Republican senators on Tuesday were critical of sustained American aid to Pakistan and called for a deeper engagement with India instead. Mark Kirk suggested “making India a military ally of the United States” and said he encouraged it “to fill the vacuum in Kabul once we...
Manish Chandra launches Poshmark
Poshmark is the latest venture for Manish Chandra, of Fremont, the founder and former CEO of the Kaboodle social shopping website. Share...
Push to redefine green card rules rooted in Bay Ar...
Anand Sundaram, hurt by the rules, didn’t think they were fair. So the 36-year-old San Jose tech worker boarded a plane, flew to Washington, D.C., and began knocking on doors inside the U.S. Capitol. Sundaram is not a professional lobbyist. He can’t even vote. But in a feat that...
HAF raises $30k for Hindu minorities
The Hindu American Foundation held a forum Saturday in Farmington Hills, raising $30,000 from residents to help spread its message of pluralism and peace. Co-founded by Southfield native Dr. Mihir Meghani, the foundation is the only group based in Washington, D.C., that deals with issues...
Wis. district cuts Hindu song from holiday concert
An Indo-American activist is objecting after a Milwaukee County school district removed a Hindu song from its holiday concert. WITI-TV says the Greendale School District cut the Indian song from its performance list. The song is called “Raghupathi Raghav Raja Ram,”...
India trip reaps $60M in investments for Maryland
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland officials’ recent six-day trade mission to India netted the state nearly $60 million in investment from foreign businesses, Gov. Martin O’Malley said Monday. Share...
Indian Honeymooners among Vegas Helicopter crash
Friends tell The Associated Press in New Delhi, India, that 28-year-old Lovish Bhanot and 26-year-old Anupama Bhola were married Nov. 6 in a large Hindu wedding in Gurgaon, India, near New Delhi. Bhanot was managing director of Lyca Investment Ltd., a family-run real estate company in...
Prabhu Mohapatra pleads not guilty
The case against 42-year-old Prabhu Mohapatra marks the first time an industrial espionage filing has been made against a defendant in Utah, the FBI announced Tuesday. Mohapatra is accused of trying to help his brother-in-law — employed by a competing company based in Germany — by...
Foster City woman gets air ticket refunded a year ...
This is the story of an international courtship, one extremely patient woman, and a refund that didn’t land in a traveler’s bank account until more than a year later. And as we found out, regulations governing refunds for air travel are practically nonexistent. Share...