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indica News Bureau- Celebrating ‘Vishwa Hindi Diwas’ at the Indian Embassy in US, the Charge d’ Affairs of the embassy Amit Kumar said that with Hindi classes conducted by the Indian Embassy for Americans and foreign nationals, more than 9 lakh people in the US can speak Hindi. According to the American Community Survey […]
indica News Bureau- It’s been 30 years since the Kashmiri Pandit exodus when thousands of innocent Kashmiri Pandits were ousted from their homeland. Hundreds of Pandits died after attacks of Pakistan sponsored terrorists and by Muslim extremists in the Kashmir valley. Even 30 years later, Kashmiri Pandits shiver remembering the night that forced them into […]
indica News Bureau- History is often unkind and cruel to women, especially women who wield power, says Ashish Kaul writer of ‘Didda: The Warrior Queen of Kashmir’. The book is the untold story of a woman’s rise to power during the tenth century and was unveiled by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bacchan during an event on […]
indica News Bureau- Avanti Nagral, an international pop artiste from Mumbai, India, and residing at Boston has released her new music album called ‘Sneaking Around’. The album has Indian and Latin music that shows different aspects of the singer’s personality. Hailing from India, according to her website, Nagral is first in the world to pursue a […]
IANS- E-commerce major Amazon’s global CEO Jeff Bezos, who is visiting India, showed off his kite-flying skills on the occasion of Makar Sankranti here on Wednesday. Bezos released a video of him dressed in a purple kurta, flying kites with kids. “Any day is a good day when you get to fly a kite. #ThankYouIndia,” […]
indica News Bureau- St. Louis Superman, a documentary film by two Indian American filmmakers Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan has been nominated for the 2020 Oscar in the ‘Best documentary -Short Subject’ category. The film profiles the journey of Ferguson activist and rapper Bruce Franks Jr on his way to being elected to the […]
IANS- While ‘Joker’ the origin of Batman’s enemy was nominated for Oscars in 11 categories, movie ‘1917’, directed by Sam Mendes, a war drama, with Reliance Entertainment received 10 nominations for 2020 Academy Awards, sharing the second position with Quentin Tarantino’s ode to Los Angeles ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’, and Martin Scorsese’s mob […]
indica News Bureau- “My First Hindi Book”, a colorful book which introduces children to colors, counting, and animals in English and Hindi, is making headlines in India and United States. This book is written by a first time Indian-American writer Chandani Bhatia. According to Outlook India, the book is little different from traditional Hindi […]
Justice Markandey Katju- I believe that after reaching a certain age most girls want a husband. But I was struck by the novel the way Mona, wife of film actor Dev Anand got hers. I was reading about this in Toronto, having little else to do when it was snowing heavily outside. While reading […]
Vivek Tripathi- Politics over Deepika Padukone-starrer and Meghna Gulzar-directed film ‘Chhapaak’, has saddened Kunti Soni, an acid attack victim, who worked with the actor in the film. “People are mouthing opinion without watching the film. They don’t understand the pain of a acid attack victim. The film will encourage the ‘daughters’ who got stung by […]
