
India has called for drastic reforms in the election of the secretary-general to introduce transparency and choice in the process of picking a successor to Ban Ki-moon next year and said it should not be a prerogative of the five permanent members of the Security Council....

The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) Chicago chapter will organize a fundraising dinner for its charity outreach programs on November 13, 6 pm at Viceroy of India Banquet Hall, Lombard....

The US has made "the long bet" on India as an important partner in advancing their collective security interests in the South Asian region, according to a senior Obama administration official....

"We've got some young Americans here tonight with that same kind of adventurous spirit," he said addressing several hundred people including students, teachers, and NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at the second White House Astronomy Night....
Construction of the first lot of six VH 92 Super Hawk helicopters that transport the US president has begun in India....
While longest-serving MP Deepak Obhrai won for the seventh time from Calgary Forest Lawn, outgoing minister of state Bal Gosal and four-time MP Nina Grewal were prominent Indian-origin Canadians who lost the elections....
Canada voted in its first new leader in 10 years, as a general election handed Justin Trudeau's Liberal party an absolute majority -- and a stunning blow to incumbent Prime Minister Stephen Harper. ...
Just imagine that when you enter 71, you dare an adventure by declaring your resolve to achieve 17 new goals by the time you turn 85. You do not just proclaim this but also show an extraordinary determination by providing 169 quantifiable targets for these goals to prove that you mean business....
It reportedly houses a temple for goddess Saraswati, musical instruments and books and besides private meditation, there are plans to have guided-meditation/structured-worship in this space. Located in Green Hall, it will reportedly be available daily to undergraduate and graduate students and faculty for meditation, reflection, worshipping, and connecti...
An India-born Sikh car dealer in Canada has backed Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Monday's election to the 338-member parliament, a media report said....