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Pakistani origin couple did commando-style planning for San Bernardino shooting

VeenaDecember 3, 2015

by VeenaDecember 3, 201502267

Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) Investigators on Thursday hunted for motives why a heavily armed US-born county health worker and his Pakistan-born wife killed 14 people

Tech & Social Media News

Facebook, Google pitch in to help users in flood-hit Chennai

VeenaDecember 3, 2015

by VeenaDecember 3, 201502143

New York, Dec 3 (IANS) Facebook activated the “Safety Check” feature for its users in Chennai early on Thursday, while Google has compiled all critical

City News

Johns Creek Run-offs: Jay Lin Wins; Nazeera Dawood promises to continue work

VeenaDecember 2, 2015

by VeenaDecember 2, 201503628

Jay Lin NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, Dec 2: Unofficial results indicate that Jay Lin defeated Chris Coughlin in Tuesday’s run-off elections to Johns

NRI News

Four PIOs named among 100 Leading Global Thinkers

VeenaDecember 2, 2015

by VeenaDecember 2, 201502419

Washington, Dec 2 (IANS) Four persons of Indian origin are featured in Foreign Policy magazine’s list of 100 Leading Global Thinkers who have generated ideas

NRI News

Narendra Modi eighth in TIME Person of the Year Poll; Bernie Sanders leads

VeenaDecember 1, 2015

by VeenaDecember 1, 201502049

Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently among the top 10 of the TIME Person of the Year readers’ choice poll

NRI News

Disney-Pixar backs film on Hindu gods

VeenaDecember 1, 2015

by VeenaDecember 1, 201503125

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) In his quest to understand Vedic mythology, Sanjay Patel, an Indian-American, took the animation route to tell a story featuring

Bollywood

Don't think freedom of expression has ever been so threatened: Nandita Das

VeenaNovember 29, 2015

by VeenaNovember 29, 201502728

By Sugandha Rawal Panaji, Nov 29 (IANS) After superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan stirred the hornet’s nest with their comments on the

Books

Priya Parmar's novel among NYT's 100 notable books of 2015

VeenaNovember 28, 2015

by VeenaNovember 28, 201502768

Washington, Nov 28 (IANS) Indian-origin author Priya Parmar’s historical novel “Vanessa and Her Sister”, has been included in the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books

NRI News

Over 100 South Asian immigrant detainees on hunger strike

VeenaNovember 28, 2015

by VeenaNovember 28, 201502809

Washington, Nov 28 (IANS) About 110 detainees, largely from South Asia, at three immigration detention centers in Alabama and California are on hunger strike demanding

Movie Review

Tamasha – Visually bright, but low on entertainment

VeenaNovember 27, 2015

by VeenaNovember 27, 201503220

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Tamasha”; Director: Imtiaz Ali; Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Vivek Mushran and Sushma Seth; Rating: **1/2 “Tamasha” is the love story