Yoshita Singh
US-Pak ‘drone deal’ to skip anti-India camps
In a secret deal, Pakistan had allowed American drone strikes on its soil on the condition that these unmanned aircraft stay away from its nuclear facilities and the mountain camps where Kashmiri mili
Chatwal posts bond in drugs case
Indian-American hotelier Vikram Chatwal, arrested earlier this week at a Florida airport for allegedly carrying drugs, has been released on bond.
Anand Jon jailed for 5 years in US
Indian-American celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon, already serving a 59-year sentence in the US for sexually abusing aspiring models, was jailed for five years after pleading guilty to a similar ch
Rajat gupta asks court for new trial
India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta has asked a US court for a new trial to reverse his conviction on insider trading charges, arguing that the district judge had committed “serious e
India, Pak clash again
India and Pakistan got into a fresh verbal duel on Kashmir at the United Nations after Islamabad made “gratuitous references” to the issue, just a week after they sparred over it at the world body.
Forbes names Sonia 6th most powerful woman
Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi was on Wednesday ranked the sixth most powerful woman in the world, ahead of US First Lady Michelle Obama, by Forbes magazine in its list of 100 influential women
CNN, Time suspend Zakaria for plagiarism
Noted Indian-American journalist and author Fareed Zakaria has been suspended by his employers CNN and Time magazine after he admitted to plagiarism and apologised for the ethical lapse.
Rajat Gupta may testify in own defence
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is likely to testify next week in his defence at insider trading trial, his lawyer told the court as the prosecution rested its case and the defence presented
UN report: India tops in rate of maternal deaths
India and Nigeria together accounted for a third of the deaths of pregnant women globally in 2010, latest UN figures said, even as maternal deaths declined by nearly half in the past two decades due t
Ashton’s ‘Indian’ chip ads ‘racist’
A potato chip ad featuring actor Ashton Kutcher dressed up as a dark-skinned Bollywood producer “Raj” and talking with an Indian accent has been attacked for being racist by social media users. Kutcher appears in the “Popchips” ad as four different characters looking for a partner in a dating show. One is as 39-year-old Raj, a “Bollywood producer looking for the most delicious thing on the planet”, the actor says with an Indian accent.
