Expressing concern over recent incidents of killings of Indian students in the US, India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday stated that though the incidents are unconnected, he does share the worry of the kin.
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Agencies, Universities, Student orgs must address spike in deaths of Indian origin students in the US: FIIDS
The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) has appealed to government agencies, various universities across the country, as well as nationwide student organizations to come together and address the spike in the death of Indian-origin students in the United States. FIIDS said that over a span of four to five months, a spike in deaths of Indian students in the United States has raised significant concerns among the Indian American community as well as Indian population.
Columbia University initiates suspensions for students as pro-Palestine protests spark clashes
Columbia University in New York has taken action to suspend student protesters who remained at the on-campus encampment past the administration’s 2 pm ET deadline, CNN reported. According to the university, these students will face consequences such as ineligibility to complete the semester or graduate, as well as restrictions from university housing and academic facilities.
Scores turn up to pay their respects to Californian Indian American family that perished in car crash
Friends, neighbors, colleagues, students, teachers, the school principal and almost the entire community gathered by the dozens at Val Vista Community Park, Pleasanton, California to remember the Indian American family that was killed in a horrific car crash on April 24. Flowers, candles, balloons and photos of victims were laid for all to pay their respects.
Indian mission in NY reports the death of another Indian student
Another Indian student enrolled in a US university has died, the Indian consulate in New York reported on Friday.
“Deeply saddened by the unfortunate demise of Mr. Uma Satya Sai Gadde, an Indian student in Cleveland, Ohio,” it said in a post on X.
India says it reached out to its students in US after recent deaths
India said on Friday that its consulates in the US have reached out to its nationals studying there and assured them of all possible cooperation and assistance in case of any trouble following the recent deaths of Indian students in the US.
Illinois Police say Indian American student froze to death in January after club denied him entry
Akul Dhawan, an Indian-origin student at Illinois University, died last month after freezing to death near a club that refused him entry during a night out with friends, according to police officials. The parents of the 18-year-old Indian American student, have filed a complaint with the University of Illinois Police and questioned the police about their search and the protocol they followed during the search.
“No excuse for violence…”: White House on attacks against Indian-origin people
The White House has asserted that there is no excuse for violence in the United States based on race, gender or any other factor, and has called it unacceptable. The Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, John Kirby, was reacting to recent attacks on Indian-origin and Indian American people in the US.
Another Indian student found dead in US; 5th death since January
A 23-year-old who was pursuing a doctoral degree at Purdue University has been found dead, taking the number of Indian students killed in the US to five since the start of this year.
Four Indian students dead in US: Angry netizens call for travel advisory
Four Indian students have died in quick succession in the US, sparking fears regarding the safety and security of those studying abroad, and angry netizens calling for a travel advisory.
Indian-origin tech company heads, teen daughter found dead in US; prosecutor suspects ‘domestic incident’
An Indian-origin couple, who headed a tech company, and their teen daughter have been found dead in Massachusetts State and the local prosecutor said it was likely a “domestic issue incident”.
Indian-origin man dies after car slams into him: Ohio State Highway Patrol
A 52-year-old Indian-origin man died on the spot after he was struck by a car in Ohio, the highway patrol police said. Piyush Patel was walking south along substation road near Autumnwood Lane in Brunswick Hills when a southbound 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI struck him on the evening of November 18.
Indian-origin family of 4 found dead in New Jersey in suspected murder-suicide
An Indian-origin family of four has been found dead in New Jersey in what officials suspect to be a case of murder-suicide, police said.
Police in Plainsboro who went to their home on Wednesday evening responding to a request to check on their welfare found them dead, County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. She identified the dead as Tej Pratap Singh, 43, Sonal Parihar, 42, their 10-year-old son and six-year-old daughter.
