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White House Chief of Staff: Trump not expected to extend DACA deadline
FILE PHOTO: Students gather in support of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) at the University of California Irvine Student Center in Irvine, California, U.S., October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mike...
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India should seize opportunity to become U.S. business hub: Envoy
Kenneth Juster (Courtesy: Facebook) KOLKATA – U.S. Ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster on Wednesday said India should seize the strategic opportunity through trade and investment to become a major...
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Congress has ‘small mind’, ‘festival of honesty’ under my government: Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses in the Rajya Sabha on Feb 7, 2018. (Photo: VideoGrab/IANS) NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the Congress of having “small...
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At least seven killed, 67 missing after quake rocks Taiwan tourist area
Rescue workers are seen by a damaged building after an earthquake hit Hualien, Taiwan February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer HUALIEN, Taiwan – Rescuers combed through the rubble of collapsed buildings on...
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The Health 202: The Trump administration is giving states another way around...
Any day now, the Trump administration is expected to release a final rule that could significantly scale back the minimum health benefits guaranteed to individuals insured under the Affordable Care...
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Society of Indo-American Engineers and Architects holds 37th Annual Gala
Honored Dignitaries Commissioner Gregg Bishop, Patrick Askew, Catherine Rinaldi, Hon. Devadasan Nair, with SIAEA President and Gala Co-chairs, inaugurating the Gala Souvenir. (Courtesy: SIAEA) The...
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Indian American community of Long Island celebrates Republic Day
Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty, Mrs. Chakravorty and all public officials were welcomed with the traditional garlands by representatives of the fourteen organizations of the Coalition of Indian...
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Children’s Hope India introduces new board members
Dina Pahlajani (Courtesy: Children’s Hope India) Dina Pahlajani is the new president of Children’s Hope India (CHI), a New York based non-profit organization that provides health and education to...
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Miki Agrawal introduces the bidet to America
Miki Agrawal (Courtesy: mikiagrawal.com) Indian American Miki Agrawal has finally brought an 18th century invention, which is used in most parts of the world, to America: the bidet. Often used in...
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Queens Night Market to host free small business seminars
Queens Night Market to Host Small Business Series for Third Year: The Queens International Night Market, which recently announced plans to return for its fourth season (opening April 21st, 2018), is...
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Samhita Mukhopadhyay named Executive Editor of Teen Vogue
Samhita Mukhopadhyay (Courtesy: Twitter) NEW YORK – Indian American Samhita Mukhopadhyay has been named the executive editor of Teen Vogue magazine and will be overseeing the brand’s editorial team and...
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Unique Toilet Garden in Ahmedabad promotes sanitation
The seating spaces, commodes and latrine slabs, are headturners. The cafe can accommodate 25-30 people at one time. (Courtesy: The Toilet Garden) The Toilet Garden, located next to Sabarmati Ashram in...
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Natasha Verma, NBC Boston news anchor, puts a ‘cap’ on cancer
Natasha Verma (Courtesy: Facebook) NEW YORK – Natasha Verma, the 23-year-old Indian American anchor at NBC Boston, is ready to be back on the air after being diagnosed with and treated for cancer,...
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Krishanti Vignarajah drops lawsuit to affirm eligibility to run for governor
Krishanti Vignarajah with her husband Collin O’Mara and their baby girl Alana. (Courtesy: krishformaryland.com) NEW YORK – Indian American Democratic gubernatorial candidate Krishanti Vignarajah has...
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Nagagopal Venna appointed chief at Massachusetts General Hospital
Dr. Nagagopal Venna (Courtesy: Nagagopal Venna) NEW YORK – Dr. Nagagopal Venna has been appointed as the chief of the newly-created Division of Neuro-Immunology and Neuro-Infectious Diseases at the...
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Zakir Hussain Interview: Indian classical music thriving, prospering all over...
Zakir Hussain in Cape Town, South Africa, December, 2016. He played with Rakesh Chaurasia then, in Cape Town, and is scheduled to go on a Spring tour with Chaurasia next month, in the US. Photo...
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1 Indian American dead, another critical, in Georgia shootings
NEW YORK – Two Indian Americans, Parmjit Singh, 44, and Parthey Patel, 30, were the victims of a shooting that happened at two different gas stations and convenience stores in Rome, Georgia, according...
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Shivam Patel of Virginia found guilty of lying to FBI about joining ISIS
Shivam Patel NEW YORK – Shivam Patel, 28, an Indian American, pleaded guilty on Thursday, February 8, to two counts of making false statements to the FBI. He will now face up to 15 years in prison when...
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PunjabTronix to debut in New York, on March 10
Punjabtronix Logo (Courtesy: Facebook) NEW YORK – Mercury-nominated electronic music producer DJ Swami, who has been spreading the influence of British Indian music for the past 20 years, will join...
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Indian-American Raj Shah addresses immigration, other issues in historic...
Raj Shah, White House deputy press secretary, on voting day Nov. 8, 2016. (Photo: courtesy Raj Shah) I In a historic first, an Indian-American held the press podium at the White House Feb. 8, and will...
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