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Gurdev Singh Kang and Faiza Patel, two Indian Americans have been appointed to the New York City’s Commission on Human Rights, a place where New Yorkers can find justice for having been victims of discrimination. Mayor Bill de Blasio said that Kang and Patel’s appointment to the Commission will enforce...

Virginia Republican Party has hosted a high profile event at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia and was sponsored by the American Hindu Coalition. It was held to honor the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and revealed the reach of this relatively new organization. AHC members hob-nobbed with...

Indian American, Sree Sreenivasan, who has joined as the Chief Digital Officer at the New York City administration in October last year has left the post in what Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office says is part of a larger reorganization effort. There was no public announcement from the Mayor’s...

Ashok Lavasa, Indian Finance Secretary has met major US-based funds and global institutional investors at a conference held in New York to woo investments into the country’s Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector. Indians, Chinese Get Highest Number of Optional Training Visa “Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa has interacted with renowned...

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month was celebrated on May 19 by the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR), in partnership with Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti, at an event by honoring the contributions of Asian & Pacific Islander Americans to Illinois history. “Today we celebrate the heritage, culture,...

Osmania University’s vice chancellor, Professor S. Ramachandram, had a wide-ranging discussion with India’s Consul General in Chicago Neeta Bhushan, during a recent meeting at consul’s office in NBC Tower Building, Chicago. They have discussed about the professional education in India and the United States and the wide scope of learning...

The new Consul General of India, Chicago, Neeta Bhushan, was given a reception by the Chicago-based US-India Chamber of Commerce, Midwest, on May 18, at Ashyana Banquets in Downers Grove, IL. The strides made by India in field of digitalization was discussed during the event. Many business and industry...

Indian-American Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s long-time girl-Friday, is finally filing for a divorce from her husband and the father of her 5-year old son Jason. Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former Democratic Congressman from New York, pleaded guilty on May 19, for sending obscene material over the Internet to an underage...

International Yoga Day is being celebrated by the UN countries on 21st June by accepting Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi’s request in the UN assembly. June 24 will be celebrated as the 3rd International Day of Yoga by the Indian Consulate in Chicago and has held a kick-off event...

‘Father of Wheat Revolution’, agriculture scientist Dilbagh Singh Athwal has expired in the US, a Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) official said. He was 89. Vice Chancellor B.S. Dhillon, officers and scientists of the university has paid tributes to Athwal, who has died on Sunday, at a condolence meeting held at...