indica Washington Bureau Ending weeks of speculation, US President Donald Trump picked Indian American lawyer and former Republican Senate staffer Neil Chatterjee to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Chatterjee, 41, replaces Kevin McIntyre as the Chairman of the prestigious agency that oversees the nation’s bulk power grid, interstate gas pipeline permitting and […]
indica News Bureau US President Donald Trump’s administration is all set to revoke an Obama-era rule that enables H-4 visa holders, or spouses of professionals working in the United States on H-1B visa, to work in the country – a move set to impact tens of thousands of Indians in the US. An H-4 […]
indica Washington Bureau A mere 60,394 Indians in 2017 received Green Cards out of more than 600,000 waiting in line to get the ticket to work and stay permanently in the US, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The news comes amidst President Donald Trump’s plan to […]
indica News Bureau Indian American Nikki Haley announced her resignation Tuesday, a move that took Washington by surprise. Appearing in the Oval Office, where she was given rare warm send off by President Donald Trump, Haley said she believes that this is time for her to go after eight years of hectic public like, […]
Vinita Gupta The late Senator John McCain’s plane, as a naval aviator, was shot down in the Vietnam war. He was widely admired for his bravery as he was captured and tortured as a prisoner of war, for over five years. He was a true patriot. He was also celebrated for his egalitarian ideals because he […]
If implemented, new rules could cut off those who have used public benefits Ritu Jha South Asian civil rights organizations and advocacy groups have condemned the Trump administration proposal to sharply restrict new green cards or visas for those using public benefits, They called on Congress to block the implementation of such a […]
Frank Islam Donald Trump has recently re-asserted that he is a “stable genius.” When we first heard Trump’s proclamation we thought he meant he was good at working in a building with stalls for horses. Seriously, we recognize that Trump intended to communicate that he was a rock steady person with a very high […]
They assert the Supreme Court nominee is too extreme and could strip constitutional rights from many politically weak groups indica Washington Bureau Senator Kamala Harris., and US representatives Pramila Jayapal and Raja Krishnamoorthi are among the Indian American lawmakers who have announced they’re to oppose the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh as Supreme […]
The Congresswoman was held during a protest against the zero tolerance immigration policy that has separated children from parents indica Washington bureau Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (Democrat, Washington), was arrested by the US Capitol Police as she joined more than 500 women during a civil disobedience action against the Trump administration’s zero tolerance immigration policies […]
The solution to the reprehensible practice of separating children from parents was barely less humane, activists and lawmakers say indica Washington bureau Indian American lawmakers and human rights activists on Wednesday slammed President Donald Trump for a new executive order that calls for indefinite detention of families who illegally enter the country, even […]
They claimed a presidential pardon for him was inappropriate, and it did not matter that another Indian prosecuted him Ritu Jha When President Donald Trump pardoned Dinesh D’Souza of campaign finance fraud, the right-wing activist complained that fellow Indian American Preet Bharara, who was then the US attorney for the southern district of […]
Diplomats, past and present, agree that there’s a big future in an even stronger bilateral relationship Ritu Jha Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump have certain common characteristics, and they are both outspoken visionaries, according to David Mulford, former ambassador to India (2004-2009). Mulford was speaking at a recent panel, […]
The priest called for world peace at an event where President Trump also announced a program offering faith-based equal access to federal funding A Correspondent Narayanachar Digalakote, a senior priest from the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Maryland, on Thursday became the first Hindu priest to chant sacred Vedic mantras and offer prayers at the […]
Krish Vignarajah smashes stereotypes as she aims to become governor of Maryland Ritu Jha It was a civil war that drove her family from their country; it is the culture wars that apparently drives her to lead in her adopted land. Krishanti O’Mara Vignarajah, a candidate for the governor of Maryland gubernatorial […]
Given the focus on DACA, fears grow that green card applicants will fall by the wayside Ritu Jha ……… HI-B visa holders are more than a little upset with Democrats. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech might not have attacked high-skilled Indians residing in the US but they also sounded perturbed seeing […]
Ritu Jha A Muslim of Indian origin has sued Accenture, an Ireland-based consulting company, alleging discrimination at work because of his race, national origin, and religion. The lawsuit has been filed by Texas-based Mohammad N Ali, who joined the company as infrastructure services sales lead in 2007, to help grow Accenture’s Infrastructure Consulting services in its North […]
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Indian American Minita Sanghvi, a Democrat, could become the first openly gay woman in the New York State Senate if she wins the election this November.
Consul General K Srikar Reddy: OCI Cards will be printed in the US to reduce backlogs Win for Indian American Vivek Prasad as Fremont School District is first in CA with Hindi as elective San Francisco swamped with “voters” taking part in Sikh “referendum” organized by outlawed Khalistani group Bob Dhillon: Modi govt is all […]
As many as nine Republicans are officially running for speaker as Congress reconvenes to resolve the three week gridlock to elect House Speaker since the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. The GOP leadership in the house will hear from each of the nine candidates in a closed-door session on Monday night. A secret-ballot vote will be held Tuesday morning to select the most fitting lawmaker to be the nominee followed by a floor vote as early as Tuesday to decide the new speaker.
Pakistani American comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani thinks racist language has become “much more acceptable in mainstream circles” in recent years, reports Female First UK.
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Vinita Gupta- Having faith in America…Are we truly witnessing the needle of U.S. politics moving towards the center? The tone of the January 6 House Select Committees hearings is far calmer. That is a much-needed change from the last few years of politics of hyper amplification with overreaching claims. It is also an acknowledgment of the American […]
The US Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that would ban large social media companies from removing posts based on the views they express.
