Indian-American running for City Council in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Hari Pillai Hari Pillai, an engineer by training, recently announced his run for Cambridge City Council. The elections are scheduled for Nov. 7. Twenty six candidates are running for the 9 seats on the...
View ArticleIndian national Lata Dass arrested for multiple fraud in Washington
NEW YORK – An Indian woman, Lata Dass, has earned tens of thousands of dollars by scheming and scamming victims, including forging passports and doctoring birth certificates and was recently charged...
View ArticleLas Vegas gunman left behind trail of carnage and clues but no clear answers
Stephen Paddock, 64, the gunman who attacked the Route 91 Harvest music festival in a mass shooting in Las Vegas, is seen in an undated social media photo obtained by Reuters on October 3, 2017. Social...
View ArticleHelp wanted: Staff shortages under Trump slow policy changes
Donald Trump, president and chief executive of Trump Organization Inc. and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, stands for a photograph after a Bloomberg Television interview at his campaign...
View ArticleReliance sells U.S. shale asset for $126 million
Labourers work behind an advertisement of Reliance Industries Limited at a construction site in Mumbai, March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/Files MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian oil-to-telecoms...
View ArticleIs TCS anti-American? Ruling could impact laws on foreign workers
A private security guard stands at the exit gate of the headquarters of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in Mumbai, India October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/Files NEW YORK – Tata Consultancy...
View ArticleGandhi assassination: SC seeks counsel’s opinion on new probe
NEW DELHI – The Supreme Court on Friday appointed senior counsel Amarendra Sharan as amicus curiae to examine the material produced by a petitioner to ascertain whether there was need for further...
View ArticleApple names former Honeywell executive as new general counsel
The Apple logo is pictured inside the newly opened Omotesando Apple store at a shopping district in Tokyo June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/Files Apple Inc. said on Friday its general counsel, Bruce...
View ArticleModi, under fire, eases burden on small companies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi walks to speak with the media as he arrives at the parliament house to attend the first day of the budget session, in New Delhi, India, January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Adnan...
View ArticleU.S. traffic deaths jumped 5.6 percent in 2016 to decade-high
Rush hour traffic is shown on Interstate 95 near downtown Miami, Florida November 5, 2015. REUTERS/Joe Skipper WASHINGTON – U.S. traffic deaths jumped 5.6 percent in 2016 to a decade-high of 37,461,...
View ArticleIndia rethinks jewellery sales oversight after slump in gold demand
A salesman shows gold bangles to a customer at a jewellery showroom during Dhanteras, a Hindu festival associated with Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, in Kolkata, India October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Rupak...
View ArticleGuns On Our Minds: In wake of Oct. 2 Las Vegas massacre, Indian-Americans...
Priscilla Olivas lights a candle at a street vigil along the Las Vegas Strip on Monday. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges Ironic as it may be, it was a mere coincidence that the Las...
View ArticleRutgers student Ria Gulati wins Miss Ramapo Valley Pageant
Ria Gulati, 22, a student at Rutgers, won the Miss Ramapo Valley Pageant held recently, the first-ever pageant she entered. She told judges volunteering had helped her realize the problems and...
View ArticleTravel Deals: Northern Lights hotel special in Iceland and $138 fare to Dallas
© Gustavo Frazao | Dreamstime.com Land Book by Nov. 1 and save $100 on any International Culinary Tours trip. The deal applies to food-centric tours in Bali, Italy, Portugal, Burma (also known as...
View ArticleFestival of Lights celebrated at crossroads of the world
Padma Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh and Dr. Sudha Parikh light diya at Diwali at Times Square event Photo Credit: Peter Ferreira Every year, people from around the world gather at Times Square for New Year’s...
View ArticleHindu Diwali festival without fireworks? The Supreme Court says Delhi needs...
Revelers watch a firework during Diwali celebrations in Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Prashanth Vishwanathan. NEW DELHI – Imagine Christmas without Christmas...
View ArticleA week into his job, zookeeper in India was mauled to death by two tiger cubs
At Bannerghatta zoological park, near Bangalore, India, keepers feed the white tigers around 5 p.m., after the last safari vehicle has turned off its engine and all the tourists are gone. On Saturday...
View ArticleA toddler was sent outside at 3 a.m. as ‘punishment.’ Then she disappeared.
Sherin Mathews, of Richardson, Texas, is missing after disappearing Saturday morning. She had been sent outside at 3 a.m. as punishment for not drinking her milk. (Richardson Police Department) A...
View ArticleIn New York, Arun Jaitley talks of transparency in political funding
Finance MInister Arun Jaitley and Arvind Panagariya, during a conversations at School of International Public Affairs of Columbia University in New York, October 10, 2017. Photo:-Jay Mandal/On...
View ArticleIndian-American physician says ending DACA will only make doctor shortage...
Imagine if you couldn’t see a doctor when you spiked a fever or noticed a lump or when your mother was having trouble breathing. Imagine you had to travel long distances or suffer through long waiting...
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