WASHINGTON: Indian Americans have welcomed the re-election of the US President Barack Obama, who in his first term appointed a record number of community members to high administration posts.
Elated at his "historic victory", the Indian Americans, who voted overwhelmingly for him, hope that his second term would further strengthen India-US relationship. Even the Republicans, who campaigned against him during...
KARACHI: Making his first visit to Pakistan, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said he was captivated by the warmth of brotherhood and goodwill here as he shared his experiences in realizing his quest for ensuring an all-round development in his state.
"Pakistan and India have common history and heritage. Our bilateral relations are witnessing an all-round progress. We take...
WASHINGTON: A great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi has been elected to a State Assembly in the United States during the general elections held on November 6.
Shanti Gandhi, 72, contesting as a Republican Party candidate, defeated his Democratic rival Theodore "Ted" Ensley by nine percentage point for the Kansas's 52nd Assembly District.
He is son of late Kanti Lal, a grandson of...
WASHINGTON: The Hindu American Foundation (HAF) celebrated a historic election day as Tulsi Gabbard overwhelmingly prevailed to claim a congressional seat in the Second Congressional District of Hawaii. A Democrat, Gabbard will enter the U.S. House of Representatives as the first Hindu-American legislator nearly a half-century after Dalip Singh Saund, a Sikh, served in the same body.
Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI),...
YANGON/WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will become the first US leader to visit Myanmar this month, the strongest international endorsement of the fragile democratic transition in the Southeast Asian country after half a century of military rule.
Obama will travel to Myanmar during a November 17-20 tour of Southeast Asia that will also take him to Thailand and Cambodia, the White...
CHICAGO: While the election victory of President Barack Obama was a foregone conclusion for many an Indian American with one budding astrologer predicting a landslide for him before the results, the outcome has not induced an unmixed joy in light of the continuing economic recession and hazy employment prospects.The consensus is that the new administration will have to gear...
DAVIE FL: Former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Davie Mayor Judy Paul unveiled a seven feet tall bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 in the Town of Davie, Florida
Thousands of residents from the area including Indian American families joined the festivities despite heavy rains. It was quite a miracle that the rain stopped to...
JERSEY CITY, NJ: On Sunday, October 21, Manavi held its eighth annual Silent March. Manavi began conducting the Silent March in 2005 as a way of saluting South Asian survivors of violence during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Participants included Manavi staff, volunteers, and concerned members from the community.This year, Silent March participants marched on Newark Avenue...
CHICAGO: A collaborative public art and civic engagement project, Ten Thousand Ripples (TTR), is being presented by Changing Worlds in partnership with 10 Chicago-area neighborhoods and over a dozen community organizations.
At the center of TTR are 100 fiberglass and resin Buddha sculptures designed by award-winning artist Indira Johnson and installed at sites in 10 Chicago-area neighborhoods. Sites are chosen...
CHICAGO: An Illinois based no profit body, Chinmaya Mission's Badri and Yamunotri Centers together held their annual fundraising gala on Sunday, November 4 at Waterford Banquet Hall in Elmhurst, a northwest Chicago suburb.
Over 700 guests, Mission supporters and members, attended the event helping he mission to raise more than $200,000. Swami Sharanananda and Swami Ishwaranand of Chinmaya Mission Los...