Indian-American named Businesswoman of the Year by N.J. company
Sejal Dave Sharma Indian American Sejal Davé Sharma, has been selected as this year’s Businesswoman of the Year from BW NICE, Inc. Somerset County Chapter in New Jersey. BW NICE, Inc., provides women...
View ArticleAnother way to watch Indian movies
Netflix, Amazon Heera, Hulu, YouTube and Google Play are just a few ways an Indian movie lover can watch their favorite movies, but with the price so high and waiting for certain films to be put...
View ArticleUN General Assembly President discusses reform with Indian MPs
The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Miroslav Lajcak, met on Friday, October 13, 2017, at the UN headquarters with the Indian Members of Parliament who are in the country’s delegation...
View ArticleBlue movies: India’s ‘Sexpert’ gets a documentary
Dr Mahinder Watsa (Photo: Reuters) A new documentary focuses on a 91-year-old doctor as the unlikely hero who is saving Indians from wrong or poor knowledge about sex. “Ask the Sexpert” follows Dr...
View Article‘Chef’ a remake without the spice
(Photo: Reuters) Jon Favreau’s 2014 “Chef” was a middling film about a portly chef who finds his real goals in life after a disastrous social media showdown with a noted critic. Despite well-lit...
View ArticleBroadway Bites to Pondicherri and thali at Saravanna Bhavan: gourmand’s delight
Broadway Bites by Urbanspace. NEW YORK – It’s vastly less complicated for me to walk through a book store and browse through books, before I decide to buy something I take a liking to, than to meander...
View ArticleIndians support BJP Govt., prefer military rule: Pew Center survey
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW YORK – A majority of Indians favor military rule or prefer the country being run by a strongman, and an overwhelming majority of Indians support the Bharatiya...
View ArticleGitanjali Rao named America’s top Young Scientist in nation, several...
Gitanjali Rao (Photo: https://twitter.com/hashtag/YoungScientist?src=hash) 11-year-old Gitanjali Rao from Lone Tree, Colo. was declared the winner Oct. 18, of the 2017 Discovery Education 3M Young...
View Article“Golmaal Again”: deja vu all over again
(Photo: Reuters) The title of Rohit Shetty’s latest film is prescient. He’s made so many “Golmaal” films that it is impossible to tell them apart. So you stop bothering with numbers, because you know...
View Article“Secret Superstar”: Unusual realism in Bollywood film
The internet offers heroine Insiya an escape route from a stifling life. The shadow of an abusive father and the domestic violence she sees every day loom over her. What keeps her going is her love...
View ArticleA 100-year Vision
On Eve Of New Delhi Visit, Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Unveiled A New Global Role For India Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gave an important foreign policy speech on India Oct. 18, at the Center...
View ArticleDevashish Makhija on ‘Ajji’ and urban privilege
(Photo: Reuters) Former journalist Devashish Makhija makes short films, writes children’s books and has written the script for several movies. His latest full-length feature, “Ajji” (Grandmother), is...
View ArticlePolice may have just found the body of Indian toddler Sherin Mathews who went...
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) Police...
View ArticleGold Star father Khizr Khan knocks White House chief of staff on military...
Khizr Khan speaks with an image of his son Humayun. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who lambasted Donald Trump at last year’s Democratic National Convention, on Sunday...
View ArticleAir pollution in New Delhi spikes as millions burst firecrackers
Revelers watch a firework during Diwali celebrations in Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Prashanth Vishwanathan. Air pollution levels in India’s capital soared...
View ArticleIndia mobile carriers rally on hopes for easier competition after Jio price rise
A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past a mobile store of Reliance Industries’ Jio telecoms unit, in Mumbai, India, July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade Shares in Indian wireless operators...
View ArticleBangladesh says Rohingya arrivals ‘untenable’ as thousands arrive daily
Rohingya refugees line up to receive humanitarian aid in Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, October 23, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay GENEVA – Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have...
View ArticleThe most popular parlor game in Washington: Who will replace Tillerson?
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives for the afternoon ministerial plenary for the Global Coalition working to Defeat ISIS at the State Department in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017....
View ArticleAs Tillerson heads to Pakistan, Islamabad wary of deepening U.S.-India ties
A man holds the flags of India and the U.S. while people take part in the 35th India Day Parade in New York August 16, 2015. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Files ISLAMABAD – As U.S. Secretary of State Rex...
View ArticleIndian-American student’s passion for empowering women and girls
Serena Simpkins (’21, Honors College), Emma Brushaber (’21, Law & Political Science Discovery House), and Aasha Shaik (’20, Honors College) Photo: Donel Young (Courtesy Rutgers.edu) Aasha Shaik, a...
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