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NRI News

Four Indian-Americans among Crain's New York '40 under 40'

VeenaApril 1, 2015

by VeenaApril 1, 201501996

Washington, April 1 (IANS) Four Indian Americans figure among Crain’s 2015 class of “40 Under 40” – described as “the most talented, driven and dynamic

Books

Akhil Sharma wins $60,000 Folio literary prize

VeenaMarch 25, 2015

by VeenaMarch 25, 201502276

London, March 24 (IANS) Indian-American writer Akhil Sharma has won the second annual Folio prize for fiction for a novel which charts an emigrant family’s

Kriya Yoga Information Session

VeenaMarch 24, 2015

by VeenaMarch 24, 201502227

Event Description: Free and Open to All You are invited to attend this session to get an introduction to Kriya Yoga – most ancient meditation

Health

New rice cooking method can help tackle obesity

VeenaMarch 24, 2015

by VeenaMarch 24, 201503003

New York March 24 (IANS) Are you avoiding rice to control your weight? You may soon get to relish your favourite rice delicacies as introducing

City News

Nagesh Singh Appointed Next Consul General of India in Atlanta

VeenaMarch 22, 2015

by VeenaMarch 22, 201503763

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA: Nagesh Singh, a 1995 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service, will be the new Consul General of India

Bollywood

Censor board behaving like the Taliban: Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj

VeenaMarch 21, 2015

by VeenaMarch 21, 201501929

Mumbai, March 21 (IANS) His unabashed use of abuses and rustic lingo in his films has always added to the power of his cinema. National

Business

Infosys whistleblower says H-1B visa holders have poor skillsets; Nasscom refutes charge

VeenaMarch 20, 2015

by VeenaMarch 20, 201501953

Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) Thousands of Indian techies working in the US on H-1B visa are highly trained and skilled, the IT industry’s apex body

Books

Typical Earth citizen will soon be Indian: Organizers of new book prize

VeenaMarch 19, 2015

by VeenaMarch 19, 201502534

Hong Kong, March 19 (IANS) By 2030, the average citizen of planet Earth will be an Indian man in his mid-20s. But few people in

Bollywood

Sonakshi, Arjun grab top Golden Kela awards for worst in Indian cinema

VeenaMarch 14, 2015

by VeenaMarch 14, 201504016

Los Angeles, March 14 (IANS) While actor Arjun Kapoor was bestowed with the Worst Actor (Male) award for “Gunday” at the 7th Annual Golden Kela

NRI News

Naveen Jain's Moon Express to send first commercial robotic spacecraft to the moon

VeenaMarch 12, 2015

by VeenaMarch 12, 201504139

Washington, March 12 (IANS) Moon Express, a California-based aerospace company co-founded by Indian-American billionaire Naveen Jain, aims to send the first commercial robotic spacecraft to