indica News Bureau- Requesting Trump administration to provide refugee status to the minority Sikh and Hindu families in Afghanistan who are increasingly facing persecution by terror outfits, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has pointed out the plight of the minorities in the Asian country. “There are approximately 200 Hindu and Sikh families left in Afghanistan,” […]
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Congressman Khanna endorses Islam for Congressional seat
indica News Bureau- Congressman Ro Khanna, California’s 17th district, has endorsed fellow Democrat Nabilah Islam in her campaign for Georgia’s 7th Congressional District seat, the campaign said in a news release. A supporter of Medicare for All, student loan forgiveness, and the Green New Deal, Islam, a 30-year old Muslim running in the Democratic primary, […]
Indian American entrepreneur faces off against congressman with Punjabi roots
indica News Bureau- Tech entrepreneur Ritesh Tandon, a San Jose Republican, continues his campaign for Congress to unseat Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna in California’s 17 District. Tandon decided to run for Congress because he feels his opponent “has turned his back on our allies all over the world, including the nation of my birth, India […]
Ro Khanna’s statement against Hindutva riles BJP supporters but is hailed by others
Ritu Jha- “I have received overwhelmingly positive comments from people in the district of all faiths about my support for the US-India relationship, for pluralism, and for peace,” said Congressman Rohit ‘Ro’ Khanna who represents California’s Congressional district 17, which has a high percentage of Indian Americans. Serving his second term in the US […]
Silicon Valley’s Asian community mobilizing for 2020 Census, civic engagement issues
Ritu Jha- With the theme “Stepping Up to 2020,” hundreds of community members attended the 2019 Silicon Valley Asian American & Pacific Islander Civic Leadership Summit held June 8, at Santa Clara County Office of Education in San Jose, California. Several Silicon Valley community-based organizations, public officials, activists, legislative staff, faculty members and students […]