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COVID-19 shots during pregnancy protect newborns from infection: study

COVID-19 shots during pregnancy protect newborns from infection: study

The study found that two doses slashed the risk of infants testing positive during their first six months of life.

COVID Raises Odds for Long-Term Gastro Problems

COVID Raises Odds for Long-Term Gastro Problems

WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Add gastrointestinal problems to the long list of lingering conditions that can follow COVID-19.

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1 in 4 parents have lied about their kids’ COVID-19 diagnosis: study

1 in 4 parents have lied about their kids’ COVID-19 diagnosis: study

Researchers believe the actual proportion of parents who lied may be even higher.

Even Mild COVID Might Change Your Brain

Even Mild COVID Might Change Your Brain

TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People who are experiencing anxiety and depression months after a mild case of COVID-19 may have changes affecting the structure and function of their brains, Brazilian researchers report.

A 10-year-old Suffolk girl who died of COVID had been assigned at school to walk with sick students to nurse's office

A 10-year-old Suffolk girl who died of COVID had been assigned at school to walk with sick students to nurse's office

A Suffolk child who died of COVID served as class "nurse," her mother wrote, walking all the sick children to the clinic.

Chesterfield County Public Schools surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases among students

Chesterfield County Public Schools surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 cases among students

Chesterfield County Public Schools surpassed 1,000 student COVID-19 cases Wednesday morning, according to the district’s coronavirus dashboard.

Northam to those who refuse COVID vaccine: 'Think how you want your obituary to read'

Northam to those who refuse COVID vaccine: 'Think how you want your obituary to read'

As frustration continues over people who refuse to get the free COVID-19 vaccine, Gov. Ralph Northam issued strong words on Monday and suggested that such people think about their obituaries.

Featured Stories

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Indian Americans on the frontlines: Doctors, officials and journalists in pandemic spotlight

Indian Americans on the frontlines: Doctors, officials and journalists in pandemic spotlight

Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) health scare began creeping into America earlier this year, Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN has been a fixture on the cable television, as he broke down the virus, its symptoms and the precautions, preventions and cure. Now, as the full blown pandemic has completely changed the way Americans lead their lives, there are several Indian Americans who have come into national and international limelight.

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Indian American parents balance work from home, remote schooling and social distancing

Indian American parents balance work from home, remote schooling and social distancing

Amruta Kulkarni of Foster City, California is taking one day at a time. Working from home and having kids at home as well, has been tough for her. Although the preschool for her 3-year-old opened up limited spots, Kulkarni says they chose to keep her home to let the families where parents need to go to work take those spots.

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Low-wage South Asian workers in the U.S. hard hit by coronavirus business downturn

Low-wage South Asian workers in the U.S. hard hit by coronavirus business downturn

Layoffs are increasing almost daily as businesses are made to shut down because of the deadly infection, prompting people to seek unemployment benefits. Blue-collar employees, including domestic workers, food and hospitality workers, home health aides, taxi drivers and nail and hair salon industry workers, many of whom are South Asians, are desperately looking for financial help from any quarter possible to be able to put food on the table and save their families.

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Indian American hoteliers facing devastation seek urgent Congressional help

Indian American hoteliers facing devastation seek urgent Congressional help

The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) asks its nearly 20,000 members, who own almost one in every two hotels in the U.S. with more than $30 billion in property assets and hundreds of thousands of employees, has called on its members to prevail on the U.S. Congress to address their challenges in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic that has devastated their industry.

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Coronavirus raises difficult issues for premium processing of H-1B visas

Coronavirus raises difficult issues for premium processing of H-1B visas

News reports say U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced temporary suspension until April 1 of all in-person activities at local offices, including permanent residence interviews, asylum hearings and naturalization ceremonies and biometric appointments. USCIS will send notices to affected applicants rescheduling.

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Do you support or oppose the CAA?

Do you support or oppose the CAA?

