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Two Indian-Americans summit Mount Everest during deadliest climbing season

VeenaMay 31, 2019May 31, 2019

by VeenaMay 31, 2019May 31, 201903442

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, May 31, 2019: Two Indian-American climbers made it safely to the summit of Mount Everest and back, in a

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Former US Ambassador S. Jaishankar replaces Sushma Swaraj as External Affairs Minister

VeenaMay 31, 2019June 1, 2019

by VeenaMay 31, 2019June 1, 201902017

BY VEENA RAO New Delhi, May 31: Former US Ambassador S. Jaishankar will be the External Affairs Minister in Modi’s new government. V. Muraleedharan has

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KFC looking into plant-based chicken alternatives

VeenaMay 31, 2019May 31, 2019

by VeenaMay 31, 2019May 31, 201902256

Washington, May 31 (IANS) KFC, an American fast-food chain known for its crispy fried chicken, is looking into plant-based protein alternatives, after ‘meatless meat’ has been

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7 Indian-American kids are Spelling Bee co-champions

VeenaMay 31, 2019May 31, 2019

by VeenaMay 31, 2019May 31, 201903192

New York, May 31 (IANS) Seven Indian-origin kids, along with an American, have been declared co-champions of the US National Spelling Bee after the tie among

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Indian man dies after setting himself on fire near White House

VeenaMay 30, 2019May 31, 2019

by VeenaMay 30, 2019May 31, 201903573

UPDATE (May 31, 3.00 pm/Staff): Washington D.C. police think Arnav Gupta could have been high on a drug called K2, which was laced with PCP, reports TMZ.

Immigration

Lawmakers reintroduce legislation to protect work authorizations for H-4 visa holders

VeenaMay 30, 2019May 30, 2019

by VeenaMay 30, 2019May 30, 201902390

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Atlanta, GA, May 30, 2019: Representatives Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18) and Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) have reintroduced the H-4 Employment Protection Act, legislation

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Fake social media accounts set up in Raghuram Rajan’s name

VeenaMay 30, 2019May 30, 2019

by VeenaMay 30, 2019May 30, 201902053

New York, May 30 (IANS) Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan is not on social media, except for a LinkedIn account, but fake

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Three charged in million-dollar elder fraud scheme

VeenaMay 29, 2019May 29, 2019

by VeenaMay 29, 2019May 29, 201902625

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, May 29, 2019: An Indian from Ghaziabad and two Indian American men were arrested recently for allegedly participating in

Bollywood

Salman poster child of toxic masculinity, says Sona

VeenaMay 29, 2019May 29, 2019

by VeenaMay 29, 2019May 29, 201902448

Mumbai, May 27 (IANS) Singer Sona Mohapatra has called out superstar Salman Khan for taking a “low dig” at actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who walked out

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Time magazine in about-face now says ‘Modi has united India’

VeenaMay 29, 2019May 29, 2019

by VeenaMay 29, 2019May 29, 201913573

New York, May 29 (IANS) Time magazine, which published a cover story before the Indian election calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi the “Divider in Chief”, has