indica News Bureau- Former Vice President Joe Biden wins Texas, while Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described Democratic Socialist and independent, leads in early results in delegate-rich California in Super Tuesday Democratic primaries, according to projections by news organizations. California with 415 delegates, and Texas, 228 delegates, were states with the top two delegate counts […]
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Indian American candidates fill California primary ballots
Ritu Jha- Several Indian American candidates are running in California’s primary Tuesday March 3, some incumbents and a few first-timers in American politics. Congressman Ami Bera, Democrat from Elk Grove, is seeking re-election to serve a fifth term as the representative of California’s 7th Congressional District, which includes Elk Grove.. Sacramento and Rancho Cordova. Challenging […]
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, […]
Long live Ro Khanna
Justice Markandey Katju- Rohit Khanna (born 1976), known as Ro Khanna, is an American citizen of Indian origin, and is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, elected from California. There are a large number of persons of Indian origin living in USA ( a little over 3 million i.e. about 1% of […]
Assimilating In America – A View From Silicon Valley
Vinita Gupta- It starts happening when going to cocktail-parties gets easier. It is when the guards go down and the conversations just flow. Assimilation issue started weaving in my head, after a recent conversation with Ro Khanna, an Indian American Congressman from Silicon Valley. I applaud Ro both for trying to bridge the gap between Silicon Valley and […]
All four Indian-American members of Congress re-elected
indica Washington Bureau All the four Indian-American Democrat members of the House of Representatives were re-elected and a member of the community won the Attorney General’s position in Wisconsin state as over dozen others picked up more seats in the State assemblies in mid-term elections held on Tuesday. Raja Krishnamoorthi, who represents a constituency […]
Ami Bera and Ro Khanna win Congressional primaries
Among the losers was Peter Jacob, the Bernie-backed Congressional candidate in New Jersey indica Washington Bureau Indian-American US representatives Ami Bera and Ro Khanna won their respective primaries in California on Tuesday, while three Indians running for Congress in New Jersey — Hirsh Singh, Goutam Jois, and Peter Jacob – lost their Congressional bid […]