The trial of Mahender Muralidhar Sabhnani and his wife Varsha Mahender Sabhnani charged with enslaving and abusing two Indonesian women servants opened in a Federal Court in Long Island on Monday. Mahender Sabhnani, 51, and Varsha Sabhnani, 45, residents of the wealthy enclave of Muttontown in Long Island have pleaded not guilty to a 12-count federal […]
We think Bobby Jindal is a disgrace and brings much shame to the Indian-American community. And shame to Louisiana as well, the unfortunate U.S. state of which Bobby will soon be its next Governor. Of course, many Desis in the U.S. will disagree. They are pleased as punch that Bobby will become the first Indian-American […]
Jet Airways got such effusive coverage of its plans to commence daily flights between Mumbai and Newark (in the New York area) effective August 5Â in the New York Times’ travel section on Sunday that it must have made other airlines flying to India see red. In a puff-piece headlined A Flying Apartment to India […]
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, who has vowed to run a dignified campaign, has attacked his rival Hillary Clinton for her “personal, financial and political ties to India” in a memo leaked to the New York Times by the Clinton camp. The caustic memo referred to Hillary Clinton as D-Punjab, a reference to Hillary’s […]
Sivaji is finally hitting the big screen on June 15, 2007. Starring Tamil film superstar Rajnikanth, Shreya and Prakash Raj, Sivaji has aroused high expectations among Rajni fans. One of the most expensive movies in Indian movie history, Sivaji reportedly cost Rs 60 crore (about $15 million) to make. IndiaGlitz claims on its web site […]
If you thought illegal immigrants in the U.S. came only from Mexico or other Spanish speaking countries South of the border, think again. Our own Desi illegal population in the U.S. is growing and growing. Between January 2000 and January 2005, the highest percentage increase of illegal immigrants in the U.S. came from India – […]