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Publisher: Dr. Sudhir M. Parikh
June 9, 2017                      
Beenthru: online platform for professionals, students to receive advice from peers
By Ruchi Vaishnav
NEW YORK - Do you ever wish you could receive any advice in your academic or professional career? Well, look no further, because Indian Americans Parth Shukla and Kapil Wattamwar have launched an online company called Beenthru where not only you can seek advice but also give some too.
Illinois Congressman Says H1-B Not Responsible For U.S. Unemployment
By a Staff Writer
Illinois Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi says unemployment in the U.S. cannot be laid at the door of highly skilled foreign workers employed in American companies.
Congressman Tom Suozzi joins Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans
By a Staff Writer
NEW YORK - In April 2016, at a reception for the incoming Consul General of India, Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, hosted by the Indian American Voters Forum, Tom Suozzi, then a candidate for election to the US Congress, had announced that if elected, he would join the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans.

Sexual predator Anand Jon will write about Ivanka Trump in book
By a Staff Writer
NEW YORK - Disgraced Indian American fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, who is currently in prison serving a 59-year sentence for rape, is writing a book in which he talks about how what he did was "absolutely immoral, but not illegal." He will also write about Ivanka Trump, whom he met when she was 14 years old.

Pakistan didn't just lose on the cricket field with India. They are losers on the diplomatic front too.
By Sujeet Rajan
NEW YORK - I watched the 2003 World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Centurion, in March, 2003, on TV, at a small Bangladeshi restaurant in 'Little India' on Lexington Avenue, in Manhattan. My wife was with me. There were some 50 other people in the room - Pakistanis, Indians, Bangladeshis. We drank tea, ate platefuls of kababs and samosas, cheered vociferously. There was plenty of cheering, mostly by Indian supporters, mixed with good humored banter from the young crowd there, as the night wore on. The Pakistani supporters turned glum. The Bangladeshis, who were supporting Pakistan, became even a bit agitated, some swore in Bangla. We laughed louder.
Indian-American woman from Texas charged with allegedly defrauding employer of $1.5 M
By a Staff Writer
A 52-year-old woman of Indian descent who lives in The Woodlands neighborhood of Houston, has been charged with defrauding her former employer of more than $1.5 million.
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'Death in the Gunj' steeped in atmospherics of small-town intrigue
By a Staff Writer
If you have ever been to a small town for your summer holidays, listened in wide-eyed wonder as adults swapped stories around the dinner table and spent languid afternoons lying on the grass, then Konkona Sen Sharma's "A Death in the Gunj" is just the film for you.

Indian American astronaut Raja Chari makes NASA's top 12 cut
By a Staff Writer
NEW YORK - NASA introduced 12 new astronauts in a tweet on June 7 and among them is an Indian American named Lieutenant Colonel Raja Chari.
Mr. New York Lopsang Dokpatsang says he's "Dil Se Hindustani"
By Ruchi Vaishnav
NEW YORK - Former Mr. New York, Lopsang Dokpatsang, a Tibetan American, has gone from being the first Asian to win a heavyweight championship to an action hero.
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Four Indian Americans elected to Association of American Physicians
By a Staff Writer
NEW YORK - Four Indian Americans were elected to the 2017 Board of the Association of American Physicians: Naga Chalasani, Nikhil Munshi, Sanjay Saint and Anil Sood.
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Kamala Harris faces intense Republican opposition on Capitol Hill
 By a Staff Reporter
NEW YORK - Freshman Senator Kamala Harris from California is not being treated so fairly on Capitol Hill.
Lawmakers reintroduce bipartisan legislation to retain foreign-born PhDs trained in America
 By a Staff Writer
Congressman Erik Paulsen, R-Minnesota, and Congressman Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, reintroduced a bill that if passed by Congress would further smooth the path for highly educated Indian-Americans with degrees in the sciences from U.S. universities, to remain in this country.
Two Indian American men charged with posing as DHS agents, defrauding immigrants of $6 million
By a Staff Writer
NEW YORK - Three individuals, including two Indian Americans, were arrested June 7 in connection with a scheme to allegedly defraud victims seeking immigration status in the United States.
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Telangana man Mubeen Ahmed shot in California, in critical condition
By a Staff Writer
NEW YORK - An Indian man, Mubeen Ahmed, 26, from Sangareddy district, Telangana, was in critical condition in hospital after being shot by an unidentified person in a department store California four days ago, according to family members in India, today.
NASA unveils 'out of this world' Mars rover
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Washington - NASA has unveiled an "out of this world" futuristic Mars rover concept vehicle to inspire young people to want to learn more about its plans to send humans to the Red Planet in the 2030s.
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Gubernatorial candidate Ameya Pawar meets union members at forum
By a Staff Writer
On June 3, Alderman Ameya Pawar, candidate for Illinois governor, along with other gubernatorial candidates, joined hundreds of SEIU Local 1 members and O'Hare Airport workers for a gubernatorial forum to discuss solutions for the issues facing Illinois.
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