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Biden campaign names Vivek Murthy to COVID-19 advisory panel

VeenaMarch 24, 2020March 24, 2020

by VeenaMarch 24, 2020March 24, 202001931

Washington, March 24 (IANS) Democratic contender Joe Bidens presidential campaign has announced that it forming a Public Health Advisory Committee, which includes former US Surgeon General

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Justice Department files its first enforcement action against website selling bogus “coronavirus vaccine”

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by VeenaMarch 23, 2020March 23, 202002041

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, March 23, 2020: The Department of Justice announced on March 22 that it has taken its first action in federal

City News

Severely impacted by coronavirus crisis, Indian-American hoteliers seek urgent help from Congress

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by VeenaMarch 23, 2020March 23, 202002480

NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, March 23, 2020: The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) is urging its members to write to their Representatives

Bollywood

Priyanka Chopra participates in Janata Curfew clapping from her home in the US

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by VeenaMarch 23, 2020March 23, 202002475

Los Angeles, March 23 (IANS) Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is currently not in India, but she also participated in PM Narendra Modi’s Janata Curfew clapping initiative

Business

Marriott, Hilton furlough ‘tens of thousands’ of employees in the US

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by VeenaMarch 18, 2020March 18, 202002902

New York, March 18 (IANS) With the tourism sector taking a severe beating amid the coronavirus pandemic, Marriott International and Hilton have reportedly started furloughing “tens

Bollywood

Instagram web series ‘Firsts’ gets record 26 million views

VeenaMarch 18, 2020March 18, 2020

by VeenaMarch 18, 2020March 18, 202002694

Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) The Instagram-based web series “Firsts” has created a record by garnering 26 million views including YouTube and Facebook till date. On Instagram

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COVID-19: Seema Verma leading US telemedicine push

VeenaMarch 18, 2020March 18, 2020

by VeenaMarch 18, 2020March 18, 202002101

New York, March 18 (IANS) A top Indian American official, Seema Verma, is leading a push for a path-breaking telemedicine initiative using laptops and phones and

City News

Indian-American to head Emory University’s COVID-19 clinical trial

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by VeenaMarch 15, 2020March 15, 202004878

Photo courtesy: Jill Wu’s Twitter page. NRI Pulse Staff Report Atlanta, GA, March 15, 2020: An Indian-American professor at Emory is to head the university’s

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BAPS closing all temples in USA, Canada, Europe and Australia as response to COVID-19

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by VeenaMarch 14, 2020March 14, 202003471

Atlanta, GA, March 14, 2020: As concerns around the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic grow, BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha, following the guidance of public health

Movie Review

‘Angrezi Medium’: Irrfan, Deepak Dobriyal shine in aimless film

VeenaMarch 12, 2020March 12, 2020

by VeenaMarch 12, 2020March 12, 202002120

“Angrezi Medium”; Cast: Irrfan, Deepak Dobriyal, Radhika Madan, Ranvir Shorey, Dimple Kapadia, Kareena Kapoor; Director: Homi Adajania; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a