I worked for India’s UID (unique identification) project in 2009-10 when the decision was made to rename it ‘Aadhaar.’ That word stands for foundation, support, etc. in several Indian languages, and aptly conveyed the project’s spirit of inclusion. It is during that tenure that I came face to face with the extreme sensitivity of the Northeast, Assam in particular, to illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

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What Jawaharlal Nehru University means to me

What Jawaharlal Nehru University means to me

It has been 34 years since I graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). Many of my relatives, members of the Indian American community, among others, chide me for being a “rebel and a revolutionary,” a stereotype that most JNU students wear as a badge of honor.

The Left's Trumpian tactics against India’s new citizenship law

The Left's Trumpian tactics against India’s new citizenship law

Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant is no stranger to controversy or contradiction. And she’s stirring the pot yet again. This time it’s on an issue that’s way out of her jurisdiction — India’s Citizenship Amendment Act. Sawant’s outcry of concern, and that of others, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), is not only misguided, but heartless.

The other side of the JNU conundrum

The other side of the JNU conundrum

There has been much hullabaloo over the developments in Jawaharlal Nehru University earlier this month in which “masked outsiders” attacked and injured, reportedly over two dozen students and also some teachers.

Religious liberty is at stake for persecuted Indian Christians

Religious liberty is at stake for persecuted Indian Christians

Christmas is not over. According to the Church calendar, the Twelvetide of Christmas lasts until January 5th.During this season, we cannot forget the persecuted church in India. Let me tell you the story of how I came to realize how crucial it is to support this marginalized religious minority.

Christmas in India: Past Perfect, Future Tense

Christmas in India: Past Perfect, Future Tense

My family’s annual Christmas parties had Hindu and Muslim family friends at our table. I remember the biriyani, the cutlets, the salads and the cakes and puddings. Most of all I remember the fun and games – the word games, talent competitions and the mimicry shows my mother organized.

Special Reports

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How NGOs play an important role in India’s development

How NGOs play an important role in India’s development

In a country having more per capita NGOs than hospital beds — around four NGOs for every 1,000 people in urban areas and 2.3 NGOs for every 1,000 population in rural areas — nonprofits admittedly have an important role to play in India’s development activities.

Sankara Eye Foundation is now on the path to Vision 2030

Sankara Eye Foundation is now on the path to Vision 2030

Every year brings new challenges and new goals for all of us at Sankara Eye Foundation (SEF) as we make progress towards our mission to eradicate curable blindness.

Philanthropist V.K. Raju comes to aid of India’s blind children

Philanthropist V.K. Raju comes to aid of India’s blind children

Dr. Vadrevu K. Raju, whose lifelong mission has been to restore vision to people, especially children in India and abroad through his nonprofit Eye Foundation of America, believes in what he calls a stitch in time saves nine.

Rajiv Kumar: An ardent supporter of Ekal Foundation

Rajiv Kumar: An ardent supporter of Ekal Foundation

Rajiv Kumar, a scientist at the National Institute of Health in Washington D.C., got pecuniary help for his studies while growing up in Lucknow, and also a fellowship for his Ph.D.

Indian-Americans

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Floyd Cardoz, 59, dies; gave American fine dining an Indian flavor

Floyd Cardoz, 59, dies; gave American fine dining an Indian flavor

Floyd Cardoz, an international restaurateur and the first chef to bring the sweep and balance of his native Indian cooking to fine dining in the United States, died on Tuesday at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, N.J. He was 59. The cause was the coronavirus, his family said.

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Indian Americans on the frontlines: Doctors, officials and journalists in pandemic spotlight

Indian Americans on the frontlines: Doctors, officials and journalists in pandemic spotlight

Since the coronavirus (COVID-19) health scare began creeping into America earlier this year, Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN has been a fixture on the cable television, as he broke down the virus, its symptoms and the precautions, preventions and cure. Now, as the full blown pandemic has completely changed the way Americans lead their lives, there are several Indian Americans who have come into national and international limelight.

