Los Angeles: Singer Jennifer Lopez is "open" to reprise her role of a judge on 'American Idol' this autumn, but isn't sure what has been decided.
The 43-year-old refused to spill the beans as to whether she has been approached to be part of the FOX show's judging panel, reports contactmusic.com.
Speaking on US radio show 'On Air with Ryan Seacrest', Lopez said, "I don't know what's happening over there. I don't know. We will see. I'm always open to the infinite possibilities that the universe has to offer. So you never know."
"I was emotional about (leaving). I just had such a good time there. It fit ... I felt like family (and) I get emotionally attached," she added....
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10:29 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Washington: Majority of Americans seem to back Obama administration's controversial secret surveillance programme to facilitate terrorism investigations even if personal privacy is compromised, according to a new survey. A solid 62 per cent Americans said the federal government's investigations for possible terrorist threats were more important, even if that intrudes on personal privacy, the national survey released on Monday by the Pew Research Centre and the Washington Post found. A...
05:27 PM, Jun 11, 2013
New York: A popular New York restaurant has unveiled in its menu a new dish Arvind mini knaidel, named after the 2013 National Spelling Bee winner Arvind Mahankali. Indian-American student Arvind won first place in Scripps National Spelling Bee competition by correctly spelling the word knaidel, the German derived Yiddish word for matzo ball, a small mass of leavened dough that's a kosher delicacy. This was announced on Monday at...
09:48 AM, Jun 10, 2013
Washington: Information collected through a US government surveillance program that taps into the servers of internet companies targets only non-US persons living outside the United States, a senior administration official said on Thursday. The US law that allows the collection of data under this program does not allow the targeting of any US citizen or of any person located in the United States, the official said, speaking on condition of...
12:18 AM, Jun 08, 2013
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi floored the Latin American envoys who met him in the national capital on Wednesday. Reaching out to Modi despite controversies surrounding him, envoys of 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries met him and expressed desire to do business with Gujarat. The envoys met Modi at Gujarat Bhavan for more than an hour during which the Chief Minister apprised them about the work done...
08:01 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Washington: Indian Parliamentarians met top American lawmakers to raise India's concerns over the immigration bill, in particular those related to the H-1B visa issues. A delegation of seven MPs under the banner of India-US Forums of Parliamentarians of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), included Biju Janata Dal leader, Baijayant "Jay" Panda, Supriya Sule (Nationalist Congress Party), Bhakta Charan Das (Indian National Congress), Uday Singh (BJP),...
07:55 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Manali: A 31-year-old American tourist was allegedly gangraped by three truckers in Manali late on Monday night. The medical examination of the survivor has been done and the report is awaited. The survivor, who reached Manali on Monday, had gone to old Vashisth area to meet some friends. She was allegedly raped by the persons who had given her lift in a tipper on her way back to Manali, the...
03:09 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Kabul: Afghan Police say a suicide bomber has killed nine school students and a policeman outside a market in the country's east. They say the attacker was targeting a passing US military patrol but it was unclear if there were any American casualties. General Zelmia Oryakhail, provincial police chief of Paktia province, said the bomber was on a motorbike and detonated his explosives at midday on Monday outside the market...
02:02 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Los Angeles: Singers Nicky Minaj and Mariah Carey have quit as judges of TV show 'American Idol'. Carey, 43, has quit the show in order to undertake a world tour following the success of her latest single 'Beautiful' and Minaj, 30, also wants to focus on her music and confirmed her first season on the show will also be her last, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Carey retweeted a message from her PR...
05:20 PM, May 31, 2013
Washington: An influential US lawmaker asked the FBI to start tracking and quantifying hate crimes against Hindus, Sikhs and Arab-Americans residing in the country on Friday. "The disturbing pattern of violence and hate against Sikh, Hindu, and Arab-Americans is unacceptable. But, we will only be able to comprehensively address the problem if and when we know the full scope and severity of crimes against these communities," Congressman Joe Crowley said....
01:51 PM, May 31, 2013
Oxon Hill: Arvind Mahankali has conquered his nemesis, the German language, to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, winning at last after third-place finishes in 2011 and 2012. The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, NY, correctly spelled "knaidel," a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th version of the competition. The bee tested brain power, composure and, for the first time, knowledge of vocabulary. Arvind will...
08:38 AM, May 31, 2013
Washington: Highlighting the achievements of immigrant innovators and entrepreneurs, the White House on Wednesday presented three Indian-Americans with prestigious Champions of Change awards. The three Indian Americans among the 11 recipients are Shradha Agarwal from Chicago, Riddhiman Das from Kansas, and Amar Sawhney from Massachusetts. The Indian-Americans and others were felicitated at the "Champions of Change" event at the White House that highlighted immigrant innovators and entrepreneurs - the best...
12:46 AM, May 30, 2013
Washington: US President Barack Obama joked about a lipstick stain on his collar during a White House event, saying that he is explaining the red mark on his shirt to avoid trouble with the First Lady. Obama was speaking during a reception he had hosted for the Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAP), which among others was attended by a number of eminent Indian-Americans. After greeting the almost 300 in the...
09:17 AM, May 29, 2013
Washington: Indian-American Srikanth Srinivasan on Thursday scripted history after he was confirmed as the first South Asian judge to America's second highest court. Described as "trailblazer" by US President Barack Obama, Chandigarh-born Srinivasan's nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit was unanimously approved by the Senate with 97 voting in favour. With Senate confirmation, 46-year-old Srinivasan has become the first Indian-American to be appointed...
03:26 AM, May 24, 2013
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the American capital. "Sri Srinivasan would be...
10:40 AM, May 23, 2013
Washington: In the face of continued violence against Sikhs, the bipartisan American Congressional Sikh Caucus asked the Department of Justice to include an anti-Sikh hate crime category on the Hate Crime Incident Report. "American Sikhs experience bigotry at all ages, from school-yard bullying to horrific violence. Despite this, an anti-Sikh category has not been added to Form 1-699. Including an anti-Sikh category is an important step in confronting violent hate...
08:25 AM, May 22, 2013
Washington: A group of Indian-Americans from as many as 20 cities held a meeting in Chicago over the weekend and extended full support to the political movement of change being spearheaded by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by social activist Arvind Kejriwal. In a resolution at the first convention of AAP in USA on May 18, Indian-American supporters of Kejriwal said non-residents have a crucial role to play in the...
12:45 PM, May 20, 2013
Tata Communications Ltd said on Wednesday it will delist from the New York Stock Exchange and terminate its American Depositary Receipts (ADR) programme. "Our decision to delist, deregister and terminate our ADR program was the result of several factors, including the fact that our ADR program had not developed the trading volumes we had initially hoped when we listed," Chief Executive Vinod Kumar said in a statement. Kumar said a...
05:45 PM, May 15, 2013
Washington: A professional US body of engineers has asked the Senators to reject any move to increase the number of H-1B visas, popular among Indian professionals, arguing that it has a damaging effect on American economy. In a statement issued on Monday, IEEE-USA - the largest American body of professional engineers asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to reject amendments to the comprehensive immigration bill that would increase H-1B temporary visa...
02:54 PM, May 14, 2013
Washington: A passenger was booted off an American Airlines flight en route from Los Angeles to New York Monday when she would not stop singing Whitney Houston's hit 'I Will Always Love You'. The plane's pilot made an unscheduled stop in Kansas City about halfway through the six-hour flight after passengers and crew complained about the woman's incessant singing. American Airlines spokesman Joe McBride told local Kansas City KCTV that...
11:40 AM, May 14, 2013
