One look at his Instagram pics and you'll understand why he's called a food connoisseur.
Russell Peters and several other Indian Americans have mined quite successfully their ethnic background but 26-year-old Aziz Ansari, who has a small but significant role in the new Judd Apatow (Knocked UP) film Funny People, has taken a different route.
An NDRF team is deployed to rescue miners allegedly trapped in an abandoned coal mine in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, but operations are delayed as the exact location remains unidentified. Officials claim no signs of an incident have been found, while local residents and politicians allege a mine collapse during illegal mining activities.
Experts who work on race and gender issues have now put together a syllabus for desis.
A look at the big winners of the night!
Priyanka Chopra honoured South Asian talent at a pre-Oscar event in Beverly Hills on March 24.
Take a look at the Indians who were in attendance at the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week.
In this series, we bring you the best of celebrity foodgasm moments.
These men gave the women tough competition in the fashion department.
Some celebrities followed the theme while some put on their elegant outfits...
Other nominations include Dunkirk, The Post and I, Tonya.
The 'power of women' resonated all through the evening in the most emphatic fashion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tennis star Sania Mirza and actor Priyanka Chopra are among the probable contenders named by the Time magazine for its annual list of the most influential people in the world.
Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show.
A lot of history was made on Emmys night!
A look at the glamorous brigade on the red carpet.
When he thinks no one is looking, the misogyny of a sham feminist man can be as red in tooth and claw as that of the neanderthal neighbour who beats up his wife. Only, it seems doubly unsettling because it comes from someone we trusted, says Shuma Raha.
'To me,' says Aseem Chhabra, 'the Golden Globes hold the most meaning as one gets to see stars celebrating, getting emotional, letting their guard down and showing us their regular human side.'
'#metoo has put front and centre an issue that society has suppressed for far too long,' says Kanika Datta.
Very few things can faze Madhukar V Kulkarni, a cop of 30 years. Yet, an innocuous smartphone scares him. For those like him in Maharashtra's cities, tech classes have stepped in to teach them how to embrace Skype & WhatsApp. Ranjita Ganesan reports.
Just when everything seemed picture perfect for brown faces on American television, Showtime reverts to form with its new series Billions. Aseem Chhabra points out how popular media still hasn't gained enough distance from accents and towel-turban fixations.
Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.Indian Americans are not just shining in the fields of technology, education and management. You can now spot them every where... in politics, in research, in the movies and even on YouTube, says Ignatius Chithelen.
A quick look at the winners.
Veterans Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks lost out to Frances McDormand and Gary Oldman at the Golden Globes 2018.
'I want to go back to India after my success here.'
Meet the Indian-American comedian behind Homecoming King, which has become the toast of Netlix.
'...But my strong suit will not be dancing,' Kal Penn tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com, in the concluding part of the interview.
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