US House resolution greets Sikh-Americans on Vaisakhi
byWashington, April 13 (IANS) Five Democratic lawmakers have introduced a Congressional resolution on the occasion of Vaisakhi, commemorating the creation of the Khalsa, a…
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US immigration deal likely Tuesday
byWashington, April 13 (IANS) With most major issues ironed out, a bipartisan group of senators is expected to announce Tuesday a plan to legalise…
Aadhaar ID, gains and pains
byShimla: Sudden realization about welfare and subsidy schemes to be linked to Aadhaar card has turned up skeptics at registration counters, lately, but a…
Street children to get into Limca Book of Records
byNew Delhi: Twenty-six street children have become eligible for the Limca Book of Records for putting 9,000 hand prints in various colours in twelve-and-a-half…
Jindal’s visit to primary state stokes 2016 speculation
byWashington, April 12 (IANS) Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal’s plans to headline a Republican fundraiser next month in New Hampshire are fuelling speculation he…
Most Americans back citizenship for illegal immigrants: Poll
byWashington, April 12 (IANS) Most Americans support creating a pathway to citizenship for America’s over 11 million immigrants, including some 260,000 Indians, with a…
Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand to partner in 660 MW Kishau Dam project
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand have agreed to jointly set up the 660 MW multipurpose Kishau Dam project, the memorandum of understanding for which…
Chittagong armoury raid hero Chowdhury is dead
byKolkata, April 11 (IANS) Legendary revolutionary Binod Bihari Chowdhury, the sole surviving raider of the Chittagong armoury in 1930, an event that shook the…
Gorkhas demand apology for unsavory remark in Himachal assembly
byDharamsala: The Gorkha community of Himachal is no mood to patch up with former BJP minister Ravinder Singh Ravi for his unsavory remarks about…
Trailblazer Chandigarh-born lawyer set to become top US judge
byWashington, April 11 (IANS) Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan appears set to become the first South Asian judge in the prestigious US…