Arundhati Roy's speech Peace?... Speech on Accepting the Sydney Peace Prize (ZNet) Arundhati Roy's speech after being awarded the Sydney Peace Prize. Eloquent...

Sukhi Turner - Indian Mayor in New Zealand Sukhi Turner - Indian Mayor in New Zealand (Thanks to Sanjeev for the link) Sukhi Turner formerly known as Sukhinder...

Bhopal's ex-princess unceremoniously deported India Deports 'Bhopal Princess' For Overstaying (IndoLink) The erstwhile princess of Bhopal (now a Pakistani citizen) was unceremoniously deported from...

Did an Indian miss this year's Nobel? Did an Indian miss this year's Nobel? This is not from the foreign press but it is likely to be...

Miss India-USA 2004 selected Miss India USA Pageant Announces Winner (FashionGates) 21-year-old Bihar-born Reshoo Pande is Miss India-USA 2004. The contest was organized by...

Gandhi's grandson apologizes for Gujarat carnage Gandhi Grandson Apologizes on Behalf of His People For Gujarat Genocide (The Milli Gazette) In his speech accepting the 'Pride...

Yash Chopra's birthday wishes for Lata Mangeshkar The nightingale of India turns 75 (BBC) Yash Chopra's tribute to Lata Mangeshkar on her 75th birthday....

Mahatma Gandhi in '10 ten greatest South Africans' list Mahatma Gandhi in list of 100 greatest South Africans (siliconindia News) Former president Nelson Mandela heads a list of...

Sanjay Kumar, ex-CEO of CA, indicted for fraud CA's ex-CEO is indicted on fraud (CNN) Sanjay Kumar, the former chief executive officer of Computer Associates and once called...

Profile of Japanese Odisi dancer Love from Tokyo (The Tribune, Chandigarh) Profile of Masako Ono, a Japanese Odisi dancer. She goot hooked on to Odisi...

New book by Gandhiji's great-grandaughter focuses on father-son relationship Was Gandhi's son a prisoner? (Mail and Guardian Online, South Africa) Mahatma Gandhi's great-granddaughter has written a book titled 'Gandhi's...

From maid to bestselling author From maid to bestselling author (BBC) Baby Haldar ran away from an abusive marriage, came to Delhi to make a...

Freddie Mercury's Queen officially approved in Iran Freddie Mercury gets official seal of approval in Iran (Middle East Online) This bit of news is a few weeks...

Old-time bandits bemoan the new thugs In one corner of north India, old outlaws bemoan the rise of new crime (AP via SignOnSanDiego.com) Old-time bandits as...

Indian record for smallest and biggest flutes Indian holds world record for biggest and smallest flutes! (Webindia123.com) Dinesh Shandilya has his name enlisted in the Limca Book...

Kalam: Mandela is a "great spirit" Madiba a mighty spirit: Indian president (Sunday Times, South Africa) The President, in South Africa for the centenary celebrations of...

Slum panchayats working well in Mumbai Slum dwellers take law into their hands (BBC) The Mumbai police have been trying out an interesting way to maintain...

Application for 'sex bail' denied Indian court denies 'sex bail' for Gujarat accused (Reuters via Khaleej Times Online) Firozkhan Zafarkhan sought bail last month, saying...

Bodies of trekkers frozen for 23 years recovered ndia recovers frozen bodies after 23 years (Reuters via eircom net, Ireland) Indian mountaineers have succeeded in recovering three frozen...

MF Husain strikes it rich Indian painter agrees $21m deal (BBC) Maqbool Fida Husain has been commissioned by a businessman to create 100 paintings for...

Indian Americans among White House science awardees Indian Americans among White House science awardees (SiliconIndia) Several Indian Americans are among those who received the 2003 Presidential...

Husband turns-in hacker wife Indian woman arrested for hacking into Philippine phone system (3:13 p.m.) (Sun Star, Philippines) Pooja Khemlani is accused of financing...

Restoring the Mahatma's African legacy Restoring Gandhi's African legacy (BBC) Followers of Mahatma Gandhi have been celebrating the centenary of the founding of his Phoenix...

Oman's new daily has an Indian editor Indian is editor of Oman's new English daily Ajit Kumar Jha, who has previously worked at India Today, Indian...