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Indian-American Student Gunned Down in Fremont »

Indian-American Student Gunned Down in Fremont

Washington: A 20-year-old Indian-American was gunned down in Fremont, California, reported Jan Jose Mercury News. According to the reports, Rahul Sharma was brought to Regional Medical Center of San Jose after shooting, where doctors declared him dead. The reason for his killing is not clear yet. Rahul was living with his parents Pran Sharma, mother [...]

Sherry Rehman Gets Status of Federal Minister »

Sherry Rehman Gets Status of Federal Minister

Islamabad: Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has got the status of a federal minister. According to a news report published by Dawn, Prime Minister Gilani has conferred the status to Rehman. Before being appointed as the Pakistan’s ambassador to the US on November 23, 2011, Sherry Rehman was the former information minister [...]

Indians Close to One Per Cent of American Population »

Indians Close to One Per Cent of American Population

Washington: Now Indians are close to making one percent of America’s population. According to the reports, Indians are now the largest Asian subgroup in 25 states in the United States, mainly in the South and Midwest. California based newspaper India-West has released a report citing an analysis of US 2010 Census data that Indians are [...]

Indian-US Student Injured in College Shootout »

Indian-US Student Injured in College Shootout

Washington: An Indian-American student was critically injured in a college shootout on Monday. Seven persons were reportedly killed and three injured in the shooting incident that took place at a religious college in southern California sending shockwave across America. 43-year-old One Goh — an American of Korean origin has been arrested by the Oakland police [...]

The ball’s back from the long grass »

The ball’s back from the long grass

By Irfan Husain IN England, journalists often use the term “kicking the ball into the long grass” to describe inaction and procrastination by bureaucrats and politicians. I was puzzled about the origin of this expression when I first came across it. Soon, I discovered that a football or rugby game has to be halted when [...]

Husain Haqqani’s Wife Fled to Washington Fearing ISI »

Husain Haqqani’s Wife Fled to Washington Fearing ISI

Lahore- Pakistani ambassador to US Husain Haqqani’s wife has fled back to Washington, fearing kidnap bid by the powerful spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan. Haqqani is under-fire in the memogate scandal, which has shaken the political system in the country. The Sunday Times reports quoting Farahnaz Ispahani, that she fled to the US [...]

The U.S. Can’t Walk Away from Pakistan »

The U.S. Can’t Walk Away from Pakistan

By Robert M. Hathaway The whispers in Washington are growing louder: Divorce is inevitable, maybe even imminent. The always difficult “strategic partnership” between the United States and Pakistan became even more acrimonious in the wake of the Nov. 26 U.S. airstrike that killed more than two dozen Pakistani soldiers in Pakistani territory. Islamabad responded by [...]

Memogate Scandal- Detailed Judgment Released »

Memogate Scandal- Detailed Judgment Released

Islamabad- Pakistan Supreme Court has released a detailed judgment in the memo case, which explained why it set up a judicial commission to investigate the controversy. The judgment is released at a time, when the Supreme Court expected to take up the review petition of former ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani on Tuesday. The [...]

Racism Blamed in US Presidential Elections Campaign »

Racism Blamed in US Presidential Elections Campaign

Washington- The ongoing political campaign for the Presidential elections in the United States turned murkey when some Indian groups strongly objected to a video, where Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman is being targeted for adopting two daughters, from India and China. Racism has taken over the free and fair politics as the smear campaign against [...]

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