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Chopra will be seen in two Hollywood movies- A Kid Like Jake and Isn’t It Romantic? Recently Priyanka Chopra, the global star, has reached India on Dec.15 to spend her holidays with her family and friends. A few days ago, she revealed through her Instagram account that she will return to India to celebrate her Christmas holidays. Chopra came from the US where she was busy with her shoot of Quantico 3 which has almost completed its filming in the New York City. The program will be broadcast from January 2018. Chopra is playing the role of Alex Parrish in the series. After her…

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More than 50 participants from across the US contested in the event. Indian American Shree Saini, a 21-year-old student at the University of Washington, has been crowned Miss India USA 2017. Saini, whose parents immigrated to the US from Punjab, is studying at Harvard, Stanford, during the summer while being a full-time student at the University of Washington. “I am so incredibly honored, overjoyed, humbled and excited to be chosen as your “MISS INDIA USA 2017”! God’s amazing grace has surpassed all the words I may have to express this fete. I am astonished by the blessings showered over…

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Jain, an IITean, worked for the state of Michigan and Booz Allen before becoming an entrepreneur. Sonya Jain, the Indian American founder and CEO of Virginia-based technology and cybersecurity consulting firm eGlobalTech, died on Sunday after battling cancer. Jain, who was born in India, completed her graduation from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and later pursued masters from Isenberg School of Management, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. Jain’s first job was as an engineer and later she worked for the government of Michigan, building a specialized software system for the state. She joined Booz Allen Hamilton in 1992 as an associate…

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Indian American Nikhil Mankekar was awarded the International Human Rights Award by the United Nations Association’s Boulder chapter, reported Dailycamera.com. A member of the city of Boulder’s Human Rights Commission, Mankekar was honored with the award for his efforts to promote and celebrate the diversity of marginalized populations. A champion of human rights and the rights of the immigrants, the 36-year-old native of Boulder, is a strong advocate of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients. Mankekar has successfully created an Indigenous Peoples Day in Boulder and is in the forefront for fighting the criminalization of homelessness. The award ceremony…

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