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Year: 2016
Indian Americans
Indian American Pavithra Nagarajan Nominated as Presidential Scholar of the Arts
MIAMI, FL (February 2016) –The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) recently announced the nominees for the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, which is one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. Indian […]
Indian Americans
Indian-origin Masood Khan wins $3.1 million discrimination suit against Chicago PD
Indian-Origin Masood Khan among 47 immigrants who were rejected by the Chicago Police Department to be a police officer for being foreign-born have won the discrimination case brought forward by the US Justice Department. Chicago taxpayers will spend $3.1 […]
Indian Americans
Entertainment
Indian American Neel Sethi shines in ‘The Jungle Book’ trailer
Los Angeles, Filmmaker Jon Favreau’s upcoming 3D live-animation adventure fantasy film ‘The Jungle Book,’ starring 12-year-old Neel Sethi as Mowgli, shows the Indian-American boy running for his life while surviving among various species of animals […]
India
Rescued Siachen Soldier Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad Dies of Multiple Organ Failure
NEW DELHI – Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad died here Feb. 11, three days after he was found miraculously alive under 35 feet of ice for six long days in the treacherous Siachen glacier. President Pranab […]
India
Europe
William and Kate to visit Taj
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate are expected to visit Taj Mahal in April this year. It will be the first time after Lady Diana who visited 24 years ago that […]
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Entertainment
Ghayal Once Again | Movie Review
Storyline: Ghayal once again (previously known as ghayal returns) is an upcoming indian action drama film directed by rahul rawail and produced by dharmendra. it is the sequel to 1990 super-hit film ghayal. Ghayal Once Again […]
Entertainment
Sonam Kapoor to Direct a Film About Incredible Stories of Strong Women
MUMBAI — Actress Sonam Kapoor, who aspires to be a director, says she will direct incredible stories about strong women. “I will certainly turn director as I think there are more women required in that field. […]
Entertainment
Entertainment
Fitoor Official Trailer | Aditya Roy Kapur | Katrina Kaif | Tabu | In Cinemas Feb. 12
Fitoor starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif and Tabu is directed by Abhishek Kapoor and releases on February 12, 2016. This story follows a young Kashmiri boy Noor, his muse Firdaus and a mercurial Begum, […]
Asia
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COUNTER TERRORISM
Headley Confirms Ishrat Jahan Was Let Operative
MUMBAI – Pakistani-American terrorist-turned-informant David Coleman Headley Feb. 11 said Thane collegian Ishrat Jahan, shot dead in an alleged shootout with police in 2004, was a Lashkar-e-Taiba member and hinted that she could have been […]
Indian Americans
4 Indian-Americans Selected To US National Academy Of Engineering
WASHINGTON: Four Indian-Americans have been selected to the prestigious US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) to be part of its new list of 80 members for their valuable contributions to the society. Anil K Jain, Dr […]
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Entertainment
‘Sarbjit’ Movie: Randeep Hooda’s Transformation Surprises All
Actor Randeep Hooda has lost 18 kg in just 28 days for his upcoming film “Sarbjit”, the film’s director Omung Kumar has revealed. PLS DONT TRY THIS HOME!! My #weightloss was done under strict supervision […]
Indian Americans
Indian American Professor Devises Method to Locate Dark Matter
NEW YORK — An Indian American professor has devised a new method to characterize dark matter that can help hunt for the mysterious space phenomenon. Sukanya Chakrabarti, assistant professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in […]
Business & Economics
Indian Americans
Women Have Different Causes, Symptoms of Heart Attacks: Cardiologist Laxmi Mehta
WASHINGTON — The American Heart Association has for the first time issued a scientific statement on female heart attacks, underscoring knowledge gaps and outlining the priority steps needed to better understand and treat heart disease in women. […]
COUNTER TERRORISM
David Headley Deposes To Indian Court
Two LeT Attempts To Attack Mumbai Before 26/11 Failed
In the first deposition on a terror act from foreign soil, Pakistani-American LeT operative David Headley on Monday told a court via video-link that Pakistani terrorists attempted to attack Mumbai twice before the 26/11 strikes that killed 166 people […]