WASHINGTON, DC: The Sikh community strongly voiced their concerns in Washington DC by meeting with over 20 members of Congress, the members of the Executive branch to advocate for Sikh civil and human rights at the 4th Annual Sikh Summit from Oct 1-3.
In the wake of the killings of six Sikhs in Wisconsin, Sikh members expressed their concern and...
NEW YORK: Indian Americans of New York recently lauded the community service of Frank Seddio at a ceremony in New York City. Samir Chopra President- Elect said " Frank is a wonderful community servant who has worked diligently for the betterment of society having served the people of State of NY, the courts and the New York State Assembly....
CHICAGO: Hindi Lovers Club proudly celebrated 'Hindi Divas' on Sunday, October 7 at the Indo American Center, Chicago. The program included Musical Welcome by VNS Arts Group. Attendees were served snacks and dinner during the event.
Prominent community members who attended this event were Naren Patel, CEO, Medstar Lab, Santosh Kumar, Executive Director Metropolitan Asian Family Services, Dr. Subhash Pandey...
The friends met again. Money Patel was in bad mood. "I am concerned what is happening back home in India?," he said to Chaudhry, "My fellow Indians were fans of Hollywood movies, American fashion, designs etc, even shoes, but what is happening now? American politics is sweeping through minds and hearts of Indians.
The presidential campaign debate between President Obama...
LAS VEGAS: A new Hindu temple, Sri Sri Radha-Govinda Temple, is coming up in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA), also known as "Sin City".
"Groundbreaking and blessing of the site" ceremony of this Temple was held on Saturday October 14, which included bhumi pujan (earth worship), kirtan (sacred chant), fire yajna, etc.
According to reports, this temple will form part of a...
NEWARK, CA: As a prelude to Diwali and in celebrations leading to Durga Puja, most weekends are filled with denizens dancing to the tunes of Dandiya and Garba songs all over the Bay area. One of the leading Dandiyas is organized by Small Steps Foundation (SSF). This year SSF organized Dandiya on October 13 at Newark Memorial's hall packed...
STOCKTON, CA: Congressional candidate Ricky Gill (R-Lodi) holds a 46-45 lead over incumbent Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), according to a poll of likely voters conducted from September 30 to October 2.
The poll, conducted by the Tarrance Group finds that Gill has overtaken McNerney with only one month remaining until the election. Nine percent of likely voters remain undecided.
Gill leads...
NEW DELHI: Arvind Kejriwal and some activists were today detained by police after they were stopped from marching towards the Prime Minister's residence demanding resignation and arrest of Union Minister Salman Khurshid over allegations of irregularities by an NGO run by him.Kejriwal along with about 70 activists of Rashtriya Vikalang Party (RVP) marched from Janpath to Prime Minister Manmohan...
LONDON: Law Minister Salman Khurshid today lashed out at Arvind Kejriwal describing him as a man possessed with "burning ambition" who "should know that the free ride is over".Responding to allegations leveled by Kejriwal about "money bungling" by a trust run by him and his wife Louise, Khurshid said that he would be "happy to engage in direct battle"...
UNITED NATIONS: Senior BJP leader L K Advani has made a strong case for reform of the UN Security Council, emphasizing that it should be expanded to include nations willing to share responsibility of combating global threats like terrorism and piracy and help in maintaining security.Advani stressed on the need for addressing the deficit in global governance, noting that...