is | NRI Pulse - Part 226

India's democracy allows for fetishised nationalism, knee-jerk rejectionism

VeenaNovember 27, 2015

by VeenaNovember 27, 201502637

By Mayank Chhaya India, or at least parts of it, is going through a weird phase of fetishised nationalism and knee-jerk rejectionism. The divide is

NRI News

Indian-American offloaded from flight over 'bomb hoax' in Pakistan

VeenaNovember 27, 2015

by VeenaNovember 27, 201502931

Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) An Indian-American man travelling to Washington via Doha was offloaded from a Qatar Airways flight at Islamabad airport on Friday after

City News

Glowing Tributes Paid to VHP Leader Ashok Singhal at Chinmaya Mission Atlanta

VeenaNovember 25, 2015

by VeenaNovember 25, 201504030

REPORT & PHOTOS BY MAHADEV DESAI Atlanta, GA: A prayer ceremony was organized for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Ashok Singhal at Chinmaya Mission,

Bollywood

India is my country, I love it, I feel fortunate for being born here, and this is where I am staying: Aamir Khan

VeenaNovember 25, 2015

by VeenaNovember 25, 201502919

Mumbai, Nov 25 (IANS) Trying to put to rest a huge row over his comment on “growing despondency”, Bollywood actor-producer Aamir Khan said on Wednesday

Bollywood

I was acute Hepatitis B patient: Amitabh Bachchan

VeenaNovember 23, 2015

by VeenaNovember 23, 201503477

Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Megastar and Unicef ambassador for Hepatitis B awareness program Amitabh Bachhan on Monday said he was an acute patient of hepatitis

NRI News

Paris attacks: Photo depicting Sikh man as terrorist condemned

VeenaNovember 19, 2015

by VeenaNovember 19, 201502197

New York, Nov 19 (IANS) The US Sikh community has condemned a doctored photograph on social media that falsely depicted a Sikh-Canadian journalist as a

NRI News

Indian-American rapper performs in Paris post attacks

VeenaNovember 18, 2015

by VeenaNovember 18, 201502212

Paris, Nov 18 (IANS) An Indian-American rapper, Himanshu Suri, performed in Paris after questions were raised over safety in the French capital following November 13

Health

Child with drug-resistant TB treated successfully at John Hopkins

VeenaNovember 16, 2015

by VeenaNovember 16, 201502198

Dr Sanjay Jain. New York, Nov 16 (IANS) A team of specialists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Centre, including one of Indian origin, has successfully treated

Features

India is extraordinary, but complicated: Padma Lakshmi

VeenaNovember 16, 2015

by VeenaNovember 16, 201504711

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) She’s a proud Indian. Supermodel, TV host, producer, cookbook author and actor Padma Lakshmi, who embarked on a glamour-filled journey

City News

Historic Diwali Celebrations at the GA State Capitol by BAPS

VeenaNovember 15, 2015

by VeenaNovember 15, 201502873

BY MAHADEV DESAI Photos by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha Atlanta, GA: For the first time ever, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, under the vision and inspiration of