Pakistan kept alive their chances of reaching the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, cruising to a six-wicket win against previously unbeaten New Zealand at Edgbaston.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday he was "pained" by the killing last week of a Muslim man who was tortured and forced to chant Hindu slogans, the latest example of rising communal violence in the secular country.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hailed on Wednesday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "wonderful" re-election, vowing both sides will overcome a number of spats that have dogged relations under President Donald Trump.
Sara Gideon, the Democratic speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, is challenging longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Gideon, 47, the daughter of an Indian father and an Armenian mother, is serving her second term as Speaker of the House and fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives, representing the towns of Freeport and Pownal.
Australia captain Aaron Finch hit a hundred before left-arm quicks Jason Behrendorff and Mitchell Starc shared nine wickets as the reigning champions thumped England by 64 runs on Tuesday to book their place in the World Cup semi-finals.
The death toll from a brain disease that has stricken children in India's Bihar state rose above 150 on Monday as a court ordered an investigation into the crisis.
Indian police arrested 11 people Tuesday over the killing of a Muslim man who was tortured and forced to chant Hindu slogans in the latest mob violence to shock the nation.
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In an age dominated by conflicts, terrorism, trade wars, and contentious debates about climate change, migration, religious extremism, etc., it is astounding that there seems to be a global consensus on Yoga as a means to physical, mental and spiritual wellness.
The Trump administration would like to see India’s democratically elected leaders and institutions move swiftly to condemn acts of religious violence and bring the perpetrators to justice. Alice Wells, Acting Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, said that such action by India’s leadership would strengthen the U.S.-India relationship.
Before she moved to the U.S., Samira Obeid lived in Chennai for 23 years. Although she became aware of her sexuality at an early age, she never really spoke about it. Obeid, who identifies herself as a lesbian — always looked different — “short hair, boys’ clothes, a gentleman’s manner” – bu…
The annual compendium by U.S. Dept. of State on International Religious Freedom, in its section on India, has said mob attacks by violent extremist Hindu groups continued unabated in 2018, especially against Muslims. The report released on June 21, also alleged that in certain instances, law enforcement, were also complicit in this anti-Muslim, anti-minority violence.
Longtime community and political activist Dr. Rachakonda D. Prabhu, of Las Vegas, Nevada — a friend and confidante of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) — last month hosted a major fundraiser for presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Devi Harris, that was attended by the who’s who of the state, besides scores of Indian American physicians and entrepreneurs.
The president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) Dr. Naresh Parikh, as he prepares to hand over the gavel to his successor at the AAPI convention July 3-7, in his hometown of Atlanta, says he feels a sense of fulfillment in that he’s left AAPI in a better condition financially than when he took over its reins last year.
Another parliament election is over in India. Seventeenth Lok Sabha will soon start its function. Political analysts have provided the analysis of elections, results and candidates. However, in general, they forget to write about two important players: Voters and babus.
Indian voters have stamped their approval for continuing the all-round development with pro-poor, pro-farmer, and pro-middle class policies of the Modi government following the theme of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas.”
World’s largest electoral exercise is underway in India for its citizens to choose who would govern the country for the next 5 years. The million-dollar question is what would be the verdict — is it a renewal of the current government or new government?
The detention and deportation of Sikh asylum seekers opens a window, however small, on the confusion and incoherence surrounding immigration policy in the White House.
Several leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party have publicly stated that the popular reaction against the killing of over 40 Indian soldiers in Kashmir, in a terrorist bomb blast in February, will help Modi get re-elected.
Kapil ‘Kap’ Sharma, former senior Congressional staffer and currently vice president for Government and Public Affairs, North America for tech giant Wipro, strongly believes that it’s time for the Indian American community to aggressively quantify the contributions of Indian companies and Indian Americans.
In an emotion plea to the AAPI hierarchy and U.S. lawmakers, Dr. Ram Sanjeev Alur, said their future was now in limbo with their green cards nowhere in sights because they too were subject to the per country caps.
