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Arundhati Roy pulls out of Berlin film festival over jury comments on political films

Posted on February 15, 2026February 16, 2026 by Reuters

FILE PHOTO: Arundhati Roy, India’s Booker Prize-winning novelist, addresses a news conference in Istanbul, June 27, 2005. TREUTERS/Stringer/File Photo BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Indian novelist Arundhati Roy announced on Friday she…

Dalai Lama’s Grammy win overwhelms Tibetans worldwide

Posted on February 2, 2026 by ANI

The Dalai Lama. PHOTO: X.com @Dalai Lama Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), February 2, 2026: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been awarded a Grammy Award for his audiobook ‘Meditations: The Reflections of…

Deputy chief minister of Maharashtra among five dead in air charter crash

Posted on January 28, 2026January 29, 2026 by Sakshi Dayal

Emergency personnel and people gather at the site of a plane crash, in which Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed, in Baramati, Maharashtra, India January 28, 2026….

President Droupadi Murmu’s Address to the nation on eve of India’s 77th Republic Day of India

Posted on January 26, 2026January 27, 2026 by President Droupadi Murmu

Extracts from the January 25, 2026, speech by President of India Droupadi Murmu, celebrating the nation’s 77th Republic Day President Droupady Murmu delivering speech to the nation on eve of India’s 77th…

Bigg Boss Tamil 9 crowns Divya Ganesh as winner

Posted on January 19, 2026January 21, 2026 by ANI

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 19, 2026: After weeks of tough tasks, high-voltage fights, and emotional moments, Bigg Boss Tamil Season 9 has finally come to an end. Actor Divya Ganesh. PHOTO:…

Several faculty of Indian-origin at Brown University, RI, win prominent awards, distinctions

Posted on January 16, 2026 by a Staff Writer

Over the Fall of 2025, several Indian-origin faculty at the prestigious Brown University in Rhode Island, received prominent awards and recognitions. The awards related to their research, service, scholarship and leadership, according…

New York, New Year, New Mayor: Mamdani’s Inauguration

Posted on December 31, 2025January 1, 2026 by Reuters

NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Zohran Mamdani was a trailblazing candidate whom many in his city of 8 million — some with hope, some with trepidation — expect to be a disruptive New York…

Foreign-trained doctors are the backbone of the American health care system

Posted on December 12, 2025December 13, 2025 by Dr. Sudhir Parikh

It made me extremely happy to see two highly regarded news sources, the Harvard Gazette in November, and The Washington Post in early December – carrying reports on the critical role that…

Gen Z is deeply concerned about the future — and politicians’ ability to fix it

Posted on December 8, 2025December 9, 2025 by Gaya Gupta, The Washington Post

Is Gen Z all right? According to a new poll from the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, maybe not. More than 40 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds surveyed last month said…

Indian Americans make significant gains in November 4 elections

Posted on November 5, 2025November 6, 2025 by Ela Dutt

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference at the Unisphere in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper On November 4, night, by…

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