"Rashi got the role based on her personal merit," Singh clarified adding that the criteria of having a beauty pageant title did not exist.

Abbott's remarks came ahead of his counterpart Modi's visit to Australia next month, the first Indian PM to visit the country since 1986.

Indian-American men, women and children wearing colourful Indian attire have gathered to greet the prime minister since early morning.

At least 46 elected US officials have confirmed their participation at a reception hosted by Indian-Americans for Prime Minister Narendra M...

The VIP guests would include elected officials of Indian origin including South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, although others including Lo...

Majority of them are young, with a sizeable number of them being women which reflects the wide popularity he enjoys among the diaspora.

Satya Nadella, Indira Nooyi, Shantanu Narayen, Ajay Banga, Vivek Ranadive and Kamesh Nagarajan are expected to be present to listen to Modi.

Indian American Community Foundation (IACF), a platform of Indian organizations in the US is hosting the program.

IACF had earlier announced that Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri and PBS NewsHour Weekend Anchor Hari Sreenivasan will emcee the event.

The speech, shown live on the giant screens of the Times Square -- considered to be the hub of the New York City -- would carry English sub...

A section of NRIs would have liked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Silicon Valley and participate in “more important and serious” eng...

Indian-Americans from several other States like Illinois, California, Texas, Georgia and Florida too are flying to New York for the big eve...

Davuluri, 25, is the first Indian-American to be crowned as Miss America 2014, and Hari Sreenivasan, 40, is a PBS NewsHour Weekend Anchor.

BJP MP from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi left for the US on Thursday where he will visit NASA and deliver a lecture in Houston on problems faced b...