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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Indian High Commission In Australia slams media report, calls it "baseless, malicious and slanderous"

The Indian High Commission in Australia has strongly rebutted a report published in The Australian, a leading newspaper, on Sunday as "baseless, malicious and slanderous"  and slammed the newspaper's "rush to blame the surge on the restricted election campaign by the Prime Minister of India and one religious gathering"

Indian American CEOs Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai pledge support to India's fight against coronavirus

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday expressed their concern over the unprecedented surge in Covid cases in India and assured help to fight it

Hindu American Foundation sends legal notice against 'libelous' articles

The Hindu American Foundation has sent five cease and desist notices to organizations and individuals who it says have allegedly made libelous statements against HAF, published in two articles by Al Jazeera in the first week of April 2021, News India Times reported

Bangladeshi sentenced for ISIS-inspired bombing in 2017

A New York man, who said he was a permanent resident of Bangladesh, was sentenced to life imprisonment for detonating a bomb in a New York City subway station

Acid attack on Pakistani student in New York

Pakistan Consul General in New York has offered all possible help to the family of an acid attack survivor, the Express Tribune reported

After four-year gap, US to have a full-time pointperson for South Asia

After a gap of four years, the US State Department is to get an Assistant Secretary of State for the South Asia region if President Joe Biden's nomination of Donald Lu goes through the Senate

US 'working closely' with India to help deal with COVID surge

US President Joe Biden's administration is “working closely” with Indian officials to find ways to help the country facing its worst COVID-19 surge, according to his spokesperson Jen Psaki

Nepalis in Kuwait worry for own safety

Hari Krishna Neupane spent 17 years working in Kuwait and Iraq, rising to the position of a restaurant manager, till the coronavirus infection turned his life topsy turvy and forced him to come back to his home in Nepal, according to The Kathmandu Post

Biden names Indian-American Amit Bose for key infrastructure position

On the occasion of Earth Day, April 22, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Amitabha (Amit) Bose for Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation. Bose’s name was among a group of dozen individuals, News India Times said

Designate India as 'country of particular concern': US body on religious freedom

For the second year running, an independent bipartisan commission in the United States has recommended to the US government to designate India as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, for engaging in and tolerating “systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”

Leveraging the power of the diaspora in mitigating climate risks

Notwithstanding a global pandemic, a group of business leaders, policy experts, officials from  the environment, climate change, sustainability, and energy space met virtually to inspire Indians and the Indian diaspora to action with regard to climate mitigation and climate risk, which participants agreed was an "existential challenge" that the world will have to face in the near future if nothing was done

Indian American civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta narrowly confirmed as US associate attorney-general

Indian American civil rights lawyer Vanita Gupta has been confirmed as the US associate attorney-general with the help of a breakaway Republican senator, overcoming stiff opposition from conservatives who accused the nominee of espousing “radical” policies

First Indian American and first woman of color to attain this high-ranking position'

Neil Makhija, Executive Director | IMPACT , has issued a statement on the confirmation of Vanita Gupta as US Associate Attorney General

Police bust major drug trafficking ring in Canada's York region, Indo-Canadians among dozens charged

Investigators with Canada's York Regional Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Peel Regional Police, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, have busted a major international drug trafficking network near Toronto in Ontario

Dead bodies of Nepali workers stuck abroad

Bodies of dead Nepali workers are reportedly stuck in several countries and authorities are struggling to bring them back due to lengthy bureaucratic procedures amid the global pandemic, The Kathmandu Post reported