A fly-past by a 220-ft-long majestic Indian tricolour, made of khadi, over the iconic Hudson river and the display of a giant billboard at Times Square are among the highlights of the grand celebrations planned to mark 75 years of India's Independence in New York this week.
This is the first time a state has translated voter material in a South Asian language.
On being sworn in as a member of the Edison Township Council on New Year's Day, Dr Sudhanshu Prasad chose to take the oath of office on the Bhagwad Gita, a philosophical discourse that is set within the larger frame of the religious epic Mahabharat. Dr Prasad said he chose the Gita because he grew up believing in it, and it is "where my conscience is," he said.
'I'm a Sikh American. I have 3 daughters. And yesterday, I told them to turn off the radio,' he tweeted.
Two years have passed since Dr Geetha Angara, a senior chemist at Passaic Valley Water Commission's Totowa treatment plant was found murdered in a water tank with 9 million gallons of water.
A day before the United States presidential elections, officials in New York and New Jersey, the two worst hit states by hurricane Sandy, were scrambling to put in place alternate voting sites to enable millions disrupted by the storm to cast their ballot.
Thousands of Indian Americans are expected to participate in the India Day Parade in Edison - also called Little India - in New Jersey this weekend,organisers said on Wednesday. Celebrated Bollywood actress, model and television presenter, Mandira Bedi, would lead the mile-long parade along the Oak Tree Road, which over the past one decade has emerged as the hub of Indian American community in New Jersey.
Anand Teltumbde, an accused in the Elgar Parishad Maoist links case, has filed a writ petition in Bombay High Court seeking that a provision under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) to brand certain groups as a front for banned or terrorist organisations be quashed as it was bad in law.
The Bombay High Court on Friday adjourned till October 13 the hearing on a bail extension plea filed by poet-activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, and said he need not surrender before Taloja jail authorities till October 14.
Social media posts showed major damage to the transit hub just over the Hudson river from Manhattan, with the train tangled in wires and debris.
The Bombay high court has granted anticipatory bail to a 22-year-old student of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), who was charged with sedition last year for allegedly shouting slogans in support of jailed JNU student Sharjeel Imam at an LGBTQ event in the city.
The Boeing 747-400 flights from New York via London-Delhi (AI 112) and New Jersey via Paris (AI 144) have been delayed and will now land on Saturday afternoon.
"I have spent nine years in jail and have suffered a lot. Though I have been reinstated in service, this is an exception since, I have a good record," Shivade said on behalf of Purohit.
United States digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting claimed that evidence had been 'planted' on electronic devices of some accused persons in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case
Suffering from Parkinson's disease and a host of other medical ailments, Swamy, who was then 83-year-old, was remanded to judicial custody following his arrest.
While Ranbaxy tested the lot in question and found it to have met the specified standards, it is recalling the product on the US health regulator Food and Drug Administration's recommendation, the company said.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
After the Maharashtra government has scrapped the Mumbai redevelopment plan, there could be major change in state policy.
The iconic Times Square in New York City, reverberating with the chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', was on Sunday drenched in hues of saffron, white and green as the biggest Indian tricolour was unfurled at the popular destination to mark the 75th anniversary of India's Independence Day.
Swamy said section 43D(5) of the UAPA was violative of the accused person's fundamental right to life and liberty as guaranteed by the Constitution even as the high court on Saturday extended the stay of the 84-year-old Jesuit priest at a private hospital in Mumbai till July 6.
Indian Americans have contributed to make NJ better in every aspect. I hope that the Indians and the South Asian Diaspora continue to involve themselves in public life, Raj Mukherji. Suman Guha Mozumder reports.
The payouts were 22 per cent lower than the previous year's tally of Rs 7,938 crore.
She has been in custody as an undertrial since her arrest in 2018.
Dharun Ravi, the 20-year-old former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to record his roommate's sexual encounters, was a 'kid who had an experience that he wasn't ready for', his lead attorney Steven Altman told the jury in a New Brunswick, NJ courtroom on Tuesday. Arthur J Pais reports
In an online chat with readers on November 10, Teresa Sanchez-Lazer, Executive Director of the TOEFL Program and ETS Spokesperson addressed reader queries related to cracking the TOEFL exam. For those who missed the live chat, here's the unedited transcript.
Is your love life under pressure? Are you troubled by your relationship? Get Ahead's Love Guru hosted a chat with readers on April 7 to help them deal with love problems. For those of you who missed it, here's the transcript.
Virender Sehwag raced to a double hundred off just 168 balls on Day 2 of the third Test against Sri Lanka. It is the second fastest double century in Test cricket.
Arun Vaidyanathan's Tamil film Achachamundu, Achachamundu shot entirely in the United States of America has won the 'Home grown - Best feature' award at recently concluded 7th Annual Garden state film festival.
An ongoing federal probe into H-1B visa fraud leads to 11 arrests and the indictment of IT services firm Vision Systems Group
Patni Computer Systems Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Patni Computer Systems, on Monday announced the acquisition of Bridgewater, NJ-based Taratec Development Corp for an aggregate price of $27.2 million in cash.
The Argentine sued a multivitamin manufacturer for a contaminated product that he said led him to fail a steroid test.
The state senate voted in favour of the abolition on Monday, and the New Jersey followed suit on Thursday with a 44-36 vote in favour. The measure is now expected to be approved by the Democrat governor, Jon Corzine
Like millions of women, Lisa Gable was often frustrated by falling bra straps. So, at age 70, she designed a solution and launched an intimate apparel company. Fourteen years later, she's still at the helm -- and her Strap-Mate can be found at Nordstrom and other major retailers.
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Jet Air boss Naresh Goyal wants everyone to try his airline's superior service -- and he wants his breakfast on time.
In the brief, the 11 lawmakers argued that the District Court was wrong in refusing to consider India's statement requesting cleanup of the Bhopal plant.
'You shouldn't mistreat Muslims, you shouldn't mistreat Sikhs, you shouldn't mistreat anyone you perceive to be the other.'
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