RCB’s WPL 2026 Win and the Season That Showed Women’s Cricket’s Rise
BY MAHADEV DESAI Weeks after Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted the Women’s Premier League 2026 trophy, the tournament still stands as one of the most memorable
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Indians on ICE Hold After Seizure of Dried Poppy Pods Shipment
NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Wood Ridge, NJ, February 16, 2026: Two Wood-Ridge residents have been charged with drug distribution offences after federal and local authorities
SAT vs ACT: How To Create The Best Testing Plan For You
BY KRISTEN MOON* Standardized testing can feel like one of the most overwhelming parts of the college process—but with the right strategy and timing, it
Salman Khan Calls for Urgent Reskilling as AI Threatens Millions of Jobs
NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Salman Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy and a prominent voice on the future of artificial intelligence, is warning that
UC Berkeley Student Found Dead Six Days After Disappearance
NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Berkeley, CA, February 15, 2026: In a tragic development, Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22-year-old Indian-origin graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, was found
UC Berkeley Student Saketh Sreenivasaiah Reported Missing; Police Launch Search
NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Berkeley, CA, February 14, 2026: Authorities in California are searching for Saketh Sreenivasaiah, a 22-year-old Indian-origin graduate student at the University
A Daughter Remembers: Inside Arundhati Roy’s Mother Mary Comes to Me
BY VEENA RAO* “In these pages, my mother, my gangster, shall live. She was my shelter and my storm.” Arundhati Roy’s exquisite memoir Mother Mary
Advocacy Groups Urge Kennesaw State to Drop Charges Against Student Protesters
NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Kennesaw, GA, February 13, 2026: Civil rights organizations are calling on Kennesaw State University (KSU) to drop disciplinary charges against students
BAGA Celebrates Saraswati Puja with Vibrant Community Participation
BY NAMITA DOGRA SUDAN Cumming, GA, February 13, 2026: Living in America has many advantages, but for Indian Americans, one of its greatest gifts is
Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller Welcomes Buddhist Monks on 2,300-Mile “Walk for Peace”
NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Aruna Miller Welcomes Buddhist Monks on 2,300-Mile “Walk for Peace” Annapolis, MD, Feb. 12, 2026 — Maryland Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller