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India-born, Georgia-bred Ghazala Hashmi becomes first Muslim woman elected to Virginia State Senate

VeenaNovember 6, 2019November 6, 2019

by VeenaNovember 6, 2019November 6, 201903512

BY VEENA RAO Atlanta, GA, November 6, 2019: India-born, Georgia-bred Ghazala Hashmi created history becoming the first Muslim woman elected to the Virginia state senate.

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Overseas Citizens of India can now enroll in National Pension Scheme

VeenaNovember 4, 2019November 4, 2019

by VeenaNovember 4, 2019November 4, 201903130

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has now permitted Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) to enroll in the National

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Gang leader sentenced to 37 years for armed home invasions that targeted Indians in Atlanta and across the US

VeenaNovember 2, 2019November 4, 2019

by VeenaNovember 2, 2019November 4, 201908346

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, November 2, 2019: A Texas woman was sentenced to 37 years in prison for her role as the leader

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US-based Indian engineer in Green Card backlog dies; pregnant wife rendered out of status

VeenaNovember 1, 2019November 1, 2019

by VeenaNovember 1, 2019November 1, 201906235

Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) A US-based software engineer, whose name was listed in the Green Card backlog, died suddenly and as a result, his pregnant wife

Indian-American White House official caught in impeachment crossfire

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by VeenaOctober 31, 2019October 31, 201904459

New York, Oct 31 (IANS) An Indian-American White House official has been caught in the crossfire of internal politics arising from the Ukraine controversy that has

WhatsApp confirms Israeli spyware snooped on Indians

VeenaOctober 31, 2019October 31, 2019

by VeenaOctober 31, 2019October 31, 201903925

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) As Facebook-owned WhatsApp sued Israeli cyber intelligence company NSO Group this week that exploited its video calling system to snoop on

Indian-American among 2019-2020 White House Fellows

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by VeenaOctober 30, 2019October 30, 201903159

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, October 30, 2019: An Indian-American gastroenterologist from New York is among 15 people appointed to the prestigious 2019-2020 Class

She wanted to fly, I let her fly: Kalpana Chawla’s dad

VeenaOctober 29, 2019October 29, 2019

by VeenaOctober 29, 2019October 29, 201903515

Mumbai, Oct 28 (IANS) February 1, 2003 was a memorable day for every Indian who was watching the return of the Space Shuttle Columbia flight

In a first, Diwali celebrated at Washington airport

VeenaOctober 28, 2019October 28, 2019

by VeenaOctober 28, 2019October 28, 201903999

Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) In a historic first, Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, was celebrated at the Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), which was