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Councilman Raj Salwan named to Alameda County Democratic Central Committee

Councilman Raj Salwan named to Alameda County Democratic Central Committee

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Nitin Nohria to continue as Harvard Business School dean through December

Nitin Nohria to continue as Harvard Business School dean through December

Trump renominates Aditya Bamzai to civil liberties board

Nikki Haley resigns from Boeing’s board of directors

Indian American MTA supervisor pleads guilty to obstructing investigation into bid rigging and fraud

NFIA’s first woman president Angela Anand continues her quest to keep the org relevant

Dr. Sampath Shivangi raises immigration issue with Trump at Mar-a-Lago fundraiser

Jury convicts Columbian man leading armed home invasion robbery targeting Indian Americans

U.S. Affairs

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Mask slips: U-turn as leaders tell public to cover their faces

Mask slips: U-turn as leaders tell public to cover their faces

Having told their populations that wearing masks was all but useless against the coronavirus, several Western countries have performed dramatic U-turns in the last few days.

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Low-wage South Asian workers in the U.S. hard hit by coronavirus business downturn

Low-wage South Asian workers in the U.S. hard hit by coronavirus business downturn

Layoffs are increasing almost daily as businesses are made to shut down because of the deadly infection, prompting people to seek unemployment benefits. Blue-collar employees, including domestic workers, food and hospitality workers, home health aides, taxi drivers and nail and hair salon industry workers, many of whom are South Asians, are desperately looking for financial help from any quarter possible to be able to put food on the table and save their families.

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Half of humanity in virus confinement

Half of humanity in virus confinement

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World Bank to roll out $160 bln emergency aid over 15 months

World Bank to roll out $160 bln emergency aid over 15 months

Worldwide lockdown hardens as Spain sees deadliest day

Global lockdown widens as coronavirus deaths mount

Europe, U.S. virus tolls surge as Trump reverses on New York lockdown

Fake cures, risky rumors: virus misinformation hits home

U.S. emerges as virus hotspot as infections, unemployment soar

Trump renominates Aditya Bamzai to civil liberties board

Opinion

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The Left's Trumpian tactics against India’s new citizenship law

The Left's Trumpian tactics against India’s new citizenship law

Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant is no stranger to controversy or contradiction. And she’s stirring the pot yet again. This time it’s on an issue that’s way out of her jurisdiction — India’s Citizenship Amendment Act. Sawant’s outcry of concern, and that of others, including Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), is not only misguided, but heartless.

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Do you support or oppose the CAA?

Do you support or oppose the CAA?

I worked for India’s UID (unique identification) project in 2009-10 when the decision was made to rename it ‘Aadhaar.’ That word stands for foundation, support, etc. in several Indian languages, and aptly conveyed the project’s spirit of inclusion. It is during that tenure that I came face to face with the extreme sensitivity of the Northeast, Assam in particular, to illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

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The other side of the JNU conundrum

The other side of the JNU conundrum

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Religious liberty is at stake for persecuted Indian Christians

Religious liberty is at stake for persecuted Indian Christians

Christmas in India: Past Perfect, Future Tense

We need ‘President Cory Booker’

I hope people will accept Rama as Imam-e-Hind and move on

Repealing Article 370 will lead to greater national integration

One nation under Hindutva speaking Hindi

There won’t be a reversal of exodus of Kashmiri Pandits

India

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Mask slips: U-turn as leaders tell public to cover their faces

Mask slips: U-turn as leaders tell public to cover their faces

Having told their populations that wearing masks was all but useless against the coronavirus, several Western countries have performed dramatic U-turns in the last few days.

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Do you support or oppose the CAA?

Do you support or oppose the CAA?

