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Indian diaspora in US holds rallies in support of Citizenship Amendment Ac
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], Dec 25 (ANI): The Indian diaspora in the US belonging to several organisations showed their solidarity to recently enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by the Indian government, by holding rallies in cities such as Seattle (WA), Austin (TX), Dublin (OH), Houston (TX), Ra
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Indian-American Congressman appointed chairman of crucial US House subcomm
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 14 (ANI): Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera has been appointed as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflow turn up in dhoti, saree to receive Economi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Dec 11 (ANI): Indian American economist Abhijit Banerjee and his French-American wife Esther Duflo along with their colleague Michael Kremer received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Tuesday for their work to alleviate global poverty that has helped million
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'US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's move mere optics, lacks support'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): India is hopeful to move in its favour the recent bipartisan resolution on Kashmir tabled in the US Congress by Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal. Sources said that the resolution has limited resonance considering the resolution is mere opt
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Washington DC: US veterans join Indian-Americans to protest against Pakist
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 9 (ANI): A group of US veterans joined members of Kashmiri diaspora and other Indian Americans to protest outside the Pakistani embassy in Washington DC on Sunday (local time) against the Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
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Bill introduced in US House of Representatives urges India to end restrict
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 8 (ANI): Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives, urging India to lift the communication clampdown, release political detainees and "preserve religious freedom for all residents" in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Suspect in Indian-American teen murder grew angry after she refused to tal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 28 (ANI): The man charged with the murder of a 19-year old Indian-American in Chicago earlier this week strangled her to death because he was angry she wouldn't talk to him, prosecutors have said.
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US: 19-year-old Indian-American student found strangled to death in Chicag
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA]/Hyderabad [India], Nov 27 (ANI): A 19-year-old Indian-American girl was found strangled to death in a parking garage of a university in Chicago over the weekend, police have said, adding that they have arrested and charged a man with first degree murder and aggravated sex
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Raja Kumari becomes first Indian to host 2019 American Music Awards
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Los Angeles [USA], Nov 20 (ANI): American-Indian rapper and singer Raja Kumari has been roped in to host the upcoming 2019 American Music Awards.
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Indian American Hindu organisations write to Tom Lantos Human Rights Commi
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Nov 15 (ANI): Indian-American Hindu organisations wrote to Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission prior to its hearing on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, urging the commission to recognise the unique security challenges faced by India in the region and the
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Hasan Minhaj was 'threatened' as a kid about Manipal Medical college
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Indian-American comedian and political commentator Hasan Minhaj has revealed that his father used to "threaten" to send him to a Medical College in Manipal when he used to do comedy as a child.
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Preparations begin to welcome Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee in Sweden
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], Oct 26 (ANI): As India prepares to celebrate Diwali, Sweden is gearing up to celebrate the contribution of the world's best laureates including Abhijit Banerjee, an Indian-American economist, by recognizing their contributions at the Nobel Prize function which is sched
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