New York: The parents of a student from Telangana, who died of a gunshot in the US, have requested the government’s help in bringing the body back home. Akhil Sai Mahankali, 25, from Madhira town in Khammam district, died of bullet injuries in the state of Alabama on Monday, and an Indian national was arrested and...
Vaishnav Temple of New York, Inc, (VTNY) was established in December 1986 under the leadership of late Dr. Arvind Shah. It is the first traditional ‘Pushtimargiya’ temple in North America. For more than 30 years, members of VTNY and Indians in the community have shown their patriotic spirit and celebrated India’s Republic Day. For the past couple...
President Joe Biden has renominated Indian-American attorney Arun Subramanian to be the District Court judge for the Southern District of New York. If confirmed, Subramanian, who would replace Alison J. Nathan, would become the first South Asian judge to serve on the powerful bench. Subramanian's nomination was first announced by the White House in September 2022. Since...
Washington, DC: Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent Indian-American attorney failed in her bid to win the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (RNC) to Ronna McDaniel who was reelected in a high-profile and combustible election that could hurt the party as it prepares for the race for the White House in 2024. Dhillon, 54, a former...
New York: The Indian community on Saturday held a protest against the BBC documentary series "India: The Modi Question" at Fremont in the San Francisco Bay area of California. About 50 members, under the banner of "Indian Diaspora", chanted slogans and marched through the streets of Fremont in San Francisco area of United States stating...
New York: An Indian-origin man who drove a Tesla and plunged it 250 feet off a treacherous cliff in northern California, injuring his two young children and his wife, has been released from the hospital and moved to a local jail, according to media reports. Dharmesh A Patel, was released from the hospital and taken into custody...
Houston: Ganesh Thakur, an Indian-origin professor has been appointed as the vice president of the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), an organization that brings the state's top scientists and researchers to advance research, innovation and business in Texas. The TAMEST board of directors on Tuesday appointed Dr Thakur, a Distinguished Professor of...
The 74th Republic Day of India was celebrated in the Consulate General of India, New York with a flag hoisting ceremony on Thursday, January 26th, 2023. Consul General Randhir Jaiswal unfurled the national flag after which the national anthem was sung. Consul General then read out the address of the President of India. A...
New York: A new wellness and spirituality web magazine started by Parveen Chopra, founding editor of The South Asian Times, was launched on January 21 at the Consulate of India in New York. Parveen Chopra, a seasoned journalist, explained the unique mix of alotusinthemud.com at the launch, “We tap the world’s religious and spiritual traditions for wisdom as...
