Using home remedies such as turmeric root or cloves to fight cough is a common practice, but a doctor on Friday warned against using these, after removing turmeric pieces that formed layers in an 85-year-old farmer’s lungs.
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Indian American professor at University of California (UC), Berkeley wins NSF Career Award
The National Science Foundation (NSF) honored an Indian American electrical engineering and computer science assistant professor at the University of California (UC), Berkeley with the Faculty Early Career Development Award.
Pune-born American Ajay Banga becomes 14th President of World Bank
jay Banga, the Pune-born American and former Mastercard CEO, was on Wednesday selected as the President of the World Bank by its executive directors for a five-year term starting June 2.
Bollywood documentary series ‘The Romantics’ to be screened for Harvard students
The Bollywood documentary series ‘The Romantics’, which is a tribute to the legacy of late director-producer Yash Chopra, will be screened for the students of Harvard University.
India will be close to $35-$40 trillion economy by 2047: Piyush Goyal
India will be close to a $35-$40 trillion economy by 2047. The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal made this forecast as he addressed the Asia Economic Dialogue in Pune on Saturday, February 25. The minister shared his conviction that India would be the third-largest economy in the next four-five years.
Ex-President Pratibha Patil’s husband Devisingh R. Shekhawat passes away
Devisingh Ransingh Shekhawat, the husband of former President Pratibha Patil, passed away here on Friday morning, official sources said.
Stolen San Jose statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj found in the lobby of a building
The statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, stolen from Guadalupe River Park in San Jose City has been found. Raj Chahal, councilmember of District 2, San Jose, told indica: ”I have good news! The Shivaji statue has been found.” Chahal said he was informed of the discovery by Joseph Hedges, international program manager, City of San Jose Office of Economic Development. It was found at a San Jose metal shop.
Universal condemnation and shock at theft of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue from San Jose public park
The recent stealing of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue located in San Jose’s Guadalupe River Park has not just shocked the Indian American community but also the president of the Sister Cities International Foundation and Chair Emeritus, Global Envoy for the Sister Cities International Network Tim Quigley, who termed it “an assault.”
B.V. Doshi leaves behind irreplaceable void in architecture industry
Balakrishna Vithaldas Doshi, who was the first Indian to bag the Pritzker Prize, considered architecture’s highest honor, has passed away leaving behind an irreplaceable void in the architecture industry.
Sacked Amazon employees in India break down, ‘crying in office’
As Amazon announced its decision to lay off 18,000 employees globally including nearly 1,000 in India, reports have surfaced that some of the impacted employees broke down and were left “crying in the office” when they heard they have been asked to go.
Relief for Johnson & Johnson in India, Bombay High Court allows baby powder banned by FDA
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday quashed the Maharashtra FDA’s order cancelling the licence of pharma giant Johnson & Johnson to manufacture its baby powder from the Mulund plant.
Bengaluru received $10.8 billion in start-up funding in 2022, tops Indian cities list
Bengaluru topped the start-up funding chart in India with $10.8 billion in 2022, followed by Mumbai at $3.9 billion, and Gurugram at a distant $2.6 billion.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A right-of-center pluralist with a firmly Hindu worldview
Mayank Chhaya- As India marks former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 97th birth anniversary on December 25, he ought to be viewed as one of the finest practitioners of India’s enlightened pluralism as embedded in its ancient civilization rather than an obligation as mandated by the constitution of a young nation-state. He died on August […]
Veteran film, theatre and television actor Vikram Gokhale passes away at 77
Veteran Bollywood, Marathi films, stage and television actor Vikram Gokhale breathed his last at a private hospital here on Saturday, Nov. 26 his family announced. He was 77.
Boost for Mumbai-Pune Hyperloop project
State officials appear positive but experts warn that this is yet unproven technology Ritu Jha A plan to have high-speed transportation between Mumbai and Pune in India got a fillip when Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of Maharashtra, the state these expanding cities are in, visited the Hyperloop test site in Las […]
