The Indian American CEO of a pharmaceutical company has been killed in a robbery attempt at home in New Jersey, US allegedly by a man who followed him home from a casino after seeing him win big about $10,000, according to local media reports
US Immigration Policy Change Could Adversely Affect Indians, South Asians Seeking Employment-Based Green Cards
The policy could have particularly significant consequences for employment-based Green Card applicants, many of whom have traditionally relied on adjustment of status (AOS) while continuing to live and work legally in the U.S. There is a large number of Indian immigrants who stand to face significant disruption and delay because of this policy shift.
Stricter H-1B visa rules, OPT Termination Will Make US Less Attractive for Indian and South Asian Students
It is not just Indian professionals, but this bill could result in a further drop in Indian students - the largest foreign student cohort in the US - showing interest in higher studies in the US. It is not just the H-1B visa by itself, but the proposal for ending the OPT which prospective students would be paying attention to. OPT helps students in drawing employment, gaining experience and potentially transferring to H-1B Visa status. In 2024-2025, over 140,000 Indian students were participating in the OPT program.
Musical Bridge-Building: A Cultural Challenge to the Cross-border Political Dynamics of India–Pakistan Relations
Le-Huu calls the Red EP “a bright exemplar of world fusion music… -- a folk duo blending South Asian and American traditions” layering “original Urdu, Hindi, and English lyrics over classical Indian ragas and beats borrowed from rock, reggae, and American roots music.”
Bulldozing War Memory: South Asia’s Selective Silence Over Desecration of Gaza's Commonwealth Graves
In the end, the need to remember our war dead transcends borders, alliances, and eras. These disturbed graves — British, Australian, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi in origin — call us to a solemn duty: To honour all who fell with dignity. Forgetting them, or allowing their memory to be selectively bulldozed, diminishes us all.
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India, US to consult, share information on potential terrorism threats from Afghanistan
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Indiaspora honors Indian Americans in public service at Diwali celebration
Indiaspora, a nonprofit organization of global Indian diaspora leaders, hosted a Diwali celebration with several community partners in the US Capitol Rayburn House Office Building in Washington DC to honor Indian Americans who have been elected, appointed, and nominated to public office, as well as staffers on Capitol Hill, for their contributions to government service
US senators urge Biden to waive sanctions against New Delhi for buying Russian S-400 missile systems; point to declining purchases from Moscow
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Trinidad’s annual Divali Nagar will be a showcase of Indo-Trinidadian culture
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Human Rights Watch asks for protection of Bangladesh Hindus, cautions India on retaliatory violence
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Dramatic rise in heart diseases among South Asians in US: AAPI seeks to create awareness
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Indian, jailed in Australia for attacking Sikhs, deported
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India is a crucial global leader in the fight against COVID-19: US Deputy Secretary of State
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India commended by IMF for 'swift, substantial' response to pandemic; introducing 'structural reforms'
The Washington-based International Monetary Fund has commended Indian authorities' “swift and substantial” response to the COVID-19 pandemic and noted that there is the possibility of “a faster than expected recovery."
Voting rights for Indians abroad fraught with practical challenges, says minister at US event
India wants every Indian citizen abroad to have a right to vote in Indian elections, but the implementation of this decision is fraught with many practical challenges, India's Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said at an Interactive session with non-resident Indians and the Indian American diaspora at the Hampton Hotel and Suites in Stamford, Connecticut
India, US to reinvigorate action against financial crimes, seek stricter FATF implementation against terror finance
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Indian-origin cardiologist killed in California plane crash
A small plane owned by a prominent Indian-origin cardiologist has crashed in the US state of California, killing two persons, including the physician, and causing a major fire that engulfed nearby homes and left a swath of destruction, according to local media reports
Bangladeshi American convicted on charges of trying to aid Taliban in 2019
Bangladeshi American Delowar Mohammed Hossain, who was stopped by US law enforcement as he was about to fly out to join the Taliban, has been convicted on charges of trying to help the terrorist organisation that now controls Afghanistan
Bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi now in Mississippi town
The front lawn of the Coahoma County courthouse in Clarksdale, Mississippi state will serve as the location and home of a large bronze bust of Mahatma Gandhi, the man who led India to its independence 75 years ago, and whose teachings have influenced many world leaders and intellectual thinkers, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, Congressman John Lewis, Steve Jobs, and several others
