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Sudha Sundari Narayanan (third from left), a software developer from India, was among those sworn in as American citizens. (via Twitter handle @welprich)

Indian software developer Sudha Narayanan becomes US citizen in rare ceremony at White House

Trump hosted a naturalisation ceremony at the White House as part of the Republican National Convention

26 Aug 2020 12:39 PM

Imagery of the Hindu deity Ram and 3-D portraits of the proposed Hindu temple are displayed on a digital billboard in Times Square. (AP)

Ram temple ad displayed in Times Square runs into opposition

The coalition opposing the billboards wrote to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, asking him to stand against the planned Times Square display

06 Aug 2020 1:43 PM

Indians in US worried about financial stability due to COVID-19: Survey

The survey also finds that 30% of Indian-Americans have had financial impact on their jobs due to US's unparalleled surge in COVID-19 cases

28 Jun 2020 1:59 PM

Observing that "Howdy Modi" is one of the largest events of Indian Americans that he has seen in his lifetime, Krishna Bansal from Chicago said this is not only "going to be a game-changer" for the community and Indo-US ties, but also for the entire world. (Photo: Twitter | PMOIndia)

'Direct endorsement of India's Kashmir policy by US': Indian Amercans on Modi's visit

Stating that Modi is taking India on the fast path of development that will make it a superpower.

22 Sep 2019 5:24 PM

When Bera was elected for the Congress for the first time six years ago, he had hoped that in a decade, the number of Indian-Americans would be in double digit. (Photo: Twitter | @RepBera)

'Samosa Caucus' in focus as 100 Indian-Americans run for mid-term polls

All four Indian-American lawmakers in the present House of Representatives are expected to easily sail through Tuesday's midterm polls.

05 Nov 2018 1:13 PM

Kavuru has been charged with 10 counts of visa fraud and as many counts of mail fraud in connection with a scheme to maintain a pool of foreign workers for the clients of his consulting companies. (Representational Image)

Indian-American arrested in California over H-1B visa fraud

Kishore Kumar Kavuru was arrested Friday morning and produced before the US Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen.

03 Nov 2018 6:51 PM

Chatterjee, who is FERC Commissioner, would replace Kevin McIntyre as chairman of the prestigious agency. McIntyre resigned on October 22 citing health reasons. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Donald Trump picks Indian-American as chairman of key energy commission

Trump designated Indian-American Chatterjee as chairman of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

25 Oct 2018 1:07 PM

Kavya Kopparapu (in pic), 18, from Virginia and Rahul Subramaniam, 17, from Connecticut were recipients of USD 50,000 each as 2018 Davidson Fellows laureates. (Photo: Twitter | @KavyaKopparapu)

6 Indian American teens get prestigious Davidson Fellows scholarships

Two of the Indian Americans received USD 50,000 each as scholarship money and another three got USD 25,000 each.

02 Oct 2018 11:50 AM

Finding it difficult to defend the Trump administration’s policies as a diplomat especially over race and immigration, Sri Preston Kulkarni last December decided to quit his dream job at the US state department to run for Congress. (YouTube grab from ‘KulkarniForCongress’)

Unhappy with Trump policies, Indian-American quits job, runs for US Congress

Six months after quitting job, he won Democratic primary and is pitching for tough battle against 5-term Republican incumbent Pete Olson.

07 Aug 2018 8:15 PM

If nominated by the Republican Party, it would be for the first time that an Indian-American would be pitted against another in a Congressional election. (Photo: Jitendra Diganvker | Twitter)

Indian-American Jitendra Diganvker announces to run for US Congress

Diganvker said that he is running for Congress to give a voice to the hard-working middle-class Americans that are often ignored.

14 Nov 2017 10:17 AM

Not just singing, Mika Singh has also made appearances in films and reality show.

Indian-Americans condemn Mika's concert on Pakistani I-Day, dub it 'deplorable'

They have strongly criticised him for urging his fans to join him in jointly celebrating the independence days of India and Pakistan.

14 Aug 2017 10:09 AM

An Indian-American, Ramesh Shah, has been felicitated by the Indian Consulate in Houston for starting a mission that provides education to millions in tribal India. (Photo: YouTube screengrab)

US: Indian-origin philanthropist felicitated for community service

A native of Gabat village in Gujarat, Ramesh Shah was also awarded the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Samman’ last month in Bangalore.

23 Feb 2017 9:52 AM

Dhillon, who served as Chief Oversight Counsel for the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, has been appointed as Special Assistant to the President.(Photo: Twitter)

Trump appoints Indian-American attorney to key White House post

He would be part of the legal team to serve under White House Counsel Donald F McGahn with respect to compliance and ethics matters.

26 Jan 2017 12:55 PM

Indian investor jailed in insider trading case in US

Amit Kanodia was sentenced to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release including 100 hours of community service.

19 Jan 2017 3:34 PM

US: Key Congressional Panels given to all 5 Indian-American lawmakers

This is the highest number of Indian-Americans in the history of the US Congress.

16 Jan 2017 5:54 PM

Obama selects four Indian-Americans for Presidential awards

The four are part of a list of 102 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

10 Jan 2017 12:04 PM

Arnab won the Springer Thesis Award by Columbia University for his outstanding PhD research in cancer. (Photo: Linkedin)

Indian-American scientist launches book on cancer

Arnab De's book "Ubiquitin Chains, Degradation and Beyond", explores protein degradation and focuses on a gene that might cause cancer

21 Dec 2016 9:01 AM

Winners of the Business Idea Comeptition finals at University of Texas, Dallas. (Source: UT Dallas Website)

Indian-American student wins USD 15,000 award

Samir Raju and his teammate Benjamin Rubanov took the first prize home for their business concept 'Skin Aware'

18 Dec 2016 11:04 AM

An Indian-American man was sent to jail on Friday for attempting to join ISIS in Syria and providing support to the group in 2014. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

21-year-old Indian-origin man with ISIS links jailed in US

Mohammed Hazra Khan would be allowed to join college next year as remission for good behaviour.

21 Nov 2016 9:31 AM

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