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This Movie By Bassam Tariq Is Garnering Acclaim. How The Filmmaker Wrote Its Stunning Last Line

Posted on October 21, 2026October 23, 2026 by Desi Talks Chicago

Bassam Tariq speaking about his worldwide release of film “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother”. PHOTO: Facebook @Bassam Tariq Filmmaking, says writer-director Bassam Tariq, is a long journey, “and you don’t know…

Indian American Among Five Nominated To Planning Commission By Mayor Mamdani

Posted on October 21, 2026October 23, 2026 by a Staff Writer

New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani nominated five experts in housing, land use, public service and community development to serve on the New York City Planning Commission (CPC), among them Meenakshi…

Netflix Replaces Bela Bajaria, Names Ex-Disney TV Chair Rice Chief Content Officer

Posted on October 20, 2026October 23, 2026 by Dawn C. Chmielewski and Thomas Buckley, Bloomberg

Netflix Inc. has named veteran film and television executive Peter Rice as its new chief content officer, replacing Bela Bajaria, who held the job for nearly a decade. Bela Bajaria. PHOTO: Linkedin…

India Pushes For “Human-in-the-Loop” AI Controls and Legal No-First-Use Pledges @UN Disarmament Debate

Posted on October 20, 2026October 23, 2026 by Archana Adalja

United Nations – India delivered a sharp warning regarding the intersection of artificial intelligence and military strategy, insisting that the ultimate choice to launch nuclear weapons must remain strictly in human hands….

I’m a gastroenterologist. Here’s my easy recipe for ‘constipation cookies’

Posted on October 18, 2026October 21, 2026 by Trisha Pasricha, MD, The Washington Post

Haven’t pooped in a few days? Try these “constipation cookies.” As a gastroenterologist, so many of my patients struggle with constipation, and low-fiber intake is a common cause. Only 7 percent of…

Beyond Boisterous: The Softer Voice Of Kishore Kumar

Posted on October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 by Archana Adalja

Kishore Kumar: the 2016 Post Card of Government of India. PHOTO: GOI @ Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under the Government Open Data License – India (GODL). Thirty nine years ago, there was a…

Should you get a high-dose flu vaccine? Here’s what experts recommend

Posted on October 14, 2026October 16, 2026 by Kathleen Felton, Special to The Washington Post

A nurse displays a flu vaccine at a free medical and dental health clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 27, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson Getting a flu shot every year is one…

New York City is set to ban horse-drawn carriages, finally, after death of Indian tourist

Posted on October 14, 2026October 16, 2026 by Andrea Sachs, The Washington Post

Romanch Mahajan. PHOTO: Screengrab from YouTube After a tragic summer involving horse-drawn carriage rides, including the death of a horse and an 18-year-old visitor from India, Romanch Mahajan, New York City legislators…

Say ‘yes’ to lasagna more often with this vegetable-loaded recipe

Posted on October 14, 2026October 16, 2026 by Ellie Krieger, The Washington Post

I am a nutrition professional, and I assure you, not every food needs to be health-ified. It’s more than okay to enjoy a cookie that isn’t protein-fortified and sugar-free, and you will…

Gandhi’s Legacy Honored In Skokie, Illinois; Lal Bahadur Shastri Remembered

Posted on October 13, 2026October 14, 2026 by a Staff Writer

Community observance at Heritage Park October 2, celebrated Gandhi’s 157th birth anniversary and recalled Shastri’s “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” message The Gandhi Memorial Foundation of Chicago held its annual community observance on…

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