Indian-American Affairs
13 De Blasio ally Neal Kwatra didn’t
register as lobbyist despite big push
for a donor
14 Through their nonprofit
HelpHygiene, N.C. teens send
supplies to India, U.S.
15 N.C. Councilwoman
Dimple Ajmera defends
dustup over Trump remarks
15 Silicon Valley
businesswoman pleads guilty
in H-1B scheme
16 At her book release in New
Jersey, Asha Parekh talks of
romance and reminiscing
16 Hemalee Patel may become
Brooklyn’s first Indian-American
civil court judge
U. S. Affairs
20 Aruna Miller talks about her role
in Maryland’s House of Delegates
22 No magic results from U.S. cut to
Pakistan, analysts say
Business
23 USIBC president loses post as
parent group prohibits split
24 8K Miles Software makes it to
the Forbes ‘Best under a Billion’ list
24 Chemical plant to be built by
Indian-led firm to create 2,500 jobs
25 Senate judiciary chairman says
foreign workers use ‘O’ visas to
avoid H-1B limitations
India
26 Ram Nath Kovind, BJP’s first
President of India, sworn in
26 Nitish Kumar is Bihar chief
minister again
27 The force is female — Jaipur’s
women cops take charge
27 Arundhati Roy is Man Booker
contender again
28 How India and China have come
to the brink over a remote
mountain pass
Arts & Entertainment
31 ‘The Big Sick,’ South Asian
identity and me
32 In ‘Black Prince’ a dramatic
life does not necessarily a
dramatic film make
Sports
38 Women’s cricket, long sidelined,
moves into spotlight
39 World Cup final was game-changer for Indian women’s cricket
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