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I Have A Dream: Stories of Martin Luther King Jr and Rosa Parks in Bharatnatyam form

VeenaApril 15, 2019April 15, 2019

by VeenaApril 15, 2019April 15, 201902342

San Francisco, April 15 (IANS) A popular California-based South Indian classical dance group will tell the stories of American activists Rosa Parks and Martin Luther

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3 Indian teams win awards at NASA rover challenge

VeenaApril 15, 2019April 15, 2019

by VeenaApril 15, 2019April 15, 201902259

Washington, April 15 (IANS) Three Indian student teams won awards in NASA’s annual Human Exploration Rover Challenge at the US Space and Rocket Centre in

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Tax filing: Congressman Ami Bera offers help

VeenaApril 15, 2019April 15, 2019

by VeenaApril 15, 2019April 15, 201902541

San Francisco, April 15 (IANS) Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera has offered to help the residents of California’s Sacramento County who might be having issues with

Bollywood

Netflix amps up India slate with 10 new original films

VeenaApril 15, 2019April 15, 2019

by VeenaApril 15, 2019April 15, 201902730

Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Continuing its investment in Indian content, global streaming giant Netflix on Monday announced a slate of 10 new original films, across

Movie Review

‘Vinci Da’ most original thriller of India

VeenaApril 14, 2019April 14, 2019

by VeenaApril 14, 2019April 14, 201902807

Film: “Vinci Da” (Bengali); Cast: Rudranil Ghosh, Ritwick Chakraborty, Anirban Bhattacharya, Sohini Sarkar; Director: Srijit Mukherjee; Rating: **** ½ (four and a half stars) Two

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ICE created fake FB profiles to nab Indian students; violated guidelines

VeenaApril 12, 2019April 12, 2019

by VeenaApril 12, 2019April 12, 201902925

London, April 12 (IANS) Waking up from slumber, Facebook has said that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated its guidelines by creating fake profiles

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H-1B denial rates rise significantly: 32% of new petitions denied in first quarter

VeenaApril 12, 2019April 12, 2019

by VeenaApril 12, 2019April 12, 201902782

NRI Pulse Staff Report Denial rates for H-1B petitions have increased significantly, rising from 6% in FY 2015 to 32% in the first quarter of

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Democratic National Committee appoints Rachana Desai Martin as Chief Operating Officer

VeenaApril 11, 2019April 11, 2019

by VeenaApril 11, 2019April 11, 201903682

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT The Democratic National Committee (DNC) recently announced that it has appointed Rachana Desai Martin as Chief Operating Officer. The CEO of

Books

Guru: Narendra Raval’s long walk to success

VeenaApril 11, 2019April 11, 2019

by VeenaApril 11, 2019April 11, 201906295

Guru A Long Walk to Success: An Autobiography By: Narendra Raval, Kailash Mota Bloomsbury India.ISBN HB: 978-9-3871-4687-7 Hard Cover REVIEWED BY MAHADEV DESAI This is a riveting, insightful and inspiring

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Kim Kardashian accused of cultural appropriation after she wears maang tika to church

VeenaApril 10, 2019April 10, 2019

by VeenaApril 10, 2019April 10, 201902705

Los Angeles, April 10 (IANS) Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West has courted criticism for wearing a traditional Indian maang tika, a jewelry piece worn on