CHICAGO: Bollywood film aficionados from Chicagoland and neighboring States were treated to an array of stellar films, acclaimed artists, and energetic parties during the 3rd annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival held in Chicago at different locations.
The four-day festival held its Opening Night on September 20 with a star-studded Red Carpet reception followed by the North American premiere of...
NEWARK, CA: Natasha Malhotra, from University of California, Davis won the title Miss India Star 2012 organized by Swagat Foundation in partnership with India Waves TV Network at Hilton Newark on Saturday, September 29, 2012.
Scholarship prize of $10000 was shared among the first five winners. The First Runner-Up was Sakshi Sharma of Sacramento State University and Second Runner-Up was...
SAN JOSE, CA: Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal gave a stunning performance at the October 7 concert at San Jose Center of Performing Arts. The concert was part of a pan national event organized by AAPI to bring all local chapters together and hold an educational and entertainment event. Events were held in nine different cities and highlights were educational...
SANTA FE, N.M.: Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's administration has agreed to settle a lawsuit and not revive a plan to cancel the driver's licenses of immigrants who fail to verify whether they still live in the state.
The administration announced the program last year but it was suspended by a state district court in Santa Fe after the Mexican American...
DENVER: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would end an Obama administration policy allowing some young illegal immigrants to stay in the country and work, though anyone already granted a reprieve from possible deportation wouldn't see that permission revoked.
Romney told The Denver Post that people who are able to earn the two-year reprieves to stay and work wouldn't be in...
NEW DELHI: Raising its concerns over visa problems being faced by IT professionals in the UK, India has said the proposed visa measures by Britain may affect profitability and competitiveness of Indian companies.
The issue came up for discussion during a meeting of Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and visiting Lord Mayor of London David Wootton here.
Sharma raised issues...
Her dream of making a house for her life partner remains unfulfilled, says Rani Mukerji, drawing an interesting comparison between herself and her character in her forthcoming film Aiyyaa.Rani is a dreamer and so is Meenakshi Deshpande, her character in Aiyyaa."I am quite a dreamer. I think we all are dreamers. We all don't like to live a practical...
Akshay Kumar, known as Bollywood's Khiladi following his on-screen daredevilry and his string of Khiladi films, says he would love to give the title to his 10-year-old son Aarav in future."I would give this title Khiladi to my son after another 24 years," Akshay told reporters during the trailer launch of his upcoming film Khiladi 786.
He thanks filmmaker duo...
Priyanka Chopra's In My City, which also features Black Eyed Peas singer Will.i.am, was launched on September 13.Joseph Gordon-Levitt is humming Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra's debut single In My City these days. The Hollywood actor, whose new film Looper is set to release in India, says he will soon add the song to his iPod list."I came across Priyanka's...
CHICAGO: A political wing of Indian Americans in Chicagoland, Indo American Democratic Organization in Chicago land (IADO), celebrated thirty three yeas of its existence with a gala banquet at Holiday Inn in Skokie with lot of enthusiasm and fanfare in the light of approaching Presidential elections in November.
Besides, a good number of IADO members and supporters, the event was...