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Immigration reform bill lands in Congress; will cut green card wait

VeenaFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

by VeenaFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 202102635

New York, Feb 19 (IANS) Democrats introduced on Thursday a comprehensive immigration reform bill that wants to allow more permanent immigrant status or green cards for

Books

A true story of love lost & found during WWII

VeenaFebruary 13, 2021February 13, 2021

by VeenaFebruary 13, 2021February 13, 202102483

New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) “Raj & Norah” is not only a thrilling account of love found, lost and reclaimed in the midst of World War

Bollywood

Mia Khalifa questions the silence of ‘Mrs Jonas’ on farmers’ agitation

VeenaFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 2021

by VeenaFebruary 8, 2021February 8, 202102492

Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Lebanese-American former adult star Mia Khalifa on Monday commented on Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ silence over the farmers’ agitation in India, even as

Books

Penguin to publish 1st novel by Jhumpa Lahiri in nearly a decade

VeenaFebruary 7, 2021February 7, 2021

by VeenaFebruary 7, 2021February 7, 202103315

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Penguin Random House India announced on Friday the forthcoming publication of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Man Booker Prize-shortlisted author Jhumpa Lahiri’s marvelous new

NRI News

Indian govt responds after Rihanna, Greta, other celebrities extend support to farmers’ protest

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by VeenaFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 202102581

New Delhi/Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Celebrities Rihanna, Greta Thunberg, US Vice President Kamala Harris’ niece Meena Harris and some international celebrities, on Wednesday extended their support

NRI News

NASA appoints Bhavya Lal acting chief of staff

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by VeenaFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 202102581

Washington, Feb 2 (IANS) NASA has named Indian-American Bhavya Lal, who oversaw the agency’s transition under the administration of US President Joe Biden, as the space

NRI News

Biden spokesperson condemns Gandhi statue desecration

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by VeenaFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 202102098

New York, Feb 2 (IANS) US President Joe Biden’s Press Secretary Jen Psaki has condemned the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in California and

NRI News

8-yr-old in Johns Hopkins’ brightest students in the world list

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by VeenaJanuary 29, 2021January 29, 202102593

New York, Jan 29 (IANS) Advay Misra, 8, an Indian American student in New York, has been named among 1,400 of the “brightest students in the

Immigration NRI News

Huge relief for spouses of H1B workers, Biden nixes Trump plan to end H4 work permits

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by VeenaJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 202103446

New York, Jan 27 (IANS) “Withdrawn”. A single word on a thick bureaucratic file on the seventh day of the Biden administration delivered a huge win

Movie Review

The White Tiger: Witty, heart-rending, entertaining

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by VeenaJanuary 23, 2021January 23, 202101885

The White Tiger (film on Netflix); Cast: Adarsh Gourav, Priyanka Chopra, Rajkummar Rao, Mahesh Manjrekar, Vijay Maurya, Swaroop Sampat, Direction: Ramin Bahrani; Rating: * *