I worked for India’s UID (unique identification) project in 2009-10 when the decision was made to rename it ‘Aadhaar.’ That word stands for foundation, support, etc. in several Indian languages, and aptly conveyed the project’s spirit of inclusion. It is during that tenure that I came face to face with the extreme sensitivity of the Northeast, Assam in particular, to illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

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Modi tells Indian sports stars to 'boost morale' during virus lockdown

Modi tells Indian sports stars to 'boost morale' during virus lockdown

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Parts of Indian mega-slum cordoned off after virus deaths

Parts of Indian mega-slum cordoned off after virus deaths

Half of humanity in virus confinement

World Bank to roll out $160 bln emergency aid over 15 months

Toaster-sized ventilator from India helps hospitals in virus fight

Good cop, bad cop as Indian police deal with lockdown rebels

Villager fakes death to circumvent India's virus lockdown

Emergency flights for tens of thousands stranded by virus in S.Asia

Politics

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‘CAA, NRC would render Indian Muslims stateless’

‘CAA, NRC would render Indian Muslims stateless’

Prof. Ashutosh Varshney, an expert on ethnic and religious conflict, has warned that if India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is implemented, it would render a large number of Indian Muslims stateless and take away their basic rights.

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India’s controversial citizenship laws are ‘troubling,’ says Hindu American commissioner

India’s controversial citizenship laws are ‘troubling,’ says Hindu American commissioner

Anurima Bhargava, a longtime human rights activist and only the second Hindu American to serve as a commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), has said that India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is “troubling” and could result in the “disenfranchisement” of India’s minority Muslim populace.

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Silicon Valley millennial Natasha Gupta fails in her bid for California Assembly seat

Silicon Valley millennial Natasha Gupta fails in her bid for California Assembly seat

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‘South Asians for Biden’ aims to mobilize community support for former vice president

‘South Asians for Biden’ aims to mobilize community support for former vice president

Calif. psychiatrist announces bid for Santa Clarita Council seat

Manga Anantatmula is Republican nominee from Virginia's 11th Congressional District

AAP inflicts a stunning defeat on Modi’s BJP in Delhi Assembly elections

Rep. Ami Bera makes the case for Joe Biden’s immigration policy

Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant tables resolution against CAA

The other side of the JNU conundrum

Business

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India's central bank slashes interest rates as virus spreads

India's central bank slashes interest rates as virus spreads

India's central bank cut interest rates sharply Friday as the coronavirus outbreak deepens fears for Asia's third largest economy, which was already battling a prolonged slowdown.

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Low-wage South Asian workers in the U.S. hard hit by coronavirus business downturn

Low-wage South Asian workers in the U.S. hard hit by coronavirus business downturn

Layoffs are increasing almost daily as businesses are made to shut down because of the deadly infection, prompting people to seek unemployment benefits. Blue-collar employees, including domestic workers, food and hospitality workers, home health aides, taxi drivers and nail and hair salon industry workers, many of whom are South Asians, are desperately looking for financial help from any quarter possible to be able to put food on the table and save their families.

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Coronavirus economics: roundup of radical policy steps

Coronavirus economics: roundup of radical policy steps

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Nikki Haley resigns from Boeing’s board of directors

Nikki Haley resigns from Boeing’s board of directors

Stock markets rise on huge economic support plans

India's Yes Bank rescue plan approved, posts big loss

State Bank of India to invest $977 million in Yes Bank

Vidhya Duthaluru to head Uber's global engineering team

Sonia Syngal named chief executive officer of Gap Inc.

India's Yes Bank shares surge on rescue hopes

SnapShots

Indian-Americans

Rep. Jayapal attends opening of renovated Seattle Asian Art Museum

Rep. Jayapal attends opening of renovated Seattle Asian Art Museum

India

FIA's annual dance spectacular in N.J.

FIA's annual dance spectacular in N.J.

Dressed in colorful costumes, students from dance schools in N.Y. and N.J., presented folk, classical, fusion and Bollywood dance forms at “Dance Pe Chance,” FIA’s annual dance competition, at the Patriot Theater at the War Memorial in Trenton, N.J., Jan. 25.

