The Federation of Indian Associations of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut celebrated the Independence Day by organising an India Day Parade on Sunday.
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As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Friday on a five-day US visit, he was greeted with 'Har Har Modi' slogan, heard first during Lok Sabha poll campaign, by a large group of Indians who had gathered outside his hotel.
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United States President Barack Obama is in New Jersey to begin a tour of the Sandy-ravaged state with Governor and one of his top Republican critics Chris Christie as cities hit by the massive storm began their slow process to recovery.
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The Bollywood stars lead the India Day Parade in New York.
Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes received the prestigious Nelson Mandela Award from the International Foundation of Minority Empowerment at the United Nation Church on Saturday.
The Indo-American Arts Council's mission to promote Indian-origin artists in the US translated into a fashion show featuring several prominent personalities in New York on April 15. Take a look.
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Woodbridge Township of New Jersey Mayor John E McCormac proudly announced "because of Indian Americans sponsorship we are celebrating the fireworks in New Jersey. See the pictures.
Mayor Jerramiah T Healy of Jersey City honoured the actress for her work in the field of arts.
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India's Consul General in New York, Randhir Jaiswal hoisted the Indian flag during a special commemoration of the Independence Day at Times Square, organised by the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), the leading umbrella diaspora organisation in the US.
If these pictures are any indication, the ace singer-songwriter had one helluva time while at the headquarters too!
Singer Kailash Kher and his band Kailasa are currently touring the US tour, performing in various cities.
The minister felt that not everybody has to become a politician, but one needs to be involved in the system and hold the leadership accountable and make sure that there is more transparency in the system.
Indian American Aakash Dalal faces 30 years in jail after being found guilty by a New Jersey jury on charges of vandalising and firebombing North Jersey synagogues five years ago.
'Women's voices are too high or too low, or they are seen as too short or too tall, or too fat or too thin, to be great leaders.' 'These judgments wear us down.'
Along with India's Consul General Dnyaneshwar Mulay.
If she wins in November, Haley will be the second Indian-American to be governor of an American state after Bobby Jindal in Louisiana, not a small achievement for a community which accounts for less than one per cent of the entire American population.
Internationally acclaimed artist M F Husain, living in self exile for the past 13 years due to threats from Hindu fundamentalists for his works, turned 94 on Thursday.
Indian-Americans have relatively more conservative views of policies in India while on issues affecting the US, the diaspora has a more liberal take, according to a survey of the political attitudes of the influential community in this country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his Washington leg of his US visit. While there were garbas and banners welcoming Modi to the White House, clashes between pro-Modi and some Kashmiri and Pakistani groups broke out.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during which he referred to raising of the Kashmir issue by his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif while implying that the global body was not the right forum to discuss it.
The man who gave us Sixth Sense and the more recent The Happening, made it to the US Presidential candidate's event at the Albert palace in New Jersey.
The actress seems to love this combination when it comes to dressing up.
Renu Khator,president, University of Houston, and chancellor of the UH System, looks back at the voices that have shaped her life, and realises that the loudest is her mother's.
The actor released his autobiography, Romance With Life in New York on Saturday.
The Indo-American Arts Council brought in the Oscars with a fun party in New York City.
The Tibetan leader recently completed 50 years in exile in India and took time off from his busy schedule in New York City to thank his host country by connecting with Indians living in the US.
With more than 50,000 people registering for the Houston event and the numbers expected to climb, the organisers have asked those who may not be able to attend to cancel and so open up slots for the hopeful, and cautioning those coming from afar to book their air tickets soon.
For starters, the morning meetings at brokerages have been advanced to 8-8.15.
This was the first time since the September 11 terrorist strike on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre that the New York Department of Parks allowed a new event in Central Park.
New York city came almost to a standstill for a second day after protesters continued their agitation against the New York Police Department in the Eric Garner choking case.
Abhay Deol was spotted with director Mira Nair at the star-studded India Abroad Person of the Year award ceremony in New York on March 20.
Esha Deol's new tattoo reminds us of Angelina Jolie's latest.
'There is an unsaid bond between Ranveer and me.' 'We just have to look at each other to know if something is not working.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a "productive meeting" his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina in New York discussing bilateral ties.
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