Lucknow, May 7, 2012, (IANS)
Prominent clerics of the Shia community in Uttar Pradesh have demanded that India snap its ties with the United States and Israel. The community also demanded that the state government declare Urdu as the second language in UP, making it a compulsory subject till class eight  read more »

Houston, Jun 8 (PTI)
Under cultural pressure to have sons, some Indian immigrant women are using reproductive technologies and liberal abortion policies in the US to abort female foetuses, according to a study conducted by University of California.
The women used sperm sorting or in-vitro fertilisation and implanted only the male embryos. Others aborted female foetuses.  read more »

Global council of Indian Christians(GCIC) strongly condemned the reported forcible wearing of radio collars around the ankles of Indian students in the Tri-Valley University in US and demanded severe action against those responsible for the "inhuman act". "We demand the US government initiate severe action against those officials responsible for this inhuman act. Indian students are not criminals. The radio collars should immediately be removed, the rights and dignity of the students be preserved as stipulated in the Universal Declaration of human Rights.  read more »