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Hindu Coalition welcomes New York State Assembly’s decision to reconsider Bill that would declare the Swastika a hate symbol in school curriculum

VeenaJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

by VeenaJuly 27, 2020July 27, 202003652

New Jersey, July 27, 2020: The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) welcomed New York State Assembly’s decision to reconsider a Bill that would

Perspective

“John Lewis knew how to inspire the next generation to lead and get involved with ‘good trouble'”

VeenaJuly 27, 2020July 27, 2020

by VeenaJuly 27, 2020July 27, 202003036

BY DR. JAGDISH N. SHETH* My wife (Madhu Sheth) and I had the privilege to invite Congressman John Lewis and Ambassador Andrew Young as keynote

Bollywood

Sushant case: Kangana, Dharma Productions CEO summoned; Mahesh Bhatt next

VeenaJuly 26, 2020July 26, 2020

by VeenaJuly 26, 2020July 26, 202003344

Mumbai, July 26 (IANS) The latest Bollywood celebrities to be summoned by Mumbai Police in the Sushant Singh Rajput case are actress Kangana Ranaut and Apoorva

Movie Review

Dil Bechara: Sushant Singh Rajput leads a stellar cast

VeenaJuly 26, 2020July 26, 2020

by VeenaJuly 26, 2020July 26, 202003657

Dil Bechara (film streaming on Disney+ Hotstar); Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi, Sahil Vaid, Saswata Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee; Direction: Mukesh Chhabra; Rating: * *

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Indian-American techie held for $5.5 mn fraud in Covid relief fund

VeenaJuly 26, 2020July 26, 2020

by VeenaJuly 26, 2020July 26, 202003207

San Francisco, July 25 (IANS) US authorities have arrested Seattle-based Mukund Mohan, a serial entrepreneur and former executive at Amazon and Microsoft, for allegedly defrauding the

Bollywood

AR Rahman: ‘There is a whole gang working against me’ in Bollywood

VeenaJuly 25, 2020July 25, 2020

by VeenaJuly 25, 2020July 25, 202003349

Chennai, July 25 (IANS) Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has revealed that the reason he has been doing less work in Bollywood over the years is that

NRI News

Film-maker Mira Nair’s son Zohran set to be elected to New York State Assembly

VeenaJuly 25, 2020July 25, 2020

by VeenaJuly 25, 2020July 25, 202003327

New York, July 25 (IANS) Film-maker Mira Nair’s son Zohran Mamdani is set to be elected to the New York State Assembly after winning the Democratic

NRI News

Indian couple sues USCIS for work permit delays

VeenaJuly 25, 2020July 25, 2020

by VeenaJuly 25, 2020July 25, 202002748

Washington, July 25 (IANS) An Indian couple waiting in a years-long backlog for a green card has initiated a lawsuit against the US Citizenship and Immigration

City News

‘During a time when we all have to come together, even such a small thing as wearing a mask is made political’: Atlanta student’s stirring graduation speech

VeenaJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

by VeenaJuly 24, 2020July 24, 202003479

Atlanta, GA, July 24, 2020: Sprayberry High School Salutatorian Mashoor Al Ahammed delivered a powerful speech at his high school graduation ceremony, using his voice

City News

India’s response to the COVID-19 crisis has been timely and effective: Q&A with Consul General Dr. Swati Kulkarni

VeenaJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

by VeenaJuly 24, 2020July 24, 202002890

Consul General Dr Swati V. Kulkarni talks about India’s efforts at responding to COVID-19, US-India collaboration on developing a vaccine and the Vande Bharat mission.