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indica News Bureau- A congressional briefing on ‘Kashmir: The Way Forward’ was organized on Capitol Hill Wednesday by the Indo-American Community Federation (IACF) in collaboration with the Kashmiri Overseas Association (KOA) and USINPAC. The stated objective of the briefing was to promote pluralism and reconnect and reintegrate the hearts and minds of the people […]
Rajnish Singh – The work on the much-anticipated Kartarpur Corridor for Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Sikh shrine across the border in Pakistan is expected to be completed by the end of this month and online registration for the pilgrimage will begin from Sunday. Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) Chairman Govind Mohan […]
indica News Bureau- Dr Jame Abraham Tuesday was inducted as head of the hematology/medical oncology department at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Jame, MD, FACP, holds a medical degree from Calicut Medical College in Kerala and is well known in India too, having received an award from President Pratibha Patil in 2010 for his […]
indica News Bureau- Anurag Kashyap, co-director of the Netflix India original series Sacred Games, and Vikram Chandra, author of the eponymous novel on which the crime thriller is based, will discuss the journey of taking a book to the screen at a special event at the Carriage House Theatre in Montalvo Arts Center in […]
IANS- Indian American beauty Shree Saini collapsed right before Miss World America final night of the competition. Shree will stay in a hospital for a “cardiac arrest watch”, says her mother. “Please pray for my daughter Shree Saini. This is Ekta Saini, Shree’s mom. Shree collapsed right before Miss World America final night of competition, […]
indica News Bureau- Indian-American actor Kal Penn aka Kalpen Modi has revealed why he hesitates to eat at Indian restaurants. Penn, best known for his Harold & Kumar movies, was speaking to Lilly Singh on her new late-night talk show. “It’s very simple, our people lie,” he said. The actor said that because he […]
indica News Bureau- Dr Nyla Khan, professor of English at Oklahoma’s Rose State College and a well-known author, was among the women feted at an Oct 10 dinner to honor ‘50 Making a Difference’, The City Sentinel reported. The annual event, sponsored by The Journal Record, a business newspaper, drew hundreds to the National […]
indica News Bureau- Sampat Shivangi, physician and philanthropist from Mississippi and a leading Indian American member of the Republican Party, was appointed to the Mental Health Services National Advisory Council earlier this week. Dr Shivangi’s appointment was announced by the White House and by the US secretary of health and human services, Alex Azar. […]
indica News Bureau- Overseas Volunteers for a Better India, or OVBI, a nonprofit based in the US, has raised over $400,000 for its program to Eliminate Water Poverty in 500 villages in India by next year. Donations poured in from hundreds of attendees and companies, including Verizon Media, whose CEO, Guru Gowrappan, announced a […]
Vinayak Chakravorthy- “We should learn to appreciate what we have, before time makes us appreciate what we had,” tweeted Amitabh Bachchan earlier this week. The post on the social media site, meticulously cataloged T-3312 and duly explained in Hindi as all his tweets always are, really defines what the Bollywood icons image has been […]
