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Eye on India Opening Gala Raises $20K for Cross-Cultural Exchanges
CHICAGO More than 175 guests gathered to celebrate the kick-off of the fifth annual Eye on India (EoI) here at Bridgeport Arts Center, May 28. This exclusive evening preview of the monthlong festival,...
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Playback Singer Farha Anwar Makes Her North American Debut
Pakistani playback singer Farha Anwar, on her first U.S. tour, performed live for almost four hours at a concert co-hosted by Masti Grill and Deccan Cultural Academy (DCA) at The Meadows Club, Rolling...
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India’s Star Cricketer Munaf Patel Inaugurates Tournament
DESPLAINES, Ill. India’s star cricketer Munaf Patel was chief guest at the United Christian Cultural Association (UCCA) ceremonial kick off of their two-month long inter-church 2015 tournament here at...
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Philanthropist Manu Vora Receives Rotary Club Medal
Philanthropist Manu Vora was conferred a Paul Harris Fellow Medal by Rotary Club of Naperville for 26 plus years of dedicated service to the Blind Foundation for India (BFI) at an awards ceremony held...
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Pakistani Americans Stand in Solidarity With Victimized Ismailis
SKOKIE, Ill. A public seminar was hosted by Muhammad Tauseef Siddiqui of Ay- Zindagi Radio Chicago here at the Holiday Inn, May 20, to show solidarity with and grief for families of the 44 unarmed...
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Characters most familiar: The Indian diaspora in fiction
Politicians, business magnates, sports stars – the Indian diaspora has done well for itself in its new homes around the world and, on a literary basis, crossed another test of acceptance with their...
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Hulu Commits to Mindy Kaling’s Sitcom For 4th Season
Mindy Kaling fans, it’s time to rejoice. “The Mindy Project,” the three-season adored, yet low-rated comedy, which was discontinued on Fox, has been officially resurrected by Hulu and is currently...
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New York Tamils Celebrate Jayalalithaa’s Victory
NEW YORK A group of Tamils led by Jaya Sundaram, secretary of the American Tamil Sangam and Koshy Oomen, president of Overseas Friends of AIADMK, last week celebrated J. Jayalalithaa’s acquittal in...
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‘Welcome 2 Karachi’ could have been a better film
For a movie that starts off with a Gujarati party song by nubile foreign extras and has Jackky Bhagnani thrusting his pelvic muscles like there is no tomorrow, “Welcome 2 Karachi” gets progressively...
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President Shri Pranab Mukherjee, 2nd left, is greeted by Sweden’s Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom as Sweden’s Queen Silvia, left, and King Carl Gustaf, 3rd left, look on, upon arrival for a gala...
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US defence secretary in India, will meet Modi
India and the US are set to sign a high-level Defence Framework Agreement on Wednesday, as US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter arrived in India on a three-day visit on Tuesday. The 10-year agreement...
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Young Banker Struggled With Quitting Goldman Weeks Before Death
A month before Sarvshreshth Gupta died, he tried to quit his job as an analyst on one of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s most prestigious investment-banking teams. During a flurry of technology deals early...
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Thyagaraja Retells Rama’s Childhood Through Bharata Natyam
LEMONT, Ill. Natya Dance Theatre (NDT) students enacted “Rama’s Childhood” (Baala-Kaandam) through Bharata Natyam set to pertinent songs of saintly musician-composer Thyagaraja. NDT artistic director...
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Mumbai-based Bharata Natyam Dancer Performs on Long Island
NEW YORK Mumbai-based Bharata Natyam dancer Nandini Ganesan performed this past weekend at the Hanuman temple auditorium in Glen Oaks, New York. The event was hosted by the America Tamil Sangam, in...
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Cultural Entertainment, Diverse Cuisine, Shopping At Asian American Festival
The Asian American community in New Jersey came together May 31 at the New Jersey Expo and Convention Center in Edison to participate in the inaugural Asian American Heritage Festival. The lifestyle...
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End of Exile: A Look At Pakistan’s Prospects As International Cricket Returns...
With Zimbabwe finishing its Pakistan tour without incident this past week, it was after years that the people of Pakistan were able to cheer for their team on home soil. Their boys trounced Zimbabwe,...
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India orders safety checks on Nestle’s Maggi noodles
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday ordered safety checks on Nestle India’s (NEST.NS) Maggi instant noodles after regional food inspectors said the test batches of the...
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter (front, L) shakes hands with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar (front, R) during his ceremonial reception in New Delhi, India, June 3. The post appeared first on News...
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149,000 people have died in war in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2001,...
WASHINGTON — War has directly resulted in the deaths of 149,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan between 2001 and 2014, according to estimates in a new report released by Costs of War project at...
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Gov. Bobby Jindal to make presidential announcement on June 24
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who has been preparing a longshot bid for the Republican presidential nomination, has scheduled a major announcement about his likely 2016 candidacy for later this month....
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