'What signal would we be sending -- that we don't stand by our friends?'
Shringla, a 1984-batch Indian Foreign Service diplomat will succeed Navtej Sarna.
India's Independence Day has been marked annually at Nasdaq for several years.
Glimpses of General Bipin Rawat in the weeks leading to his tragic death on Wednesday.
A R Rahman will be the second Indian artiste to perform at the UN General Assembly after M S Subbulakshmi.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
After years of waiting, the stamp was released on Wednesday, October 5.
The 36th India Day Parade ran through about 13 streets in Madison avenue in Manhattan.
Desis gathered in Times Square, New York, on Sunday, October 16 to celebrate Diwali.