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India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - “Why are Americans paying for AI in India? ChatGPT is operating on U.S. soil, using American electricity and servicing large users

Photo: AAPI Equity Alliance India-West Staff Reporter SACRAMENTO, CA - Governor Gavin Newsom has appointed civil rights advocate Manjusha P. Kulkarni to the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, his office announced on January 16. The role carries no compensation and does

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - “From taking on greedy corporations and bad landlords, to ensuring that the corruption we’ve seen in city government over the last four years never happens again, the Oversight Committee will be a fighter for

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC —Congressman Shri Thanedar (D-MI), who is seeking reelection, is making news, this time amid a mix of racist backlash and sharp exchanges with conservative media following his push to abolish ICE. Thanedar’s social media profile rose after

Photo:Youtube India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Ajay Banga, the president of the World Bank, has been named to the new governing body envisioned by President Donald Trump to oversee postwar Gaza, as part of a sweeping and complex three tier structure

Credit - Rutgers.edu India-West News Desk NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Physician and health policy expert Vin Gupta has been named the 2026 recipient of the Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Award in Public Health. The Rutgers School of Public Health announced that Gupta

India-West Staff Reporter RED BANK, NJ - Healthcare innovator Ritesh Shah features in the '50 Most Influential People in Pharmacy' list, a national ranking that recognizes leaders for their advocacy and service within the profession. Shah is the founder of the Ritesh Shah Charitable

WASHINGTON, DC-India’s upcoming AI Impact Summit in New Delhi will be anchored around three core themes — people, planet and progress — with the aim of shifting global artificial intelligence discussions from principles to practical outcomes, India’s Deputy Chief of

NEW DELHI- Sergio Gor, the new American Ambassador to India, on January 16 visited the US Consulate in Mumbai on his first visit to the Indian city. "Excited to kick off my first visit to Mumbai with a visit to our

NEW DELHI- Google on January 15 announced the launch of the Google Market Access Programme, a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at helping Indian startups strengthen their go-to-market strategies and move faster from local pilots to global scale. The announcement was made at

Photo: Instagram India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA - Former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, have purchased a new home in Malibu, adding to their growing real estate holdings, several media reports say. The couple paid $8.15 million for

Photo: Facebook India-West News Desk CHICAGO, IL - Sanjay T. Tailor will break new ground on January 30 when he steps onto the Illinois Supreme Court as the first Indian American justice in the court’s history. His appointment fills the vacancy left

WASHINGTON, DC - Obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Nisha Verma pushed back against political framing on abortion on January 13, urging lawmakers to focus on medical science and patient safety rather than ideological disputes. Testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and

Photo: Thanedar Office India-West Staff Reporter DETROIT, MI - Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) condemned President Donald Trump in a statement this week, accusing him of disrespecting a Michigan auto worker and advancing economic policies that have harmed workers and manufacturers, particularly in

NEW DELHI- Sergio Gor formally presented his credentials to President Droupadi Murmu on January 14, marking the start of his tenure as U.S. Ambassador to India and Special Envoy to South and Central Asia. Speaking at the Embassy after the oath-taking, Gor described

SEATTLE, WA-Seattle University and the Consulate General of India in Seattle hosted a briefing session on the AI India Impact Summit 2026, highlighting India’s approach to artificial intelligence as a tool for social good, sustainability and inclusive economic growth. The event

NEW DELHI -Around 52 per cent of tech and banking professionals in India and the US said their companies plan to increase hiring in India in 2026, a report said on January 14. The report from anonymous community app for professionals,

WASHINGTON, DC -US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on January 13, spoke over the phone with External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, reviewing key areas of cooperation, including civil nuclear energy, trade talks, and regional security in the Indo-Pacific. US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor

Photo: Book Release of Unbaptized (From left: Esther Dhanraj is joined by HUA Chairman Dr. Jashvant Patel, Swami Ishwarananda, Swami Beyondananda, and Kalyan Viswanathan to release her new book “Unbaptized: Why I left Christianity and Returned to My Roots.”) India-West Staff

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI- Air India’s first factory-configured Boeing 787-9 has arrived here, marking a key step in the carrier’s ongoing widebody fleet update, the airline said. The aircraft, registered VT-AWA, landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport after a non-stop ferry

NEW DELHI — Apple Inc’s iPhone exports from India crossed the $23 billion mark in 2025, the highest level since domestic manufacturing began in 2021, according to industry data. The milestone underscores India’s growing role as a global manufacturing hub

WASHINGTON, DC - India’s Union Minister for Railways, Information, Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, attended a Finance Minister meeting hosted by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent here to discuss measures to secure and diversify global critical minerals

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC- The Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund (SALDEF) has joined a legal effort to preserve California laws barring unidentified officers and police impersonators during immigration enforcement. The organization joined an amicus brief in ‘United States v. California’ before

WASHINGTON, DC—Hindu diaspora groups have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his advisers to take urgent action over what they describe as a surge in violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, citing killings, mob attacks, and alleged government inaction. In response to

