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Diverse People Attend ‘Heartfulness’ Event In Newark
On June 25, 2016, Hundreds of people from different ethnicities and backgrounds gathered at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark for one of the largest meditation events in the United...
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Terrible July 4th Family Tragedy On Long island
A horrific tragedy struck an Indian family returning home after watching July 4th fireworks when a pick-up truck crashed head-on into their sedan trapping them in a deadly fire that killed three of...
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Kashmir remains on edge as Modi calls for peace
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed for peace in Jammu and Kashmir where more than 30 people have been killed in widespread protests after the killing of militant commander Burhan Wani....
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Modi commends Kenyan Indians for preserving Indian culture
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday commended the people of Indian origin in Kenya for preserving their culture and tradition despite being away from their land of origin for generations. “There...
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Raj Babbar appointed Congress chief in UP
The Congress on Tuesday appointed actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar as the party chief in election-bound Uttar Pradesh. “Congress President Sonia Gandhi has appointed Raj Babbar as new Uttar Pradesh...
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University Settles Case Of Wrongful Dismissal, Professor Says Justice Not Done
The University of Idaho has settled a case of wrongful dismissal of an Indian-American professor, but he says full justice remains to be done. Sanjay Gupta, former assistant professor of plant science...
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ATA Silver Jubilee Convention Draws A Record 10,000 People
The American Telugu Association’s silver jubilee convention drew an estimated 10,000 people representing the Telugu community from across the United States, the organizers said last week. The July 1-3...
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Naperville Girl 1st Runner-up In National American Miss Illinois Jr. Contest
Naperville, Ill. resident and Waubonsie Valley High School junior Kareena Garg bagged the 1st Runner-up position at the National American Miss Illinois Jr. Teen title by the National American Miss on...
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Young Hollywood Actor Roni Akurti,11, Feted By ATA
SONY DSC A 11-year old Telugu actor Roni Akurti, a native of Lake Zurich, Ill. received the American Telugu Association’s youth award at the silver jubilee celebrations of American Telugu Association...
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Jalaram Mandir Marks Idol Installation In Renovated Temple
The Shree Jalaram Mandir in Hoffman Estates, Ill. celebrated Murti Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav from July 6 to July 9 after eight years of renovation and expansion of the temple. The grand celebration was...
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New Delhi bets on carrot and stick policy to quell uprising in Kashmir
India will go on hunting militants in Kashmir despite widespread protests over the killing of a young separatist commander, officials said, as the government bets that force coupled with development...
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A Tax On Your Burger? Kerala Announces Country’s First ‘Fat Tax’
The opening salvos of the fight against fat have been fired in the southern Indian state of Kerala. On Friday, the state government announced a 14.5 percent “fat tax” on burgers, pizzas, donuts,...
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‘Great Grand Masti’ Is No Better Than The Previous Two Films
“Great Grand Masti”, the third installment of Indra Kumar’s inexplicably successful sex comedy franchise, doesn’t look too different from the earlier two films. The three leading men make the same...
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U.S. Attorney Bharara Says Police Should Be Held Accountable
U.S. Attorney for Manhattan Preet Bharara said on Wednesday that “millions of people” across the country believe their police departments are biased against them and that he had not shied away from...
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The Twisty Dirt Road In Kerala
We can glean it [information] from the pages of a book or the morning newspaper and from the glowing phosphors of a video screen. Scientists find it stored in our genes and in the lush complexity of...
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Hindu monk’s temple mission in India a headache for Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was flying high in June, jetting from Afghanistan to Mexico in a whirlwind of red carpet diplomacy crowned by a speech to the U.S. Congress extolling democracy and...
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Haryana gang-rape victim gang-raped again by same accused on bail
A college student, who was gang-raped three years ago by five men in Bhiwani district, has been allegedly gang-raped again by the same men in Haryana’s Rohtak district, the victim and her family has...
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Kashkari Bucks Fed Norms Adding Emojis to Public Debate on Rates
Since the financial crisis, Federal Reserve officials have tried to communicate their policies to a wider constituency. With Neel Kashkari, the boundaries are being tested. “.@Six1FourCapital 4 me...
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Chattisgarh Girl Wins First Indian’So You Think You Can Dance’
Chhattisgarh’s Alisha Behura,also called the ‘Krump Queen’,emerged July 17 as ‘Dance Star’ of the first Indian edition of dance reality show “So You Think You Can Dance ‘Ab India ki Baari'”. The...
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Visiting Minister Nitin Gadkari Feted By OFBJP In New Jersey
The Indian-American community from New York-New Jersey area gave a grand welcome reception, organized by the Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party, U.S.A., to visiting Union Road Transport...
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