Clik here to view.
GOPIO Expels Rebels who Disrupted Organizational Unity
The Global Organization for People of Indian Origin, a volunteer body with chapters in several countries, recently took the unprecedented step of expelling several members on grounds they held an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Modi faces Delhi election defeat in first vote setback – exit polls
(Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces his first state election defeat since sweeping to power last year, according to exit polls on Saturday which showed a resurgent anti-corruption party,...
View ArticleArticle 0
Voters stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling station during the state assembly election in New Delhi February 7.
View ArticleClik here to view.
2 Men Charged in Connection With Edison Grocery Store Burglary
Two New Jersey men were on Feb. 5 charged for burglary and theft in connection with a January break-in and theft from a grocery store in Edison. Indian Grocery Outlet owner Sunilkumar V. Patel told...
View ArticleClik here to view.
East Village Store’s Chocolate Ganesh Figurines Upsets Some Hindus
The owner of a New York City store selling religious figurines made of chocolates is puzzled over the recent ire from a Hindu group over a gold-dusted Ganesh. The Universal Society of Hinduism has...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indian Club at the U.N. Hosts Annual Gala
A cultural program and live music marked the annual gala hosted by The Society for the Promotion of Indian Culture and Experience (SPICE-Indian Club) at the UN Express Bar Feb. 6. The event was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Former Clinton Aide Helping Raise Mayor de Blasio’s International Standing
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s commissioner for international affairs is reportedly using her contacts from her earlier job with Hillary Clinton to raise the mayor’s international standing....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Long Island Woman Killed in Hit-and-run
A 48-year-old woman was fatally struck by a jeep Feb. 7 night in the Long Island section of Dix Hills. Jalpa Patel was crossing Deer Park Avenue at approximately 8:30 p.m. when she was struck by a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Community Members Host Reception for BJP National Secretary
FORDS, N.J. More than 300 people attended a reception hosted in honor of Laxman Kova, MLA and Bharatiya Janata Party national secretary at Royal Albert’s Palace here Feb. 6.The event was organized by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wharton India Forum to Feature India’s Top Industrialists, Businessmen
The 19th edition of the Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) to be held in Philadelphia Feb. 21 and 22 will feature some of India’s top industrialists and businessmen including keynote speakers Hital...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Defeat in Delhi should be clear message to Modi
In elections over the weekend, Delhi voters left no doubt about whom they prefer to govern India’s capital region. Official results released Tuesday showed that the Aam Aadmi (“Common Man”) Party led...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ricky Kej, Neela Vaswani Join List of Desi Grammy Winners
A Bangalore-based musicians and an Indian-American activist and author from New York put India on the music map by winning laurels at the recently concluded Grammy Awards. Bangalore-based Ricky Kej’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bobby Jindal’s unpleasant record
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took his presidential campaign-in-waiting to Washington on Monday trailed by an unwelcome, unsavory and downright unpleasant companion: his record. The interloper followed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kejriwal discusses Delhi’s statehood with Rajnath Singh
A day after the AAP registered a historic victory in the Delhi assembly polls, chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday sought the centre’s cooperation to ensure full statehood for the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nitish, Lalu meet president, seek immediate Bihar assembly session
Amid the continuing political crisis in Bihar, leaders of the JD-U, RJD and the Congress Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee to request that Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi be instructed to take an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Comedy is about telling the truth: Russell Peters
Comedy is about telling the truth in a funny way, says world-famous stand-up comedian Russell Peters, ahead of his multi-city tour in India, where a group of humorists are currently facing criticism...
View ArticleClik here to view.
US to support reforms in India: Treasury Secretary Lew
US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew Wednesday expressed his country’s commitment to support growth and reforms in India and encourage greater opening of the Indian economy to US firms.“I hope we can...
View ArticleArticle 1
Supporters of Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP) take part in the celebrations outside the AAP office in New Delhi, India, February 10.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Indian man semi-paralysed after police uses force in Alabama
An Indian national was temporarily paralysed and hospitalised with fused vertebrae after police in the US state of Alabama roughed him up last week when he was walking on the sidewalk outside his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kejriwal meets Modi, seeks statehood for Delhi
Two days before he takes oath as Delhi’s chief minister, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raised the issue of granting full statehood to the capital. Kejriwal,...
View Article