New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Indian American State Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar unveiled a new Mahatma Gandhi statue, more than a year after the previous one was vandalized twice outside a Hindu temple in the state. Located in front of Shri Tulsi Mandir on 111th Street in Richmond Hill, the Gandhi statue was knocked over, spray painted with the word “dog”, and battered with a sledgehammer on August 3 and 16, 2022.
Another statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised at a university campus in Burnaby, Canada, the Consulate General of India in Vancouver announced on Tuesday, just days after another statue was targeted in Ontario.
Douglaston resident, Sukhpal Singh, 27, was arrested in connection with the vandalism of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Queens, New York City, last month. Singh was later released without bail. He has been ordered by the court to return on October 17.
Protesting against the vandalism of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, lawmakers joined community leaders of Queens in New York to stage a protest outside a Hindu temple. The protesters said that they suspect that the incident is a hate crime.
India expressed its deep anguish Wednesday over the desecration of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in Richmond Hill, Ontario in Canada, and asked for a probe into the vandalism.
The Indian-American community leaders have condemned the vandalism of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in New York and said this is disrespect to Gandhi and Martin Luther King, two leaders who sought to eradicate hate.
A group of Indian Americans holding a somber vigil to condemn the destruction of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Davis, California were stunned to see a group of raucous counter-protesters yelling insults against the global apostle of peace and nonviolence.
The destruction of a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Davis, California on the night of India’s 72nd Republic Day has appalled the Indian-American community and the Indian government alike.
Ritu Jha- Once again the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington, D.C., was defaced and vandalized by the protesters. In June, Gandhi’s statue in the U.S. capital was vandalized during the protests raging against the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, and this month it was again vandalized, this time by “Khalistani […]
Arul Louis- The Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) has told the US government that it will pay for restoring Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Washington D.C. that was desecrated last week during the protests against police brutality. “Mahatma Gandhi being the practitioner and apostle of peace and harmony everywhere, to see a statue of such an icon […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU America’s ambassador to India Kenneth I. Juster o Thursday apologized for the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the Indian embassy in Washington, DC being defaced during one of the protests raging across the United States against the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Footage emerged on Thursday […]
The statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, stolen from Guadalupe River Park in San Jose City has been found. Raj Chahal, councilmember of District 2, San Jose, told indica: ”I have good news! The Shivaji statue has been found.” Chahal said he was informed of the discovery by Joseph Hedges, international program manager, City of San Jose Office of Economic Development. It was found at a San Jose metal shop.
The recent stealing of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue located in San Jose’s Guadalupe River Park has not just shocked the Indian American community but also the president of the Sister Cities International Foundation and Chair Emeritus, Global Envoy for the Sister Cities International Network Tim Quigley, who termed it “an assault.”
The Queens district attorney’s office on Monday announced that Sukhpal Singh was charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime for allegedly act in front of the Tulsi Mandir Temple on August 16.
Gandhi took on the incumbent BJP government asking whether it seriously believed in Sardar Patel’s ideology. “If it did,” he said, “the Gujarat government would never have introduced and passed the anti-farmer agriculture laws.”
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- An influential Indian American businessman who has been a key figure in Joe Biden’s presidential victory is little but own to the wider audience in general. Lutfi Hassan, whose contributions have been invaluable to Biden, has been politically active for over three decades promoting immigrants’ causes in the United States. Serving on […]
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- On the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, every corner of the US commemorated the occasion in their own way to honor the Indian idol. Hundreds of people gathered in cities across the US to celebrate the birthday, with speakers describing his preaching of non-violence as more than ever relevant in today’s world. […]
indica News Bureau- Indian-Americans on Saturday organized a ‘sit-in Satyagraha’ outside the Indian embassy in Washington. The ‘sit-in’ was organized by a policy advocacy group, Young India, where members from the community delivered speeches in memory of Mahatma Gandhi. Community members gathered in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi near the Indian embassy where they […]
Justice Markandey Katju On Wednesday 31st October, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the almost 600 feet ( 182 meters ) tall statue of Sardar Patel, ( called Statue of Unity ) reputedly the tallest in the world, 4 times as tall as the Statue of Liberty in New York, built at a […]
Lawmakers, students, researchers, and community leaders came together at the 3rd National Hindu Advocacy Day to discuss the concerns of Hindus living in the US and the rising instances of hate crime. The event organized by the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) in Washington on June 28, 2024, was attended by close to 25 lawmakers including Democrat and Republican congressional representatives and staffers.
The civil rights organization representing the Hindu community of North America called the California Civil Rights Department’s California vs Hate report released May 20 as ‘Concerning’. The religiously-motivated incidents of hate reported via the program hotline set up last year have recorded anti-Hindu hate incidents as second-highest among religious communities in California. Anti-Jewish incidents were the highest.
The US made unprecedented security arrangements at the Indian embassy in Washington D.C. on Tuesday in view of the demonstration by Khalistan activists, who had used particularly vitriolic language in the run-up to it. Armed officers of the local metropolitan police and the US Park Police threw a protective ring around the embassy, which is situated on a busy thoroughfare in downtown Washington D.C.
Chanting and carrying banners with slogans like ‘Khalistani attack on consulate is an act of terrorism’, and ‘We stand with our Indian diplomats’, Indian Americans hosted a peaceful rally in San Francisco, July 14 to show their support to diplomats, consulate staff, and the consul general.
Adani issue: Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Tuesday gave suspension of business notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha to discuss “the issue of investment by LIC, Public Sector Banks and financial institutions in companies losing market value, endangering the hard-earned savings of crores of Indians”.
The Indian community was left in a state of shock after burglars broke into a Hindu temple in the US state of Texas and stole its donation box, the media reported. The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office said they are investigating the burglary at Shri Omkarnath Temple located in Brazos Valley, Texas, which took place on January 11.
