DALLAS, Texas: In a show of overwhelming support to Telugu Association of North America (TANA)'s 19th Convention in Dallas (first time), more than 600 people turned up at the kick-off for the fundraising event held at Lindero Ranch in Irving.
Telugu Association of North Texas (TANTEX), the local Telugu Association is co-host of this convention. Manjulata Kanneganti, TANA South West...
NEWPORT BEACH: It was a star studded event at the second annual gala benefit for the Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases (FPID). The gala chose posh Island Hotel in Newport Beach as its home for the night. And what a night!
The ballroom was packed to capacity. The evening was kicked off with a fashion show featuring the latest designs...
SANTA CLARA: Narendra Pathak of Sunnyvale, California was 4th time re-appointed to the Council on Equal Employment Opportunities (CEEO) by the Santa Clara County, Board of Supervisors. Board of Supervisors confirmed the appointment on August 21.
Pathak was sworn into office September 10 for a term that expires June 30, 2016. A native of Karamsad, Gujarat State, India, Narendra Pathak...
LOS ANGELES: Two days of festivities were filled with Vedic rituals, Satvic food fest, bhajans, Bharatnatyam, live music, native Aztec spiritual dancers, Paramahamsa Nithyananda's message & blessings, Mayor's visit and eNVidyalya children performing unique and creative yoga.
November 9 was auspicious for devotees and followers from all around California who joined in the celebrations of the 5th Anniversary of the...
WASHINGTON: Ami Bera today won the closely contested Congressional election from California, creating history by becoming only the third Indian-American ever to have been elected to the US House of Representatives.While the counting of votes is still going on, local daily Sacramento Bee said that Bera, a physician by profession, has defeated incumbent Republican Dan Lungren for the election...
NEW YORK: India-born former Goldman Sachs Director Rajat Gupta, who was handed down a two-year prison sentence on insider trading charges by a US court, has filed an appeal against his conviction.Gupta, 63, has appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, seeking to overturn his conviction on charges of conspiracy and securities fraud.According to the...
NEW DELHI: Never felt "far away" from India, Aung San Suu Kyi today said as she had an emotional return to her alma mater here where she talked passionately about her vision for a democratic Myanmar."I feel myself partly a citizen of India, a citizen of love and honor," 67-year-old Suu Kyi said, addressing "my girls" in Lady Sri...
SHILLONG: The National Commission for Women today said it would take up with the External Affairs Ministry the death of the Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in Ireland after doctors allegedly refused to terminate her 17-week pregnancy on the ground that it was a 'Catholic country'."Indian Government should take action and I will take it up with the External Affairs...
LAHORE: A Pakistani government committee has endorsed the renaming of a roundabout in Lahore after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh despite stiff opposition from extremist groups like the Jamaat-ud-Dawah.About two weeks ago, the City District Government of Lahore had put on hold a move to rename Shadman Chowk after Bhagat Singh due to objections from hardline groups like the JuD...
NEW DELHI: Pakistan may be keen on a visit by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but that is unlikely to happen, given India's "sense of hurt" caused by Mumbai terror attacks, a highly placed government source said here today.Noting that there was "enthusiasm" on part of Pakistan leadership to see Singh visiting that country, the source said, "We are receiving...