"We know as physicians, healthcare in changing, and … administrative burden, the paperwork, the prior authorizations, etc., are continuing to crowd out your ability actually to do what you were trained to do—to take care of patients.”
Rep. Frank Pallone (D.-N.J.), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, lauded AAPI “for being in the forefront of so many of the things we need to do legislatively in Washington when he comes to health care.”
Sara Gideon, the Democratic speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, is challenging longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Gideon, 47, the daughter of an Indian father and an Armenian mother, is serving her second term as Speaker of the House and fourth term in the Maine House of Representatives, representing the towns of Freeport and Pownal.
Before she moved to the U.S., Samira Obeid lived in Chennai for 23 years. Although she became aware of her sexuality at an early age, she never really spoke about it. Obeid, who identifies herself as a lesbian — always looked different — “short hair, boys’ clothes, a gentleman’s manner” – bu…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hailed on Wednesday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "wonderful" re-election, vowing both sides will overcome a number of spats that have dogged relations under President Donald Trump.
The Trump administration would like to see India’s democratically elected leaders and institutions move swiftly to condemn acts of religious violence and bring the perpetrators to justice. Alice Wells, Acting Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, said that such action by India’s leadership would strengthen the U.S.-India relationship.
Indian voters have stamped their approval for continuing the all-round development with pro-poor, pro-farmer, and pro-middle class policies of the Modi government following the theme of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas.”
Narendra Damodardas Modi is the colossus that straddles India today. With the sheer ferocity of his personality, he has not only single-handedly decimated his opponents, but also bent the country of 900 million citizens, its institutions and its destiny, to his will. Even his fiercest critics couldn’t grudge if Modi thumped his 56-inch chest and declared, “I am the State.”
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday he was "pained" by the killing last week of a Muslim man who was tortured and forced to chant Hindu slogans, the latest example of rising communal violence in the secular country.
In an age dominated by conflicts, terrorism, trade wars, and contentious debates about clima…
An Indian-American political action committee (PAC) has endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris of Indian and Jamaican descent for the 2020 presidential race.
Longtime community and political activist Dr. Rachakonda D. Prabhu, of Las Vegas, Nevada — a friend and confidante of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D.-Nev.) — last month hosted a major fundraiser for presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Devi Harris, that was attended by the who’s who of the state, besides scores of Indian American physicians and entrepreneurs.
According to a company press release, “Kumar joins at a time when Walmart is rapidly transforming its customer and associate experiences.” The company said Kumar brings “more than 25 years of technology leadership experience coming from Google, Microsoft, Amazon and IBM.”
The Hall of Flags at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building in downtown D.C., where the U.S. -India Business Council’s India Ideas Summit was being held on June 12, filled up to capacity with several hundred corporate honchos, Trump administration officials, media and think tankers, when it was announced that Google CEO Sunder Pichai would shortly be accepting USIBC’s Global Leadership Award.
OFBJP volunteers at a victory event in Seattle, Wash.
Members of the Connecticut chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO-CT) with Consul General of India in New York Sandeep Chakravorty, sixth from left, and Deputy Consul General Shatrugna Sinha, fourth from left, at a public forum in Stamford, Conn., May 3. Chakra…
Nearly 250 medical school students of the American University of Antigua College of Medicine officially became doctors at AUA’s 2019 Commencement Ceremony June 7 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Centre in Newark.
Baba Saheb Ambedkar may not be someone most Americans are familiar with, but close to 90 years after the architect of the Indian constitution left Columbia University, from where he earned a Ph.D in economics for his native India, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar continues to draw attention of American academics and scholars.
British Indian actor Himesh Patel has been cast opposite Hugh Laurie in HBO's "Avenue 5." Deadline reports that “Avenue 5,” created by Armando Iannucci, “is a space tourism comedy set 40 years in the future when the solar system is everyone’s oyster.”
Mindy Kaling, Kumail Nanjiani, Hasan Minhaj and Lilly Singh are among The Hollywood Reporter’s ’40 Most Powerful People in Comedy,” which includes “artists and executives with the clout to make the world laugh, delivering eyeballs to film and TV and billions in arena grosses.”
