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Virginia has been a magnet for foreign students with its multicultural environment and academic excellence at the institutions of higher learning. During the academic year 2016-17 international students had an important impact on the state’s economy,...

A prominent Pakistani-American businessman has pledged to fund journalism undergraduate scholarship through Pakistani-American Press Association, a newly formed body of journalists. Mossadaq Chughtai said at an event on Saturday he will contribute a minimum of $...

A scene after snowfall in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday, Photo: Views and News By early Wednesday afternoon, the snow storm had covered Washington metro area with several inches of snow, flakes bedecking the trees on the...

Asian American Chamber of Commerce will celebrate outstanding individuals, small business, corporations and non-profits from Washington metro area at its Jewels of Asia gala on May 10. Jewels of Asia gala is an annual trademark event...

Photo: Skyline of Tysons Corner at sunset, Credit :Grayscapturedmoments/Wikimedia Commons Amazon is holding out the multi-billion prize of its second headquarters but staying silent about which cities it considers as front-runners among those competing to house...

Photo: Varmin/Wikimedia Commons Governor Ralph Northam has welcomed the Republican-controlled House approval of a plan to extend Medicaid coverage for the low-income people in Virginia – reflecting compromise in a new political climate in Richmond in...

Virginia State Capitol Photo: Anderskev/Wikimedia Commons Governor Ralph Northam’s office has announced a schedule for 2018 Virginia Governor’s Fellows Program that offers a select group of “outstanding and highly motivated individuals” the opportunity to experience firsthand...

A scene of sunset in Tysons Corner, Virginia Photo: Grayscapturedmoments/Wikimedia Commons Three places in Washington metro area, the District, Northern Virginia and Montgomery County, are in competition with 17 other locations to host Amazon’s second headquarters....

Atif Qarni, Virginia’s new secretary education Photo: Views and News Home to thriving diverse communities, Virginia took an important step this month to emphasize what America stands to benefit from – inclusiveness, pluralism and celebration of...

Feelings of the time slipping by and expectations of good times ahead merged creatively as the Society of Urdu Literature hosted its last session of 2017 in the afternoon of December 31, just hours before the...