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Photos:gofundme India-West News Desk HILTON HEAD, SC — Saumen Kundu, a 49-year-old father from Georgia, tragically lost his life on July 24 after drowning at a beach in Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island. According to the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office, the incident

NEW DELHI- The US on July 27 stated that the August 1 deadline for imposing reciprocal tariffs remains unchanged and there will be no extension this time. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ruled out any possibility of an extension on the

India-West News Desk HOUSTON, TX - Devastating flash floods recently struck the Texas Hill Country, triggering a rapid response from Sewa International. Within hours, the organization coordinated with the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster

India-West News Desk BOSTON, MA  — “American-born babies are American, just as they have been at every other time in our Nation’s history,” said New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright

NEW DELHI- – Among the 10,574 Indian nationals currently imprisoned across the world, there is one case in the US: Raghunandan Yandamuri  is the only Indian on death row in the country. Yandamuri was sentenced to death in Pennsylvania in 2014

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC - A packed room on Capitol Hill on July 24 saw a cross-section of Americans of the Hindu faith gather for the fourth annual event celebrating their community's contributions and highlighting the challenges they face. On the

India-West Staff Reporter QUEENS, NEW YORK — The Sri Shakti Mariamma Hindu Temple, a haven of faith and inclusivity in Richmond Hill, is facing imminent closure unless it can raise more than $150,000 for urgent repairs required by the city. For years,

Photo: State Deparment YouTube India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. — As President Donald Trump continues to engage more closely with Pakistan, a high-level diplomatic meeting took place on July 25 between Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and US

SACRAMENTO, CA — After leading the Sacramento Kings to the finals in the 2025 NBA Summer League as head coach, Dipesh Mistry is taking a moment to reflect on the journey that brought him here—from a Canadian upbringing and Indian heritage

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — With the fall academic term fast approaching and thousands of Indian students still struggling to secure U.S. visas, a group of 14 members of Congress has urged the State Department to take urgent corrective action

India-West Staff Reporter DALLAS, TX — In flood-battered Kerr County, where homes have been damaged and families displaced, one humanitarian group has quietly become a lifeline. The disaster response team from United Sikhs is providing much more than supplies—they’re bringing timely

Photo: Human Rights Watch India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — Immigration detainees in Florida have faced degrading, dehumanizing, and medically negligent treatment under the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies, Human Rights Watch said in a new report on July 21. Among the individuals spotlighted is

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) has joined a group of Democratic lawmakers in a new push to lower costs for working families by ending tariffs on baby essentials like car seats, strollers, and diapers. The initiative, unveiled

India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA - Richard Grenell, US President Donald Trump's envoy for special missions, met with Sulaiman Isa and Kasim Khan, sons of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, on July 22. Following this meeting, Grenell called for Khan's release,

Photos: @IndiainNewYork India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY – In a  step to deepen academic engagement between India and the United States, O.P. Jindal Global University has launched the Motwani Jadeja Institute for American Studies here. The new institute aims to become

Photos: Time India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Two prominent biotechnology companies, Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics, both led by Indian American CEOs, have been named to TIME's 2025 list of the 100 Most Influential Companies. The recognition highlights their significant contributions to gene

India-West News Desk RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX – In their continued support of advancing healthcare in South Texas, Drs. Subram G. and Elizabeth G. Krishnan have established their second endowed chair at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) School

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has openly questioned the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusions on Russian interference in the 2016 election—claims that CNN reports are sharply at odds with the findings of numerous Trump administration officials

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI — It was not publicly known earlier, but India lodged a private diplomatic protest after President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan's army chief General Asim Munir for lunch at the White House, according to senior Indian officials

India-West News Desk ISSAQUAH, WA - Reetail giant Costco Wholesale Corp is setting up its first technology center in India, to be located in Hyderabad, according to sources familiar with the plans who spoke to Reuters. This Global Capability Centerwill focus

India-West Staff Reporter CHICAGO, IL –In a ceremony held on July 5 at the biennial JAINA Convention here, Mahesh Wadher of SoCal was presented with the JAINA Ratna Award. This accolade, bestowed every two years, recognizes an individual from North America

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Amid intensifying global efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine, India is facing mounting pressure from Western powers over its continued imports of Russian oil. Following fresh European Union sanctions on an Indian

NEW YORK, NY  (IANS)- President Donald Trump has claimed that his threat of a 10 percent tariff on BRICS members scared them off, asserting that "almost nobody showed up" for a subsequent meeting. This claim, however, stands in contrast to

WASHINGTON, D.C. (IANS)- Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will be stepping down from her role in August 2025 to rejoin Harvard University, the IMF announced. Gopinath, a trailblazer in international economics, will assume

Photo: @arvibahal India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC -  Massachusetts based Indian American Arvinder "Arvi" Singh Bahal has always had his eyes on the horizon - the real estate investor has built a life defined by adventure. From visiting every country on earth to

