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Param Shakti: BAPS Founder Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s 100th Birth Anniversary Celebrated Across North America

To celebrate Pramukh Swami Maharaj’s 100th birth year, BAPS centers across North America hosted events…

A Tragedy in Texas: Indian American Doctor, Dancer, Mother of Five Killed in Houston Car Crash

Friends and family have been flooding social media to remember Houston doctor Mini Vettical who…

Indian American Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Celine Gounder’s Husband Andy Wahl Dies in Qatar While Covering World Cup

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine Gounder is in “complete shock” after the sudden death of…

Caste Away: Brown Becomes First Ivy League University to Add Caste to Nondiscrimination Policy

Brown University has added a new provision to its nondiscrimination policy that “explicitly prohibits caste…

Sandhya Balaram Named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Dr. Sandhya K. Balaram, a leading adult cardiac surgeon in New York City, has been…

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval Meets The Dalai Lama and Members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile

Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval has just wound up his trip in India during which he…

Protest or Provocation?: New Jersey Muslims Urge FBI to Investigate Anti-Terrorism Messages Displayed in Front of Mosques

The Muslim community in Central New Jersey has reached out to the Attorney General’s office…

Destiny’s Child: 21-Year-Old Indo-Canadian TikTok Star Megha Thakur Dies, Reportedly, In a Road Accident

Indo-Canadian TikTok star Megha Thakur is dead. She passed away “unexpectedly” on Nov. 24,” her…

Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi Named One of Pennsylvania’s Most Influential Female Leaders

Neeli Bendapudi, the 19th president of Penn State, and the university’s first female president and…

Tragedy in Ozarks: 2 Telangana Students at St. Louis University Drowned in Missouri Lake Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Two Indian graduate students at St. Louis University drowned over Thanksgiving weekend in Lake of…

Indian American Journalist Viji Sundaram Receives Society of Professional Journalists Award for Series on Domestic Violence

Journalist Viji Sundaram has received an award from the Northern California chapter of the Society…

Indo-Canadian H. Deep Saini Named Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University

Canada’s McGill University has named H. Deep Saini as its 18th principal and vice-chancellor, the…