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Raja Krishnamoorthi urges Senate to grill Marco Rubio on anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh

News December 12, 2024 indica

Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Indian-descent Hindu member of the House of Representatives, has urged the U.S. Senate to question Marco Rubio about anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh at his confirmation hearing for the post of Secretary of State.

“As targeted violence against Hindus and other minorities continues amid the disorder in Bangladesh, I urge the members of the Senate’s Committee on Foreign Relations to address this crisis directly during the upcoming hearings to confirm Senator Rubio as the next U.S. Secretary of State,” Krishnamoorthi said on Thursday, December 12.

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi rolls up sleeves for November face-off with Republican Mark Rice

News April 4, 2024April 5, 2024 indica

Indian American Incumbent Raja Krishnamoorthi from the Democratic Party is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois’ 8th Congressional District. He will contest Mark Rice (Republican Party) and Jorge Briseno (Independent) in the November 5 election this year. Recently, Krishnamoorthi was voted among the 50 Most Powerful Chicagoans by the Windy City’s influential Chicago Magazine. Raja was placed 24th rank, and was described by the magazine as the “most powerful” South Asian in the Greater Chicago Area.

Indian American Raja Krishnamoorthi wins Democratic primary in Illinois 8th District unopposed

News March 20, 2024March 20, 2024 indica

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi won the Democratic primary unopposed from the 8th Congressional District of Illinois on Tuesday night. He will go against Republican Mark Rice, who also won the party primary unopposed, in the November general elections. Krishnamoorthi is a businessman, politician, and attorney, and has been serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois’s 8th congressional district since 2017. The district includes many of Chicago’s western and northwestern suburbs, such as Hoffman Estates, Elgin, Schaumburg, Wood Dale, and Elk Grove Village.

Sponsored by Indian American Raja Krishnamoorthi, US House passes TikTok crackdown bill

News March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 indica

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed legislation, co-introduced by Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, with an overwhelming bipartisan vote that could lead to the banning of the popular social media platform TikTok. The fate of the app, used monthly by 170 million Americans, now rests with the Senate where some lawmakers have vowed to prevent the law’s speedy passage.

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi considering 2026 Senate run?

News February 20, 2024February 21, 2024 indica

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is planning to run for the US Senate in 2026, according to a top US magazine that has placed the representative in the list of 50 most powerful in Chicago, Illinois. Born in New Delhi to parents from Tamil Nadu and raised in Illinois, the Democrat was ranked number 24 in Chicago Magazine’s “heavy hitters” list, which was topped by Illinois Governor J B Pritzker.

Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi met Taiwan’s President along with Speaker Pelosi

News August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 indica

Arul Louis- Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL, 8th District) visited Taiwan as a member of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s delegation that drew Beijing’s ire. Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat who is a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, met Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-Wen along with Pelosi and other members of the Congressional delegation […]

Distinguished Leadership Award for Raja Krishnamoorthi

News May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 indica

Raja Krishnamoorthi, Indian-American U.S. Congressman from Illinois, has been honored with the Distinguished Leadership Award in recognition of his outstanding career and dedication to public service, PTI reported. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White presented the award to the 48-year-old Democratic leader, who has been serving as U.S. Representative for Illinois’s 8th congressional district since […]

Ambassador Kwatra meets top American and Indian-origin leaders

News November 14, 2024 indica

India’s Ambassador to the U.S., Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met several top American leaders, and discussed the further strengthening of Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership between the two nations.

Kwatra met Congresswoman Deborah Ross, Congressmen Andy Barr and Rick McCormick as well as Indian-origin Congressmen Ami Bera, Ro Khanna, Shri Thanedar and Raja Krishnamoorthi on Wednesday (local time), November 13.

State Department welcomes Bangladesh’s focus on protecting minorities

News August 14, 2024 indica

The US State Department said Wednesday, August 14, that it welcomes the interim Bangladesh government’s focus on the “protection of members of minority communities”.

Indian-American lawmaker Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote recently to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, asking him to engage with the interim government in the agitation-hit Bangladesh to end the targeting of Hindus in the country.

Indian American Congressmembers welcome India’s probe into Pannun foiled assassination plot

News December 15, 2023December 16, 2023 indica

Indian American Members of Congress have “welcomed” the Indian government’s announcement of a committee of enquiry to probe the alleged foiled assassination plot against India-designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, Shri Thanedar and Raja Krishnamoorthi called the allegations made in the indictment of Nikhil Gupta in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen “deeply concerning.”