Single ‘Asian’ category masks heart disease risk in Indian Americans, finds new study
iNDICA News Bureau- A large-scale, retrospective study of data from the past 20 years has revealed wide divergence in death rates from cardiovascular diseases in the U.S. among people from various Asian ethnic subgroups. Death rate trends stagnated in some subgroups and increased in others, according to the research that was published earlier this week […]
The Indian Holocaust
Justice Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. The Holocaust is an expression that is usually associated with the extermination of European Jews by the Nazis. But in India, a Holocaust has taken place which though not […]
Indian students added to US travel exemptions list
After the US announced travel restrictions on India which are set to start on May 4, the Biden administration has further announced that certain categories of students, academics, and journalists are exempted from the new set of travel restrictions.
Indian American father and daughter need plasma donors to fight COVID-19
Ritu Jha- Many of the several dozen Indian Americans suffering from COVID-19 are doctors looking for blood plasma, said Santhosh Shankarnarayan, adding that the phone doesn’t stop ringing. “Since morning I have got calls from New Jersey, New York, California, Chicago, from people asking for help and donors,” Shankarnarayana told indica in a phone interview. […]
Indian engineers at MIT to develop open-source, low-cost ventilator for US
indica News Bureau- One of the most pressing shortages facing hospitals during the COVID-19 emergency is a lack of ventilators. These machines can keep patients breathing when they no longer can on their own, and they can cost around $30,000 each. Now, a rapidly assembled volunteer team of engineers, physicians, computer scientists, and others, centered […]
Indian student at Virginia develops app to track coronavirus across the world
Ritu Jha- A third-year Computer Science and Mathematics double major student at the University of Virginia, Soukarya Ghosh has developed an application ‘TrackCorona‘ to track how far and wide across the world the virus has spread. Sourcing data from authentic sources like John Hopkins, WHO, CDC etc, the students have developed a system to show […]
Indian-American citizens in California come out in large numbers to protest CAA on Indian Republic Day
indica News Bureau- On the afternoon of Sunday, January 19, hundreds of concerned Southern and Central California residents- students, academics, activists, working professionals, and local community leaders from diverse class, caste, faith, national, gender, and generational backgrounds protested – took over Pioneer Boulevard in Los Angeles County’s City of Artesia. Starting at 1:00 pm the […]
Indian-American beauty queen raises funds for drug awareness
IANS- An Indian-American student and anti-bullying activist who was crowned Miss World America Washington, was on a quest to raise $1 million for drug addiction and suicide prevention awareness. The 23-year-old Shree Saini, who is also the winner of five awards at Miss World America 2019, said in a statement on Wednesday: “It is an […]
President Murmu inaugurates KLE Dr. Sampatkumar Shivanagi Cancer Hospital in Belagavi
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the KLE Dr. Sampatkumar Shivanagi Cancer Hospital in Belagavi on January 3.
She emphasized the need to address the country’s rising cancer cases in her address. She stressed the importance of addressing both physical and psychological aspects of cancer cure, highlighting the positive impact of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme in reducing the time between detection and treatment.
US rejects claims of its involvement in Bangladesh’s political crisis
The US has denied the allegations of its government’s involvement in the Bangladesh crisis, including the protests in the country that led to the deaths of hundreds of people and the toppling of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.
Refuting all the reports and rumors, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre said in a media briefing Monday, August 12: “So, we have had no involvement at all. Any reports or rumors that the United States government was involved in these, in these events, is simply, simply false. That is not true.”
indica Weekly Window for South Asian Diaspora April 15, 2024
Aam Aadmi Party supporters hold solidarity rallies across America Hundreds take part in White House’s education leadership summit at UC Berkeley Indian origin student of San Jose State University arrested for arson on campus Body of missing Indian-origin student from Cleveland University found in Lake Erie; no apparent foul play, says ME Agencies, Universities, Student […]
Manipuri minorities hold protest in Oakland, California against rioting back in India
Members of the North American Manipuri Tribal Association (NAMTA), along with other Indian American community members protested July 23 in Oakland City, California, asking the US House of Representatives to take up the issue of the crisis in Manipur, India and pass a resolution condemning what they call state-sponsored atrocities that has afflicted the minority ethnoreligious Kuki-Zomis.
