India’s ties to Russia will not affect its relationship with U.S., says Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at San Francisco event India’s economic ties with Russia will not impact its stable relationship with the U.S., Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said at a community event in Milpitas, California April 14 evening.
News Trial begins for Sunny Balwani, ex-boyfriend of convicted felon, and Theranos chief Elizabeth Holmes Ex Theranos Chief Operating Officer Sunny Balwani is on trial for two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 10 counts of wire fraud, and faces a possibility of 20 years in federal prison.
News Deloitte expands WorldClass initiative to improve literacy rates for 50 million women and girls Deloitte Global CEO Punit Renjen announced March 24 the expansion of his company’s WorldClass initiative, which will improve literacy rates for 50 million women and girls in India.
People Every sector of the Indian economy is open to radical innovation, says billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla at TiECon Delhi Legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla March 24 morning urged entrepreneurs to pursue their dreams at the annual TiECon in New Delhi.
People Indian American couple files precedent-setting petition with Delhi High Court to recognize their same-sex marriage The Delhi High Court March 31 will hear the precedent-setting petition of an Indian American couple who wants India and its Ministry of External Affairs to affirm their same-sex marriage.
News Biden signs Rep. Krishnamoorthi bill to provide mental health resources for front-line health care workers President Joe Biden March 18 signed into law a bill to provide comprehensive mental health support to front-line health care workers.-
News Biden appoints Dr. Ashish Jha as White House Covid Czar President Joe Biden March 17 announced the appointment of Dr. Ashish Jha to serve as the White House White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator, taking the lead on the administration’s approach to the pandemic.
People Indian American community leaders laud nomination of Shefali Razdan Duggal as Ambassador to the Netherlands Indian American community leaders hailed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Shefali Razdan Duggal as ambassador to the Netherlands, cautioning however that the Senate confirmation process could be difficult for the nominee.
Indian American couple stranded as United Airlines abruptly halts flights United Airlines has canceled two routes flying via Russian airspace leaving a San Francisco Bay Area couple stranded in Kolkata
People Parag and Usha Saxena donate US$10 million to Brown University Venture capitalist Parag Saxena and his wife Usha have made a $10 million gift to Brown University to expand the Center for Contemporary South Asia and to support research on public health policy.
Amid San Francisco’s wealthy Silicon Valley, three Indian Americans spearhead organization supporting low-income families Three Indian Americans are serving in leadership roles with Family Connections, a non-profit organization based in San Mateo County, which focuses on education and growth for low-income children and their parents.
News Indian American-led Tutored by Teachers raises US$10 million to serve 10,000 high-need students Two Indian American entrepreneurs have raised $10 million to support low-income and high needs students at K-12 schools.
News California state lawmakers introduce two bills to combat anti-Asian hate crime The web portal Stop AAPI Hate, which allows victims of hate crime to self report incidents in one of several Asian languages, has logged over 10,370 reports since March 2020. More than 16 percent of the incidents involved physical violence.
News U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and family infected with COVID U. S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, along with his wife Alice, and their two children, have all been infected with COVID-19.
People Indian American pediatricians discuss alarming spike in child COVID infections and hospitalizations in U.S. “Until pretty recently, it seemed like one of the only silver linings of this pandemic was that children were not really being as affected as much by Covid. They were kind of escaping the worst of this. And we know now very clearly that this has changed completely.”
People Entrepreneur Dilawar Syed appointed Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs at State Department In his role at the State Department, Syed will “advance trade, commercial, and economic policies for America’s workers and the middle-class to help create well-paying jobs and strengthen our communities,” noted the State Department
People Dead chef’s paramour and hit man convicted in ‘murder for hire’ case The paramour of a prominent San Francisco Bay Area chef, and the hit-man she hired have been convicted of murder, and will be sentenced March 9, likely to life in prison.
People Eight years after mysterious death of son, Illinois mother continues fight for justice Eight years after her son mysteriously disappeared Feb. 12, 2014, following a party and was found dead six days later in the woods, a Chicago, Illinois mother has valiantly continued her fight for justice.
News Kashmiri journalist jailed without charges; Indian activists decry government’s persecution of religious minorities Prominent Indian activists Feb. 9 spoke out against the alleged unlawful detainment of Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah, and noted that religious minorities have faced a growing hostility from Hindu nationalists ever since the advent of the Modi administration.
Views Vice President Kamala Harris swears in new members of President Joe Biden's AAPI Advisory Commission Five South Asian Americans were sworn in Feb. 3 to President Joe Biden’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
People CSU system adds caste to anti-discrimination policies: Indian Americans sharply divided on support In a landmark move, the California State University system has added caste to its anti-discrimination policies for the 23 campuses under its umbrella, but Indian Americans are sharply divided on the issue.
News Family from Gujarat, found dead at U.S.-Canada border, identified by Royal Canadian Mounted Police The family were part of a group of 11 people attempting to cross the border on foot.
People Teachers manipulated child to change gender and sexuality, claims San Francisco attorney Harmeet Dhillon San Francisco Bay Area attorney Harmeet Dhillon, founder of the Center for American Liberty, filed a lawsuit Jan. 19 on behalf of a mother who claims her child was manipulated by teachers to change gender and sexuality.
Features ‘Not without my son’ — immigrant mother wages decadelong battle to gain custody of child in U.S. An immigrant woman has fictionalized her decade-long struggle to gain legal custody of her son in the book “Custodial Battle: Chronicles of an Immigrant Mother Who Was Delayed Justice in Family Law Due to Immigration Status.”
News Indian family, including new-born baby, found dead of hypothermia near U.S.-Canadian border A family of four Indian nationals, including a newborn baby and a teenager, were found dead Jan. 19 morning in Manitoba, Canada; border patrol agents believe they were part of a larger group attempting to illegally enter the U.S.