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I have become acutely aware of my skin colour in the last few months, after the rise of alleged hate crimes against Indians and Indians mistaken for Arabs, said Sushovan Sircar. (Representational Image | Photo: AP)

With spike in hate crimes in US, Indian-Americans fear for their lives

Almost ten months into the Trump presidency, Indians might be changing their minds, as many fear for their lives.

18 Oct 2017 7:19 PM IST

Raju was honoured for his commitment to revive Philadelphia through the Germination Project, said Asif Ismail, publisher of The American Bazaar, an online ethnic news publication about Indian-Americans. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian-American attorney Ajay Raju receives honour of philanthropy...

Previous recipients of the award include, Indian-American philanthropist Frank Islam and Suri Sehgal, founder of the SM...

17 Oct 2017 3:24 PM IST

Officials said overall the situation is normal and there is sufficient additional capacity to handle more evacuees if the need arise. (Photo: AP)

Indian-Americans from other US states pool resources to help Hurricane...

About 120,000 Indian-Americans live in Florida, thousands of them residing in the now-dangerous zones of Miami.

11 Sept 2017 4:05 PM IST

Hurricane Specialist Robbie Berg, left, and Ed Rappaport, right, the acting director of the National Hurricane Center, participate in a coordinating conference call for a Hurricane Irma forecast package Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Many Indian-Americans stay back in Florida despite mandatory...

The government has asked for mandatory evacuation of more than 5.6 million people.

10 Sept 2017 11:33 AM IST

The communication is in line with the decision announced by President Donald Trump recently, which was one of his key electoral promises. (Photo: AP)

Donald Trump's decision to scrap DACA could impact 7000...

Deferred Action for Children Arrival (DACA) - a programme that grants work permits to immigrants who arrived in US...

4 Sept 2017 11:00 AM IST

At not even 30, Divya Nag is leading Apples special projects focusing on health. (Photo: divyanag.com)

3 Indian-Americans named in Time Magazine's 'health care 50' list

The three Indian-Americans included in the list are Divya Nag, Dr Raj Panjabi and Atul Gawande.

24 Oct 2018 1:10 PM IST

In April 2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced it had received 1,90,000 H-1B visa petitions.

IT group sues US immigration agency over shorter duration of H-1B...

The H-1B visa is typically issued for three to six years to employers to hire a foreign worker.

16 Oct 2018 4:20 PM IST

A candlelight protest will be held outside the Pakistan Consulate in Chicago after which the protesters will march to the Chinese consulate. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Pulwama attack: Indian Americans to protest outside Chinese, Pak...

The objectives of the protest is to expose 'barbaric nature' of Pakistani terrorism and Pakistan- and China-supported...

20 Feb 2019 10:29 AM IST

The senior Trump administration official said the United States will have a process to recognize same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats from countries where same-sex marriage is not legal, but which recognize American domestic partners. (Representational Image)

After Pulwama Indian-Americans mourn the death of Jawans

Hundreds of Indian-Americans gathered in US cities to mourn the killing of over 40 Indian soldiers in one of the worst...

19 Feb 2019 11:47 AM IST

The examination of the crime scene and dead bodies indicated that the death was caused by firearms. Bijarani received one gunshot in the head while his wife three bullets one on head and two on abdomen. (Photo: File/Representational)

Supari in US: Indian-American couple charged with murder-for-hire

Lingala, 55, who has been charged by criminal complaint of murder-for-hire was produced before US Magistrate in Newark...

7 Feb 2019 11:00 AM IST

The leader of the gang was Castro, who would generate lists of robbery targets in various states around the country, specifically families of Asian and Indian ancestry, and then assign her accomplices to carry out the armed robberies of these families within their homes, the Department of Justice said. (Representational Image)

Woman gang leader in US found guilty of robbing Indian-American homes

Castro from Houston and her accomplices committed string of home invasions in Georgia, New York, Ohio, Michigan and...

5 Jun 2019 12:17 PM IST

Agitated over the letter, several Indian Americans, who constitute a significant part of Suozzis Congressional District in New York and had played a key role in his election and fund raising, flooded the office of the Congressman with angry messages. (Photo: Twitter | @Tom_Suozzi)

US Congressman apologises for not consulting Indian Americans on...

Congressman Tom Suozzi in letter to Pompeo on August 9 said action by Indian govt in Kashmir 'risks provoking mass...

13 Aug 2019 3:51 PM IST