Surekha Vijh – Amish Tripathi, known by his first name Amish, is the fastest selling author in India and thought of as the new sensation among Indian youth. He recently traveled to the US to publicize his latest book Scion of Ikshvaku. An astounding success with his first three books The Immortals of Meluha. The […]
Ritu Jha- To create awareness about Sikhism, the California state legislature, for the second time in a row, celebrated Vaisakhi and Turban Day at the State Capitol, and passed a resolution HR 18, sending the message to all Californians to participate in community celebrations throughout the state. The resolution was passed by California State Assemblymember […]
Ritu Jha- Hundreds of Bharatiya Janata Party supporters, community leaders and elected officials in northern and southern California organized efforts to drum up support for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party in their efforts to win a second term in office. India’s federal Lok Sabha election 2019 started April 11 and will conclude […]
Arul Louis – After an outbreak of measles in parts of the city attributed to many people in those areas who refused to get vaccinated believing in unscientific rumours, New York City has declared a health emergency. Under the emergency order, people living in the affected ares will have to get vaccinated or face fines […]
IANS- As the much-awaited wait gets over with the BCCI selection committee announcing the 15-member India squad for the forthcoming ICC World Cup, slated in England and Wales from May 30. Here is a short profile of players in Virat Kohli’s team, considered favorites for the showpiece event. Virat Kohli: He will be leading the […]
IANS- In one of India’s most defining elections, the film fraternity is visibly divided over support for the competing political parties. Months before the elections, a majority in the film fraternity had let it be known that they were on the ‘right’ side of the ruling dispensation. Yet there were others on the opposite side. […]
Radhika Bhirani- The Election Commission (EC) has stopped Bollywood biopic “PM Narendra Modi” from releasing on April 11, when the Lok Sabha election begins, but a web series on the Prime Minister — released just over a week ahead of the polls — has been playing on. The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking a […]
Arul Louis(IANS)- The high-tech future of green jobs and the Gandhian virtue of the dignity of work meld their messages on a six-story-high mural commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and the centenary of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Sporting a Mahatma Gandhi patch on his shoulder, an astronaut floats in space on […]
IANS- The team of Bollywood biopic “PM Narendra Modi” on Tuesday expressed gratitude towards the judiciary as the Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking a stay on the film’s release. The court said the constitutional body Election Commission is the appropriate authority to address the petitioner’s concerns on whether the film should be released in […]
IANS- Diversity in American television seems to be on the rise as actress Pallavi Sharda is the latest Bollywood actress to bag a show in the US. Pallavi, who has featured in Bollywood films like “Besharam” and “Hawaizaada”, has been chosen as the female lead opposite Mike Vogel in the ABC drama pilot “Triangle”. Directed […]
