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Why Indian Americans often look different from Indians in India: Reddit explores how diet, climate, and lifestyle make difference

Indian Americans often notice they appear different from relatives in India despite shared ancestry. Reddit users explored this question, attributing the differences to environment, diet, lifestyle, and healthcare rather than genetics.

Vibhuti Pathak

Oct 07, 2025

News

Indian man married to American faces financial strain after Benton police mistake perfume for Opium

Arkansas-based Indian-origin man, Kapil Raghu, lost his US visa and now faces deportation after police mistook his designer perfume labeled 'opium' for drugs. Though cleared of charges, his arrest triggered an immigration nightmare for his family.

Vibhuti Pathak

Oct 07, 2025

World Bank forecasts India’s growth at 6.5% for FY26, but downgrades for FY27 due to US tariffs

India's economy is set for strong domestic led-growth in FY26, but higher US tariffs on exports are expected to slow momentum in FY27. The World Bank emphasizes resilience at home while warning of external trade risks.

Vibhuti Pathak

Oct 07, 2025

News

HAF co-founder Suhag Shukla's stern response to Shashi Tharoor: "Indian Americans are not India's proxies in the US"

Hindu American Foundation's Suhag Shukla rebuked Shashi Tharoor's comments on the diaspora saying Indian Americans advocate for US-India ties as proud American, not agents of New Delhi, and warned against expecting them to bear the burden of India's global ambitions.

Vibhuti Pathak

Oct 07, 2025

Entertainment

Karan Johar says actors don’t return money after flops; only Shah Rukh Khan never talked about money

Filmmaker Karan Johar revealed that most Bollywood friendships are business-driven, saying actors never return money after failed films and rarely reduce their fees. He called Shah Rukh Khan the only one who never discussed money and always trusted him completely.

Vibhuti Pathak

Oct 06, 2025

Entertainment

Taylor Swift's 'Ruin the Friendship' breaks hearts and its not about Blake Lively

Taylor Swift's emotional ballad Ruin the Friendship from The Life if a Showgirl isn't about her rumpred feud with Blake Lively, but a tragic story and regret from her high school days.

Vibhuti Pathak

Oct 06, 2025

AMD shares soar 30% as OpenAI plans major investment in AI chip partnership

OpenAI has struck a multibillion-dollar deal with AMD, planning to buy a 10 per cent stake while deploying 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs. The partnership marks oone of the largrst AI chip collaboration to date.

Vibhuti Pathak

Oct 06, 2025

News

Indian-origin motel manager Rakesh Patel shot dead in Pennsylvania during couple's quarrel

Rakesh Patel, a 50-year-old motel manager from Gujarat's Surat district was killed in Pennysylvania after intervening in a couple's argument. His family in India held a memorial as police arrested the accused following a gunfire exchange.

Vibhuti Pathak

Oct 06, 2025

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Indian Americans often notice they appear different from relatives in India despite shared ancestry. Reddit users explored this question, attributing the differences to environment, diet, lifestyle, and healthcare rather than genetics.

Arkansas-based Indian-origin man, Kapil Raghu, lost his US visa and now faces deportation after police mistook his designer perfume labeled 'opium' for drugs. Though cleared of charges, his arrest triggered an immigration nightmare for his family.

India's economy is set for strong domestic led-growth in FY26, but higher US tariffs on exports are expected to slow momentum in FY27. The World Bank emphasizes resilience at home while warning of external trade risks.

Hindu American Foundation's Suhag Shukla rebuked Shashi Tharoor's comments on the diaspora saying Indian Americans advocate for US-India ties as proud American, not agents of New Delhi, and warned against expecting them to bear the burden of India's global ambitions.

Filmmaker Karan Johar revealed that most Bollywood friendships are business-driven, saying actors never return money after failed films and rarely reduce their fees. He called Shah Rukh Khan the only one who never discussed money and always trusted him completely.

Taylor Swift's emotional ballad Ruin the Friendship from The Life if a Showgirl isn't about her rumpred feud with Blake Lively, but a tragic story and regret from her high school days.

OpenAI has struck a multibillion-dollar deal with AMD, planning to buy a 10 per cent stake while deploying 6 gigawatts of AMD Instinct GPUs. The partnership marks oone of the largrst AI chip collaboration to date.

Rakesh Patel, a 50-year-old motel manager from Gujarat's Surat district was killed in Pennysylvania after intervening in a couple's argument. His family in India held a memorial as police arrested the accused following a gunfire exchange.