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Youth

Junior year checklist: It helps to begin your senior year with a plan

VeenaApril 3, 2019April 3, 2019

by VeenaApril 3, 2019April 3, 201904046

BY KRISTEN MOON | MOON PREP* Junior year is a turning point for many families because it marks the year when college planning activities begin to consume your

City News

Atlanta based Indian gets 16 months prison for call-center scam

VeenaApril 3, 2019April 5, 2019

by VeenaApril 3, 2019April 5, 2019015145

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, April 3, 2019: Mehboob Mansurali Charania of Tucker, GA has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for his

Health

Is iodized salt increasing risk of high blood pressure, ADHD?

VeenaApril 2, 2019April 2, 2019

by VeenaApril 2, 2019April 2, 201902841

Agra, April 2 (IANS) While universal iodization of salt helped control iodine deficiency disorders, it could be increasing the risk of high blood pressure — a

Bollywood

India is one of the best places on Earth: Avengers star Chris Hemsworth

VeenaApril 2, 2019April 2, 2019

by VeenaApril 2, 2019April 2, 201903529

Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth is in awe of India, and says it is one of the best places on the planet. Hemsworth

NRI News

Two Indian-origin men, 7 cops indicted in U-visa fraud & drug charges

VeenaApril 1, 2019April 1, 2019

by VeenaApril 1, 2019April 1, 201903617

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, April 1, 2019: Officials say nine individuals, including two men of Indian origin and seven South Carolina seven law

Features

US-returned techie activist to take on PM Modi in Varanasi

VeenaApril 1, 2019April 1, 2019

by VeenaApril 1, 2019April 1, 201905036

BY SUPRIYA D G | NRI Pulse Atlanta, GA, April 1, 2019: A former software engineer from Seattle, Washington has decided to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi

NRI News

Motel owner pleads guilty to selling crack cocaine from his businesses

VeenaMarch 30, 2019March 30, 2019

by VeenaMarch 30, 2019March 30, 201903879

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, March 30, 2019: Jayesh Patel, 49, of Liverpool, New York admitted this week to selling crack cocaine from two

Business

Walt Disney appoints Indian-American as CFO and president of business operations

VeenaMarch 30, 2019March 30, 2019

by VeenaMarch 30, 2019March 30, 201904138

NRI Pulse Staff Report The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) recently announced that Ravi Ahuja will join the senior leadership team of Walt Disney Television

Bollywood

My courage is my beauty: Acid attack survivor Laxmi

VeenaMarch 29, 2019March 29, 2019

by VeenaMarch 29, 2019March 29, 201904116

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal says her strength and courage define her beauty. Laxmi was here at the India Runway Week

Movie Review

Notebook is Salman Khan’s purest ode to love

VeenaMarch 29, 2019March 29, 2019

by VeenaMarch 29, 2019March 29, 201902574

By Subhash K. Jha Film: Notebook; Starring: Pranutan Behl, Zaheer Iqbal; Director: Nitin Kakkar; Rating: ****(4 stars) It is significant that Salman Khan is a