Patriotic Fervor At Republic Day Celebrations In Willowbrook
he Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) celebrated India’s 67th Republic Day with great festivity and patriotism Jan 24 at Ashton Place Banquets in Willowbrook IL. More than 500 attendees,...
View ArticleTelugu Association Of Chicago Celebrates Sankranti Sambaraalu
The Telugu Association of Greater Chicago (TAGC) 2016 executive committee and board kick-started the year with the Sankranti Sambaraalu to celebrate Sankranthi Jan. 23 at the Hindu Temple of Greater...
View ArticleConsulate General Of India In Chicago Celebrates Republic Day
The Consulate General of India in Chicago celebrated the 67th Indian Republic Day at the Consulate premises Jan. 26. Prominent members of the Chicago community attended the event and displayed their...
View ArticleFIA Chicago Brings Together Community To Mark 67th Republic Day
The Federation of Indian Association hosted the 67th Republic Day of India celebrations Jan. 26 at Shalimar Banquets, Addison, Illinois. With more than 750 people from the Chicago and surrounding...
View ArticleU.S. says making progress in aircraft carrier collaboration with India
India and the United States are making progress in talks on the joint development of an aircraft carrier for India, the top U.S. navy admiral said on Wednesday, potentially the biggest military...
View ArticleBharat Biotech says working on two possible Zika vaccines
Indian biotechnology company Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday it was working on two possible vaccines to fight the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil....
View ArticleHunt for suspects who assaulted Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru
Police have launched a manhunt for suspects who allegedly attacked and molested a Tanzanian woman in Bengaluru following a road accident, a top police official said. “We have registered a case of riot...
View ArticleAt Baltimore mosque, President Obama encourages U.S. Muslims: ‘You fit in here’
President Obama Wednesday delivered the comforting sermon to U.S. Muslims that their community leaders have been requesting for years, framing Islam as deeply American and its critics as violating the...
View ArticleIslam And The American Presidency
In the last few decades of 20th century and into this 21st century, American presidents have tried to stem the anti-Muslim tide that believers in the right to freedom of religion fear is gripping this...
View ArticleAllergist Honored For Bid To Better Health Of Thousands In Developing Countries
An India-American asthma and allergy specialist based in Denver, Colorado, who established International Asthma Services in 1987 to meet the growing demand for asthma and allergy care in India and in...
View ArticleChaudhuri Ups The Ante In Upcoming Primary For North Carolina Senate
As the race to the March 15 North Carolina Democratic primary heats up, Indian-American candidate for state Senate Jay Chaudhuri upped the ante against his opponent, garnering a slew of labor...
View ArticleGoogle’s Longtime Search Chief Amit Singhal To Retire
Google said its longtime search chief Amit Singhal is retiring and will be replaced by John Giannandrea, an executive who has worked on machine intelligence efforts. Singhal joined Google in 2000 and...
View ArticleComedy Play Looks At How N.Y. Co-op Rules Spoil Marital Bliss
Nandita Shenoy’s “Washer/Dryer,” a new comedy play that examines the pressures of modern-day marriage against the backdrop of New York City, opened in Beckett Theater in Manhattan Feb. 2 and will run...
View ArticleSoumitra Dutta Named Dean Of Cornell University’s New College Of Business
Soumitra Dutta, a management expert who served as visiting professor in the Haas School of Business at Berkeley, has been appointed the dean and professor of management of the new Cornell College of...
View ArticleIndia’s Leading Stand-up Comedian Papa CJ To Perform In New York
Papa CJ, one of India’s leading stand-up comedian and a pioneer of the ‘Stand-up’ movement in India, has been invited to perform at Carolines on Broadway, New York’s premier stand-up comedy nightclub....
View ArticleAt Baltimore Mosque, Obama Encourages U.S. Muslims
President Barack Obama delivered Feb. 3 the comforting sermon to U.S. Muslims that their community leaders have been requesting for years, framing Islam as deeply American and its critics as violating...
View ArticleActivist Says ‘Harmful Political Rhetoric’ Will Likely Worsen In Election Year
Deepa Iyer, a civil and immigrants’ rights advocate for over a decade, says while “harmful political rhetoric” by politicians that hurts minorities and discriminate people of color has been going on...
View ArticleEat Meat But Spare Animals: Cardiologist Develops Cultured Meat
Can you eat beef, pork or chicken without killing the animals or the bird? It seems very soon you can indulge in meat, and be compassionate to animals at the same time. Uma Valeti, an Indian-American...
View ArticleNot Getting Typecast My Greatest Advantage: Tabu
Her career has a cohesive mix of content driven films like “Astitva” and “Cheeni Kum” along with commercial entertainers like “Biwi No.1” and “Hum Saath-Saath Hain”, which have proven her versatility...
View ArticleTRS scores landslide win, TDP-BJP washed out in Hyderabad polls
Creating history, Telangana’s ruling TRS scored a landslide victory in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) elections, winning 99 seats in 150-member body. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi...
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