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Biden, Harris condemn anti-Asian violence during Atlanta visit

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Photo credit: Emory University’s Facebook page. Washington, March 20 (IANS) US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris condemned anti-Asian violence in the country, warning against silence

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Seattle computer security consultant charged with cyberstalking 5 people

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New York, March 18 (IANS) An Indian descent cybersecurity expert has been charged in a US federal court with cyberstalking five people, including a deputy prosecutor

City News

Georgia’s Asian American leaders call for community-centered response after six Asian women are dead in spa shootings

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NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, March 17, 2021: Eight people were killed at three separate spas in North Georgia on Tuesday evening, sending shockwaves across the world.

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Indian-origin crypto investor buys $69.3 million artwork

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Photo credit: Christie’s New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Singapore-based Indian Cryptocurrency investor Metakovan has bought an artwork by digital artist Beeple for $69.3 million. Various media

Bollywood

Oscar nominations out; The White Tiger in race for Adapted Screenplay

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Los Angeles, March 15 (IANS) Writer-director Ramin Bahrani has been nominated in the Best Adapted Screenplay category at the upcoming 93rd Academy Awards, for the Adarsh

Books

Artist Raja Ravi Varma’s life comes alive in illustrated biography for kids

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BY VISHNU MAKHIJANI A prolific artist if there was one, Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906), who was closely related to the royal family of Travancore in

Features What's Cooking?

Have you had your congee today?

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Cover image credit: https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Congee BY SASI KUMAR There is a new restaurant in our neighborhood. Its main entrée is Congee with many nuances. The Chinese

Bollywood

Tasveer becomes first South Asian arts organization in the US to enter distribution space with TasveerTV

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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, March 12, 2021: Tasveer launches TasveerTV, the first-of-its-kind virtual cinema platform dedicated to South Asian content and creators. TasveerTV will serve as a

Movie Review

Roohi: This horror-comedy exhausts

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Roohi; Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor, Varun Sharma, Alexx O’Nell, Manav Vij; Direction: Hardik Mehta; Rating: * * (two stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Stree was

NRI News

Kamala Harris to participate in Quad summit with Modi

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New York, March 12 (IANS) US Vice President Kamala Harris will also participate in the first Quad summit with President Joe Biden and Prime Ministers Narendra