South Asians in US celebrate American I-Day with fireworks
July 10th, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Edison (New Jersey), July 10 (IANS) Over 15,000 South Asian Americans gathered in a New Jersey park to celebrate the American Independence Day with a cultural programme by Indian, Chinese, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Break Away’ a cross-cultural comedy, Akshay on his first foreign film (Interview)
September 21st, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 21 (IANS) Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is beginning his first foreign venture with the shooting of his ice-hockey-themed film "Break Away", an English-Punjabi film that showcases the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
US launches global initiative to help Muslim entrepreneurs
April 28th, 2010 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 28 (IANS) Citing Indian entrepreneur Shaheen Mistri's project to provide tutoring to slum children as an example, the US has launched a programme to provide concrete support ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Nobel laureate Ramakrishnan is India Abroad Person of the Year
March 6th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 6 (IANS) Indian-American Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been named the India Abroad Person of the Year 2009 by the ethnic weekly newspaper.
A total of nine awards were presented ... Read more...
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Racist word sprayed on Indo-Canadian’s poll sign
February 26th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Feb 26 (IANS) The word "Paki", once used against South Asian immigrants in Britain, has made its first appearance in Canada's election fray. Thirty-three-year-old Aman Gill, an Indian-origin candidate ... Read more...
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Pakistani Citizenship Act discriminatory against women
December 20th, 2007 - 3:21 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Dec 20 (ANI): The Federal Shariat Court has declared that the Pakistani Citizenship Act, 1951, to be discriminatory against women and asked President Pervez Musharraf to amend it within six months.
The ... Read more...
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