A domestic terrorism task force was formed in the US state of Texas following the El Paso shooting that claimed 22 lives, aimed at combating hate crime and extremism. According to a news release from the Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott ...
Stamford Mayor David Martin has proclaimed August 17th as India Day to commemorate Indian Independence when Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru raised the Indian flag at the Red Fort on August 15, 1947. The city is joining hands with the Indian Diaspora in Connect...
“It was again a celebration not just of the accomplishments of our awardees, but also a tribute to a strong and vibrant Indian-American community that has excelled in almost all areas,” Dr. Thomas Abraham, Founder President and chairman of GOPIO International, who is also a Trustee of GOPIO-CT and chairm...
US President Donald Trump has said that India and China are no longer "growing nations", claiming that they are "taking advantage" of the tag from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and warned that he will not let it happen anymore. "They (WTO) view certain countries like China, India... as growing nations....
A mother told US Congresswoman Debbie Dingell that she didn't know whether to buy her daughter a backpack she wanted for school or a bulletproof vest. But "I could not answer those questions," said the lawmaker, who along with other Democrats, demanded that the US Senate vote on a law to restrict access to firearms....
sian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S. and in New York City, and make up 16 percent of the city’s total population. In New York City, 70 percent of the Asian community are immigrants, with one in four living in poverty. Additionally, 96 percent of poor Asian children live with at least one immigrant parent. According to...
The new US regulations restricting those unable to support themselves financially from getting permanent residence status is unlikely to have a major impact on Indian immigrants....
A US Congressman has apologized for having written a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asking that Washington "focus" on Kashmir and criticizing India's move to rescind its special status. ...
Indian Americans welcomed a statement issued by Congressman Tom Suozzi (D - Long Island, Queens) for not consulting the community before writing a letter to Secretary of State Pompeo about the Kashmir developments. He said he is sorry for the mistake. ‘If I had met with them before sending the letter, I would have framed my c...
On Friday, August 9th, 2019 a historic meeting took place in the nation’s capital. Key Team Members of the South Asian Republican Coalition [SARC] met with the National Director of the Republican National Committee [RNC]’s Asia-Pacific American Engagement team in a roundtable discussion of their ...
