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Guru Nanak Birth Anniversary Celebrations Held at White House
Sikhs from across the country gathered in the White House earlier this month to celebrate the 545th birth-anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Ashley Allison, the associate director of...
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Lone Indian-American Lawmaker Ami Bera Stages Comeback Win
–WASHINGTON Amiresh ‘Ami’ Bera, the lone Indian-American lawmaker in the House of Representatives, repeated history as he edged out his Republican opponent in a California race two weeks after the...
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Stanford University Professor Awarded National Science Medal
–WASHINGTON President Barack Obama awarded the National Medal of Science to Indian American scientist Thomas Kailath for his transformative contribution to science and technology. Kerala-born Stanford...
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President Obama to be Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day Celebrations
In a surprise development President Obama announced Nov. 21 that he will be traveling to India in January to be the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day January 26. This is clearly a diplomatic coup of...
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Concert Held to Support Indian Farmers, Prevent Suicides
More than 350 people crowded into Wardlaw Hartridge School in Edison, New Jersey, Nov. 16, to enjoy a music concert but also learn about the tragedy facing farmers in India and how they could help....
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Philly Teenager Awarded International Children’s Peace Prize
Eighteen-year-old Penn State freshman Neha Gupta became the first American to win the International Children’s Peace Prize for her work to raise money for underprivileged children around the world....
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Siddhartha Medical College Alumni Donate $55,000 to Rebuild Vizag
Past students of the Siddhartha Medical College in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, living in the U.S., raised $55,000 to support the efforts of the state government to rebuild Vizag city and its...
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I Want to Settle Down Again, Says Zeenat Aman
– MUMBAI Yesteryear’s glamorous actress Zeenat Aman, who turned 63 Nov. 19, says she is ready to settle down again. “Of course I want to settle down with someone once again. Why wouldn’t I? You see,...
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Oscar-winning Director Says India has a Billion stories to Tell
– New Delhi New York-based Oscar-winning director Megan Mylan has often taken inspiration from India for her documentaries like “Smile Pinki” and “After My Garden Grows.” But she is not tired of...
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Modi leaves for SAARC Tuesday, meeting with Sharif not ruled out
A likely meeting between Prime Minster Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the SAARC summit has lent added interest to the meeting of the eight-member bloc of...
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India names Ajit Doval as special envoy for China border talks
India on Monday named its powerful national security adviser as a special envoy on China, opening the way for resumption of talks on the disputed border, where tensions have risen in recent months...
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Veteran Congressman Murli Deora dead, leaders mourn demise
Veteran Congress leader Murli Deora died here early Monday after a brief illness. President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders from various parties mourned his death while...
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Indian American scientist develops path to brighter LCD displays
Researchers led by an Indian-American have developed a polarising filter that can result in mobile device displays that last much longer on a single battery charge and cameras that can shoot in dim...
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Four Rhodes Scholars of Indian Origin Among 32 Americans
Anisha Gururaj has a perfect academic score and this senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has accomplished so much in her short life to date that it would be a surprise if she was not...
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Protest Held to Demand Justice for Murdered Dalit Family in India
– NEW YORK Approximately 250 people assembled at the Katherine Hepburn Park in front of the United Nations here to support a Dalit family of three from Javkhede village in Ahmednagar district of...
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Trial of Husband Accused of Hiring Girlfriend to Kill Wife to Begin Next Year
A New Jersey man who is charged with conspiring with his girlfriend to kill his wife in 2011 on a residential street in Boonton during the Ramadan holiday, will finally go on trial early next year,...
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Connecticut Sikhs Observe 30th Anniversary of 1984 Riots
Several members of the Sikh community in Connecticut gathered at the David Ruggles Freedom Courtyard in Norwich to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots following the...
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Indian Consulate Hosts Discussion on Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs
– NEW YORK The Dalit community in India is more invested in a brighter future, rather than lamenting the past, according to Devesh Kapur, director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India and...
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Indian Consulate in New York Goes on a Cleanliness Drive
– NEW YORK Consul General Dnyaneshwar Mulay and his staff took a cleanliness pledge on Oct. 2, at Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary celebration at Union Square Park, taking a cue from Prime Minister...
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“Happy Ending” is old wine in an older bottle
Filmmakers Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. have delivered some quirky, fun films in the past. Last year’s zombie comedy “Go Goa Gone” and the smart “Shor in the City” brought freshness to the screen and...
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