Photo: Lions Club India-West Staff Reporter ORLANDO, FL –A.P. Singh of Kolkata, India, was officially elected as the new president of Lions Clubs International, one of the world’s largest service organizations, during the association’s 107th International Convention held in here from July

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI– A US delegation is slated to visit India in August for the next round of negotiations concerning a proposed bilateral trade agreement, an official confirmed to the media on July 21. This upcoming visit follows the conclusion of the

NEW DELHI (IANS)- The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has criticized recent media reports on the Air India Ahmedabad crash as "premature and speculative." The NTSB is urging the media and public to await the final report from India's Aircraft

NEW DELHI (IANS)- President Donald Trump has stirred controversy with a startling claim that "five jets were shot down" in the recent armed confrontation between India and Pakistan following the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam area,

Photos: JAINA India-West News Desk SCHAUMBURG, IL – The 23rd Biennial JAINA Convention took place from July 3 to 6 in Schaumburg, drawing over 5,000 attendees from 72 Jain centers across North America. This event marked the largest Jain gathering outside India

India-West Staff Reporter SACRAMENTO, CA — Nearly half of all Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) adults in California—48%—experienced hate in 2024, according to a new report from Stop AAPI Hate. The figure mirrors 2023 levels and comes amid a volatile

India-West Staff ReporterWASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States has designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, the US State Department announced on July 17. The designation links TRF directly to the

India-West Staff Reporter AUSTIN, TX – In response to the recent flash floods that have ravaged Central Texas—destroying homes, displacing families, and claiming lives—the Austin Chapter of ITServe Alliance has stepped up with a donation of $21,000 toward relief efforts. The funds,

India-West Staff Reporter SAN DIEGO, CA – Vaishnav Anand, a 16-year-old student from Danville’s Athenian School, recently earned attention for his research on using artificial intelligence to detect manipulated satellite images, a rising threat known as "geospatial deepfakes." Anand, a rising junior,

Photo: UCLA India-West Staff Reporter LOS ANGELES, CA — A transformative $3 million commitment from physicist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Mani L. Bhaumik will establish a new postdoctoral fellows program at UCLA, furthering the university’s mission to advance fundamental research in physics, astronomy,

Visual: Via Center for Global Development India -West News Desk WASHINGTON D.C. – India is poised to face significant financial fallout from a newly implemented 1 percent tax on remittances—a key provision of President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” that is already drawing

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump now finds himself on the defensive in a controversy he long weaponized. After years of fanning conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein’s death and hinting at Democratic involvement, Trump is lashing out over

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI — The U.S. Embassy in India has issued a strong advisory warning that foreign nationals who commit crimes such as assault, theft, or burglary in the United States risk having their visas revoked—and could be barred

Photo: atarimae.agency India-West Staff Reporter MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Willow, a premier platform for live and on-demand cricket, has announced the debut of its first original program, "Game On with Grace." This bi-weekly video podcast, hosted by Australian sports broadcaster Grace Hayden, is set to premiere on 

NEW DELHI — A cockpit voice recording from the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 indicates that one of the pilots may have cut off fuel to the plane’s engines just after takeoff, according to a report

Photo: ANI India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on July 17 that 1,563 Indian nationals have been deported from the United States. This figure covers the period since January 20, 2025, when Donald Trump began his second term as

India-West Staff Reporter MEMPHIS, TN –The Board of Directors of the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has appointed Ike Anand as its new president and chief executive officer. Anand, who

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown on immigration, slashes social programs, and curtails the role of federal agencies, a group of South Asian American state lawmakers are responding with legislative efforts designed to protect

India-West News Desk ALBANY, NY- The IIT (BHU) Foundation has crossed a major philanthropic milestone, surpassing $10 million in total donations—thanks in large part to a transformative $1.6 million contribution from alumnus Dev Goswami and his wife, Dr. Vardhana Goswami. A 1974

India-West News Desk SAN DIEGO, CA — A thundering splash into the Pacific Ocean early Monday morning marked the return of Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who made history as the first Indian astronaut to board the International Space

DALLAS, TX  (IANS)- In a turnaround, MI New York, after a challenging start to the season, secured the 2025 Major League Cricket (MLC) title. They defeated defending champions Washington Freedom by a mere five runs in a tense final at Grand

India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA – The Consulate General of India here, in collaboration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, hosted a  "Flavors of Indian Mangoes" event on July 10. The initiative aimed to boost trade and enhance

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) ramped up pressure on Congress and the Department of Justice to release the full trove of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein even as House Republicans on July 15 blocked the attempt

Photo: Olympics.com/Getty LOS ANGELES, CA — Cricket will make its long-awaited return to the Olympic Games at the Fairplex in Pomona, with matches officially beginning on July 12, 2028. Organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games released the full competition

NEW YORK (IANS)- President Donald Trump on July 14 threatened to impose a 100 percent secondary tariff on countries that import oil, gas, and uranium from Russia. He stated he was “very unhappy” with Moscow’s intransigence in finding an end to the