Factbox: Attacks against New York City in recent years
A police officer stands guard outside the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal after reports of an explosion in New York City, New York, U.S., December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson An explosion on...
View ArticleJoyalukkas welcomes holiday season with special gifts and offers across the...
USA The festive season is well and truly here with a dazzling new selection of jewellery from the world’s favourite jeweller and an even more spectacular gift giveaway. Gifts of Joy comes in time for...
View ArticleJoyalukkas new showroom inaugurated in South Extension, New Delhi
The showroom being inaugurated by Sri. Vijay Prakash Jain (Secretary General, Bhartiya Udyog Vyapar Mandal) in the presence of P. D. Jose (Executive Director), P. D. Francis (DGM – Retail} and other...
View ArticleIndian student hospitalized after being shot in Chicago
Mohammed Akbar recovering in the hospital after suffering from a gunshot wound to the cheek. Courtesy: Twitter) Mohammed Akbar, 30, an Indian student from Meerpet, Hyderabad is undergoing treatment...
View Article“I want to be to my Indian people what Selena was to her fans”: Vijeta
Vijeta (Courtesy: Facebook) Indian-American singer Vijeta is waiting for the release of her untitled debut EP. The singer, who is from Chicago and lives in Atlanta, Georgia, is currently performing her...
View ArticleGood Samaritan honored for trying to save Srinivas Kuchibhotla in February...
Ian Grillot (Courtesy: Twitter) Time magazine is honoring Ian Grillot for taking a bullet for Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla, while trying to intervene during a racially-motivated shooting in...
View ArticleSikh Human Development Foundation raises over $210K
The Sikh Human Development Foundation of Washington D.C. rose over $210,000 at their gala held on Dec. 6 at the Gaithersburg Hilton in Maryland, for the underprivileged youth in Punjab, who are trying...
View ArticleMassMutual approves $1.6 billion 2018 policyowner dividend payout
Estimated payout marks milestone 150th consecutive year of dividend payouts; underscores exceptional policyowner value, strong financial position SPRINGFIELD, MA Demonstrating the longstanding...
View ArticleIndian American Divyang Parikh’s home awarded ‘Best Home’ by New Jersey...
Front of Home Credit: Peter Rymwid, Hightail NEW YORK – Indian American Divyang Parikh’s home in Short Hills, New Jersey, was awarded as one of the best homes by the New Jersey Builders Association and...
View ArticleDon’t get roasted by foodborne illnesses this winter
The holidays are all about sharing, having fun and, of course…food!!! I bet you will agree that a good holiday get-together always includes delicious traditional dishes or special recipes. If you...
View ArticleSher Mohammed Rajput Receives Recognition From Two Organizations
Sher Mohammed Rajput, co-founder and trustee of Indo American Center, Chicago, and trustee of East West University, Chicago, second from left, is seen receiving the Community Service Award from India’s...
View Article‘Fukrey’ Returns With Half-baked Plot
Mrighdeep Singh Lamba’s 2013 film “Fukrey” (slang for slackers) was a fairly funny, if not particularly memorable film about four friends and their misadventures. Memory is obviously misleading,...
View ArticleIFFM Festival Director Wins Award In Australia
Mitu Bhowmick Lange, the festival director of the annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM), has been recognized with the 2017 Jill Robb Award from Film Victoria on behalf of the government...
View ArticleAt 82, Dharmendra Doesn’t Want To Slow Down
Mumbai: Actor Dharmendra attends director Mohan Kumar’s prayer meet in Mumbai on Nov 13, 2017. (Photo: IANS) Dharmendra turned 82 on Friday, and Bollywood’s ‘yamla, pagla, deewana’ has no plans to slow...
View ArticleAkayed Ullah is fourth Bangladeshi terrorist to attack the US
Police officers stand guard outside the New York Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City, U.S. December 11, 2017 after reports of an explosion. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson NEW YORK – It’s an anomaly:...
View ArticleAkayed Ullah: husband, father of a new-born, failed suicide bomber
Akayed Ullah NEW YORK – It’s not known whether Akayed Ullah, the Bangladeshi national from Brooklyn, New York, who failed in his attempt to kill innocent people under Times Square, on Monday morning,...
View ArticleInternational Mission of Mercy hold fundraiser for hurricane victims
NEW YORK – The International Mission of Mercy held a fundraising event attended by a crowd of 250 people, in Edison New Jersey. The attendees at Mirage Banquet Hall, on Oak Tree Road, were treated to...
View ArticleNomination for participants for 45th and 46th editions of the Know India Program
Nominations for the 45th (29th January – 22 February 2018) and 46th (12th February – 8th March, 2018) editions of the Know India Program with Partner States Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh are...
View ArticleRohit Sharma smashes third ODI double ton in India’s big win
Kolkata: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma in action during the 4th ODI between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, on Nov 13, 2014. (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) MUMBAI – Opener Rohit...
View ArticleFCC chairman says social media platforms lack transparency in how they...
WASHINGTON – In an interview Monday about the coming FCC vote over whether to repeal landmark net neutrality rules, agency chairman Ajit Pai took aim at a different group – the Web platforms...
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