By winning the International Student of the Year award at a prestigious university here, Paramjeet Singh has brought cheer to the thousands of Indian students in Asutralia, a group traumatised by the recent spate of attacks on them.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday passed a landmark ruling to legalise gay sex thereby setting a precedent for about 80 countries which still outlaw homosexual sex.
Each story in Love, Longing and Death leaves the reader shuddered shoving him to sit back and think. Think hard. It is not something that has to be read once and enjoyed over an evening snack! The book is a harbinger of silent revolution, writes Meenakshi Iyer.
Two Indian-Americans, Indra Nooyi of PepsiCo and Shantanu Narayen of Adobe Systems, have been named among America's "25 Top Gun CEOs" who put their companies on the path to success in the midst of a recession.
Industrialist Swraj Paul has become the first Indian to be appointed to the Queen's Privy Council - an elite chamber of advisers to the British monarch. "I feel honoured, privileged and grateful," Lord Paul, founder and chairman of the Caparo group of industries, said.
The US Library of Congress has launched a Sikh Collection Initiative to bring together a wide range of literature and other research material on Sikh history at the prestigious institution.
Consuming soy milk and tofu could cut down the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD, which develops as a result of smoking, can cause coughing that produces large amounts of mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and other symptoms.
