Month: July 2015

US: Indian-origin students help US win Math Olympiad after 21 yrs

Proud moment! Indian-origin students help US win Math Olympiad after 21 yrs Updated: Saturday, July 18, 2015, 12:36 [IST] Share this on your social network:     FacebookTwitterGoogle+   Comments (0) Mail From Lalit K Jha   Washington, Jul 18: Two Indian-origin students have helped the US win the prestigious International Mathematical Olympiad after […]

India celebrates Eid with fervor, gaiety

India celebrates Eid with fervor, gaiety; Prez, PM greet people Posted by: Mukul Kumar Mishra Updated: Saturday, July 18, 2015, 14:46 [IST] Share this on your social network:     FacebookTwitterGoogle+   Comments (0) Mail New Delhi, July 18: Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan is being celebrated […]

A Muslim nonprofit’s fundraiser to rebuild black churches is tantalizingly close to its goal

RAMADAN COUNTDOWN A Muslim nonprofit’s fundraiser to rebuild black churches is tantalizingly close to its goal Solidarity in the aftermath of tragedy. (Reuters/Carlo Allegri) SHARE WRITTEN BY Maria Sanchez Diez The fundraising campaign started by a group of Muslim nonprofits to help black churches torched by arsonists has attracted almost […]

Palestine after the Iran deal

Jul 16,2015 – Jordan Times     by Daoud Kuttab The Palestinian Israeli conflict might get an unexpected shot in the arm as a result of the recently concluded Iran nuclear agreement. While the P5+1 talks in Vienna focused only on the issue of Iran’s nuclear capability, many are looking at […]

Indian Railway vaccum toilets to replace dirty ones

Good news from Railways: Vaccum toilets may soon replace dirty ones Posted by: Pallavi Sengupta Published: Friday, July 17, 2015, 13:08 [IST] Share this on your social network:       New Delhi, July 17: Forget the stinking toilets at railway stations that formed travelling by time, a part of your […]