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Ohio Brewery Apologizes for Lord Ganesh Label on a Beer Bottle

Dayton (Ohio) based Eudora Brewing Company (EBC) apologized and removed Hindu deity Lord Ganesh’s image, associated with its “Samsara Imperial Rye IPA” beer, from its website, within few hours of Read More

Guest Author – Sulekh Jain, Ph.D. on Promoting Jain Studies in the Universities across the United States

Jain Religion has made an immense contribution to Indian thought. Jains have enriched the spiritual, religious, philosophical, ethical, literary, cultural, iconographic and architectural aspects of Ancient, Medieval and Pre-Modern India.Read More

Over 400 Community Members Celebrate Exuberant Holi Picnic

A picturesque Las Vegas spring afternoon under the clear bright sky brought over four hundred community members to celebrate Holi festival organized by Friends of India. The attendees, adults and kids Read More

A. Kumar Charged with Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Possession of a Controlled Substance

Federal authorities have charged Las Vegas resident A. Kumar with operating a vehicle. 2017 Hyundai, under the influence of drugs to a degree that rendered Mr. Kumar incapable of safe Read More

Musical Evening Raised Over $5,000 to Support Indian Armed Forces

On March 30th, the local Las Vegas Indian Music Group hosted a musical evening event to raise much needed financial support for the victims of Pulwama, Kashmir terrorist attack. As Read More

Child Neurologist Dr Rooman Ahad Helps Children with Development Disorders

Dr. Rooman Ahad is the only board-certified child neurologist in Nevada with supplemental clinical fellowship training in the field of autism. Born in Chicago, she is the youngest of four Read More

UMC Governing Board Approves $8.516 Million Contract with Dr. Meena Vohra

The board of the County-owned University Medical Center approved an $8.5 million, five-year contract with Meena Vohra, M.D. d/b/a Las Vegas Pediatric Critical Care Associates. The five-year agreement covers a Read More

Milan Chatterjee Testifies in Support of Jewish Holocaust Museum in Nevada

Milan Chatterjee, an Associate Compliance Counsel for the Las Vegas Sands testified favoring Assembly Bill 257 to establish the Nevada State Holocaust Museum. If approved, the Nevada State Holocaust Museum Read More

REI apologizes & removes Lord Ganesh yoga mat towel after Hindu protest

“Outdoor & Sporting Goods Company” REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.), headquartered near Seattle, has apologized and removed yoga mat towel carrying the reimagined image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh, which upset Read More

Annual Holi Picnic by Friends of India and General Body Meeting

Celebrate the 2019 Holi festival with your family and friends in the midst of Vegas Spring with riots of vibrant colors. It will be a festive afternoon of fun, colors,Read More

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