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Is social media ‘Weaponized’ in India?
Voters in India (Reuters file photo) As controversy rages in India (and U.S.) over use of privacy data to influence democratic elections, some Indian-American observers and IT experts call for more...
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Hiral Tipirneni, like Manka Dhingra, real answer to ‘Roseanne’ effect
Dr. Hiral Tipirneni NEW YORK – It’s déjà vu time: an Indian American woman, a Democrat, is running for office, inspired by her disgust for President Trump. She’s up against a Republican opponent, also...
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President Trump to appoint Indian-American to important post
Dr. VijayaLakshmi Appareddy, a psychiatrist from Chatanooga, Tennessee, is President Donald Trump’s choice to serve on the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, the White...
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Hard Rock International under fire for selling “Hindu Pizza”
(Courtesy: LinkedIn) NEW YORK – The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, has a “Hindu” pizza on its menu containing “chicken tikka masala with yogurt, cilantro and mint,”...
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Firefighters help deliver Indian American baby in New Jersey
(Courtesy: http://springfield-nj.us/) NEW YORK – An Indian American couple was blocked by a traffic jam on Route 78 in Union County, New Jersey, when they were on their way to the hospital at around 8...
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Marathi film ‘Nude’ to open NYIFF, ‘Omerta’ on closing night
NEW YORK – The 18th Annual New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) will showcase a total of 78 films from May 7 to 12 at the Village East Cinemas in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This year there...
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Project ‘Life’ Reaching The Underprivileged In India With State-of-the-Art...
Padma Shri and Founder of Parikh Worldwide Media, Dr. Sudhir Parikh, distributing sewing machine to under privileged women organized at Life Empowerment Center, Ahemdabad, Gujarat on January 10, 2017....
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U.S. government seeks end to Supreme Court privacy fight with Microsoft
Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Microsoft logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The U.S. government’s Supreme...
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Trump attacks Amazon, again, over U.S. postal rates
FILE PHOTO – The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France, February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo U.S. President Donald Trump launched...
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Google Doodle honours India’s first US-trained female doctor
Google dedicated a Doodle to India’s “first” female doctor Anandi Gopal Joshi to mark what would have been her 153rd birthday. MUMBAI – Google on Saturday created a special Doodle to mark the 153rd...
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Violence erupts in Kashmir after security forces kill militants – police
Flames and smoke billow from residential houses after they caught fire during a gunbattle between Indian army soldiers and suspected militants at Kachdoora village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district...
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How Zuckerberg’s Facebook is like Gutenberg’s printing press
P Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook (right) at the conclusion of a town hall meeting at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park,...
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Indian-origin cabbie says he had to spend more than 10 hours with passenger
New York City taxi cabs drive through Times Square in New York March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson New York City taxi driver Kulvinder Singh Ahluwalia had to spend more than 10 hours with a...
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Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ will get a new trial, Maryland court affirms
Adnan Syed, known to many as a subject of the popular podcast “Serial,” has been granted a new trial almost 20 years after he was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and sentenced to a life in...
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New Jersey, Delaware declare April as “Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month”
The States of New Jersey and Delaware have declared April as Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month, according to a Times of India report. New Jersey State Senate and Assembly passed a joint resolution...
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Texas Governor announces launch of new Wipro Technology Center during India...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the Indian company Wipro will be opening their new Texas Technology Center in Plano, Texas, according to a press release. Governor Abbott is currently in...
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Indian American caught drunk driving, may face deportation
Indian American Shashikantbhai Patel, 41, of Bel Air, Maryland was charged with DWI after he was caught with an open container while driving the wrong way on a state road, according to a Patch.com...
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26 Indian Americans named 2018 Coca-Cola Scholars
Among 150 high school students, 26 Indian Americans were named as 2018 Coca-Cola Scholars last month and will each receive a $20,000 college scholarship, according to a press release. They will also...
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Preet Bharara to speak at Syracuse University law school commencement
Preet Bharara, the former Indian American U.S. Attorney will be speaking at Syracuse University’s College of Law commencement ceremony on May 11 at 11 a.m. at the Carrier Dome, according to a...
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Deepa Ambekar named to NYC Civil Court
Indian American Deepa Ambekar, a New York criminal defense lawyer and former City Council legislative attorney has been designated as interim Civil Court judge by Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to a...
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