NEW JERSEY - A 30-year-old Indian American man has died here after getting run over by a trailer truck when he allegedly tried to crawl under the vehicle trying to take a short cut. Neal Patel, a resident of Princeton, New Jersey, succumbed to his injuries at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick on Saturday. The incident happened last Tuesday, a community newspaper reported.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Sardar Bhupinder Singh Batra passed away on Jan 13. He was 87. Born on Sept 16, 1931 he is survived by his wife Sardarni Surjit Kaur Batra. He was a loving father to three sons Tejpal, Jagdeep and. Jagmohan and father-in-law to Jasvir, Sumita and Soina and grand father to seven grand children.

LOS ANGELES, CA  - Indian-American author Kamla K Kapur based out of Southern California, is the author of `Rumi’s Tales from the Silk Road: Pilgrimage to Paradise.’ Her new book on Rumi, `Rumi, Tales of the Spirit: Journey to Healing the Heart,’ was  published in South East Asia in September 2017. It will hit book stands in the US in March 2019. Here are excerpts from an interview with Kapoor on her new book. Q: You have written several books from several traditions – the Hindu, the Sufi, the Sikh: 

HOUSTON,TX - For three months last winter, radio-television-film senior Indian-American actress, Sahana Srinivasan traded in her bookbag for lights, camera and action to become the host of “Brainchild,” Netflix’s new science education series. Following the blueprint of predecessors such as “Brain Games,” “Brainchild” provides an interactive learning experience for children. The show, executively produced by Pharrell Williams, tackles topics ranging from the psychological woes of social media to...

CARLSBAD,CA - Sathvi Seshan, a sophomore at Pacific Ridge School, here, has been selected for the 2018 High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall. She will play violin in February with the Symphony Orchestra. Participation in one of the five Honors Ensembles is limited to the highest-rated high school performers from across the world. Earlier this year, Seshan auditioned for the Honors Performance Series and was accepted after a review by the Honors Selection Board. 

SANTA CRUZ, CA - -- The Templeton World Charity Foundation, announced  that Sandra Nair 20, from Kerala, India is the first 2019 Templeton–Ramanujan Fellowship recipient. She will get $5,000 monetary grant for furthering educational pursuits and development in STEM. The award, part of the highly competitive Spirit of Ramanujan STEM Talent Initiative, is the first of 30 financial grants to be issued yearly for the next three years, totaling $550,000.

SEAL BEACH, CA- An Indian-American father and his three-year-old son were killed after a crash on the 405 Freeway near here, which prompted the closure of several lanes and led to major morning traffic congestion on June 15. His wife and daughter are in critical condition, according to media reports. Friends of the Katara family have set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral and medical expenses. 

Producer Preeti Thaker has bagged a role in the upcoming Hollywood comedy “What Men Want”, which is inspired by the 2000 film “What Women Want”. Preeti will be acting alongside actors Tracy Morgan and Taraji P. Henson in the film, to be helmed by Adam Shankman. “I’m excited about this film. This will be my debut in acting and that too a Hollywood film. I think it’s a big achievement and I am working really hard for this. 

LONDON - Nobel Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi, along with the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery will launch a report by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) aimed at eliminating forced labour, human trafficking, modern slavery and child labour. "This is one of a series of five public events relating to key themes of human rights and good governance that CHRI is running on the sidelines...

MUMBAI- A Mumbai-based businessman was arrested after a leading actress of yesteryears, Zeenat Aman, lodged a complaint accusing him of rape, cheating and forgery, a top police officer said here on March 23. “The complaint was lodged by the victim on March 22 with Juhu Police Station and the accused has been arrested,” Mumbai Police spokesperson Deepak Deoraj said. Deoraj said the case had been transferred to the Crime Branch for...