Trump’s Attacks on Media Violate Basic Norms of Press Freedom, Human Rights Experts say
U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the free press are strategic, designed to undermine confidence in reporting and raise…
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Balancing Trade Wars
A global trade war has broken out. The United States fired the first salvo and there has been retaliation by…
Attorney J. Nicholas Ranjan Nominated for U.S. District Judge Seat in Western Pennsylvania
The White House July 24 announced that J. Nicholas Ranjan has been nominated to be the U.S. District Judge for…
PM Modi talks trade at BRICS Summit, meets Xi on sidelines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reaffirmed India’s commitment to multilateralism, international trade and a rules-based world order as he…
Balancing Trade Wars
A global trade war has broken out. The United States fired the first salvo and there has been retaliation by…
Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash
A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long serving congressman from…
Dinesh D’Souza in New Film, ‘Death of a Nation’ compares Trump with Lincoln
Weeks after being pardoned by President Donald Trump, Dinesh D’Souza is unveiling the trailer for his latest movie. Quality Flix…
Attorney Uttam Dhillon Appointed Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Agency
Uttam Dhillon, an Indian-origin lawyer serving in the White House, has been named the acting administrator of the drug enforcement…
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar leads AAPI delegates meditation at AAPI’s 36th annual Convention In Columbus, OH
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a globally revered spiritual and humanitarian leader, led the over 1,700 AAPI delegates and their families…
Amul Thapar on List to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy
Justice Anthony Kennedy, a longtime member of the Supreme Court and frequent swing vote, announced last Wednesday, June 27 that he will retire,…
Raj Shah Named to key role in appointment of Supreme Court Justice
US President Donald Trump has appointed an Indian-American official, Raj Shah, to a key role in the contentious process of the appointment of…
Citizenship application backlog ‘skyrocketed’ under Trump, report finds
The backlog of pending applications for immigrants legally in the country trying to become U.S. citizens has “skyrocketed” under President…
Sen. Kamala Harris not ruling out 2020 White House run
Indian-origin American senator Kamala Harris has not ruled out the prospects of running for the US President in 2020, according to media reports. Sen. Kamala…
Nikki Haley announces exit of US from UN Human Rights Council
The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday last week over what it called chronic…
In reverses his policy, Trump signs order stopping Family Separation
President Donald Trump, under mounting political pressure from angry members of his own party, signed an executive order Wednesday reversing…
Sushma Swaraj, Nirmala Sitharaman to hold 2+2 India-US talks in Washington on July 6
India and the United States will hold the inaugural 2+2 meeting of their defense and foreign ministers in Washington on…
Trump business dealings raise ‘serious concerns,’ ethics office says
The government’s top ethics official said some of President Trump’s business dealings “raise serious concerns” but that the office lacks…
52 Indian asylum seekers detained in US under Trump’s zero-tolerance policy
As many as 52 men from India are among the asylum seekers being held in US federal prisons in Trump…
Raj Shah may soon exit the White House, says CBS
Two of the most visible members of the Trump administration are planning their departures, the latest sign of upheaval in…
The only Indian university in THE world rankings this year
In 2011, the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru featured on Number 92 in the top 100 Times Higher Education World Reputation…
The Best and The Worst of America’s 44 Presidents
Who do you think was considered the best president in American history? A team of experts was recently commissioned by…
India central to US policy in Pacific, Pompeo tells lawmakers
India needs to be central to what the Trump administration does in South and Central Asia, US Secretary of State…
New USCIS Draft Policy tough on International students
International students may become deportable on the first day after they finish their course of study, in a new draft…
Seema Verma outlines her approach on Health Insurance 2.0
To Seema Verma, Medicaid is more like two programs than just one. The administrator of the Centers for Medicare and…
Indian Americans continue to win in primaries in Oregon and Pennsylvania
The primaries held last week, May 15th in the states of Oregon and Pennsylvania have brought to the front some Indian…
H-4 Visa Holders With Work Authorization Are Overwhelmingly Women from India
A new report released by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on May 11 has stated that an overwhelming beneficiaries…
Diane Gujarati nominated to Federal Judgeship
President Donald Trump nominated Diane Gujarati, a prosecutor of Indian descent, to a federal judgeship on May 10 in an…
After dumping the nuclear deal, Trump has no strategy for Iran
After months of speculation and a flurry of last-minute European diplomacy, Donald Trump has taken perhaps the most consequential decision…
Indian Americans win in state primaries
