Video shows Seattle cop joking about Indian student killed by fellow officer

An officer from Seattle Police Department has been under investigation after a newly-released bodycam footage showed him laughing and joking on a phone call about an Indian student who was hit and killed by a patrol car driven by a fellow cop. Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year-old student of Northeastern University campus in South Lake Union, was walking near Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street when she was hit by a Seattle Police vehicle driven by Kevin Dave on January 23.

Seattle-Setu Conference 2023

Seattle-Setu conference to bring together elected, business leaders to strengthen India-U.S. relations

iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- To explore the relationship between Washington and India and promote global security, trade, and investment Seattle University will host the Seattle-Setu conference on September 6. The conference will showcase Seattle’s pivotal role in building economic and political bridges with India. The conference will highlight the benefits Indian companies bring to Washington state’s […]

Bodycam footage shows US cop fatally hit Indian student in Jan 2023

Jaahnavi Kandula, a student of Northeastern University campus in South Lake Union, was walking near Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street when she was hit by a Seattle Police vehicle driven by Kevin Dave on January 23. The speeding cop, who struck and killed the 23-year-old Indian student in January this year, has admitted in newly-released bodycam footage that he “f–ked up” after the tragic crash in Seattle.

California’s caste-discrimination bill SB 403 passes Judiciary Committee with an 8-0 vote

Protests, petitions, and meetings with lawmakers did not stop the California Senate Judiciary Committee to vote ‘Yes’ to SB 403: Discrimination on the Basis of Caste, which passed the committee with a resounding 8-0 vote on April 25. SB 403 or State Bill 403 is a piece of legislation introduced to make the state free of caste-based discrimination. If signed into law, California will become the first state in America to make caste bias illegal by adding it as a protected category in the state’s anti-discrimination laws.