New York: Indian American Yogesh Raut recently won the “Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions.” According to KOIN, Raut won the tournament on March 19 after six games. He will take home $250,000. Raut, according to The Columbian, is a blogger, freelance writer and podcaster. He has lived in Vancouver, Washington since 2017 but is originally from Springfield,...
New York: Aruna Miller, Indian American Lt. Governor of Maryland, the first woman of color and immigrant elected to statewide office in the state, has been inducted into the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame with four others. Others honored with Miller were US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones, Secretary of...
New York: In a moment of national pride, an alumnus of IIT Madras has been appointed to lead the Microsoft Windows team. Following the reunion of the Windows and Surface teams within Microsoft, Pavan Davuluri, an IIT Madras graduate, has been chosen to spearhead development efforts on both fronts. This decision, reported by Windows Central,...
New York: Popular dairy brand Amul, whose tagline is 'Taste of India', has now launched fresh milk products on the international stage for the first time and is now ready to cater to people in the United States. "I am pleased to inform that Amul shall be launching its fresh milk products in the United...
India on Thursday summoned US' Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Gloria Berbena over remarks on the Enforcement Directorate arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The meeting lasted for approximately 40 minutes. This comes after the United States responded to the arrest of Kejriwal, advocating for a fair legal process in the case on Tuesday....
"Arvind Kejriwal's arrest is another manifestation of the BJP's ongoing effort to undermine democracy and turn the country into a single-party dictatorship. It leaves little to the imagination that the Modi regime is engaged in a systematic dismantling of the institutions the founding fathers of modern India created, which ironically made it possible for...
For National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that it screened over 50,000 patients for colorectal cancer in 2023 using the at-home fecal immunochemical test (FIT), a 20% increase over 2022. FIT is an easier, less invasive screening test for colon cancer. The health system increased patient engagement by launching...
The 12 adults in the Intermediate Level English class at the Newcomer Center in Minneapolis had just taken their seats when the instructor, Raj Parambola, wrote a single word on the whiteboard: IDIOM. “Today we are going to talk about idioms,” said Raj, an immigrant who was teaching the class for the first time. “As...
Japan is one of the most well-liked nations in the world, particularly for its way of life and culture. The fact that the biggest proportion of people worldwide who are over 100 years old reside in Japan is also very fascinating. Even though genetics undoubtedly play a part, lifestyle choices and good behaviors are...