As the nation is heading towards the next round of general elections in November this year, four states, Ohio, North…
Calls for Trump to Get a Nobel Peace Prize Are Getting Louder
Barack Obama won it. So did Jimmy Carter, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Now, President Donald Trump’s supporters are pushing…
Rohit Chopra confirmed by US Senate as FTC Commissioner
The United States Senate voted unanimously on April 26 to confirm five nominees, including Indian American Rohit Chopra, to the…
Mona Das enters race to unseat Republican in Washington State Senate
Mona Das, an Indian American mortgage broker, announced on April 17 that she is running for a seat in the…
North Korea’s Suspension of Missile Tests Should Lead to ‘Irreversible’ Commitment to Ban Nuclear Testing – UN-Backed Treaty Body From UN News – TRANSCEND Media Service
The world’s nuclear proliferation watchdog has welcomed the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend its…
Aftab Pureval named to DCCC’s Red to Blue List in Ohio race
Hamilton County Clerk of Courts Aftab Pureval announced his addition to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC)’s Red to Blue…
Nikki Haley Fires Back: ‘With All Due Respect, I Don’t Get Confused’
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley fired back last week against a Trump administration official who said she was suffering from “momentary…
Deepika Padukone, Cricketer Virat Kohli on TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ List
Deepika Padukone is the only Indian actress to feature in TIME’s ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’ list, sharing…
USCIS issues restrictions on F-1 student work visas
After curtailing the work visas, the Trump administration has turned its eyes on the work-based student visas, known as the…
Trump Admin sides with Asian American students in Harvard Admissions suit
The Trump administration April 6 backed an Asian American student group that claims Harvard University has discriminated against the Asian…
Indian Americans, Latinos will be undercounted in 2020 Census, due to new question about citizenship
Indian Americans will face a severe undercount in the 2020 Census, noted Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of the Leadership…
Saira Rao of Denver, Colorado leads fund raising to take on 11 term Congresswoman
Saira Rao, a Denver Democrat, has announced that her campaign received contributions from more than 500 individual donors within a…
Cap for H-1B visa reached: US Immigration
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it has reached the Congressionally-mandated 65,000 H-1B visa cap for fiscal year 2019 and would conduct…
Dr. Vijayalakshmi Appareddy to advise on US Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
An Indian American psychiatrist and mental health expert has been named to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities…
SAALT blames Trump administration for escalation in post-election xenophobia
In the year since the 2016 presidential election, one in five perpetrators of hate violence in the United States against…
Political Mind Games: How the 1% Manipulate Our Understanding of What’s Happening, What’s Right, and What’s Possible
Giant corporations are raking in record profits, while millions of Americans remain scarred by the Great Recession and a recovery…
Akshun Abhimanyu’s film on racism in USA goes to Cannes Film Fest
Indian American actor/writer Akshun Abhimanyu’s film based on the Kansas racial shootings is heading to be shown at the popular…
Nature’s ‘alarming’ decline threatens food, water, energy: UN study
Human activities are causing an alarming decline in the variety of plant and animal life on Earth and jeopardising food, clean water…
US wants visa applicants to submit phone, email, social media details
The Trump administration wants all US visa applicants to submit details of their previous phone numbers, email addresses and social…
Changes to H1-B Visa process that started on April 2nd
H-1B visa filing for the fiscal year 2019 (beginning October 1, 2018) started on April 2nd. The petitions for the…
Is Kamala Harris, a Presidential candidate for 2020
There are several hopefuls who want to beat Trump in the next presidential elections, but one of the leading candidates…
Students across the United States lead the fight against gun violence
The adults failed. The politicians have no motivation to act. Gun violence across the United States continues to take the…
Shah Rukh Khan has over 33 Million followers on Twitter
Since the launch in 2006, Twitter has increased in popularity and celebrities are extensively using the social media platform to promote…
US-India strategic ties to grow in 2018
India’s relationship with the United States is expected to continue to grow in the New Year, analysts say. The new…
World awaits with caution on summit outcome between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un
After a year of threats and diatribes, U.S. President Donald Trump and third-generation North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un have…
Sri Kulkarni advances to runoff in Congressional Primary in Texas
The 2018 nation-wide primaries leading to the general election began with the first primaries being held in the state of…
Goutam Jois, a candidate for NJ Congress: Wants to restore ‘Justice, Fairness and Dignity’
Goutam Jois, an Indian American attorney and activist, running for New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District, wants to fix shared values….
