JUS Punjabi TV celebrates launch on DISH Network

JUS Punjabi TV, the first American-Punjabi Television Network, celebrated its October 22 launch on DISH Network with a dinner reception and press conference in the Penthouse in Midtown Manhattan, New York on November 10.

The channel, which is already on Time Warner Cable and Verizon Fios, is available on channel 809 on DISH.

Speaking at the event, Penny Yogiraj Sandhu, Founder-President of JUS Punjabi LLC, said, "The U.S. market has a large concentration of Punjabi-speaking households who have been waiting for a long time for a Punjabi-genre channel like 'JUS Punjabi' that targets not only Indo-Punjabis and Sikhs, but also South Asians, Punjabi-speaking Pakistani-Americans, Guyanese-Americans, and other diverse ethnic groups.

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Citigroup to slash 52,000 jobs: shares slide

Citigroup Inc revealed plans to cut 52,000 jobs by early next year in Chief Executive Vikram Pandit's most dramatic move yet to restore profitability and bolster a sagging share price.

The cuts, announced on November 17, will affect 15 percent of Citigroup's workforce and come on top of 23,000 jobs eliminated between January and September as souring economies and global credit conditions cause the U.S. bank with the farthest reach worldwide to retrench.

The new cuts will leave the second-largest U.S. bank with about 300,000 jobs worldwide, down 20 percent from the end of 2007 and roughly the same number it had at the end of 2005.

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27th Nationwide Miss India USA to be held at Royal Albert's Palace

The 27th Nationwide Miss India USA is scheduled to be held at the Royal Albert's Palace in Fords on November 23. .The pageant is organized by the New York based India Festival Committee (IFC), the pioneer in organizing Indian pageants and fashion shows throughout the USA and the world, a press release said.

Part of the proceeds are to go to the Bihar Flood Relief. Prakash Jha, the renowned Producer/Director from Bollywood is scheduled to be attending the function.

In its 27th year, Miss India USA is the oldest Indian pageant outside of India. Many of the former winners have made a name in the entertainment industry and have had successful modeling careers.

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End of road for 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'

Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi,' once the top-rated show on Indian TV, went off air last week after the Bombay High Court on November 3 dismissed its producers' plea for an injunction halting the serial's cancellation.

Television content provider Balaji Telefilms Ltd had sought legal remedy last month after SGL Entertainment Ltd, a Star Group unit, terminated sourcing and telecasting the eight-year-old soap on the Star Plus channel.

"The High Court has dismissed Balaji's injunction," Ravi Kadam, who represented the Star Group in court, told Reuters.

"While they can still appeal to a division bench of the High Court, as of now the serial will go off air from November 6."

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Tribals in Jharkhand hail Obama victory as sign of change

Hundreds of tribal people beat drums, fired crackers and distributed sweets in Jharkhand on November 6 to celebrate Barack Obama's victory as the first black U.S. president-elect.

Tribals are among the poorest and most backward sections of Indian society and say they suffer racial discrimination in a country enjoying an economic boom in some areas.

When news of Obama's triumph reached Ranchi, hundreds in traditional tribal dress thronged to a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, dancing and shouting slogans of optimism.

"The victory of Obama in U.S. election is indication that racial discrimination will end in all forms," Ajay Tirkey, the president of a tribal organization said.

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'Deshdrohi' - on Mumbai anti-immigrant violence

Violent confrontations between immigrants and locals in Mumbai, signs of the problems arising from unequal economic growth, are the focus of a new film about the hardships of immigrant life.

'Deshdrohi', or 'Traitor', tries to make sense of the conflict that experts say is a sign of the strains that inequality is placing on India as some areas enjoy an economic boom and others are left behind.

Anti-immigrant tensions have simmered over the years in Mumbai as thousands from the countryside and small towns arrived in India's most cosmopolitan city seeking to eke out a living as taxi drivers or menial jobs like laundrymen.

Many locals have resented the deluge, and a few politicians have made capital out of it.

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1,000 volunteers at 11 sites participate in Fall Planting Day

More than 1,000 volunteers at eleven forest restoration sites across the city participated in Million Trees NYC Fall Planting Day, a large-scale volunteer tree planting effort on November 7 and 8.

Volunteers planted a total of 15,000 trees to support Million Trees NYC, a component of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC initiative to create a sustainable New York City, a press release said.

Million Trees NYC is a joint initiative between the City and the New York Restoration Project to plant and care for one million trees throughout the five boroughs by 2017.

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