Washington, DC: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, an initiative by the Indian American community in the Washington DC metro area to provide groceries and food has helped over 15,000 families since May. For more than six months now, almost 250 cars lined up the parking lots of designated churches and schools for a drive-thru food giveaway as...
Washington, DC: ‘Coalition to Stop Genocide in India’ - a broad coalition of Indian American and US-based civil rights organizations and activists, Tuesday welcomed a letter written by fourteen US Senators to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressing that US law requires the US Government to consider a federal commission’s recommendations that some countries...
As the Corona pandemic takes increasing toll in India, the Canadian branch of the Indian charity, AIM for SEVA – which builds and runs educational hostels in rural areas – raised more than $550,000 this week through individual donations to rush the money to India. Anupam Kher, Preity Zinta, Bollywood singer Jonita Gandhi, comedian Atul...
Set in 1930’s India, Draupadi Unleashed centers on sixteen-year-old Indira, who finds herself torn between true love, her duty to follow through with an arranged marriage and the powerful allure of a mysterious guru. Through her heartbreaking journey to self-discovery, long-held secrets are brought to light and Indira discovers the strength within herself to break...
By The SATimes News Service Mini Convention and the Fall Governing Body Meeting of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) will be held September 26-27th, 2020 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, Chicago, IL. A special feature of the Convention will be honoring hundreds of volunteers who have dedicated their time, energy and...
By The SATimes News Service Los Angeles: Director Andrij Parekh, the Indian connect in the Emmys 2020 winner roster, has dedicated his award to all people of color. Parekh, who is of Indian-Ukrainian descent, won an Emmy for directing the "Hunting" episode of drama series "Succession" one of the big winners at the annual gala this year. An...
By The SATimes News Service Washington, DC: The Trump administration is racing to toughen the process for US companies to hire skilled foreign workers before the end of the year, changes top Trump officials argue will preserve jobs for Americans amid high unemployment and be politically difficult to reverse. With just weeks to go until the November...
By The SATimes News Service By Prakash Bhandari New York: Indian-American brother-sister duo has created a sort of record. Suvir Singh Shekhawat, the brother and his sister Pragya Shekhawat are both serving the US Air Force as officers. While Suvir is a fighter pilot and holds the rank of Captain in the US Air Force, Pragya was commissioned...
By The SATimes News Service Los Angeles: Director Andrij Parekh, the Indian connect in the Emmys 2020 winner roster, has dedicated his award to all people of color. Parekh, who is of Indian-Ukrainian descent, won an Emmy for directing the "Hunting" episode of drama series "Succession" one of the big winners at the annual gala this year. An acclaimed...
