CHICAGO: It was a pleasant surprise for staff and customers of Evia Travel Inc as Mohammad Azharuddin, Member of Parliament and former Captain of Indian cricket team visited Evia Travel's new premises at 5862 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago. He was accompanied by Iftekhar Shareef, well-known Indian community leader and FIA senior trustee.
Iftekhar Shareef mentioned that Evia Travel has successfully...
NEW YORK: Leaders of the South Asian community met to laud and support Grace Meng - poised to be the first Asian American to be elected as a member of Congress from the State of New York.
Ms. Meng currently serves in the Assembly on the Banking, Small Business and Labor Committee and if elected will be replacing Congressman Gary...
IOWA: The atmosphere was surcharged with bliss and silence on Sunday, July 22 as 96 members of the Indian Senior Group of Chicago witnessed a MahaRudra Abhishek with 121 pandits in Maharishi Vedic City, IA.
The pandits are among the 1000 pandits in Maharishi Vedic City who have been specially trained for the purpose of creating invincibility for the US...
CHICAGO: Kohinoor is coming to Chicago - not the unmatched diamond that was snatched form Indian rulers by the British 200 years ago - but Kohinoor Foods that seeks to offer the best that India could offer on platter.
Serving sixty countries across the globe, Kohinoor had come to USA over a decade ago operating from East coast. The burgeoning...
NEW YORK: American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) Drs Thakor G. Patel, Padmini Balagopal and Ranjita Misra did a study in four rural villages in India and determined that access to care and preventive care was a huge problem along with a high prevalence of diabetes and hypertension.
Four studies in rural Alamarathupatti, Samiyarpatti and Pillayar Natham in...
CHICAGO: Global Gayatri Pariwar Chicago and Gayatri Shaktipeeth Chicago celebrated Gurupurnima festival with 108 Kundi Gayatri Yagya on Sunday 15 July, from 11am to 2pm at Desplaines Lake Opeka Park.
Chief Guest Mafatbhai Patel, CEO of Patel Brothers, Honorable guest Santosh Kumar, CEO of MAFS and Invited guests Sohanbhai Joshi, Haribhai Patel, President of Bharatiya Senior Center of Chicago, inaugurated...
FLUSHING, QUEENS, NY: 25th Assembly District Leader Mrs. Uma Sengupta is a longtime Democratic activist and civic leader. Born in Kolkata, India and immigrating to the United States in 1970, she is the first woman of Indian origin to become an elected official in New York State.
She marked her sixth run for the 25th Assembly District Leader through a...
ST LOUIS: Gujarati Samaj of St. Louis organized their annual picnic at McDonald Park on Saturday July 21. Close to 200 members, friends, and well-wishers participated.
This is an annual affair with the Samaj. Beisdes a full scale social interaction and games, the highlight of the picnic was enchanting and mouth watering food. The food team was ready with Dalvada,...
JACKSON, MS: A glittering fundraising event was held in Jackson, MS on July 16 for Governor Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate for the President of United States
Governor Phil Bryant of Mississippi headed as State Campaign Chairman. Dr Sampat Shivangi, the only Indian American, served as Event Chair with others for Governor Mitt Romney's fundraising event. Dr Shivangi is also...
NEW JERSEY: The 2012 MetLife South Asian Spelling Bee continued its 11 city tour with two events in the New Jersey & DC Metro areas.
With a huge turnout this year as well, the bee attracted some top talent as well as young and new spellers that competed for the coveted prizes and titles.
"It is very heartening to see that...