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Omicron. (IANS Infographics) By RACHEL V. THOMAS NEW DELHI (IANS) – Although Omicron is predicted to cause more breakthrough infections, it is "impractical and impossible" that it will infect huge numbers in India, and result in severe disease and death, if proper

(Image by NASA LANCE/EOSDIS Rapid Response team) By OMER FAROOQ HYDERABAD (AP) — Indian authorities issued an alert, shut schools and canceled trains in parts of the country Dec. 3 as rescue teams braced for a tropical storm brewing in the Bay

The Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal. (IANS photo) BHOPAL – A month-long protest by a group of non-governmental organizations with the slogan – '37 years of Bhopal Gas Disaster: 37 Questions' – came to an end Dec. 1,

Passengers maintain COVID-19 protocols at Lucknow airport as the state government decided to intensify surveillance and increase RT-PCR tests at the airports, railway stations, and bus stands following the precautionary measures of a new variant 'Omicron', in Lucknow Dec. 2. state

File photo of a Covid vaccination administration drive in Hyderabad on June 6, 2021 in Hyderabad. (IANS photo) HYDERABAD – Authorities in Telangana are preparing a special action plan to achieve 100 percent Covid vaccination in the state by the end

An Indian healthcare worker at the Genome Sequencing Lab and RT-PCR Laboratory at the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services campus amid rising fears of the ‘Omicron’ strain of the Covid-19 virus, in Chennai on Nov. 30. (ANI photo) NEW

File photo of a soldier taking position during an encounter between terrorists and security forces that started in central Kashmir's Budgam district on Oct. 16, 2020. (IANS photo) SRINAGAR – A Jaish-e-Mohammed commander was among two terrorists killed in a gunfight

Tourists in large numbers visit the Taj Mahal, in Agra on Nov. 30 (ANI photo) By RISHI LEKHI NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian man has built a one-third sized replica of the historic Taj Mahal for his wife, but unlike the

Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora operates a paddy harvester machine under the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North East Region Scheme at Panikhaiti Village, in Kamrup, Assam, Nov. 30. Sectors like agriculture and mining performed well and helped lead

Satya Verma, associate professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter Satya Verma, an Indian American professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry at Salus University, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, was recently inducted into the National

File photo of Indian farmers thronging Singhu Border during a protest against the three farm laws, in New Delhi on Nov. 27. (ANI photo) By KRUTIKA PATHI NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian lawmakers Nov. 29 repealed agricultural legislation that provoked a year

Trinamool Congress's floor leaders of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Derek O'Brien, arrive at Parliament for an all-party meeting ahead of the commencement of the Winter Session, in New Delhi on Nov. 28. (ANI photo/Sanjay Sharma) By

Model of a Jaipur hand. (photo via IANS) JAIPUR – After gaining global recognition with the Jaipur Foot which helped physically disabled people realize their dream to stand on their feet, the Pink City is garnering worldwide acclaim as students of

Parag Agrawal. (LinkedIn photo) India-West Staff Reporter SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter, Inc. Nov. 29 announced that Jack Dorsey has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer and that the Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Indian American executive Parag Agrawal as

According to new Indian government guidelines, passengers travelling from countries that are categorized as 'at-risk' will have to undergo testing on arrival. (IANS photo) NEW DELHI – The Union Health Ministry Nov. 28 revised the guidelines for international arrivals in the

File photo of Serum Institute chief Adar Poonawalla speaking during an interaction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with vaccine manufacturers following the 100 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses mark, in New Delhi on Oct. 23, 2021. (ANI photo) By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL NEW DELHI

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai at the 12th India-USA Trade Policy Forum, in New Delhi on Nov. 23. (ANI photo) By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK (IANS) – The U.S. is dropping the proposed

File photo of India workers sanitizing the Sion D.S. School in Mumbai on Sept. 30, 2021. (ANI photo) MUMBAI – In a significant decision, the Maharashtra government on Nov. 27 lifted all lockdown restrictions with conditions, allowing economic, social, cultural, sports

Prof. P.V. Viswanath of Pace University in New York. (photo via IANS) By ARUL LOUIS NEW YORK (IANS) – An Indian American professor acted as an interpreter in the unsuccessful attempt to win freedom for the hostages held by Pakistani terrorists in

Representational image. (pixaby.com) India-West Staff Reporter An Indian American business owner, Kishore Kumar Kavuru, was sentenced Nov. 22 in federal court to 15 months in prison for making false statements in foreign worker visa applications, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephanie M.

People receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, Nov. 26. (ANI photo) NEW DELHI – With a new heavily mutant novel coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 reported in South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana triggering alarms

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar Nov. 26 paid homage to the martyrs of the Nov. 26-29 Mumbai terror strikes' 13th anniversary. (IANS photo) MUMBAI – Mumbai on Nov. 26 remembered the bravehearts and victims felled by

Pictures recall the horror of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. (photos via IANS/Instagram) By HAMZA AMEER ISLAMABAD (IANS) – Nov. 26, 2021 will mark the 13th anniversary of the worst ever terror attack in India, which changed the dynamics and relationship between

File photo of David Headley. (photo via IANS) By VIKAS DATTA NEW DELHI (IANS) – His prowess at reconnoitering sites for unconscionable and indiscriminate terror bloodbaths was perhaps only exceeded by his propensity to cooperate with authorities when caught. Thirteen years after the

Praveen Sinha is seen at the right along with (l-r) CBI Director Rishi Kumar Shukla and Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh during the 1st National Conference on 'Cybercrime Investigation and Forensic' at the

Security personnel stand guard as National Investigation Agency officials carry out a raid at the residence of human rights activist Khurram Parvez, in Srinagar on Nov. 22. (ANI Photo) SRINAGAR, India — India’s counter-terrorism investigating agency has arrested a prominent human

