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Diwali at the White House: President Biden Lauds South Asian Community; Praises Vice President Harris for Smarts and Strength 
Vir Das to Team Up With Netflix for 5th Comedy Special Focusing on Happiness 
Indian American Activist Tara Raghuveer and Entrepreneur Aadith Moorthy Among ‘TIME 100 Next’
Salman Rushdie Receives Iceland’s Halldór Laxness International Literary Prize
Padma Lakshmi to Executive Produce, Host Culinary Series on CBS
Trump Finally Gets an Endorsement From a Pop Culture Icon: Sri Lankan-British Rapper M.I.A.
Longtime Hillary Clinton Aide Huma Abedin Engaged to Billionaire Scion Alex Soros
Several South Asians From Film Fraternity Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan Joins Cast of ‘Freaky Friday 2,’ Directed by Indian American Nisha Ganatra 
Author and Activist Arundhati Roy Awarded PEN Pinter Prize for her ‘Unflinching, Unswerving Writings’
Three to the Power of Joy: Mindy Kaling Announces Birth of Third Child on Social Media
‘Panjabi Aa Gaye Oye’: Diljit Dosanjh Lights Up The Tonight Show On NBC