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The Indian Diaspora | October 10, 2014, 8:07 PM IST
This year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to the silent majority of the Indian diaspora and they roared back in support: 19,000 of them turning up in person in New York and several thousands more across the United States ironically through video links, about 40 of them in universities.
The Indian Diaspora | October 4, 2014, 3:02 AM IST
Kitsault Island, 140 km north by Air from Prince Rupert in British Columbia, was a ghost town abandoned by AMAX mining company as the prices of Molybdenum, which is used for strengthening steel, had collapsed in the international market in the 1960s.
The Indian Diaspora | October 4, 2014, 2:55 AM IST
September 14 is commemorated as "Hindi Divas" in India and abroad. On this day, in 1949, the Constituent Assembly had adopted Hindi- written in Devnagri script- as the official language for Republic of India.
The Indian Diaspora | October 4, 2014, 2:40 AM IST
This year, Elspeth Heyworth Centre for Women (EHCW) celebrates 22 years of service to the community. Over these years we have served newcomers, immigrants, women facing domestic abuse, seniors and youth.
The Indian Diaspora | October 4, 2014, 2:39 AM IST
This energy and support by the youth for Narendra Modi, or NaMo affectionately coined by his supporters, expands beyond the Indian subcontinent and reaches far depths here in the United States. I recall close to India's elections all that my friends and acquaintances could talk about was Modi
The Indian Diaspora | September 22, 2014, 10:15 PM IST
St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Saratoga (California) is an enormously interesting educational institution where, despite its founding by the Episcopal Church (a Christian denomination), religious harmony thrives and it is celebrated.
The Indian Diaspora | September 22, 2014, 9:34 PM IST
US President Barack Obama has appointed Indian-American Maneesh K Goyal to a key administration post as member of prestigious J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
The Indian Diaspora | September 22, 2014, 8:19 PM IST
Indian American Preeta Bansal, former Solicitor General of New York, is among seven candidates who have been shortlisted by the New York state Commission on Judicial Nomination for the Court of Appeals position.
The Indian Diaspora | September 20, 2014, 2:16 AM IST
Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC), in partnership with the City of Brampton and the City of Markham, organized a roundtable discussion on 'Promoting Canada-India Bilateral Trade and Investment" with a visiting international business delegation from Gujarat.
The Indian Diaspora | September 13, 2014, 3:09 AM IST
It's been hard not to notice that many of the best shows on American television have actors of Indian descent.
The Indian Diaspora | September 12, 2014, 8:00 PM IST
Indian-American Rishi Kumar, General Manager of Imaginea Technologies in Mountain View (California), is a serious candidate for the Saratoga City Council election, which will be held on November 4 this year and coincide with the federal, State and City elections in the US.
The Indian Diaspora | September 12, 2014, 4:22 AM IST
The very fact that Indian-owned convenience stores are everywhere often makes them a convenient target of attacks as it happened in Ferguson, Missouri which erupted into violent protests after a White policeman shot dead an unarmed black teenager on Aug 9.
The Indian Diaspora | September 5, 2014, 2:18 AM IST
Annu Gaidhu, 23, an under-graduate in Child Psychology at Ryerson University, is Miss India Canada 2014. She won the title on August 16 competing against 15 other semi-finalists.
The Indian Diaspora | September 5, 2014, 1:44 AM IST
For many in the earlier waves of Indian immigrants, primarily those who identified as Hindu, the dilemma was shaped by the fear that their children would become too "Americanized," a euphemism for wild and crazy. There was a clear distinction between what they considered Indian values and American ones, which, to be fair, is a binary made by immigrants from other communities as well.
The Indian Diaspora | September 5, 2014, 1:26 AM IST
An Indian-origin couple are on a crusade to get Canada flag bath towels off the shelves at local stores.