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IANS- The upcoming Bollywood film ‘India’s Most Wanted’ is inspired by a “true story” related to a terrorist, its director Raj Kumar Gupta said on Thursday about the movie which has triggered speculation that it is about Indian Mujahideen militant group’s founder Yasin Bhatkal. Gupta maintained secrecy of the character on whom the film is […]
Surekha Vijh – The Indian Diaspora in Washington DC gave an inspiring welcome to the new Indian Ambassador, Harsh Vardhan Shringla. The National Council of Asian Indian Association (NCAIA), along with several other Indian American organizations held a grand reception for Ambassador Shringla on April 28 at the Julia Binderman Suburban Center in Potomac, MD. […]
IANS- The memoir of American singer-songwriter Prince, who died in April 2016, will hit the stands on October 29. As per the publisher, it will feature never-before-seen documents and the early pages of the memoir Prince began writing before his death. Titled “The Beautiful Ones”, the upcoming memoir is a deeply personal account of how […]
IANS- The American India Foundation honored Dell Technologies Chairman and CEO Michael Dell and Aditya Puri, the Managing Director of Indias largest private sector bank of HDFC, at its annual gala in New York, on April 24. The gala raised nearly $3 million, with a third of that amount committed by Indian-American technology entrepreneurs Bharat […]
IANS- National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, popular scriptwriter Salim Khan and yesteryears dancing diva Helen were honored with the prestigious Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at a ceremony held in Mumbai. Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan, Pune, a charitable trust established and nurtured over the last 30 years by the Mangeshkar family, felicitated legends from the […]
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 […]
