Views Developing Guwahati as a people-friendly city In recent years, the government has initiated to develop North Guwahati to reduce the population presser in southern bank of Brahmaputra, writes veteran journalist Nava Jyoti Thakuria.
News Indian American community leaders condemn the attack on Hindu religious procession in Delhi Few intolerant groups are spearheading this malicious response that must be curbed for the greater cause of one nation that stands for unity in diversity: Dr Sampat Shivangi
News Trump bus seen on popular Little India in New Jersey Trump has started his public rallies again. Buses like this are seen making the rounds of various cities across the country.
News Indian Diaspora NGO supports Save Soil In alignment with the “Students for Soil” global initiative, Sewa will kick off a poster campaign involving the youth, amplifying their messages and designs through social media.
News US Congressman applauds Sikhs for their philanthropic activities “The First District is fortunate to have a Sikh community that plays a prominent philanthropic role by giving back to those less fortunate."
News Now there is a Ganesh Temple Street in New York This is a historic day.. Now the children of this community would be able to walk up the block and feel a sense of belonging,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards
News Bihari Diaspora in Silicon Valley celebrate Bihar Diwas For the past several years Bihar Foundation has been engaged in various developmental and non-profit activities in the field of health, education and rural development.
News California State Assembly honors Prof Amartya Sen Prof. Amartya Sen spoke on “The Bengali Identity”.
Views One year of Biden-Harris Administration President Biden was the first president since Reagan to get all his initial picks for the statutory cabinet confirmed, and the first president ever to have a cabinet that truly looks like America with half female and majority nonwhite members, writes Indian American tech entrepreneur Ajay Bhutoria
News 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.
Views 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.
News 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.
News 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
News 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
News 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
News 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
Views "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
Views "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.
Views "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
Views "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
News 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
News 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
News Bills Sponsored by Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal Let's have a look at some of the key bills introduced by her in the 117th Congress
News 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.
News 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