Kerala Center officials and Consul Vijayakrishnan with the awardees. Front row, l-r: Dr. George Abraham, Dr. Sabu Varghese, Dr. Blessy Joseph, Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil, dancer Chandrika Kurup, Nandini Nair, Mary Philip and Mayor Robin Elackatt. Back row, l-r: Dr. Thomas

File photo of Indian healthcare workers arriving at a far-flung village to inoculate Covid-19 vaccines, in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, Oct. 23. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI – India and the Asian Development Bank have signed a $300 million loan to strengthen and improve

Indian Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya holds a review meeting on the vaccination progress in various states and UTs, in New Delhi on Nov. 22. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI – The Pune-based vaccines manufacturer Serum Institute of

Manish Tewari questions his own government and says in his book that India should have taken action against Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks of 26/11 as restraint is not strength but a symbol of weakness. (photo via IANS) NEW DELHI –

An image from the Tamizhi app. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter An Indian American fifth grader in Yorba Linda, California, is helping young students learn the difficult South Indian Tamil language. Smaran Ramnath, 10, was incredibly productive during the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring his

File photo of family, friends and Indian American community members attending a vigil in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 18 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a local FedEx facility which took the lives of eight people, including

Varsha Sarveshwar, a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, is deeply interested in educational policy as it relates to equity and access. (igs.berkeley.edu photo) India-West Staff Reporter Three Indian Americans and one Nepalese American are among the class of U.S. Rhodes

Varun Nikore, Indian American founder of the AAPI Victory Fund, will dedicate his efforts full-time at the AAPI Victory Alliance to build electoral engagement. (Twitter photo/@VarunNikore) India-West Staff Reporter The founding president of the AAPI Victory Fund, Varun Nikore, will be leaving

File photo of IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa with Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who flew a sortie in a MiG-21 trainer at the Air Force Station in Pathankot, Punjab, on Sept. 2, 2019. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI – Balakot

Despite challenges due to travel restrictions and bans, 145,528 international students were able to begin their studies in person or online in the United States or from abroad in the 2020/2021 academic year, a 46 percent decrease from the previous

Speaking at the Ekal virtual gala, Niren Chaudhary, Indian American CEO of the highly successful ‘Panera Bread’ brand, explained how his daughter Aisha was the central motivating factor in whatever he did in his life. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter The Ekal

File photo of BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, Swaraj India chief Yogender Yadav, farmers leader Bilbar Singh Rajiwal and leader of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha during Mahapanchayat in front of the Gandhi statue in Kolkata on March 13, 2021. (IANS photo/Kuntal

Ishan Shan, incoming president to the New Jersey Leadership Program. (njlead.org photo) India-West Staff Reporter The New Jersey Leadership Program, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that seeks to educate and encourage Indian American and other South Asian youth in New Jersey to get

Vice President Kamala Harris will briefly serve as president Nov. 19, as President Joe Biden is sedated during his colonoscopy. (Getty Images/India-West file photo) By ZEKE MILLER/Associated Press BETHESDA, Maryland — President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala

UA Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale (2nd from left) celebrates Distinguished Alumni winners Helaine Williams (left), Dr. Jaafer Golzar (3rd from left), and Stuti Chatterjee (right). (photo by Ben Krain) India-West Staff Reporter An Indian American graduate of the University of Arkansas

Dr. Suresh Reddy. (photo provided) India-West Staff Reporter Dr. Suresh Reddy, an Indian American neuro interventional radiologist in the Chicago area, took office as president of the Indian American Medical Association of Illinois in a ceremony held in Oakbrook, Illinois, Nov. 13. “I

Police personnel supervise the removal of barricades at the Ghazipur border where farmers were protesting against three farm laws, in New Delhi on Oct. 29. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision Nov. 19 to withdraw the controversial farm laws will be

Stop AAPI Hate released new data revealing that Indian Americans represented two percent of those who reported a hate crime; the overwhelming majority of those experiencing hate were Chinese Americans. (Stop AAPI Hate image) By SUNITA SOHRABJI/India-West Staff Reporter More than 16

File photo of police forces at Bemina in Srinagar on Oct. 15, 2021. (Nisar Malik /IANS photo) SRINAGAR, India — Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir ordered an investigation into a police raid that killed four people and later on Nov. 18 exhumed

On Nov. 10, a special memorial to Arunay Pruthi was dedicated near the south end of Pillar Point Harbor in San Mateo, California. (arunayfoundation.org photo) India-West Staff Reporter Coastal cities in San Mateo County in California Nov. 10 held a memorial for

File photo of an American Airlines plane. (photo via IANS) By ROHIT VAID/IANS Exclusive NEW DELHI — Re-entering India's sky after a gap of nearly 10 years, Texas-based American Airlines is looking to connect more destinations, especially Mumbai to the U.S., via

Other common passwords people use in India are "iloveyou," "krishna,” "sairam" and "omsairam,” among others. (photo via IANS) NEW DELHI – In India, the most popular password is "password" and not "123456" as has been widely speculated. Interestingly, Japan is the

Indian Public Works Department workers sprinkle water to curb air pollution in New Delhi on Nov. 6. (ANI photo) By SHEIKH SAALIQ and SHONAL GANGULY NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities closed schools indefinitely and shut down some coal-burning power plants Nov. 17

Lakireddy Bali Reddy, an Indian American landlord in Berkeley, California. (commons.wikimedia.org photo) India-West Staff Reporter Indian American businessman Lakireddy Bali Reddy, an infamous Berkeley, California, landlord who went to prison for sex trafficking young women from India, has died, according to media