Memorial ceremony of 2 India US journalists hosted by Indian Embassy
The Indian Embassy in Washington, D.C., has organized a memorial ceremony on Feb. 21 to condole the demise of two stalwarts of India-U.S. journalism – Warren Unna, former South Asia Bureau Chief of Washington Post and longtime columnist for the Statesman and T.V. Parasuram, a veteran Press Trust of...
8 Indian Americans elected to National Academy of engineering
At least eight Indian Americans are included to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the newly elected 84 members and 22 foreign members. This brings the total membership to 2,281 and the number of foreign members to 249.
Elected Indian-American are Arindam Bose, Bimal K. Bose, Jay Giri, Omkaram...
Sikhs honour commissioner Frank Avila
Members of the Sikh Religious society will honored Frank Avila, commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRDGC) with a plaque at the Sikh Gurdwara in Palatine, Ill., on Feb. 19, for his help to the community. Avila was honored by the Sikh Religious Society board...
Indian-American Vin gopal to run for New Jersey Senate
Indian-American Democratic Party activist and small-business owner in New Jersey, Vin Gopal, has formally announced his run for the New Jersey state Senate. Gopal has recently stepped down after serving four years as the chair of the Monmouth County Democratic Party. He is credited with engineering several electoral victories...
Interactive meet with Fullbright specialist Dr. Manu Vora
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H1-B visa confusion prompts Indians to cancel plans to buy...
H1-B visa confusion prompts Indians to cancel plans to buy house
The Trump administration has detailed the plans for a sweeping crackdown on the undocumented immigrants, saying that the authorities would deport many more people without court hearings. Trump would lower the bar to include fraud and in some cases, a belief the residents threatened public safety. H1-B visa holders...
Ex-CIA Indian American officer embroiled in spy case detained in Portugal
Indian American ex-CIA officer Sabrina De Sousa, who is a native of India and holds a Portuguese and U.S. nationality, made another unsuccessful attempt to visit her relatives in India from Portugal. She was arrested on Feb. 20, in Lisbon, in relation to a 2003 kidnapping of a Egyptian...
Trump’s deportation drive to affect more than 5 lakh illegal Indian immigrants
Deportation of an estimated 11.1 million illegal immigrants in the United States is ordered by the Trump administration, that includes 5 lakh illegal Indian immigrants. In 105 years between 1892 and 1997, the US has deported 2.1 million people. Under the Presidentship of George W. Bush, over 2 million...
Mohini Jain foundation donates $1.5 million for study on Jainism
Mohini Jain Family Foundation’s president and founder, Mohini Jainhas donated $1.5 million to the University of California, Davis, to for the study on Jainism, that is considered as one of the world’s most revered and ancient philosophies.
This will make Mohini Jain as the Presidential Chair for Jain Studies in...
Indian American doctors discuss affordable care act
Indian American doctors discuss Affordable Care Act and has been attacked and defended mainly on a partisan basis. Critics and supporters as well as consumers, have picked holes in the implementation of this system that brought an unprecedented number of Americans under the health insurance umbrella. Republicans who control...
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