Nevada’s South Asian American Students Among 2026 National Merit Scholarship Winners
Anti–Hindu Mandir Henderson Mayor Receives Over $10,000 in Political Contributions at a Fundraiser Hosted by Dr. Gautham Reddy
Non-Bailable Warrant Issued After Defendant Aniket Brajeshkumar Sadani Absconds from Monitoring
Aniket Brajeshkumar Sadani Arrested in Las Vegas Area Undercover Child Sex Predator Operation
Assemblymember D’Silva Denounces Governor Lombardo’s Veto of South Asian Holiday Bill

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Saad Chowdhry and Aryan Shukla Named to College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship Winners

National Merit Scholarship Corp names Las Vegan Saad Chowdhry and Aryan Shukla of Reno a recipient of College-Sponsored National Merit Scholarship winners. Saad Chowdhry is a graduate of Coronado Read More

Directly From the Frontlines: Part 4 – Guest Author Bidur Mukherjee, PT

How I wish I was wrong. How I wish I did not have to pick up my pen to write another sequel to this sad, unending story. Alas, my warning Read More

A note from VegasDesi Editor, Swadeep Nigam

Dear VegasDesi Reader: Following the just-concluded primary election, I have succeeded in moving on to the November general election for the position of Regent, University System District 3. I have Read More

Needed: Kidney Donor

Las Vegas resident Ruchi Chandra is looking for a Kidney Donor for her brother. 46 years old Rohit, has two young children who need a kidney transplant at the earliest. Read More

Luncheon with District Court Judge Doug Herndon

SAPNA – South Asian Political Network Alliance invites you to its luncheon with guest speaker Honorable District Court Judge Douglas Herndon, on Saturday, July 11th, at the newly opened Divine Dosa Read More

Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay to Remove Hindu and Jain Religious Statues

At the urging of the local faith leaders from diverse religious faiths, the Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay has immediately agreed to remove the religious statues. In a joint statement Read More

Divya Ramakrishnan scores 100th percentile in MCAT

Las Vegan Divya Ramakrishnan, daughter of Gopal and Radhika Ramakrishnan, scored the 100th percentile in MCAT. Divya has joined Yale School of Medicine after graduating from Stanford University with a major in Read More

National Bengali Conference Cancelled. Fund Raising Planned for COVID and Cyclone Victims

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, the North America Bengali Conference scheduled for July 4thweekend in Las Vegas is canceled. The conference is rescheduled for the July 4th weekend in 2021 Read More

Diverse religious leaders urge Mandalay Bay to remove statues of Hindu & Jain deities & apologize

In a remarkable interfaith gesture; Christian-Hindu-Buddhist-Jewish-Jain religious leaders have urged the Las Vegas casino Mandalay Bay to remove statues of various Hindu and Jain deities from its Foundation Room night Read More

Primary Elections – Swadeep Nigam and Radhika Kunnel Move to November General Election

The just-concluded mostly mail-in primary elections resulted in two Indian-Americans candidates winning the nominations and are moving on to the general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020. The Read More

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