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President Trump’s choice for Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma, was sworn in by the Vice President Mike Pence in a solemn ceremony at the White House. Her husband Sanjay, daughter Maya, son Sean, as well as her mother and sister, were present on...

White House planning to eliminate the H-4 visa Employment Authorization Document (EAD) and make major changes to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) period for international students on F-1 visa? New Jersey councilwoman wants Edison fair and welcoming to immigrants White House spokesperson Sean Spicer had said that, the Trump administration will...

Indian American Sapana Shah, New Jersey Councilwoman wants Edison Township to declare itself short of a sanctuary city for immigrants, but in spirit would be so. New team of Association of Indians in America sworn in Shah had said that Edison should be a “fair and welcoming community,” joining a growing...

The Association of Indians in America (AIA)New York chapter has held an inauguration and oath ceremony of its newly elected executive committee at the Consulate General of India in New York, on March 5. The ceremony was attended by the Consul General Riva Ganguly Das, Deputy Consul General Dr....

Preet Bharara, Indian-American U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has been told to quit on March 10, along with other 45 U.S. Attorneys from the Obama administration. In a surprise turnaround, President Trump had asked him to continue in office, summarily ordered all 46 to submit...

Harmeet Dhillon, a successful trial lawyer in California and a top California state Republican operative is the front-runner for the position of chief of the Civil Rights Division in the Justice Department. She is the first woman and Indian-American to represent her state in the national Republican Party, if...

Six Indian-Americans, Narain Bhatia, Sunny Chandra, Dinesh Patel, Vineeta Kumar, Hema Bhatt and Vikas Kinger have won in the highly-contested local elections for representation at Town Meeting in Lexington, Mass., on March 7.13 Indian-Americans will now be part of the 200-member Town Meeting of Lexington. Dr. Kavitha Gupta aims high...

The Bhumi Puja (ground-breaking ceremony) for the construction of a new temple at Naperville by ISKCON is scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 21. The new construction commences with the goal of achieving completion of Phase I by January 2018. A Krishna Prasadam lunch will be served on...

The Indian American Press Club (IAPC) has inducted its new Executive Committee on March 4 in the presence of community leaders and officials. Mr H.R. Shah, Chairman and CEO of TV Asia who was conferred Padma Shri this year, was warmly felicitated at the gala event at Antun’s by...

The 100th anniversary commemoration of the abolition of Indian indentureship was launched at New York by the Indian Diaspora Council, in collaboration with its global affiliates and partners, at the Consulate General of India in New York on March 3. $41 million Thakkar familly pavilion in Simi Valley Hospital The tristate...