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Chef Vikas Khanna Was Mocked Over Indian Accent
New Delhi: Renowned Chef Vikas Khanna during a promotional programme in New Delhi on April 20, 2017. (Photo: IANS) He has been named the “Hottest Chef of America” by People magazine and has won a...
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India’s Republic Day Evokes Fond Memories
Niagara Falls, New York Indian-Americans around the U.S., both older and younger, those fortunate enough to have attended a Republic Day parade in India in past years, and even those who have not, feel...
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SubDrift Boston hosts first Open Mic featuring eclectic, upcoming artists
Logo of SubDrift Boston (Courtesy: Facebook) SubDrift (Subcontinental Drift) Boston hosted their first Open Mic Program of the year on Friday, Jan. 19 at EMW Bookstore, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The...
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Indian-American found guilty of running ‘Hawala’ scheme spanning U.S., India...
A federal jury has convicted an Indian-American man from Monrovia, California, for his role in an international money laundering organization that conspired to move millions of dollars in proceeds for...
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Indian-origin British man is IS’s executioner in Syria: US
NEW YORK – An Indian-origin British man, Siddhartha Dhar, has been identified by the US as the Islamic State’s executioner in Syria who was seen in videos carrying out beheadings. Announcing his...
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The Finance 202, Davos Edition: Trump trade officials and India may be on a...
Washington DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of United States of America (USA) Donald Trump during Joint Press Statement, at White House, in Washington DC, USA on June 26, 2017. (Photo:...
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Two students dead, 12 others wounded in Kentucky high school shooting
A 15-year-old boy armed with a handgun allegedly walked into a rural high school in Kentucky and opened fire on his classmates early Tuesday, authorities said, killing two students and wounding a...
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Police detain dozens protesting against controversial movie ‘Padmaavat’
Members of the Rajput community protest against the release of the upcoming Bollywood movie ‘Padmaavat’ in Mumbai, India, January 20, 2018. The bottom half of the sign reads “It’s not the fight for...
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Malala Yousafzai praises film “Padman” upon Twinkle Khanna’s visit
Twinkle Khanna poses with Malala Yousafzai along with other students and faculty members while holding up sanitary pads. Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani women’s activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner,...
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Indian American doctor arrested for strangulation, assault
Indian American Venkatesh Sasthakonar of Albertson, Long Island, 44, has been arrested and charged with second-degree strangulation and third-degree assault for attacking a nurse at Nassau University...
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San Jose police sniper’s actions justified for shooting man who killed Indian...
Prosecutors say that a San Jose police sniper’s actions were justified when he shot a mentally ill man who killed an Indian American couple at their Willow Glen home in San Jose, California last May,...
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“Sherin’s Law”: making it a felony to leave a child home alone in Texas
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) Indian...
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India, ASEAN leaders agree to boost maritime cooperation
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2018....
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17 Indian Americans make it to Regeneron Science Talent Search finals
(Courtesy: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) 17 Indian Americans among a group of 40, were selected as finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Society for...
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Indian American doctor couple in Ohio accused of healthcare fraud
NEW YORK – Indian American physicians Dr. Ashis K. Rakhit, 65, and Dr. Jayati Gupta Rakhit, 56, from Moreland Hills, Ohio, were indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud, 11...
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Indian American arrested in “pill mill” investigation in Alabama
NEW YORK – An Indian American man, Akash Kumar, 27, of Montgomery, Alabama, along with Misty Michelle Fannin, 41, of Tallassee, Alabama and Jacqueline Suzanne Brownfield, 33, of Wetumpka, Alabama,...
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Indian ‘Dreamer’ Parthiv Patel takes oath to practice law in New Jersey
Parthiv Patel. (Photo courtesy of Sen. Cory Booker in Medium). NEW YORK – In a unique move, a ‘Dreamer’ from India took the oath of admission enabling him to practice law in New Jersey, in a ceremony...
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Harendra Singh, campaign donor to Mayor de Blasio, pleads guilty to bribery
NEW YORK – Indian American Harendra Singh, a campaign donor to Mayor Bill de Blasio, secretly pleaded guilty in federal court to bribery, admitting that he used his contributions to the mayor to try...
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Bangladeshi American Nargis Ahmed receives Community Hero award from AARP
Dilafroz Nargis Ahmed (Courtesy: Nargis Ahmed) NEW YORK – Bangladeshi American community activist Dilafroz Nargis Ahmed, also known as Nargis Ahmed in her community, was honored with the 2017 AARP...
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WHEELS India Niswarth Foundation to host inauguration in Gujarat
NEW YORK – Local and international dignitaries will be coming together to inaugurate the WHEELS India Niswarth Foundation (WIN), a newly formed non-profit organization which funds research and...
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