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First Indian American wins Miss Virginia Teen USA title
Himanvi Panidepu (Courtesy: Miss Virginia Teen USA) An Indian American was crowned Miss Virginia Teen USA, for the first time in the state’s history. According to WAVY.com, Himanvi Panidepu is a...
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Ritu Raman of MIT wins 2017 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship
Ritu Raman NEW YORK – Ritu Raman, a postdoc in the Langer Lab at MIT, has been honored as one of five recipients of the 2017 L’Oréal USA For Women in Science Fellowship. The L’Oréal USA For Women in...
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Indian student wins $1.4 million lottery in New Jersey
Chirayu P. wins $1.4 from NJ Lottery (Courtesy: New Jersey Lottery) NEW YORK – A student from India has collected his $1,436,641 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot from the NJ Lottery after he won the lottery back...
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Travel Deals: Free night in Los Cabos, Bahamas senior discount and more
© Gustavo Frazao | Dreamstime.com Land Chileno Bay Resort & Residences, an Auberge Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico, is offering about $1,200 in savings, including a free night and a resort credit. The...
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Indian-American resident of New York pleads guilty to identity theft fraud
An Indian-American resident of Queens, New York, pleaded guilty Oct. 24 for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of...
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Halloween celebrations are rooted in ancient magic
NEW YORK – The hum of our lives is sated in magic. And its color is orange. Orange of the lanterns, shining in the night, lighting the pathway for the fading cluster of summer’s fireflies. Or the...
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Diwali Celebrations held at governor’s mansion and Duke in North Carolina
From Left to Right: Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina State Senator Jay Chaudhuri, First Lady Kristin Cooper and Sejal Mehta Chaudhuri As many around the country and the world celebrated Diwali last...
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Pennsylvania man and Indian-American hotel charged with alleged sex and drug...
A man from Bartonsville, Pennsylvania, as well as Indian-American hotel, were indicted Oct. 24, by a federal grand jury, on sex and drug trafficking changes. The case against Faizal Bhimani, 41, of...
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Radio host Sunil Thakker pleads guilty to sexual assault
NEW YORK – Indian-American radio host and comedian Sunil Thakker, 51, of Masala Radio station, IN Sugar Land, Texas, has pleaded guilty to the charge of sexually assaulting a teenager in February 2014...
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FIA holds Welcome Reception for Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty
Consul General Sandeep Chakravorty with Padma Shri Dr. Sudhir Parikh, Padma Shri H.R. Shah, Ramesh Patel and others The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut,...
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Indian-American billionaire in Arizona arrested and charged with racketeering
A box of the Fentanyl-based drug Subsys, made by Insys Therapeutics Inc, is seen in an undated photograph. (Photo: U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama/Handout via REUTERS) As...
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Sushma for probe into dead Indian American child’s adoption process
Ahmedabad: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj addresses at a ‘Mahila Town Hall’ in Ahmedabad on Oct 14, 2017. (Photo: IANS) NEW DELHI – External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday sought a...
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The Daily 202: Trump bowing to CIA on JFK files is a reminder of how the...
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton WASHINGTON – The world looks...
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The Health 202: There’s a simple way to solve the opioid crisis
There’s a quick and simple way President Donald Trump could immediately help Americans addicted to opioids – but it’s not part of the emergency declaration the president issued yesterday at the White...
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US has a double-faced approach with India
NEW YORK – It’s not the first time, and likely, not be the last either, at least as far as negotiations with the Trump administration on business and bilateral issues are concerned: whenever India...
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Trump’s ambassador to India cleared by Senate Committee
Kenneth Ian Juster, President Trump’s nominee for ambassador to India. On Oct. 26, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee sent back his nomination for consideration in the full senate. The Senate...
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‘Jia Aur Jia’: Old-fashioned but effective
Mumbai: Actors Kalki Koechlin, Arslan Goni and Richa Chadda during the promotion of their upcoming film “Jia Aur Jia” in Mumbai on Oct 12, 2017.(Photo: IANS) Film: “Jia Aur Jia”; Director: Howard...
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‘Rukh’: Riveting with fine performances
Mumbai: Director Atanu Mukherjee and actors – Manoj Bajpayee, Smita Tambe, Adarsh Gourav during the screening of their upcoming film “Rukh” in Mumbai on Oct 21, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Film: “Rukh”;...
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When the ‘Department of Happiness’ CMs Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Chandrababu...
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan and his team visit the Incubation Centre of Tandon School of Engineering at New York University, October 26, 2017. Photo: Jay Mandal/On Assignment. NEW...
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The City of Seattle defends Indian-American councilmember in defamation lawsuit
Council President Bruce Harrell of Seattle’s city council, has decided that the city will help defend Indian American Councilmember Kshama Sawant in a defamation lawsuit brought against her by two...
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