Desi Talk's Chicago

11 Indians charged in US for staging “armed robberies” to secure U visas

Posted on March 16, 2026March 17, 2026 by ANI

Crime-scene_dreamstime_l_64783187.jpg October 29, 2020 Eleven Indian nationals have been indicted in the United States for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent conspiracy to orchestrate staged armed robberies aimed at helping individuals secure…

Virginia Senate Resolution Honors Indian American Journalist Vishnudatta Jayaraman for Excellence in Journalism

Posted on March 15, 2026March 16, 2026 by a Staff Writer

Virginia State Senate members listening to Sen. Kannan Srinivasan read out the commendation of journalist Vishnu T Jayaraman. PHOTOS: Courtesy Jayaraman The Virginia State Senate passed a resolution March 13, 2026, commending…

How fossil fuel disruptions lead to booms in solar and batteries

Posted on March 14, 2026March 16, 2026 by Akshat Rathi, Bloomberg

FILE PHOTO: Workers install solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024.REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo The war in the Middle East…

Tapori is D.C.’s best new South Asian restaurant

Posted on March 14, 2026March 16, 2026 by Elazar Sontag, The Washington Post

★★ (Very Good) Chef Suresh Sundas, left, and beverage director Dante Datta. Suresh Sundas and Dante Datta brought a glimmer of hope to D.C. in 2021 when they defied the pandemic’s bleakness…

Brandon Shah killed in shooting at Old Dominion University was a highly decorated military leader

Posted on March 13, 2026 by a Staff Writer

Brandon Shah. PHOTO: odu.edu His biography on the ROTC website still reads in the present tense and has not yet been taken down. It is a testament to this high-achieving Indian American…

India co-sponsors UNSC resolution condemning Iran’s attacks in the Middle East

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Archana Adalja

UNSC voting on Iran resolution March 11, 2026. PHOTO: UN United Nations – India co-sponsored on March 11, 2026, the Security Council resolution condemning Iran’s “egregious attacks” against its regional neighbors. Resolution…

Iran lets two gas tankers sail to India through Hormuz, sources say

Posted on March 13, 2026March 14, 2026 by Nidhi Verma and Jonathan Saul

FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuters) – Iran has allowed two Indian-flagged…

India to hold off on US trade deal amid new probe, sources say

Posted on March 13, 2026March 14, 2026 by Shivangi Acharya and Krishna N. Das

Shipping containers are seen on a ship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Navi Mumbai, India, August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas NEW DELHI, March 13 (Reuters) – India will hold off on…

How to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in the D.C. area this spring

Posted on March 12, 2026March 13, 2026 by Fritz Hahn, The Washington Post

This year brings the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the American experiment. The peak of these revolutionary celebrations will come in the summer: The National Archives…

Ask Sahaj: Daughter’s boyfriend is ‘physically, mentally and socially’ inferior

Posted on March 12, 2026March 13, 2026 by Sahaj Kaur Kohli, The Washington Post

Sahaj is off this week. The following first appeared Feb. 1, 2024. Sahaj Kaur Kohli. PHOTO: Instagram @SahajKohli Dear Sahaj: My daughter is a highly educated and beautiful girl. She has a great…

BREAKING NEWS

Featured

Cultural expressions of Holi

Two Indian-origin authors in long-list of 2026 Women’s Prize for…

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal endorses Raj Goyle for New York State…