In all, 15 exceptionally-talented individuals from across the United States have been named to this prestigious programme.
Category: NRI/PIO Stories
UK selects PIO Sandhya Suri’s Santosh as official entry for Oscars 2025
The investigative crime thriller is directed by British-Indian film director Sandhya Suri.
Harried To Be Married: Pushpendra Sharma’s debut novel is a culmination of his longstanding curiosity about arranged marriages
Set in the mid 1990s, the story follows Nikhil Jha — a Wall Street investment banker — and the emotional blackmail he faces from his mother, who wants nothing more in the world than to see her son get married.
Israeli soldier of Indian-origin killed in West Bank
Footage from the scene of the attack showed a truck with a Palestinian licence plate veering off a busy highway and barrel full speed into an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) guard post adjacent to a bus stop before coming to a halt.
Indian Association of Sacramento celebrates India’s 78th Independence Day, over 3,000 Indian Americans attend
C Sripal Reddy, Consul from the San Francisco Indian Consulate, attended the event. The guests of honour for this year’s IAS India Day include Padmasree Awardee Nazma Akthar; Dr. Ami Bera – a member of the United States House of Representatives from California since 2013; Bruce Houdesheldt – Mayor of the City of Roseville; Bobbie Singh-Allen – Mayor of Elk Grove City; YK Chalamcharla, Councilmember – City of Folsom and Ex. Vice Mayor Folsom City. District Attorney Thien Ho, Rich Desmond- Sacramento County Supervisor, and Dave Tamayo – SMUD Board Member, also attended the event.
Singapore PIO youth and inter-faith speaker Shukul Raaj Kumar welcomes “blessed opportunity” to engage with Pope Francis
Kumar is part of a panel that will interact with Pope Francis at an inter-religious meeting at the Catholic Junior College. The Pope’s visit to Singapore is from September 11 to 13, and the panel discussion is slated for the third day.
PIO playwright-doctor in UK dramatises history of British Empire for “walking play” in London
A London Lark Rising is a dramatised walking tour being brought to life by Dr Anu Kumar Lazarus and Lisa Honan CBE, with double shows scheduled on September 7, 2024.
Singaporean PIO leader Pritam Singh seeks to shift ‘lies trial’ to High Court, citing Iswaran precedent
Pritam Singh’s lawyers, Andre Darius Jumabhoy and Aristotle Emmanuel Eng, relied on the case of former Singapore transport minister S Iswaran, which has been rescheduled for hearing in the High Court in September 2024.
USA: Indian American actor Mindy Kaling to host Democratic National Convention in Chicago
The convention will see speeches from President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Indian Confluence’s Food Festival: Serving desi culture on a plate to Belgians and Diaspora alike
The Indian Confluence founder said his team will add more food options for vegetarians and will introduce vegan food for the first time in the food festival’s history.
