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Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal Joins California Governor’s Race

VeenaAugust 26, 2025August 26, 2025

by VeenaAugust 26, 2025August 26, 202502045

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Sacramento, CA, August 26, 2025: Silicon Valley is stepping into California politics once again. Tech entrepreneur Ethan Agarwal, best known for

Books

When Baggage Becomes Lessons

VeenaAugust 26, 2025August 26, 2025

by VeenaAugust 26, 2025August 26, 202501927

BY KIAN KASSAM* In the following excerpt from his travel memoir, Bottles & Waves, author Kian Kassam turns the simple act of traveling with luggage

NRI News

Navika 2025: A Global Homecoming for Kannadigas

VeenaAugust 25, 2025August 25, 2025

by VeenaAugust 25, 2025August 25, 202503148

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Lakeland, FL, August 25, 2025: The spirit of Karnataka travels wherever its people go—woven into their songs, spoken in their mother tongue,

Features

Has Distance Become the Greatest Divide Between Diaspora Children and their Parents?

VeenaAugust 23, 2025August 23, 2025

by VeenaAugust 23, 2025August 23, 202507679

BY MANVI PANT A frantic phone call at 4 A.M. informed Rajiv of his father’s passing. “We spoke yesterday. He was alright,” the thought lingered

City News

Festival of India 2025: A Sea of Unity and Celebration

VeenaAugust 22, 2025August 30, 2025

by VeenaAugust 22, 2025August 30, 202502956

BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE Duluth, GA, August 22, 2025: Georgia’s Indian American community turned out in full strength for the 29th Annual Festival of India, hosted

City News Features

Falsely Branded a Kidnapper, Mahendra Patel Demands Justice—and a Public Apology

VeenaAugust 19, 2025August 19, 2025

by VeenaAugust 19, 2025August 19, 2025113389

BY VEENA RAO* Kennesaw, GA, August 19, 2025: For Mahendra “Mick” Patel, a 57-year-old Kennesaw resident and longtime community volunteer, a routine trip to Walmart

Business

Fired by Musk at Twitter, Parag Agrawal Bounces Back with $30M AI Startup

VeenaAugust 19, 2025August 19, 2025

by VeenaAugust 19, 2025August 19, 202507148

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Palo Alto, CA, August 19, 2025: Nearly three years after being unceremoniously ousted by Elon Musk during his $44 billion takeover

NRI News

Five Indian-Americans Charged with Sex Trafficking, Forced Child Labor and Visa Fraud

VeenaAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025

by VeenaAugust 18, 2025August 18, 202501795

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Omaha, Nebraska, August 18, 2025: Federal prosecutors have charged five Indian-American hotel and business owners in Nebraska with sex trafficking, labor

NRI News

Georgia Man Arrested in $900,000 Elder Fraud and Trafficking Scheme

VeenaAugust 17, 2025November 12, 2025

by VeenaAugust 17, 2025November 12, 20250294

NRI PULSE STAFF REPORT Savannah, GA, August 17, 2025: A Georgia man has been arrested in connection with a months-long fraud and exploitation scheme that

Movie Review

War 2 Review: Spectacle for the Eyes, Migraine for the Mind

VeenaAugust 16, 2025August 16, 2025

by VeenaAugust 16, 2025August 16, 202501425

BY NAMITA DOGRA SUDAN* Released on August 14th, just ahead of India’s Independence Day weekend, War 2 marks the sixth chapter in Yash Raj Films’ ever-expanding Spy