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Indian American Munish Sood arrested in college basketball fraud scheme
NEW YORK – An Indian American athlete advisor, Munish Sood, is among 10 individuals arrested in connection with two related fraud and corruption schemes, involving the sport of basketball. The...
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Cancer-fighting power couple, including Indian-American, tackles mysteries of...
Jim Allison and Padmanee Sharma are longtime research collaborators who married in 2014. At the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the two are trying to push the frontier of immunotherapy. Photo:...
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To kneel or not to kneel, isn’t the question. Show respect for the flag and...
American flags seen at the Washington Monument. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) NEW YORK – NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s statement that he expects players to stand for the American anthem when preseason and...
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New Jersey county committee holds walk-a-thon to support...
Bergen County Women’s Working Committee, New Jersey, held an annual walk-a-thon Sept. 24, to raise funds in support of Manavi, an organization to help Indian and South Asian women in the tri-state area...
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Why is Italian food so amazing? A few theories
New York City, my birthplace, is ringed by Italian neighborhoods. Go to Staten Island, the Bronx, Long Island or New Jersey — it doesn’t really matter where you go, as long as you are within 50 miles...
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Giving your child Internet-connected ‘smart toys’ could be dumb
The acronym IoT has a new meaning – “Internet of Toys”- and just like the old abbreviation, for Internet of Things, this one comes with urgent cybersecurity warnings. The FBI is cautioning that...
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Apple is opening up amid privacy questions about Face ID, personal data...
Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, introduces the iPhone X during a launch event in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam Apple released...
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No matter who you are, Amazon wants you to be using Alexa
SEATTLE – Amazon really wants us all to be talking to its smart assistant, Alexa. The company announced a half-dozen new products that make clear that the tech giant wants you to be talking to its...
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Brain drain … from U.S.
(Photo: Reuters) In 2005, two years after Sameer Sahay arrived in the United States from India to pursue an MBA, he was thrilled when an Oregon health care company hired him and agreed to sponsor his...
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American Hindu Coalition’s Women Wing conducts conference
The American Hindu Coalition (AHC) Women’s Business Wing held a conference on September 23, in the Greater Washington, DC Area. The conference started with an introduction by the conference emcee...
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Travel deals: Kids fly to Scandinavia for cost of taxes and 40 percent off a...
© Gustavo Frazao | Dreamstime.com Land Plymouth Miami Beach, in the Art Deco District, is offering more than half off stays in October. Rooms start at $149 a night Sunday through Wednesday and $199...
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‘Haseena Parkar’ lacks authenticity and good acting
Apoorva Lakhia’s “Haseena Parkar” is a film that is more concerned with making money than it is about telling the true story of that rare woman who made it to the top in the underworld. Why else would...
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Denver Art Museum praised by Hindus for featuring Lord Ganesha exhibition
29-inch tall, cross-legged sandstone Lord Ganesha statue from the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh The Denver Art Museum in Colorado is collaborating with the National Museum of Cambodia in...
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Grand fireworks mark Deepavali festival at South Street Seaport
Photo Credit: Peter Farreira NEW YORK – The Association of Indians in America, NY Chapter (AIA-NY) hosted its 30th annual Deepavali Festival at the South Street Seaport, on October 1, culminating...
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Indo American Festivals celebrates Dussehra in Edison
EDISON, NJ – The 19th Dusshera festival was celebrated at Papaianni Park in Edison, New Jersey, by the Indo American Festivals. The festival featured dance performances and a Ramleela enacted by...
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NY student gets Upakar Scholarship
NEW YORK – A student from Jackson heights, New York, is among six high-achieving Indian-American students awarded Upakar Scholarships. Another Indian American student from New Jersey is among three...
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Hundreds attend Indian-American non-profit gala, raise $1.3 million for India...
Mallika Sarabhai, choreographer and dancer, performed with her dance company Darpana, at the Share and Care Foundation Gala held in New Jersey Sept. 30. It raised $1.3 million for projects in India....
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Ami Bera’s father released from prison seven weeks early
Rep. Ami Bera’s father, Babulal Bera, 84, was released before the end of his sentence because he earned credit for good behavior although he will have to check in with a probation officer for three...
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Sikh student in Pennsylvania banned from playing soccer
NEW YORK – A Sikh student from Marple-Newtown High School in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, was banned by a soccer referee to play a game against Conestoga High because of his turban. Witnesses say the...
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In split vote U.S. Senate confirms 2nd term for Indian-American chief of...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a second term Oct. 2, seen here with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, R-Florida, discussing ways to boost Internet...
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