News | December 9, 2014, 2:29 AM IST
The former president of a New Jersey investment company was sentenced on Dec. 3 to 15 months in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $250,000.
News | December 9, 2014, 2:11 AM IST
A Muslim organization, which for years has led the effort to build a mosque in Bridgewater at the site of the former Redwood Inn, won a settlement with the township that allows it to move forward on the project, but in a different location.
News | December 3, 2014, 4:06 AM IST
The Dalit community in India is more invested in a brighter future, rather than lamenting the past, according to Devesh Kapur, director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India and associate professor of Political Science at University of Pennsylvania.
News | December 3, 2014, 3:49 AM IST
Old Bridge residents found themselves in the spotlight one again as yet another home invasion targeting the growing Indian-American residents in the township was reported this past weekend.
News | December 3, 2014, 3:24 AM IST
More than 400 friends, family and spiritual leaders gathered at Royal Albert's Palace in Fords, N.J., Nov. 29 morning, to celebrate the life of Shantaben Modi, 95, who passed away peacefully on Nov. 23.
News | December 3, 2014, 3:09 AM IST
New York-based architect and interior designer Shirin Kumaana-Wadia has been chosen as this year's Outstanding Young Zarathushti Professional of the Year by the World Zoroastrian Chamber of Commerce.
News | November 24, 2014, 9:37 PM IST
More than 350 people crowded into Wardlaw Hartridge School in Edison, New Jersey, Nov. 16, to enjoy a music concert but also learn about the tragedy facing farmers in India and how they could help.
News | November 24, 2014, 9:19 PM IST
On Nov. 20, the local chapter of the national "Ready for Hillary" Super PAC is holding a grassroots event where several South Asians are playing leading roles, among them, Manhattan Democratic District Leader Jenifer Rajkumar and famous cabbie Osman Chowdhury.
News | November 20, 2014, 11:29 PM IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan wants nonresident Indians to visit India and actively participate and contribute in helping to make their homeland more reliant and self-sufficient.
News | November 20, 2014, 11:40 PM IST
A photo exhibit, an open-mic, spoken word poetry and a Bengal tiger in search of the meaning of life, highlighted a day-long series of events at LaGuardia Community College last week, as part of the "Beyond Sacred: Unthinking Muslim Identity" program.
| November 17, 2014, 9:47 PM IST
Two Indian-Americans are among inductees into the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame, honoring inventors who have contributed significantly to the welfare and finances of the Garden State.
News | November 17, 2014, 9:34 PM IST
The Shree Swaminarayan Gadi Temple, Secaucus, in partnership with the Indian Health Camp of New Jersey (IHCNJ), hosted its 10th annual free health camp Nov. 9.
News | November 17, 2014, 9:24 PM IST
The overflowing crowds at the Nov. 5 Town Hall meeting in Edison were a testament to the shock and anger that is brewing in New Jersey's Middlesex County, following a series of home invasions in Old Bridge, South Plainfield and Edison in less than two weeks around the Diwali festival.
News | November 17, 2014, 9:08 PM IST
The Hindu American Temple and Cultural Center (HATCC) held a fundraising luncheon at the Guruvaayoorappan Temple here Nov. 8 to help the temple expansion project.
News | November 13, 2014, 2:53 AM IST
"Now we can send an appeal and easily collect of a million or a million. So people do see us as genuine and know that they will receive a return on their investment," Bhansali says.
