Nikki Haley and Donald Trump

Nikki Haley: The doughy Indian American who is taking on Trump

Will American women respond to Nikki, count her as one of them, and make her the President of the USA, now or in 2028? 

'Global Indians' in the 21st century: Why Desis are the most prepared diaspora for the mad new world order

Given that Indian settlers are generally law-abiding citizens with a high focus on education and are positive contributors to the local economy they are considered a model minority group. India’s rising economic stature and the government of India’s regular engagement with the diaspora have raised the diaspora’s stock within the host nation.

GOPIO Convention 2024 to discuss opportunities for Indian diaspora in India's 'manifest future'

The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) will host GOPIO 2024 Global Convention of People of Indian Origin April 26-28, 2024 at the Royal Albert Palace in New Jersey., US  The convention will focus on India’s Present and the Future and what role the Diaspora Indians can play in helping to realize this desirable future. The theme of the convention is ‘Opportunities for Diaspora Indians in India’s Big Manifest Future.’ 

Basdeo Panday, celebrated first prime minister of Indian descent in Trinidad and Tobago, dies at 90

He became the first prime minister of Indian descent since the arrival of Indians in this Caribbean nation as indentured labourers from India between 1845 and 1920.

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Saudi Arabia releases 28 more Pakistanis from jails

The Saudi government on Tuesday released 28 more Pakistanis who had been jailed for petty crimes in the kingdom, an issue that had come up repeatedly in diplomacy discourse between the two countries

Regulation charging high cost for Israel-bound Nepali workers comes under criticism

Nepal has recently announced vacancies for people going to Israel for caregiver jobs where workers would be required to pay around $1380, too much for migrant workers from a poor country

Biden nominates a Muslim Indian American as envoy for religious freedom; a Pakistani American as member of Commission

President Joe Biden has nominated an Indian American, Rashad Hussain, as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, and if approved by the Senate he will be the first Muslim to head US diplomacy for advancing religious liberties

Veena Reddy is USAID's first Indian-American mission director

Veena Reddy, an Indian American United States Foreign Service officer with the US Agency for International Development has been named USAID India Mission Director

Half a million Nepali citizens rescued since the start of pandemic

Over half a million Nepalis have been rescued from around 60 countries--mostly labor destination countries in the Gulf region--since the start of the Covid pandemic, according to the data released by the country’s Covid-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC).

Vaidehi Dongre, winner Of Miss India USA 2021, celebrates her South Asian heritage

Twenty-five-year-old Vaidehi Dongre, from Michigan, has been crowned Miss India USA for the year 2021, while Arshi Lalani from Georgia was declared the first runner up

Saudi Arabia releases 63 Pakistani prisoners on Eid-ul Azha

In a goodwill gesture towards a fellow Islamic nation, the Saudi government has released 63 Pakistanis who had been languishing in their jails for petty crimes on the occasion of the festival of Eid-ul Azha

AAPI to be made a premium healthcare leader in the US

Dr. Anupama Gotimukula, the new president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), which represents the interests of the over 100,000 physicians, including  medical students and fellows of Indian origin, in the United States, has vowed to  make AAPI a premium  healthcare leader

Canadian university announces scholarships to honor Pakistani-Canadian couple killed in racial attack

The Western University of Ontario, Canada, has announced setting up two scholarships in honor of a Pakistani Canadian couple killed along with two other family members in an attack in Ontario province on June 6

US losing out on high-skilled foreign nationals like Indians to Canada due to outdated immigration policy, say experts

High-skilled and talented foreign nationals, like Indians, are now moving to Canada, instead of the United States, in large numbers, because of its outdated H-1B visa policy, immigration and policy experts have told US lawmakers

Indian-origin Justin Narayan wins MasterChef Australia tile; Bangladesh-origin Kishwar Chowdhury among top three

Indian-origin Justin Narayan has won the MasterChef Australia title after defeating the other two finalists, Kishwar Chowdhury, of Bangladesh origin, and Pete Campbell, in the pressure test

Indian American Sirisha Bandla vaults into space, becomes fourth astronaut of Indian descent

Sirisha Bandla, an Indian American astronautical engineer originally from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh in southern India, participated in a 15-minute historic space flight Sunday, becoming the fourth astronaut of Indian descent

12 South Asian migrants killed in bus crash in Turkey

At least 12 people were killed and 26 wounded in Turkey when a bus carrying Afghan, Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants crashed early on Sunday, media reports said

Biden nominates new envoys to India and Bangladesh

President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a close political ally and a former naval intelligence officer with Indo-Pacific experience, to be the new US ambassador to India

Garcetti's nomination for US Ambassador to India signifies the importance of US-India relationship: Indiaspora

Indiaspora, an influential organization of global Indian diaspora leaders, has expressed appreciation and enthusiasm for the Biden administration’s announcement of the nomination of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to the important post of US Ambassador to India