshala: Tenzin Choezom from Dharmshala was crowned the new Miss Tibet for 2009 amidst a crowd of Tibetan, foreigner and local people who gathered at TIPA. Dr BK Modi, one of the most famo....
- A bit of Rajeev Motwani in every technology
Washington: "Today, whenever you use a piece of technology, there is a good chance a little bit of Rajeev Motwani is behind it," wrote Google co-founder Sergey Brin on his mentor's ....
- Police probe into Google mentor Rajeev Motwani awaits autopsy
Washington: US police is waiting for an autopsy before investigating the apparent accidental drowning death of Rajeev Motwani, IIT-educated, Stanford professor who inspired the co-founders of G....
- Google mentor Rajeev Motwani dies in freak accident
Washington: Rajeev Motwani, the 47-year-old Indian-American computer science professor at Stanford University who mentored Google's co-founders when they were graduate students, has died fr....
- Ameya tops among seniors in national karting
Coimbatore: The experienced Ameya Walavalkar of Team Mohite Racing won the title in the senior section with a bit of luck in the fifth JK Tyre Indian National Rotax Max Karting Championship her....
- Oz varsity asks Big B to reconsider rejecting doctorate
New Delhi: Australia's Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has asked Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan to reconsider his decision to decline a honorary doctorate in the wake of a s....
- First Maharashtrian girl to climb Everest is a dancer
Mumbai: When she became the first Maharashtrian girl to climb Mt. Everest, Pune-based 19-year-old Krushnaa Patil wanted to dance with joy atop the world's highest peak.
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- Noted author Kamala Das is dead
Thiruvananthapuram: Kamala Das, well known poet and writer in Malayalam and English who converted to Islam a decade ago, died in Pune early on Sunday, family sources said. She was 75.
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- Miss World contest needs full attention: Pooja
New Delhi: Tired of answering questions about joining Bollywood, Miss India World Pooja Chopra has only the Miss World competition on her mind which she says is taking up all her time and conce....
- Indian students design car for global championship
Chandigarh: With the 600 cc car they have designed and fabricated, a bunch of engineering students from Punjab are all geared up to take part in the prestigious Society of Automotive Engineers ....
- How champion 'Bee' Kavya spelled victory
Washington: India American teenager Kavya Shivashankar finally won it all in the televised US National Spelling Bee competition, nailing esoteric words from "hydrargyrum" to "Laodic....
- Kavya Shivashankar spells history for Indian American kids
Washington: It was a dream come true for Kavya Shivashankar as she made history by lifting the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy to bring a third back-to-back victory of the prestigious cham....
- Indian American kid is champion Spelling Bee in US
Washington: Kavya Shivashankar made history as she lifted the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy giving a third back-to-back victory of the prestigious US championship by an Indian American k....
- Panda justifies conducting bypass surgery on PM
New Delhi: Ramakant Panda, the private doctor who conducted a cardiac operation on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in January, said today the second bypass surgery "on beating heart is more c....
- Four late UN personnel from India to be honoured
New Delhi: Four UN peacekeepers from India will be honoured posthumously on Friday at a function to mark the International Day of United Nations (UN) Peacekeepers at the New York headquarters o....
- Kerala film industry happy with Napoleon as minister
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala film industry is excited to have one of its own in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet. D. Napoleon, who became a household name by playing the villanous ....
- 14 Indian American kids in 'Spelling Bee' semis
Washington: Fourteen Indian American kids have made it to the semi finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee contest with three of them among top contenders for the title won by a boy of Indi....
- Indian-American kids hot contenders for Spelling Bee
Washington: Three Indian American kids are the top favourites to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee title after last year's spelling champion, 14-year-old Sameer Mishra, son of an Indian....
- 11 Indians climb Mt Everest in one day
Kathmandu: On a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the first Indian expedition to Mt Everest, 11 Indian climbers from two different teams climbed the world's highest peak.
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- Six South African Indians in Zuma cabinet
Pretoria: Six South Africans of Indian origin have been included in the cabinet of new President Jacob Zuma, including the much-spoken about Pravin Gordhan as finance minister and Ebrahim Pat....
- Tough times never last, tough people do: Miss India's mom
New Delhi: She was a mother of two, stuck with an abusive husband and no support system. But Neera Chopra - the mother of Miss India World Pooja Chopra - still decided to walk out of a bad marr....
- Tatas, SBI, Infosys among world's top 50 firms
Washington: The Tata Group, State Bank of India (SBI) and Infosys Technologies are among 17 Indian firms that figure among the top 50 in a list of the world's 200 most reputable companies.
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- Rabindranath Tagore's 149th birth anniversary today
Kolkata: The 149th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was celebrated today amid great enthusiasm across West Bengal with renderings of songs and poems composed by him.
- Britain honours young Indian orphan
London: The British town of Swindon is to doff its cap to an Indian orphan 12 years after he was found abandoned in a basket in Delhi.
Ali McCallum, who was left in a basket outside t....
- Vadodara's workaholic sets world record
Vadodara: He is somebody every company would yearn to hire. Why not, if he has worked for 1,100 days without leave? K Vijayan, 59, employed with a city-based hotel, hasn't taken a single da....
- Indian born trader wins 20mn pound compensation
London: Rajesh Gill, an Indian-origin trader regarded as among the best in the City, has won 20 million pounds in damages after being defrauded by one of the world's largest brokerages.
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- 4 Indian Americans among finalists for Fellows programme
Washington: The White House has picked four Indian Americans among the 30 finalists for the White House Fellows Programme, considered America's most prestigious programme for leadership and....
- Punjab handicapped man is fourth in civil services
Chandigarh: Hit by polio when just two, Varinder Kumar Sharma did not let his disability come in the way of his determination to reach for the skies. And on Monday, Sharma made his family and f....
- Boy conquers disability to excel academically
Bathinda: Yashveer Goyal, 9, goes to a regular school and does the things most other children do, though there is one aspect which sets him apart, he beats everyone hollow in studies despite be....
- Malaysia's Indian speaker moves to replace him
Ipoh, Malaysia: V. Sivakumar, ethnic Indian speaker of Malaysia's Perak state assembly, has said that he is yet to decide whether to accept or reject a motion to replace him with another In....
- 24 Indians make it to 'World's Richest' club
Washington: Two dozen Indians made it to the Forbes list of "World's Richest" with four of them among the top 10, as Warren Buffett dethroned Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who held the top s....
- Indian-Americans develop system to ease e-mail overload
Washington: Indian-American researchers are taking the help of a computer model called SIMONE to ease e-mail overload in busy organisations and companies.
Ashish Gupta and Ramesh Sharda of....
- 4 Indians named in Forbes philanthropists list
Washington: Four Indians have been listed among Forbes' "48 Heroes of Philanthropy" who opened their cheque books for a cause even as the global financial crisis is hammering fortunes all o....
- Indian-American scientist creates top web technology
Washington: HashCache, the technological brainchild of a team of Princeton computer science researchers led by an Indian American scientist, has drawn recognition as a revolutionary way to ....
- Indian kids race ahead in British schools
London: Chinese, Bangladeshi and Indian children in Britain are racing ahead of working-class white children at school because their families place more value on education, a key British go....
- Seven Indians make it to Forbes' Midas List 2009
New York: Seven Indians have made it to the Forbes magazine's coveted list of top 100 start-up investors who put their "Midas touch" to help grow adolescent companies into profit-making ventu....
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