New York, Oct. 10 : The Indian American community will organize a protest demonstration against corruption and against the harassment being meted out to Janata Party president Dr. Subramanian Swamy here on October 16.

A press release issued by Save India From Corruption said that the protest is being organized to express disgust and abhorrence against the unwarranted harassment of Dr. Swamy, a former cabinet minister, who has emerged as the embodiment of resistance against totalitarian and corrupt system.

New York, Oct 1 : New York City police have reportedly been put on alert over fears of possible revenge attacks following the U. S. killing of American-born militant Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen.

Awlaki, identified by U. S. intelligence as ''chief of external operations'' for al Qaeda''s Yemen branch and a Web-savvy propagandist for the Islamist cause, was killed in a CIA drone attack in a remote Yemeni town, U. S. officials said.

New York, Sep 24 : With an aim to boost India''s image on the international stage, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met leaders from various countries on the sidelines of the United National General Assembly session here on Friday.

Holding out the promise of enhanced bilateral ties, Dr. Singh met his Japanese counterpart, Yoshihiko Noda.

Noda recently took over as Japan''s sixth premier in five years. He has already made his diplomatic debut at the UN, stressing on global economics and global security.

New York, Sep. 24 : External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be meeting in New York on Monday, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai informed reporters on Saturday.

The two leaders last met in July this year in New Delhi for the second Indo-US strategic dialogue.

Monday''s meeting assumes importance as it is taking place under the shadow of increased violence in Afghanistan following the brutal killing of former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was also heading his country''s peace and reconciliation council.

New York, Sep. 23 : India is optimistic that a so far reluctant China will soon support India''s bid for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

Talking to reporters here, India''s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Hardeep Puri said: "It is only a matter of time before China voices its support for India".

China a is the only country in the Permanent Five of the UNSC that has been non-committal about supporting India''s permanent membership bid.

New Delhi, Sep. 21 : The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, who heads for New York today to attend the 66th session of United Nations General Assembly, is likely to meet Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines.

New York, Sept 21 : The Martha’s Vineyard home where President Barack Obama and his family have vacationed for the past three summers has been put on the market for a whopping 23.7 million dollars.

According to AOL, the nearly 29 acres of waterfront property includes two full-size homes and an equestrian facility with an eight-stall horse barn, the New York Daily News reported.

There’s also a pool, hot tub, par-3 golf hole, and tennis and basketball courts.

New York, Sept 21 : Michelle Williams has revealed that she often considers quitting acting, and taking up an ordinary job in a laundrette or a restaurant kitchen.

The two-time Oscar nominee said that she sometimes feel bored of being a Hollywood actress.

“I often dream of quitting acting,” the New York Daily News quoted her as telling Hobo magazine.

New York, Sept 21 : Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has rejected an impression that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave an ultimatum to Islamabad to act against the Haqqani network.

“There are some misperceptions about the meeting I had with Secretary Clinton… There were no ultimatums from either side,” the Dawn quoted Khar, as telling reporters.

New York, Sept 20 : Kim Kardashian's marriage to NBA player Kris Humphries is not even a month old, but tales of tension between them is already doing the rounds.

But a Kardashian family insider says that the "marriage trouble" rumours are exaggerated.

The current issue of Us Weekly reports that Kim's sisters Khloe and Kourtney "hate" Humphries, but a source says that's not the case.

Paris, Sept 16 : Former International Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn would be facing a television interview for the first time soon after being charged for raping a Midtown hotel maid in New York in May.

The New York Post quoted a French web site as saying that Strauss-Kahn could try to gain sympathy through his interview with journalist Claire Chazal.

New York, Sept 15 : Padma Lakshmi was paid1, 000 dollars by the audience to get off the stage at The Moth's storytelling event at Cooper Union on Tuesday night.

A spy told the New York Post that the "Top Chef" star was so "grating" as a host that a guest in the front row stood up and pledged to give the non-profit Moth 1,000 dollars if she left - and she did.

"She was rambling," the source said.

New York, Sep 15 : Actress Cameron Diaz and New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez have broken up again so that they can both focus on their careers, the online edition of US Weekly reported Wednesday.

"They broke up recently," a source close to A-Rod told the magazine.

The source said that the 39-year-old star of films such as "There's Something About Mary" and "Bad Teacher", is "very busy with her career", while Rodriguez, 36, has "had injuries and wants to focus on his game".

New York, Sep. 12 : After semi-final defeat to Rafael Nadal in the US Open, British tennis star Andy Murray still retains a belief that a major title is within his grasp

Murray insists he "felt OK" after losing to Nadal - "the best player there has ever been" - and says continually getting close to the prize is an incentive, not dispiriting.

New York, Sept 10: The tennis duo comprising Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan have crashed out of the semi-final match of the US Open.

The Indo-Pak Express lost to the Polish pair of Mariusz Frystenberg and Marcin Matkowski 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) in the semi-final clash on Saturday.

Qureshi-Bopanna had beaten the English duo of Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins 7-5, 2-5, 7-5 in the quarterfinal match.

The Indo-Pak duo finished as runners-up in the men's doubles event at last year's US Open. (ANI)

New York, Sep. 8 : Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal and his British counterpart Andy Murray have accused the US Open organisers of putting profit before player safety, after they rushed three important men's matches on to the courts while there were still spots of rain in the air.

Nadal was unhappy at having to play for 15 minutes while there was still moisture in the air at Flushing Meadows.

New York, Sept 8 : After over four decades in Bollywood, Indian film legend Amitabh Bachchan will finally grace the Hollywood silver screen with Leanardo Di Caprio starrer ''The Great Gatsby''.

Warner Bros. Pictures confirmed on Wednesday that the 68-year-old Bollywood superstar, who has acted in more than 100 Indian films over more than 40 years, will play the role of Meyer Wolfsheim in the blockbuster 3D big screen adaptation of the 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel of the same name, reports the New York Post.

New York, Sep 7 - Salman Khan's latest Bollywood blockbuster "Bodyguard" has scored a gigantic opening in North America, raking in an astounding $1.4 million over its six-day debut period.

In less than one week, the Reliance Entertainment release has already surpassed the entire lifetime gross of his recent blockbuster hit "Dabangg" and has beaten the combined totals for his films "Ready" and "Wanted".

New York, Sep 6: American tennis ace Serena Williams eased closer to a fourth US Open title on Monday, storming past Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4, at New York's Arthur Ashe Stadium to set-up a quarterfinal clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Williams has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows this year and Ivanovic never looked likely to break that streak.

New York, Sep 6: Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic defeated Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (16-14), 6-4, 6-2, at New York's Louis Armstrong Stadium on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open.

Djokovic has now won 61 of the 63 matches he has played in 2011.

The World No. 1 said that Dolgopolov showed no fear and used an array of shots around the court to wrong-foot him.

"It was strong wind, tricky conditions, he's the kind of player who knows how to play in these conditions," the Age quoted Djokovic, as saying.