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Man sentenced for assaulting sleeping girl on plane to New Jersey
An Indian national who admitted that he assaulted a girl on a flight from Seattle, Washington to Newark Liberty International Airport, was sentenced Jan. 5, to 90 days in prison. Vijaykumar Krishnappa,...
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Aziz Ansari wins Golden Globe for acting, other Indian-Americans feature at...
Aziz Ansari and Lena Waite accept the 2017 Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for “Master of None.” REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Actor, director, author and comedian Aziz Ansari, won a...
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Indian American professor Nambi Seshadri receives Alexander Graham Bell Medal
Nambi Seshadri (Courtesy: ucla.edu) NEW YORK – Indian American Nambi Seshadri has received the Alexander Graham Bell Medal from the IEEE, in field of communications and networking. According to a press...
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Pakistani American named Secretary of Education in Virginia
Atif Qarni (Courtesy: Twitter) NEW YORK – Pakistani American Atif Qarni, who is also a military veteran, was appointed as the Secretary of Education for the state of Virgina by Virginia Gov.-elect...
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Aruna Miller to run for Congress in Maryland
Aruna Miller NEW YORK – Indian American Democrat Aruna Miller, who was elected as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010, has recently filed nomination papers to run for the U.S. Congress...
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Sherin Mathews’ death – India suspends American adoption agency
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) NEW...
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Yogi Adityanath to visit US, Canada in May
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yogi Adityanath (C) is offered sweets after he was elected as Chief Minister of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, during the party lawmakers’ meeting in...
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Florida businessman Nik Patel, guilty of $179 million scam, caught fleeing...
NEW YORK – Indian American businessman and hotelier Nik Patel of Florida, who pleaded guilty to a massive fraud of more than $179 million, was caught trying to flee the country. According to the...
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2 Indian American teenagers selected for ‘Who Wants to Be a Mathematician...
Who Wants to Be a Mathematician Championship Logo NEW YORK – Two Indian American teenagers, Saaketh Vedantam, a junior at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida and Vignesh Rajmohan, a senior...
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Indian-American developer donates 8 acres of land to Christian school
Real estate developer and philanthropist Sunil Puri, president of First Midwest Group of Rockford, Illinois. (Photo: Facebook) An Indian-American developer has donated 8 acres of land to a Christian...
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Infosys signs agreement with U.S. IRS; sees lower tax rate
An employee is seen behind an Infosys logo at the company’s campus in the southern Indian city of Bangalore September 23, 2014. REUTERS/Abhishek Chinnappa Infosys Ltd. on Tuesday said it has signed an...
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Trump to meet U.S. lawmakers in search for immigration compromise
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Republican and Democratic lawmakers in an uphill search for an election-year compromise on protecting thousands of young,...
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‘Masala & Meatballs’ – Indian dishes with an American twist
Cover of the book “Masala & Meatballs” by Asha Shivakumar (Courtesy: amazon.com) NEW YORK – Food has always been a funny topic for Indian Americans, especially those who were born here in the...
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H-1B visa extensions to continue: USCIS
NEW YORK – The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has clarified that the Trump Administration has no plans to end extension for H-1B visa holders whose petition for Green Card...
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Baljinder Singh becomes first Indian American to be stripped of US citizenship
Photograph of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security logo. NEW YORK – Baljinder Singh, 43, from Carteret, New Jersey is the first naturalized Indian American citizen to be stripped of his U.S....
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At 75, Big B Just Keeps On Going
Mumbai: Actor Amitabh Bachchan greets his fans from his residence on the eve of New Year in Mumbai on Dec 31, 2017. (Photo: IANS) In case people haven’t noticed, Amitabh Bachchan has stopped giving...
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ABC to reboot ‘The Greatest American Hero’ with Indian American lead
Nahnatchka Khan (Courtesy: IMDB) NEW YORK – Channing Dungey, the President of ABC Entertainment, announced that the network will put an Indian American twist on the classic show ‘The Greatest American...
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Am In Film Industry For Marathon, Not Rat Race: Rajkummar
Actor Rajkummar Rao. (File Photo: IANS) He debuted in the Hindi film industry with “Love Sex Aur Dhokha” and went on to grab the limelight by delivering powerful performances. Geared up to enthrall...
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Television Is A Stronger Medium Than Films: Karan Johar
Mumbai: Director Karan Johar during a press conference regarding “India’s Next Superstars”, an upcoming talent-search reality television show in Mumbai, on Jan 5, 2018. (Photo: IANS) Filmmaker Karan...
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Thank You For Making ‘Zero’ Feel Like A Hero: SRK
Actor Shah Rukh Khan. (Photo: IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has thanked his fans for showering love and appreciation to the teaser of “Zero”. The teaser of his first creative collaboration with...
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