Congressman Jim Himes backs bill to declare Diwali federal holiday in US
NEW YORK: Congressman Jim Himes has agreed to support a bill introduced in the US Congress to declare Diwali as a federal holiday. The Diwali...
Falguni Shah aka Falu
NEW YORK: Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falguni Shah, who goes by the stage name "Falu", and who has penned a song on Millets with...
Home to world's largest Punjabi diaspora, Canada an immigrant magnet
TORONTO: Canada is the favourite destination for Indian students - mostly from Punjab - for the simple reason that this country is home to...
Indian Americans hold Unity march in Washington ahead of PM Modi's visit
WASHINGTON DC: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic visit to the United States this week, Indian Americans in Washington held the Unity march...
Gandhi, Taj Mahal ironic stars in birth of Hindu Caucus in US Congress
WASHINGTON: Lawmakers came and held forth. On Mahatma Gandhi. On the Taj Mahal. And Indian-Americans, their riches and their achievements. Anything but Hindu-Americans. The problem:...
Canada minister
CHANDIGARH: Recognising the contribution of international students, especially students from Punjab who have been facing deportation from Canada over a case of fake documents,...
Indian-origin teen tried to get inside a house before collapsing
LONDON: British-Indian student Grace O'Malley Kumar, who was brutally stabbed, fled from her attacker into a front garden and tried to get inside a...
Dr Bharat Barai Organiser of Reagan Center Event
WASHINGTON: Dr Bharat Barai, a popular community leader and organiser of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ronald Reagan Center event in the US on Wednesday...
Indian child rights advocate wins US Dept of Labor's top award
NEW DELHI: Chennai-based lawyer and activist Lalitha Natarajan has won US Department of Labor's 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the Elimination of Child Labour. Natarajan...
Ramaswamy pledges to pardon Trump if elected in 2024
WASHINGTON:  Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who has joined the fray for the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination has vowed to "promptly" pardon indicted...