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi urges Chicagoans to vote for Illinois primary election
Chicago IL: Press Conference for media was held On behalf of United States Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, at Mysore Woodlands on 2548…
RHC announces new Congressional Hindu Caucus
With the 2018 elections to the US Congress and Senate across the stare round the corner, Indian American businessman Shalabh…
Nearly 1/5th of less Indian students came to U.S. for Computer Science, Engineering Grad Programs
International student enrollment in graduate science and engineering programs in the US dropped in 2017 after several years of increases. Science…
Senate Panel Approves Trump’s nominee Rohit Chopra to Federal Trade Commission
The Senate Commerce Committee voted to approve President Donald Trump’s four nominees to the Federal Trade Commission, who included Indian…
Termination of Work Authorization for H-4 Visa Holders put on hold
The Department of Homeland Security issued a court filing on February 28th, stating it would not issue a new rule…
Modi ‘fantastic’ but duty cuts on Harley-Davidson not enough, says Trump
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “fantastic” and “beautiful” man but ratcheted up the rhetoric on…
Dita Bhargava to run for State Treasurer in Connecticut
Abandoning her run to be the Governor of Connecticut, Indian American Dita Bhargava has announced that she will run for…
Hirsh Singh announces run for Congress in New Jersey
Indian American Hirsh Singh announced on Tuesday, Feb. 27 that he will be running for Congress in New Jersey’s 2nd…
Scientists issue a grim new warning on Climate Change: ‘We Are Not Prepared’
New research shows that countries around the world are falling short of greenhouse gas goals in the Paris climate deal,…
“Fake News” Is Fake News
The people who created Facebook and Google must be smart. They’re billionaires, their companies are worth multi-multi billions, their programs…
The Trump Bubble (Written before the market crashed)
Repeatedly, President Trump and his supporters have bragged about the “booming” stock market, attributing it to the administration’s marvelous economic…
US announces 2+2 ministerial dialogue with India to take place in Washington DC
In an on-going sign of growing partnership, the United States has announced that the inaugural “2+2” ministerial dialogue between its…
American firms want more H-1B visas issued to foreign-born workers
While Trump administration is going on with its plan to slash or do away with the H-!B, highly skilled workers…
US has not made major change to H-1B regime: Sushma Swaraj
Allaying apprehensions over changes in H-1B visa rules, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj said there had, so far, been no major change in the H-1B…
ICE arrests went up in 2017, with biggest increases in Florida, northern Texas, Oklahoma
After years of decline, the number of arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) climbed to a three-year…
Indian American community of Long Island celebrates Republic Day
The Coalition of Indian Organizations of Long Island celebrated the 69th Republic Day of India on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Clinton…
SAALT Report ‘Communities on Fire’: Rise of Racism Since Trump Election
President Donald Trump’s ascent to the White House has triggered an unprecedented level of violence against Indian Americans, other South…
The Earth’s Future Will Not Come from Heaven
Most readers will find it difficult to accept what I am going to express here. Even though it is based…
Trump Regime on the Verge of Okaying Two New Warheads That Could Make Nuclear War More Likely
As has been reported since last summer, the Trump regime seeks to build two new nuclear weapons, one of which—a low-yield warhead…
Amidst controversies, a new H-1B reform bill seeks to expand annual quota
While the debate on hiring foreign workers and granting them a way to citizenship, a new Bill has been introduced…
Beej Das running for Congress in Massachusetts
Indian American Beej Das of Massachusetts, a 3rd Congressional District candidate minced no words when asked for specific opinions on…
Manisha Singh Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State
Nearly three months after her confirmation by the Senate, Manisha Singh was sworn in as assistant secretary of state for…
Pope says fake news is satanic, condemns use in politics
