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Hasan Minhaj will be first Indian American to host Netflix series
Hasan Minhaj talking on “The Daily Show” (Courtesy: Twitter) NEW YORK – Netflix has asked Hasan Minhaj to host a weekly comedy show, and the Indian American has agreed to the 32-episode series,...
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Chintan Desai, a teacher, to file nomination for Congress in Arkansas
Chintan Desai (Courtesy: Facebook) NEW YORK – Chintan Desai, a teacher in Helena, Arkansas, will be filing nomination for Congress on Thursday, representing Arkansas’s 1st Congressional District....
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Indian American, partner plead guilty to business fraud in Washington D.C. area
NEW YORK – An Indian American businessman in the Washington, D.C. area, Yogesh Patel, and his partner Wesley Burnett have pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining nearly $3 million in set-aside...
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Nitin Nohria in New York: Nirav Modi scam has a “chilling effect”
Bobby Ghosh, Nitin Nohria, Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty, at the Indian Consulate in New York, February 26, 2018. Photo: Peter Ferreira. NEW YORK – India’s banks need to step away from the culture of...
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Documentary on Osho Rajneesh to be released by Netflix
(Courtesy: Twitter) NEW YORK – Netflix will later this month release a documentary series about the late, self-exiled Indian guru Bhagwan Shree ‘Osho’ Rajneesh who came to Wasco County, Oregon, in...
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A violent Holi in New Delhi. Better to celebrate it in New Jersey
NEW YORK – After the ban of firecrackers this past Diwali, it’s now the turn of the festival of Holi to be stripped away of its key revelry by authorities in Delhi: a news report on March 2 said cops...
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Hirsh Singh announces run for Congress in New Jersey
Hirsh Singh (Courtesy: Facebook) NEW YORK – Indian American Hirsh Singh announced on Tuesday, Feb. 27 that he will be running for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District, according to the...
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Indian-American Women Break Through
On International Women’s Day March 8, Indian-American women can celebrate their achievements and step up efforts to end gender inequality U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Randhawa Haley...
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Sandeep Rehal takes case against Harvey Weinstein to New York court
FILE PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein poses on the Red Carpet after arriving at the 89th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, U.S., February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo NEW YORK – A federal...
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Indian-American Women Tackling Problems
– Manavi, a women’s support organization established in 1985, to help Indian and South Asian victims of domestic violence, sports this symbol on its website. (Photo: Manavi.org) Despite the signal...
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Northwestern U to honor Indian-American Subra Suresh with honorary degree
Subra Suresh, described as a “trailblazer in engineering” by Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, which is going to award him an honorary degree at its commencement ceremonies June 22. (Photo:...
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Indian American toddler gets crushed to death at shoe store
A 2-year-old Indian American girl died on Friday night after a mirror fell on top of her at a Payless ShoeSource store in Riverdale, Georgia, according to a Yahoo News report. Ifrah Siddique and her...
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Plan to end H-4 visa rule for spouses of H-1B holders delayed
Photograph of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security logo. The Department of Homeland Security’s repeal of an Obama-era rule which allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the U.S. on an H-4...
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Hoboken police chief praises Mayor Bhalla for safety measures during rowdy fest
Hoboken, N.J. Mayor Ravinder Bhalla, with supporters at a rally relating to use of the waterfront. (Photo: Twitter) The Hoboken police say Indian-American Mayor Ravinder Bhalla’s measures let to...
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Indian American Goutam Jois running for Congress from New Jersey
Goutam Jois (Courtesy: Facebook) NEW YORK – Goutam Jois, an Indian American from New Jersey will run for Congress in this year’s midterm elections to challenge Rep. Leonard Lance (R-7). “Forty years...
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Renowned poet Thiruvalluvar’s statue to be installed in New York
From left, Prakash M Swamy, A. Aboobucker, Dr. VG Santhosam, Dr Rajadas and Vijayaraghavan at March 1 event in Chennai. (Photo courtesy Prakash Swamy) A life-size statue of Tamil poet and savant...
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HAB Bank hosts gala dinner in New Jersey
ISELIN, New Jersey – Hab Bank (HAB), an Indian American bank with branches in New York, New Jersey and California, hosted a Customer Appreciation Gala Dinner for customers of its Iselin, NJ, branch,...
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GOPIO officials meet Chakravorty in New York to initiate Know India Program...
GOPIO officials met with the Consul General of India in New York Sandeep Chakravorty, in New York. NEW YORK – GOPIO officials and some chapter representatives met with the Consul General of India in...
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Shah Rukh Khan made $38 million in 2017, at 8th spot of highest paid actors
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in Mumbai, January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui NEW YORK – Three Indian actors are among the top 20 highest-paid actors in...
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Shashi Kapoor, Sridevi remembered at the Academy Awards
Mumbai: Veteran actor-producer Shashi Kapoor who died at a Mumbai hospital in Dec 4, 2017. He was 79. (Photo: IANS) NEW YORK – Bollywood actors Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi were honored at the 90th...
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