Congress leader Rahul Gandhi landed at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday at the start of his week-long tour to the United States. He was greeted at the airport by Sam Pitroda, chairman of Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) and long-time Gandhi supporter from the days of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul’s father.
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Rahul Gandhi supporters join “Mohabbat Ki Rally” in California
Ritu Jha- The supporters of Rahul Gandhi, the former president of the Indian National Congress, hosted “Mohabbat Ki Rally” at Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Saturday, May 27. Gandhi will be visiting California, Washington, DC, and New York from May 29 to June 4. His supporters have organized a series of events, during […]
Indian American supporters gear up to play host to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi may have lost his Member of Parliament (MP) position, but his Indian American supporters have not given up hope. They have planned a series of events for the former President of the Indian National Congress, thanks to Congress winning the Karnataka election, a result that boosted the confidence of not just the party but its overseas supporters as well.
California’s Maya Bazaar brings together Indian artisans like never before
To promote Indian government’s One District One Product (ODOP) initiative, the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, California, hosted ‘Craft Bazaar- Indian Handicrafts Expo’ in collaboration with the Association of Indo-Americans (AIA). It is called Maya Bazaar, an annual event that brings in small and medium size businesses to sell and promote their products to thousands of attendees.
RSA Conference 2023 – Stronger Together
By Prakash Narayan- RSA(Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) Conference 2023 this year attracted over 40,000 cybersecurity professionals as well as tech enthusiasts to hear industry leaders, experts’ perspectives and learn about the incredible innovations and understand the industry’s best practices. Held at Moscone Center in San Francisco from April 24 through 27, the theme for this year’s conference was […]
Asian Art Museum Takes You “Beyond Bollywood”: A new art show celebrating 2000 years of the heritage of dance in South Asia
America is celebrating the Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage this month. What would be a better way to commemorate this than by visiting the latest art show at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco titled “Beyond Bollywood”. The show explores 2000 years of the heritage of dance from temples to royal courts to modern movie classics in the Indian sub-continent and South Asia.
ICAI San Francisco Planted Trees at ICC to Celebrate Earth Day
Human habits, industrialization, climate change, and pollution are some of the key factors that have caused the earth’s resources to deplete at an alarming pace and if not acted upon now, our earth’s resources are sure to decline, causing the extermination of a sizeable number of the living organisms.
AIF at Gala 2023 registers record collection of $2.2 million for India projects
The American India Foundation (AIF) at its Bay Area Gala held at San Francisco City Hall on April 7, has broken all past records.
This is the highest-ever amount raised by the foundation for its humanitarian mission in India. In 2022, AIF raised US$2.1 million.
ICAI launches Arizona chapter, to expand presence in US
With an aim to expand its footprint in the US, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) inaugurated its eighth overseas chapter in Arizona on March 31, 2023.
This is the 45th overseas chapter of ICAI globally and one of the three new chapters in the US that had been announced by the ICAI president, CA. Aniket Sunil Talati. The other two are scheduled to be opened in Seattle and Ohio.
Senior Indian journalist Lalit Jha speaks out on the attack on him by Khalistani supporters
The violent March 25 attack on senior Indian journalist Lalit Jha, the chief US correspondent of news agency PTI, evinced a sharp reaction not only from the Indian American community but also from the US government and the Indian embassy, all of who condemned the assault by pro-Khalistani protesters outside the Indian embassy in Washington, DC.