Third Annual Red Sari Event Seeks Better Awareness About Heart Disease
The South Asian Cardiovascular Center at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, the first center of its kind in the Midwest, celebrated its Third Annual Red Sari Event March 12 at Macy’s in downtown...
View ArticleSouth Asian Women’s Conference Focuses On Gender Leadership
The Naperville Marriott hosted a confluence of women leaders to celebrate the progress of women in leadership roles at the Annual South Asian Woman’s Conference hosted by the Indo American Community...
View ArticleRecord Turnout Of South Asian Voters Claimed In Illinois Primary
The recent Illinois primary elections saw a record turnout of members of the South Asian community thanks primarily to tireless work of community organizations to mobilize the electorate. For the...
View ArticleMiss India America: A Comedy With A Lot of Heart And Emotion
Film makers and script-writers Meera Simhan and Ravi Kapoor whose feature film Miss India America, hits select theaters March 25, believe they are on the tipping point where Indian-American movies are...
View ArticleComplaint Against Big B Over ‘Incorrect’ National Anthem
Short filmmaker Ullhas PR on Monday filed a police complaint against Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, accusing him of taking more time than mandated while singing the national anthem during the...
View ArticleRally Held Outside Missing Bangladeshi Woman’s Home In Bronx
A group of Bangladeshi community members from Bedford Park, Bronx, held a rally last month outside the abandoned home of Mohammad Chowdury, who is believed to be absconding after police searched his...
View ArticleProminent Indian-American Rescinds Support For Trump
As the Donald J. Trump’s candidacy and campaign hurtles from one controversy to another, it is not surprising that the Republican front runner in the primary is losing some old supporters even as he...
View ArticleN.J. County Democratic Party Chair Rising Star In State Politics
Vin Gopal, 30, chair of the Monmouth County Democratic Party, went into politics as a hobby, but it is proving to be an expensive and time consuming one for the youngest and only Indian-American to...
View ArticleIndian woman injured in Brussels terror attacks
An Indian woman crew member of Jet Airways was injured on Tuesday in the explosions at Brussels airport, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said. “I am in touch with Manjeev Puri Indian...
View ArticleVirat Kohli: India’s One Man Army
A stadium stacked to the rafters. Celebrities and certifiable legends from both side of the border. A rained out pitch and a wet outfield. A must – win situation for India after their loss in the...
View ArticleInfosys techie missing in terror-hit Brussels
An Indian employee of global software major Infosys Ltd. is missing in the aftermath of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels, the company said here on Wednesday. “We are trying to reach one employee...
View ArticleTwo Men From Ohio And Indiana Plead Guilty To Defrauding Banks Of $2.5 Million
Two men of Pakistani origin, pled guilty March 22, to defrauding banks out of approximately $2.5 million through fraudulent short sales of gas stations in the Youngstown, Ohio area, all the time that...
View ArticleJNU leader Kanhaiya Kumar denied entry into Hyderabad university
JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar was on Wednesday denied entry into University of Hyderabad which witnessed unprecedented clampdown amid continuing tension over the return of P. Appa Rao as the vice...
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Hindu devotees daubed in colours sing religious songs inside a temple during Holi celebrations in Ahmedabad, March 23. The post appeared first on News India Times.
View ArticlePhysicians Say Some High Flyers Nabbed For Annual Convention
The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin has nabbed some high flyers for its 34th Annual Convention scheduled to be held at Times Square, June 30 to July 4. Organizers told News India...
View ArticleDecks cleared for Mehbooba Mufti to head new J&K government
Mehbooba Mufti was on Thursday unanimously elected as the leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers, paving the way for her to become the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir...
View ArticleMan Living Illegally In The U.S. Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering
An Indian-American from Maryland, who has been living illegally in the United States, pleaded guilty March 22 to a conspiracy to launder millions of dollars of fraud proceeds obtained from victims...
View ArticleNew Jersey Cultural Body Elects New President
The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage recently announced that Isha Vyas, division head of arts and history program services, has been elected president of the Association of New Jersey...
View ArticleIndia revels in sweet, colorful Holi
India burst with colours and frenzied street dances by thousands of revellers on Thursday as the nation celebrated Holi, a seasonal festival joyously observed by all – young and old, rich and poor,...
View ArticleMuscles Don’t Make John Abraham An Actor
A remake of the Korean film “The Man From Nowhere”, Nishikant Kamat’s “Rocky Handsome” stars John Abraham as a hulking man-robot who seems capable of the most complicated stunts and ruthless killings,...
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