N.J. Teen Had 5 Arrests In 12 Days For Driving Under The Influence
As if once was not enough, an Indian-American teen from South Brunswick was arrested five times in 12 days on multiple charges, including attempted assault by auto, driving under the influence, and...
View ArticleSikh Man From New York Harassed In Cambridge
A 22-year-old Sikh Harvard Law School student from Buffalo, New York, was last week allegedly abused and harassed at a store near the campus by a man who mistook him for a Muslim. Harmann Singh, a...
View ArticleHillsborough Student Gets Award In Indian Classical Dance
A Hillsborough, New Jersey student last week earned a Youngarts award in the classical Indian Dance category for the second year in a row. Swathi Jaisankar, who is majoring in computer engineering and...
View ArticleHead Of National Physicians Alliance Wants Focus On Patients
Dr. Manan Trivedi, an Iraq War veteran from Pennsylvania, and a politician, is the new president of the National Physicians Alliance, a nationwide, nonprofit organization of doctors who advocate for...
View ArticleCommunity Organizations Celebrate Diwali Across Chicagoland
A number of community organizations celebrated Diwali across Chicagoland throughout November with separate cultural and religious events, attended by scores of people of all ages, including children...
View ArticleKanti N. Patel Elected New President of Chicago FIA (1980)
The Federation of Indian Associations, Chicago, elected the new office bearers for the year 2017-18 during its annual general body meeting Nov. 19 at North Shore Banquet, Devon Avenue. Kanti N. Patel,...
View ArticleMayor Rahm Emanuel Pays Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi
The timeless Gandhian values and ideals, and the moral imperative to embrace the Gandhian values of tolerance, peaceful coexistence, harmony and love were emphasized at the Mahatma Gandhi birth...
View ArticleIndian-American Sentenced To 40 Months For Bid To Help ISIL
In what has sent shockwaves throughout the community, a 21-year-old Indian-American from Illinois was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for trying to provide material support to the Islamic...
View ArticleHead Of National Physicians Alliance Wants Focus On Patients
Dr. Manan Trivedi, an Iraq War veteran from Pennsylvania, and a politician, is the new president of the National Physicians Alliance, a nationwide, nonprofit organization of doctors who advocate for...
View Article‘Tum Bin 2’ Formulaic, Done-to-death Plot
In “Tum Bin 2”, Neha Sharma plays Taran, a London-based woman whose world comes crashing down around her when her boyfriend Amar slips into a coma after a skiing accident in the Swiss Alps. Shekhar...
View ArticleIndia May Ease Rules For Cash Withdrawals For Weddings: Official
India may soon relax conditions for cash withdrawals for weddings, a top government official said on Nov. 22, the day after the central bank issued rules for such bank transactions widely criticized...
View ArticleDon’t Have Problem Working In Hindi Films: Freida
U.S.-based Indian actress Freida Pinto, who rose to fame with the Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire,” says she has no problem working in Hindi films. “I have no problem working in Hindi language...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Governor And Trump Critic Haley Picked For U.N. Job
. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who has little foreign policy experience and who sharply criticized him during his election campaign, for the...
View ArticleRailways Ask Again For Safety Funds After Crash Kills 150
The track where an Indian train derailed on Sunday, killing 150 people, was inspected just two days earlier and found to be in good condition, raising more questions about the safety of a network...
View ArticleClinton’s Popular Vote Lead Over Trump Exceeds 2 Million
U.S. 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has garnered 64,223,958 tallied votes by Nov. 23 morning, over two million more votes than President-elect Donald Trump, according to data...
View ArticleSmokers With Diabetes More At Risk Of Early Death: Study
Heavy smokers with diabetes may be at double the risk of facing an early death, a study led by an Indian-origin researcher has found. Diabetes is a chronic illness in which there are high levels of...
View ArticleIn Punjab, Haley Relatives Cheer Appointment As UN Envoy
Nikki Haley may have been born in the United States but her extended family back in India is thrilled that the South Carolina governor has been named by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as ambassador...
View ArticleGauri Shinde On ‘Dear Zindagi’ And Why She Doesn’t Like Being Praised
In 2012, Gauri Shinde hit the box office jackpot with her first film “English Vinglish”, a portrait of a housewife who learns English and regains her confidence. And her upcoming second film, “Dear...
View ArticleAlia On Why She Uses Gut Feeling To Choose Films
Alia Bhatt’s two earlier releases in 2016 clicked at the box office and won her accolades for her performance. In her upcoming big-ticket film “Dear Zindagi”, she plays a young woman who forms a bond...
View ArticleBollywood Modernizing Feelings On Intimacy, Says ‘Befikre’ Actor Vaani Kapoor
Actress Vaani Kapoor said Bollywood has become more liberal about intimacy on screen ahead of the release of her new film ‘Befikre’, a contemporary romantic comedy with passionate kissing scenes....
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