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Indian American, Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of pathbreaking books on the history of medicine, is on the long-list for the Wellcome Book Prize of a U.K.-based foundation. Mukherjee’s latest book, The Gene: Genetics, History of Science, Medicine, is in the non-fiction category along with 12 authors, seven non-fiction and five fiction...

The US President Donald Trump’s ban on seven Muslim-majority countries have set off a sense of paranoia and fear of calamity amongst millions of legal immigrants, who are in the trepidation of being deported, victimized and tortured by enforcement officials. In the wake of the travel ban, an outpouring of...

The Republican Hindu Coalition, which has worked closely in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and with his transition team, is in the eye of a storm within the Indian-American community as it supported President’s temporary ban on immigrants and travelers from 7 Muslim-majority countries. “Republican Hindu Coalition Announces Full-throated Support For...

Kolkata-born Indian American author Bharati Mukherjee, whose work reflected the Indian culture and the immigrant experience, expired. She was 78. The trustees of the Taraknath Das Foundation called Mukherjee “a wonderfully talented American writer of South Asian descent, teacher, friend and a generous spirit.” Mukherjee was Professor Emerita in the...

More than 300 delegates from India and overseas, including the United States, had attended, the 7th Annual conference of the Global Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, GAPIO, that was held in Hyderabad was a grand success. The two-day conference was inaugurated by Kamineni Srinivas, Andhra Pradesh minister for health...

The U.S. Justice Department and Cedar Rapids law enforcement and community agencies in Iowa, has hosted a forum on Jan. 30, to discuss about hate crimes and bias incidents targeting Indian-American, other South Asians, as well as Arabs and other Muslim communities. Leaders from the Indian-American organizations, including Sikhs and...

Murugan K Patham, Indian diaspora’s legendary leader, who was always proud to be an Indian breathed his last during the IACRF Republic day function. He was an energetic and active enterprising personality who was always in the fore-front of the Indian community. Indian community mourns on his untimely demise. Hindu...

Hindu congress woman and Hawaiian Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu elected to the Congress, has said that she had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during a secret, “fact-finding” trip to Syria and Lebanon. Gabbard’s office said that the army veteran had met Assad as well as Lebanon’s newly-elected...

International index of corruption and transparency has placed India on the red zone for corruption watch list for its inability to curb corruption scandals and petty bribery. The annual index of Transparency International for 2016 has placed India with Brazil and China in the 40th position. India’s condition has...

Indian origin Woman Aravinda Pillalamarri, the inspiration for “Swades”, was stopped by the police during her morning stroll in her hometown and was questioned about her immigration status by making her feel unequal because of her colour, media reports. Pillalamari was stopped near her home in the Bel Air in...