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Vin Gopal honors Indian American community in New Jersey
New Jersey State Senator Vin Gopal with honorees. NEW YORK – Indian American New Jersey state Senator Vin Gopal honored 11 members of the Indian American community, on March 30, at the Deewan Banquet...
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Mallakhamb Federation of USA hosts recreational games day in New Jersey
NEW YORK – The Mallakhamb Federation of USA, a not for profit organization, hosted their first annual recreational games day at Wardlaw Hartridge School in Edison, New Jersey, on March 30. The main...
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AIA-NY hosts youth bowling event under “Desi Next” banner
NEW YORK – Over 100 people attended the Association of Indians in America, NY Chapter’s (AIA-NY) first bowling event on March 31, at AMF Syosset Lanes in Long Island, under its recently launched...
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Indian American author’s book to be made into movie
S.B. Divya (Courtesy: Twitter) NEW YORK – Indian American author S.B. Divya’s sci-fi thriller “Runtime” is going to be developed into a movie that will be produced by Escape Artists and John Sacchi,...
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Shubhankar Sharma shot +5 in first round of Masters at Augusta
Shubhankar Sharma (Courtesy: Twitter) Shubhankar Sharma shot +5 in the first round of the Masters tournament, in Augusta, on April 6. The 21-year-old golfer is the fourth Indian to play in the Masters...
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South Asians’ food habits lead to high risk of Type 2 diabetes: Study
(Courtesy: Facebook) NEW YORK – Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say South Asians have a habit of making less nutritious dietary choices leading to the rise of Type 2...
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Indian American wins third place in Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018
Washington, D.C., March 13, 2018Benjy Firester (center), 18, of New York City, won first place and $250,000 in Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018, founded and produced by Society for Science &...
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Two Americans each sentenced to 366 days in prison for melee near Turkish...
Two American citizens who assaulted people protesting near the Turkish ambassador’s residence in the District last year were each sentenced to 366 days in jail Thursday, the first criminal punishments...
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Trump must do more to stop illegal immigration
President Donald Trump. REUTERS/Eric Thayer. NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s strong reaction to a caravan of illegal immigrants from South America headed towards the US-Mexico border, to seek...
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Vaisakhi’s message rejuvenates tradition and engages mainstream America
Children are being placed in line ready to walk in the Vaisakhi celebrations in Rockville, Maryland, in 2017. (Photo courtesy Rajwant Singh) The Sikh festival of Vaisakhi is a time for celebrating...
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Two Indian Americans named Becker’s “CMOs to Know”
NEW YORK – Prime Healthcare’s Chief Medical Officers have been named to Becker’s Healthcare “100 hospital & health system CMOs to know in 2018.” According to a press release, Dr. Sunny Bhatia and...
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Indian-American lawmaker meets Prime Minister Modi in India, pledges to work...
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi met India’s Prime Minister April 6, in New Delhi, as part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation. (Photo courtesy Raja Krishnamoorthi) At a time when several issues...
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Shoojit Sircar On ‘October’ And Why He Is A Control Freak
Shoojit Sircar (Reuters) Shoojit Sircar is one of the few directors in Bollywood with an almost impeccable record. The former ad man who debuted with “Vicky Donor” in 2012 has since gone on to make...
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Salman Khan Sentenced To 5 Years, Spends Night In Jail For Killing Blackbucks
Jodhpur: Police takes away actor Salman Khan after a Jodhpur rural court sentenced him to five years of imprisonment in the 1998 black buck poaching case, in Jodhpur on April 5, 2018. The other four...
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Boyfriend sentenced to 52 months prison for death of Ria Patel
Ria Patel (Courtesy: Facebook) On Thursday, April 5, Michael Campbell has been sentenced to 52 months in prison for killing his Indian American girlfriend Ria Patel during a car accident on Sept. 17,...
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Tejal R. Mehta appointed to Concord District Court in Massachusetts
Tejal R. Mehta (Courtesy: avvo.com) Indian American attorney, Tejal R. Mehta was appointed to the position of Associate Justice of the Concord District Court by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker,...
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NYC Health Department warns residents of possible mercury poisoning in...
The Health Department is warning New York City residents about 10 skin-lightening creams from Pakistan and two medicated soaps from Spain that contain up to 14,000 times the allowable limit for...
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Travel deals: Summer fare sale to London and $520 off an Italy package
© Gustavo Frazao | Dreamstime.com Land EF Go Ahead Tours wants you to enjoy your tax return with savings of up to $300 on all 2018 trips around the world. For example, the 10-day Alaska’s National...
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‘Sikhs of New York’ create new Guinness world record
Thousands gathered at Times Square for Turban Day organized by the non-profit Sikhs of New York, April 7, where more than 9,000 turbans were tied to establish a Guinness record on most turbans tied at...
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Hundreds Indian-Americans, South Asians, and others attend home-buyer fair in...
Chhaya Community Development Corporation Executive Director Annetta Seecharran speaks in a panel at the Chhaya CDC Annual Homebuyer Fair held April 7, in Jackson Heights, Queens, NY. (Photo: Chhaya...
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