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Entrepreneur couple gifts $1 M to University of Houston


Houston: A prominent Indian-American entrepreneur couple has donated $1 million to fund the manufacturing lab equipment at the University of Houston.   Brij Agrawal, an alumnus of the varsity, and his wife Sunita are funding manufacturing lab equipment at the University of Houston (UH) College of Technology building in Sugar Land, a suburb of Greater...

Warner Bros. TV promotes Parul Agrawal to head drama development


Los Angeles: Warner Bros. Television has promoted Parul Agrawal to the role of senior vice president and head of drama development, 'Variety' has confirmed. A Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, alumna, Agrawal has developed well-regarded shows such as the sports drama 'All American' and 'All American: Homecoming' as well as 'Batwoman', 'Black...

Indian-American health justice lawyer Priti Krishtel awarded MacArthur Fellowship


Priti Krishtel, a California-based Indian-American health justice lawyer, who has been working to expose the inequities in the patent system on a global scale, was named the prestigious MacArthur Fellow.  Krishtel, 44, was named among 25 recipients chosen across the US for this annual award for showing exceptional creativity, the MacArthur Foundation announced on Wednesday....

Anti-India advertisement in Wall Street Journal targets Modi govt


In yet another overt anti-India shocker by a foreign media house, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) carried a full-page advertisement targeting India, calling it an "unsafe place to invest", according to a snip shared by Kanchan Gupta, senior advisor of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Furthermore, the larger motif of the ad was...

US lawmakers introduce resolution to recognize Pak genocide in 1971 war


Two American congressmen have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives urging the Biden administration to recognize the Pakistan Army’s atrocities against ethnic minorities during the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh.  The legislation was brought by Congressmen Ro Khanna and Steve Chabot on October 14, calling on the Pakistan government, among other things, to...

Melville street renamed to HH Pramukh Swami Drive


A street in Melville was changed Saturday to include the name of an international Hindu spiritual leader.  Deshon Drive, home to the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir was renamed in a ceremony to HH Pramukh Swami Drive / Deshon Dr.  At Saturday’s ceremony, a sign with the new name was unveiled at the intersection of Ruland Road.  Councilman Sal Ferro hosted...

Rare protest against Xi ahead of CCP congress


Beijing: A rare protest attacking President Xi Jinping took place in Beijing Thursday, days before a historic Communist Party congress. Xi, who came to power in 2012, is expected to receive a third five-year term as party leader at the end of the congress. China’s internet censors moved quickly to scrub social media posts after...

As G20 president, India will leave its mark on the world: IMF MD


Washington DC: India is headed to lead the G20 countries from the position of "strength" and will leave a mark on the world for years to come during its next year's presidency, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva said Thursday. India will assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year...

New National Security Strategy tackles China, Russia


Washington DC: The White House laid out a national security strategy Wednesday aimed at checking an ascendant China and a more assertive Russia even as it stressed that domestic investments are key to helping the U.S. compete in the critical decade ahead. The Biden administration’s first national security strategy, a document required by statute, stresses...