Tennis superstar Serena Williams announced on Thursday (Dec 29) her engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
Author: Garima Kapil
NYPD to allow Sikhs officers to wear turbans, grow beards
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has relaxed its policies for Sikh police officers. They will now be allowed to wear turbans in place of the traditional police cap and grow beards up to a half-inch long for religious reasons.
Demonetisation will help eliminate corruption: Indian Americans
A group of Indian Americans participated in a panel discussion on demonetization in Long Island, New York. General consensus which emerged among the group was that demonetization, will help to eliminate corruption and fight terrorism.
Indian-American Artist Sharmi Basu uses music to effect social change
Best known as Beast Nest, Basu is creating her marks from ‘NorCal Noise Fest’ in Sacramento, Calif., to ‘Empowering Women of Color’ conferences at UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University.
Indiaspora Gala: Cheers to ‘Fab Five’ Indian American Politicians
The annual Indiaspora Gala, which has in the past celebrated the presidential inauguration, has been changed this year to feature an “Indiaspora 2017 Leadership Conference and Gala.”
New app lets users book workspaces in cafes
Workwander, a local app has come up with a cool and innovative solution to solve one of the first start-up challenge. Workspace!
Rendezvous with Sonia Patel – Novelist, psychiatrist, songwriter
Novelist, active-trekker, songwriter, hip-hop artist and a practising psychiatrist Sonia is a resident of Oahu, third largest Hawaiian island in the US. She is deeply committed towards helping teens who have experienced emotional, sexual, physical, and mental abuse. Connected to India spoke to Sonia
Singapore is Asia’s second most vegan-friendly city: Peta
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) Asia has listed Singapore as Asia’s second most vegan-friendly city for its lively vegan food scene.
India to raise child custody case with Norway foreign ministry
Indian Ambassador to Norway Debraj Pradhan has sought a meeting with the head of the Consular Section in the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Things to do in Singapore over the Christmas weekend of December 24-25
Things to do over the Christmas weekend of December 24-25
