NY physician accepts award for cutting down ER wait time
Dr. Rahul Sharma (left) accepts the Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award with Drs. Peter Greenwald (center) and Hanson Hsu (right) at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific...
View ArticleHoboken mayoral candidate Ravi Bhalla is a ‘terrorist’, says flier
NEW YORK Barely had investigation begun into the racist flier distributed on Wednesday in Edison, New Jersey against an Indian American woman, Falguni Patel, and a Chinese American man, Jingwei...
View ArticleIndian-American Medicaid chief delivers first major policy speech on vision...
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma. (Photo: The Washington Post) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, on Nov. 7,...
View ArticleIn Historic Election Win, Indian American Sikh Wins Mayoral Race In Hoboken, NJ
Ravinder S. Bhalla – Photo Courtesy: fpsflawfirm.com Ravinder Bhalla, a council member, made history as the first Indian-American to become Mayor fighting on a platform of infrastructural development...
View Article“Mara Chokra Ne Jitadvo Che,” Indian-Americans win key seats in New Jersey
Vin Gopal, left, with Raj Mukherji – Gopal won his race for the New Jersey State Senate, becoming the first Indian-American elected to that body in its history; Mukherji won back his seat to the New...
View Article‘I will be president for all Americans.’ One year ago, Trump promised a...
Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump formally accepts the nomination at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar – RTSJ4CL When a...
View ArticleDemocrats fail to force vote on bill establishing select panel on gun violence
Shotguns are shown for sale at the AO Sword gun store in El Cajon, California, January 5, 2016. President Barack Obama said on Monday his new executive actions to tighten gun rules were “well within”...
View Article“We did it!!!” Indian-American Manka Dhingra wins Washington State Senate seat
Manka Dhingra, the first Indian-American, of Sikh heritage, won a seat on the Washington State Senate from the 45th District in a special election. Her victory gives a majority to the Democratic Party...
View ArticleTwitter is officially doubling the character limit to 280
It’s official. We’re going to 280. Now every Twitter user – from first-day users to President Donald Trump – will have twice the room to share their thoughts. Twitter on Tuesday confirmed that it is...
View ArticleDelhi schools shut for rest of week as toxic smog thickens, chokes
Vehicles drive through heavy smog in Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton NEW DELHI – Delhi’s government on Wednesday ordered schools shut for the rest of the week as air pollution...
View ArticleStreet protests against note ban, BJP counters with ‘Anti-Black Money Day’
An employee counts Indian currency notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Mumbai June 21, 2010. REUTERS/Rupak de Chowdhuri/Files NEW DELHI – The first anniversary of demonetization on Wednesday was...
View ArticleBlack Friday deals creep ever earlier
Shopping Bliss… Thanksgiving is still two weeks away, but Black Friday has already begun – at least for some retailers. Best Buy on Wednesday began offering “Black Friday” discounts on hundreds of...
View ArticleIn Beijing, Trump declines to hit President Xi Jinping on trade: ‘I don’t...
U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst BEIJING – President Donald...
View ArticleNew Delhi declares emergency as toxic smog thickens by the hour
Vehicles drive through heavy smog in Delhi, India, November 8, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton NEW DELHI – The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency on Thursday as toxic smog hung over the city...
View ArticleEkal Vidyalaya Foundation raises $2 million at gala in New York
Dr. Subhash Chandra of Ekal Global being felicitated NEW YORK – Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (EVF) raised $2 million at a gala in New York, held at Cipriani Wall Street, on November 4. The impeccably...
View ArticleDrill Sergeant accused of abusing Muslim recruits, including...
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – A military jury will determine the fate of a former Marine Corps drill instructor accused of singling out Muslim recruits and subjecting them to verbal and physical abuse....
View ArticleIndian American women make community proud with historic wins in Nov. 7...
Manka Dhingra with her family. NEW YORK – No doubt, the November 7 election results are a huge repudiation of President Donald Trump, his tumultuous one year in office, and ire against the inability...
View ArticleThose magnificent Indian air warriors of WW1
FILE PHOTO: A SAAB Gripen fighter plane flies during the Aero India show at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, India, February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa/File Photo World War I...
View ArticleAnalysis: India plans lending reforms as bankers fear new bad debt crisis
FILE PHOTO: Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addresses a delegation while speaking on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) issues during the Vibrant Gujarat investor summit in Gandhinagar, India...
View ArticleIvanka Trump’s impending visit to India prompts roundup of beggars
(170215) — WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2017 (Xinhua) — Ivanka Trump arrives for a joint press conference between U.S. President Donald Trump and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White...
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