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Consultant, Businessmen On Trump’s New Asian Pacific Committee
Four Indian-Americans from around the country, have been appointed to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s newly formed Asian Pacific American Advisory Committee, according to a Sept, 25...
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Houston shooter wore Nazi emblems, carried 2,600 rounds of ammo
A man who injured nine people in a shooting rampage in Houston on Monday was wearing military clothes and Nazi emblems during the attack, and was carrying nearly 2,600 rounds of ammunition inside a...
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Virginia Girl Shruthi Mathur’s Dream Come True
For the girl from Great Falls, Virginia, who grew up on a regular diet of Bollywood movies, what could be more surreal than being on the sets of the latest film from Mumbai, “Banjo” starring Nargis...
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Volkswagen suspends ties with some Indian suppliers after expose of child...
German carmaker Volkswagen has stopped buying mica from some suppliers in India, following a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation that found child workers were dying in illegal, unregulated mines,...
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Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan join India in boycotting Islamabad Saarc Summit
Following the diplomatic blitzkrieg launched by New Delhi, Pakistan is virtually getting isolated in the region with Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan joining India in boycotting the annual Saarc...
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National Organization To Recognize 6 Indian Americans At Convention
The National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA) has selected 6 Indian-Americans it will recognize at the 19th Biennial Convention in Seattle Sept. 30-Oct. 1. These individuals hail from...
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Virginia county puts brakes on plans for new mosque. Was it discrimination?
CULPEPER, Va. — The small Muslim community here used to pray in the historic Amtrak station, where Lyndon B. Johnson kicked off a 1960 whistle-stop tour. When a local history museum moved into the...
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India hits terror launch pads across LoC, Pakistan denies it all
Eleven days after a terror attack killed 18 soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, India carried out “surgical strikes” on terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control, inflicting massive casualties and...
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Modi needed to show some ‘action’ to an angry population
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to show to the people of India that he could live up to his braggadocio — and he did so when he authorised Thursday’s “surgical strikes” across the Line of Control...
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Texas Bar Sued For Discrimination Against Asians, Others
A Houston bar that allegedly discriminated against Asians and other non-whites is being taken to court by the U.S. Justice Department. On Sept. 29, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against the...
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Why so many Americans oppose immigration
Why do so many Americans oppose immigration, and why has it become a central issue in the presidential campaign? A growing body of research suggests that the answer isn’t economic anxiety, or concerns...
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This golfer may be ready for the Ryder Cup – years from now
The Ryder Cup will be played this weekend. That’s the world-famous golf competition in which a 12-man team of the best professional golfers from the United States plays 12 of the best pros from...
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Man fatally shoots wife, son and himself in Maryland
A 57-year-old man killed his wife, son and then himself in a murder-suicide that started in Harford County and ended in Prince George’s County, Md. Police in Prince George’s County said Nasir Siddique...
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India’s anti-terror surgical strikes hit equity markets
After a positive opening on the back of a rise in global crude oil prices, key Indian equity indices took a sharp fall on Thursday afternoon, after the Indian Army said it had carried out surgical...
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‘Until you get the movie-watching experience more accessible, we are going to...
Harshvardhan Kapoor is unwell. He is recovering from fever and is being tested for malaria. But the 25-year-old son of actor Anil Kapoor becomes animated when he starts talking about films – and not...
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In The Mind Of The Killer: What Triggered Nathan DeSai’s Rampage
A 46-year old Indian-American lawyer dressed in military garb and sporting Nazi emblems, went on a shooting rampage in Houston, Texas, Sept. 26. Investigators are still trying to figure out Nathan...
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National Organization To Recognize 6 Achievers At Convention
The National Federation of Indian American Associations (NFIA) has selected 6 Indian-Americans it will recognize at the 19th Biennial Convention in Seattle Sept. 30-Oct. 1. These individuals hail from...
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Visiting Jharkand Chief Minister Urges NRIs To Invest In The State
Visiting Jharkand chief minister Raghubar Das made a high pitch for American investment in the state last week, calling especially upon NRIs from Jharkhand to be partners in the development of the...
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Ex-Indian Navy Commander Pens A Fairy Tale Based On Seafaring Experience
A retired commander of the Indian Navy has drawn upon his lifelong experience on the high seas to write a fairy tale at age 77, mixing facts with fantasy in a 214-page book that he says will appeal...
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Hindu American Foundation Gala Raises $550,000
Some 430 people attended the Hindu American Foundation Northern California fundraising gala Sept. 18, at the Indian Community Center in Milpitas, California. They included Hindus, members of other...
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