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2 Indian-American Women Named to ‘Girl Up’ Campaign’s Advisory Council
Two Indian-American women are among 12 people named to an advisory council of the ‘Girl Up’ campaign of United Nations Foundation. The campaign focuses on young American girls and raises awareness...
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Desi Scientist Wins Prestigious Industrial Chemistry Award
– WASHINGTON India-born scientist Dr. Thomas John Colacot has won the American Chemical Society’s ACS Award in Industrial Chemistry, one of the top honors in the field. Colacot, who studied at St...
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Suspended Chicago Physician Pleads Guilty to Medical Fraud
– CHICAGO An Indian-American physician whose medical license was suspended after he was arrested earlier this year pleaded guilty Sept. 4, to health care fraud and illegally prescribing controlled...
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‘Humiliated’ Dinesh D’Souza Seeks Probation After Guilty Plea
– NEW YORK The conservative author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza has asked a federal judge to sentence him to probation and community service after pleading guilty to a campaign finance law violation....
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How Desis Weatherd the Great Recession
Indian-Americans weathered the storm of the recent recession pretty well going by a study released Aug. 28 by the U.S. Department of Labor. The study entitled “The Economic Status of Asian Americans...
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Mirza and Soares win U.S. Open mixed doubles title
Sania Mirza of India and Brazilian Bruno Soares won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title on Friday, extended to a sixth championship point by American Abigail Spears and Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico....
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World’s Smallest Woman Joins Cast of ‘American Horror Story’
Twenty-year-old Jyoti Amge of India, the world’s smallest woman, according to the Limca and the Guinness Book of Records, has joined the cast of season four of “American Horror Story: Freak Show. The...
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Preeta Bansal on Shortlist for Judge on New York Court of Appeals
Preeta Bansal, 48, the former New York State Solicitor General and Obama administration official, is on the short list for judge of New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state. The...
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SAC’s Martoma gets nine years prison for insider trading
Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager at billionaire Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors LP hedge fund, was sentenced on Monday to nine years in prison for engaging in what authorities called...
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Ahead of President Xi’s trip, China says not seeking to contain India
China is not seeking to contain India by military or other means, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday, ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping next week to a country with which Beijing has a...
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Hundreds die in India, Pakistan after heaviest rain in 50 years
The death toll from the heaviest rain to fall on Kashmir in 50 years rose to more than 400 on Tuesday, with thousands still trapped on rooftops and residents criticising Indian and Pakistani...
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Marin Cilic of Croatia reacts as he holds serve in the third set against Kei Nishikori of Japan during their men’s singles final match at the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 8.
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Noor Inayat Khan : Indian, American, Soldier, Spy
As the petite young woman with dark hair and dark eyes faced the executioner at the concentration camp, she was asked to say her last words. The dying word she uttered was “Liberte” – the idea that...
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Anu Bhatt Reimagines Jane Eyre in Adaptation of Victorian Classic
Lifeline Theater here on the near north side began running weekend previews of the play ‘Jane Eyre,’ Charlotte Bronte’s proto-feminist Victorian classic from Sep. 5. Anu Bhatt plays the lead role of a...
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Operatic Ballet Brings Kalidasa’s Cloud Messenger to Life
– SKOKIE, Ill. Kalidasa’s “Cloud Messenger” (Meghadootam) was rendered through operatic ballet here at the North Shore Center for Performing Arts on Sept. 7. Produced by Cleveland Cultural Alliance...
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Convention Highlights Dire Straits of Andhra’s Weaver Community
– LOMBARD, Ill. Around 100 delegates, from India and across the U.S., attended the Devanga Association of North America (DANA) convention, banquet and cultural program here at Viceroy of India...
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India’s rise as global actor can benefit US: John McCain
Senator John McCain Tuesday said “India’s rise as a global actor can benefit the US”, and asked both countries “to trust each other and try to invest and renew their relations”. “Ultimately, India and...
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Authorities Missed Obvious Signs of Child Abuse: New York Times
The tragic case of Maya Ranot, a 12-year old child from Queens, who was found bleeding and cut to the bone on the floor of the kitchen in her father and stepmother’s home, would not have reached the...
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S.I. Physician Among 4 Honored at Indian, Pakistani I-Day Celebration
Dr. Divyang Parikh of Staten Island was among four individuals honored at a dinner hosted by Democratic congressional candidate Domenic Recchia to celebrate the 68th Independence Day of India and...
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Edison Resident Pleads Guilty to 8-year-old Visa Fraud Scheme
A 41-year-old Edison resident who on Sept. 4 pleaded guilty to a visa-fraud scheme, was running for office and pleading for Edison residents’ votes a year ago. According to a press release issued by...
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