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Demonstration by MQM in front of the White House and State Department

“Stop the spread of Islamic extremism in the South Asia region protected by Pakistan Army and ISI. Stop ethnic cleansing of Mohajir community,” MQM demanded in a petition.

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Anerood Jugnauth, an example for leaders of Indian descent

As a child growing up in his constituency, I have regularly attended various socio-cultural events where he would deliver speeches in Creole, interspersed by words in Hindi and Bhojpuri, writes ASHVEEN KUTOWAROO from Mauritius, remembering his beloved leader.

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UK PM award for Indian-origin yoga prodigy

Ishwar Sharma, 11, from Kent has been honored with the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s daily Points of Light award for conducting daily Yoga classes for 40 children across 14 countries during the covid-19 lockdown.

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Pentagon, State Dept mourn death of Indian-origin journalist

Tejinder Singh, veteran White House correspondent and founder-editor of the India America Today, passes away in the US. Pentagon Press Secretary John F Kirby condoles his death

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H-1B visa fraud: Cloudgen pleads guilty

Consulting firm Cloudgen submitted "forged contracts" showing that third parties had jobs for the persons it wanted to bring over to the United States

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Indian-American NGOs help Covid-hit India with oxygen, funds

Houston-based Sewa International and Voice of Specially Abled People in Los Angeles have come forward to help India fight the devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic

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Top experts discuss ways to bridge global vaccine gap

As the world grapples with vaccine inequality, experts brainstorm on how to bridge the gap and help countries like India get their fair quota of jabs

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"What have we got for our service? A 150-year green card backlog. Why?"

There’s the overall humiliation of being treated unfairly as compared to rest of world due to your country of birth, and discrimination in employment-based green cards, writes Dr Pranav Singh, a critical care doctor from Iowa serving rural America for eight years now

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"All my friends who do not have a green card and had travelled to India for vacation were not allowed to come back to the US"

One thing that breaks my heart is how I couldn’t visit my father even once; he was suffering from cancer. I couldn't even attend his funeral because of the backlog of the green card problem: Writes Bijimol Joseph, a frontline healthcare worker in green card backlog.

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"If you are born in India, you cannot get a Green Card in your lifetime. This is not fair"

We did everything right, followed the law, paid taxes, contributed to the community, taught our kids to do the right thing and then, too, also we are being punished: Frontline health care worker Rinki Saini from Wisconsin shares her personal story

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"It is very hard for us to digest when some people only talk about undocumented essential workers"

If any of these healthcare workers die from the disease, the entire family will be deported as we are entirely dependent on the H1B applicant. Most of them have been here for years but haven’t received the green card because of the backlog issue writes frontline healthcare worker Lavina Varghese

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Samosa Caucus Watch: Latest speeches of Indian American Congressmen in the US Congress

Let's get a glimpse of the latest remarks of our Indian American Representatives on House floor

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America celebrates Holi: Kamala Harris, Tony Blinken and Congressmen sends greetings

US Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Tony Blinken and over a dozen lawmakers sent Holi greetings to Indian Americans and people of India on the occasion of the festival of colors, which for the second consecutive year has been marred by coronavirus pandemic

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Bills Sponsored by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

Let's have a look at some of the key bills introduced by her in the 117th Congress

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AAPI Continues To Lead Efforts Mitigating Covid, A Year After Covid Was Declared A Pandemic

“Turning challenges into opportunities, the deadly pandemic, COVID-19 that has been instrumental in the lockdown of almost all major programs and activities around the world, could not lockdown the creative minds of AAPI leaders,” said Dr. Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, current AAPI president.

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Anti-Swastika Bill in New York State Senate is officially buried, Indian Americans relieved

Now more than ever, it is vital that we equip our children with proper knowledge about world cultures and religions, and recommit ourselves to fighting hatred and bigotry in all forms, said New York State Senator Kevin Thomas