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned fake news as satanic, saying journalists and social media users should shun and unmask manipulative…
Foreign citizens make up 71% of Silicon Valley tech workforce
While the Trump administration and the right wing Republicans continue to mount their attack against foreign workers in this country,…
Gurbir Grewal confirmed as NJ State Attorney General
New Jersey now has the nation’s first Sikh Attorney General. There was no opposition when the New Jersey Senate voted…
Community activist Ravi Ragbir arrested, ordered deported by ICE
Prominent community activist Ravi Ragbir, executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition, was arrested in New York City on January…
Is Nikki Haley considering a Presidential run
Over the past several months, there have been a number of articles in the national press, including The New York Times and Newsweek,…
90% of US workers expected to see an increase in paycheck due to GOP Tax Plan
The US Treasury Department has updated its rules for tax withholding from paychecks, changing calculations, so most workers will start…
H-1B get a reprieve: They will not be forced to leave, USCIS says
The Trump administration, after all, is not considering any proposal that would force H-1B visa-holders to leave the country. As per reports,…
Immigration agents raid 98 7-Eleven Stores, arrest 21
U.S. immigration agents, known as ICE agents went at 6 a.m. to 98 franchises of 7-Eleven around the country and…
New US bill seeks to increase Green Cards but limit entry of their dependents
A bill introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives is looking to increase the allotment of green cards by 45…
Potential changes to H-1B Visa Program Could ‘Self Deport’ Over Half A Million Indians
As President Donald Trump considers plans to create new rules that would curb H-1B visa extensions and could see thousands of mostly…
Pakistan summons U.S. ambassador after Trump’s angry tweet
Pakistan has summoned the U.S. ambassador to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s angry tweet about Pakistani “lies and deceit”,…
Nikki Haley Makes Gallup Poll’s Most Admired Woman’s List
Since leaving the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion for the United Nations, Nikki Haley’s profile has risen. As the United States…
TCS faces discriminatory lawsuit as CA Judge dismisses appeal
India’s Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. will have to defend itself at a U.S. trial over claims that it’s biased against American workers….
Indian techs head to Canada as US uncertainty over H-1B visa continues
With Trump’s rhetoric over America first campaign undermining high tech Indian Americans’ prospects of continuing to work and contribute to…
Most People Believe the Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Trump Are True
More than six in ten Americans believe the various allegations of sexual misconduct raised against President Donald Trump, according to…
Christmas Musings….
By George Abraham I was merely happy to be invited to the ‘Holiday Party’ organized by the South Asian Community…
Association of South Asian Real-estate Professional gala to discusses proposed tax reforms from Trump administration
Chicago IL: Association of South Asian Real Estate Professionals (ASARP) held its second annual gathering at this festive time of the year, on…
H-4 visa EAD to be terminated in 2018, H-1B visa rules to change
Tens of thousands of immigrant families in the US. Are going to face a bitter truth. the Trump Administration has…
Nikki Haley, Kamala Harris, & Hasan Minhaj among “Global re-Thinkers Of The World”
Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris of California, and Hasan Minhaj, who…
Rep. Pramila Jayapal Named to Politico Power List as Person to Watch in 2018
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, a fast-rising Democratic star, has featured in the Politico magazine’s “Power List for the year 2018”…
Study finds Nikki Haley to be best communicator in American politics
United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley is the best communicator in American politics today, according to a technology company that specializes…
9.3 million family-based visas issued in 10 years, White House says
For the first time, the White House said, the federal government has counted the green cards issued between 2005 and…
No change in H-1B visa system: US
Amid the H-1B visa row in India, the US government has said there has been no change in law regarding…