WASHINGTON, DC - High expectations for India US relations under President Donald Trump have faded sharply, with enthusiasm and sustained political investment dropping compared with recent years, according to Joshua T. White, a former White House official and leading South

Photo: Instagram/indiatoday India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is actively pursuing U.S. approval to restart imports of Venezuelan crude oil as geopolitical pressures reshape global energy trade. Reliance, which operates the world’s largest refining complex in Gujarat, has been

 NEW DELHI - India and the US will continue to engage in trade talks and the next meeting between the negotiators of the two countries is scheduled for January 13, America’s Ambassador to New Delhi, Sergio Gor, said on January 12. Addressing staffers and

NEW DELHI - Elon Musk-run X Corp has acknowledged the presence of obscene imagery on its platform, mostly created by its Grok AI, stating that it will comply with Indian laws and remove such content. According to government sources on January

Photo: X India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY - City Hall has announced that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Lekha Sunder as New York’s Deputy Communications Director, tasking her with shaping messaging and coordinating communications strategy across city government. Sunder joined Mamdani’s primary

WASHINGTON, DC- US security officials drove External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar 416 miles during a September government shutdown after commercial flights were grounded, according to a State Department report released this week. The journey allowed Jaishankar to reach New York for

NEW DELHI- India on January 9 said that it is aware of the US bill that proposes to raise tariffs on countries buying energy products, including oil, from Russia to at least 500 per cent, adding that it is dealing

NEW DELHI- India on January 9 rejected US Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s comments that the India-US trade negotiations have stalled because Prime Minister Narendra Modi "didn’t call" President Donald Trump. “The characterization of these discussions in the reported remarks is not accurate,"

WASHINGTON, DC -The White House is prepared to allow India to buy Venezuelan oil under a new US-controlled framework, according to a senior administration official, signaling a potential reopening of supplies to one of Venezuela’s largest pre-sanctions customers as Washington

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Tulsi Gabbard’s absence from the public and strategic spotlight during one of the most dramatic military operations of the year has ignited open speculation. Reports that the Director of National Intelligence was not present for critical

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC-India’s Ambassador to the United States, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, held talks with US House Speaker Mike Johnson at Capitol Hill on January 6. Kwatra noted India’s gratitude for the Speaker’s “solidarity with India’s counter-terrorism efforts,” a message he

WASHINGTON, DC -A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in south Minneapolis during a federal immigration operation, an incident that drew sharply conflicting accounts from federal authorities and local officials and ignited a political dispute

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — India may be staring down a fresh round of steep US tariffs, with negotiations appearing to have stalled and new pressure mounting from the White House and Capitol Hill over New Delhi’s continued purchases of

Photo: Youtube India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally sought a meeting with him and addressed him as “sir,” recounting the interaction as he spoke about India during remarks at the House GOP Member

Photo: Bits India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY - Mahesh Samdani has turned a deeply personal memory into a lasting academic legacy at his alma mater. The New York based JPMorgan Chase managing director has pledged a $1 million scholarship endowment to

OTTAWA- British Columbia (BC) will send a trade delegation to India for a five-day mission starting January 12 to promote local businesses and seek new markets, the province’s Premier David Eby has said. The mission will include BC’s Minister of Jobs

WASHINGTON, DC-US Senate and House Democrats marked the fifth anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, warning that the threat to American democracy remains real and accusing President Donald Trump and his allies of continuing to distort

WASHINGTON, DC- Pakistan has stepped up its lobbying and public relations activity in the United States, according to disclosures filed under the US Foreign Agents Registration Act. The filings detail contracts and payments running into hundreds of thousands of dollars involving

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - An American lobbying firm led by longtime Donald Trump loyalist Jason Miller and known for its close proximity to the president was hired by the Indian government and played a role in outreach to senior

WASHINGTON, DC - Arjun Mody was sworn in on January 5 as Deputy Commissioner of the US Social Security Administration (SSA), taking on the role of chief operating officer at an agency that delivers benefits to tens of millions of

India-West Staff Reporter ORANGE, CA – The Los Angeles chapter of the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin hosted its annual health summit titled ‘Diabetes Awareness Prevention Is Key’ bringing together medical professionals, wellness experts, nonprofit organizations, and residents to

WASHINGTON, DC- US Vice President JD Vance on January 5 said his family was not at home when an intruder attempted to break into his Ohio residence, thanking the US Secret Service and Cincinnati police for their swift response, as

By Parmindar Miglani Few educators shape lives in ways that ripple far beyond a single classroom. Fewer still influence entire systems while never losing sight of the students at the center of the work. Dr. Suruchi Singh’s career tells a story

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Elon Musk-owned X Corp is facing mounting global scrutiny over allegations that its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok is being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images of women, prompting Indian authorities to issue a formal warning and threaten

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump and Senator Lindsey Graham on January 4 highlighted what they described as the impact of US tariff pressure on India’s energy trade with Russia, arguing that tougher trade measures have pushed New

WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the US and the Chinese Communist Party, on January 5 announced that he will step down from his leadership role on