Community News

Cricket Viewing Party: India vs. Pakistan ICC Cricket Match

Shiraz Restaurant invites the whole Indian sub-continent community to watch a much-awaited International Cricket Match between historically competitive rivals India and Pakistan. Doors open at 2:30 am on Sunday, June Read More

Guest Author – Sulekh Jain, Ph.D. on Mahatma Gandhi 150th Birthday Anniversary

On October 2nd2018, a yearlong celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150thbirthday anniversary began and so did the celebration of his message of Ahimsa (non-violence) to the world. The word Ahimsa and Read More

India’s 73rd Independence Day Celebrations

Friends of India, the largest Indian American community club in Las Vegas, wants you to save the date for their upcoming celebration of India’s 73rd Independence Day on Saturday, August Read More

Ehsaan Vakil Wins a Second Place in the US History Bee

In April, Clark High School senior-to-be Eshaan Vakil won first place in the history and geography categories of National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Individual Player National Championship Tournament in Chicago and Read More

Rajan Zed opens Maine Senate & House with Hindu prayers

Both Maine House of Representatives and Senate in capital Augusta opened their June three and four sessions respectively with Hindu mantras; containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Hindu statesman Read More

Hoeper Professorship recognizes two Indian Americans College of Engineering faculty

The Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Engineering Professorship was awarded to Shamik Sengupta, associate professor in the department of computer science and engineering, and Krishna Pagilla, professor and environmental engineering Read More

Vidhush Ramakrishnan and Sam A. Mehdi Named to College Sponsored National Merit Scholarship

In a remarkable academic achievement of South Asian American community youth, the National Merit Scholarship Corp has announced Vidhush Ramakrishnan and Sam Mehdi from Las Vegas a recipient of College-Sponsored Read More

Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Filed Against Las Vegas Metro Police Department

Pakistani American N. Khan Raja, currently employed with the Nellis Cab Company, has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against the Las Vegas Metro Police Department alleging that Metro discriminated against Read More

Mohammad Muner Charged with the Possession of Contraband Cigarettes. Pleads Guilty

The United States Attorney Office has charged Mohammed Muner (last name withheld) with the possession of contraband cigarettes totaling more than 10,000 which borne no evidence of the payment of applicable Read More

Vegasdesi Completes 15 years of Community Service

This week vegasdesi “the fourth estate” celebrates 15 years of community service to the growing and prosperous community. For the past 15 years, Vegasdesi has been the pulse of our Read More