World

Ganesh Chaturthi celebration in New Jersey

Ganesh Chaturthi celebration in New Jersey

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in at the Woodbridge Center Mall in Woodbridge, N.J., Sept. 2. Highlights of the festival include daily aarti, cultural programs and celebrity sightings.

Campus

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Nitin Nohria to continue as Harvard Business School dean through December

Nitin Nohria to continue as Harvard Business School dean through December

Nitin Nohria has agreed to remain as dean of Harvard Business School (HBS) through the end of December. The decision was made in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the “historic global upheaval” and “uncertainty” it has caused. 

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Harvard Indian-American student launches initiative to cope with coronavirus

Harvard Indian-American student launches initiative to cope with coronavirus

A 22-year-old Harvard medical student, daughter of Indian Immigrants from Bangalore, has launched an initiative to help immigrants fight the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., by providing them a multi-lingual factsheet about when and how to seek medical help and the general do’s and don’ts to keep safe. Pooja Chandrashekar, a first-year medical student at Harvard Medical School.

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What Jawaharlal Nehru University means to me

What Jawaharlal Nehru University means to me

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2 Indian Americans among Columbia Law School’s Davis Polk Leadership Fellows

2 Indian Americans among Columbia Law School’s Davis Polk Leadership Fellows

Rutgers students, faculty organize protest against India’s Citizenship Law

Uma Alath Menon selected as a delegate to the U.S. Senate Youth Program

The other side of the JNU conundrum

Monica Adya becomes first female dean at Rutgers Camden business school

Vigil honors Ruth George and Dr. Priyanka Reddy, victims of rape and murder

Trump nominates Prof. Sethuraman Panchanathan to head the National Science Foundation

Entertainment

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Aditya Prakash Ensemble releases 'Diaspora Kid' offering nexus of Carnatic music and jazz

Aditya Prakash Ensemble releases 'Diaspora Kid' offering nexus of Carnatic music and jazz

Los Angeles-based vocalist Aditya Prakash has recently released his new album “Diaspora Kid,” a reference to his cross-cultural upbringing in Los Angeles, California.

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Ahead of India visit Trump hails Bollywood film about gay romance

Ahead of India visit Trump hails Bollywood film about gay romance

President Trump said Feb. 21 it was "great” that a new romantic comedy produced in India features gay characters less than a year and a half after homosexuality was decriminalized in that country. Trump retweeted the announcement from Peter Tatchell, a gay rights activist, who wrote, “A new #Bollywood rom-com featuring a gay romance is hoping to win over older people, following the decriminalization of homosexuality. Hurrah!”

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Netflix drops first look at Mindy Kaling’s 'Never Have I Ever'

Netflix drops first look at Mindy Kaling’s 'Never Have I Ever'

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Disney pulls ‘Personal History of David Copperfield’ amid coronavirus crisis

Disney pulls ‘Personal History of David Copperfield’ amid coronavirus crisis

Vir Das cancels U.S. shows Due to coronavirus pandemic

Leila Ladnier is voice behind Disney Junior’s first-ever South Asian royal detective

Celebrities use time in self isolation for introspection, reaching out to fans

Padma Lakshmi’s ‘Taste The Nation’ to premiere on Hulu in June

Netflix extends ‘Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj with 7 new episodes

Indian American rapper Raja Kumari signs with Mass Appeal India

People

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Bala Devi: Gearing up for a fresh challenge on the pitch

Bala Devi: Gearing up for a fresh challenge on the pitch

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Kunal Kamra: A case of mistaken identity

Kunal Kamra: A case of mistaken identity

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Prajakta Koli: Indian YouTube sensation collaborates with Michelle Obama

Prajakta Koli: Indian YouTube sensation collaborates with Michelle Obama

Renee & Rhea Mendonca: Trailblazers in global anti-vaping campaign

Renee & Rhea Mendonca: Trailblazers in global anti-vaping campaign

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