NEW DELHI: With the monsoon session drawing to a close, BJP-led NDA today held a demonstration in Parliament House complex demanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation, cancellation of coal blocks, and a fair probe and declared that it will now take this agitation to the streets.MPs from both Houses belonging to BJP, JD (U), Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiv...
CHARLOTTE: US President Barack Obama today made a strong pitch for a second term, arguing that he had rescued the nation weighed down by wars and a weak economy, ushering in a recovery which would be imperiled under his Republican challenger Mitt Romney."America, I never said this journey would be easy, and I won't promise that now. Yes, our...
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of Indo-Pak Foreign Ministers meeting, the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries met here today for over two hours to take an overview of bilateral issues and to fix the agenda."Talks were positive and very good. We had an overview of issues before Foreign Minister-level talks and now we will brief our Ministers," Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil...
BHUBANESWAR: Condemning violence at a Congress rally here, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said people of Odisha were shocked over the incident in which a woman police sustained injury after being assaulted and allegedly molested by the mob."People are shocked over the incident that took place in Bhubaneswar yesterday. Odisha is known for its peaceful atmosphere," Patnaik said.Stating that...
ISLAMABAD: A minor Christian girl, who was arrested last month after being falsely accused of blasphemy, was today granted bail by a Pakistani court, a case that has drawn concern from Western governments and the Vatican.Judge Muhammad Azam Khan of the Additional District and Sessions Court ordered the release of Rimsha Masih against two bail bonds of Rs five...
COLOMBO: Against the backdrop of attacks on Sri Lankan pilgrims in Tamil Nadu, President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said the Indian government has responded positively to his country's request to guarantee the safety of its citizens.Only a small, politically-motivated group was responsible for the harassment of Sri Lankan visitors and they were receiving no encouragement whatsoever from the central Indian...
NEW YORK: Leander Paes put himself in contention for a third US Open men's doubles title after the Indian and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek entered the final following their rivals' injury-forced exit from the semifinals here.Fifth seeds Paes and Stepanek were tied 5-5 in the first set when their sixth-seeded rivals Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez of Spain...
EDISON: "Kem Cho", "Chel Chabilo Gujarati", "Kasumbi No Raang", "Tari aankh no afini," famous Gujarati theplas, shrikhand and all things that are associated with Gujarat and Gujaratis came alive at the three-day Chalo Gujarat World Conference at the Raritan Expo Center Expo here in New Jersey.
However the sore point that shook everyone was that while the United States has...
HOUSTON: Carving out a name and place for itself in the Indian travel industry over the past three decades, Riya Travel & Tours is now set to do one better in this country with a steady expansion of its services and base of operations as well.
It launched its Houston Branch on August 15, the day India gained its independence...
CHICAGO: An umbrella organization of scores of Indian associations across the country, National Federation of Indian Associations (NFIA), has announced holding its annual Convention in Chicago in middle October this year.
Sohan Joshi, the Convention Committee chair, said here that the three-day Convention commencing from Friday October 12 and ending Sunday October 14 will be held at Holiday Inn in...