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NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Democrat Usha Reddi has filed papers to run for Kansas’s state senate from the 22nd district. A public school teacher for 18 years, Reddi, whose term expires in January 2025, has served as city commissioner for

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A man who threatened a mass shooting to kill Vivek Ramaswamy, a candidate for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, has been arrested, according to the federal prosecutor's office in New Hampshire. Tyler Anderson, 30, was charged

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy had an awkward moment when he needed to use the loo during a live X Spaces session with 2.3 million users tuned in, including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. The tech

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Newsman Fareed Zakaria said that America’s top universities should abandon their long misadventure into politics and rebuild their reputations as centers of research and learning. In a video message posted on X, the CNN journalist and

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – Democrat Pramila Jayapal stirred up a hornet’s nest after she called for a “balanced” approach when answering a question from the media about Hamas’ possible use of rape as a war tool -- creating an intense

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) - Heaping praise on his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump termed Vivek Ramaswamy the winner of the fourth GOP debate. It was a predictable reaction with the Indian American largely seen as auditioning to an audience

Photo: njsendems TRENTON, NJ – Legislation seeking to add another layer of protection against voting machine error by requiring the Secretary of State to examine and recertify voting machines both annually and when there are modifications to the software on the

Photos: screengrab Newsnation TUSCALOOSA, AL (IANS) - Nikki Haley, the rival and second runner to ex-President Donald Trump in the polls, came under heavy flak in the 4th GOP-sponsored presidential debate at the University of Alabama here. Voters get to choose

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – The former aide to Donald Trump has threatened action against people in the media -- "criminally or civilly" -- if the former president returns to power in 2024. Kashyap 'Kash' Patel, who was Trump's counter-terrorism adviser on

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Pro-Israel lobbyists in the US state of Oregon may oppose the candidacy of Indian American Susheela Jayapal from the state's 3rd Congressional District, a media report said. The elder sister of Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Susheela announced last

WASHINGTON DC (ANI) - US Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer acknowledged India's establishment of a Committee of Enquiry to investigate the plot to kill a US-based leader of the Sikh Separatist Movement and a citizen in New York. In

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – Congressional representatives Raja Krishnamoorthi and Pramila Jayapal have introduced a bill to eliminate the Green Card country cap. Joining the two Democrats is Republican Rich McCormick (GA). The December 1 bipartisan legislation aims to eliminate the 7%

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Four Republicans, including Indian Americans Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, have qualified for the fourth presidential debate scheduled to take place on Wednesday night in Alabama, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced. The other two candidates are

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has reiterated her call for a ceasefire in Gaza as fighting has resumed in the Hamas-controlled enclave following the collapse of a seven-day humanitarian truce. “It’s what has to happen, and I

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - President Joe Biden has renominated Deven J. Parekh, a global venture capitalist, to the Board of Directors of the US International Development Finance Corporation for a second term. The nomination was sent to the Senate

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A top political advisor has left Republican presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign to join party rival and former President Donald Trump. Brian Swensen formally resigned from his role as national political director for the Ramaswamy campaign

India-West Staff Reporter SACRAMENTO, CA –Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) has been named Chair of the Assembly Committee on Judiciary by Speaker Robert Rivas. The Assembly Committee on Judiciary’s primary jurisdictions include family law, product liability, tort liability, Civil Code, and Evidence

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - US prosecutors on November 29  announced murder-for-hire charges against Indian national Nikhil Gupta for involvement in a foiled plot to assassinate a US citizen allegedly on behalf of an Indian government employee. Gupta was arrested by Czech

WASHINGTON DC (ANI) - The influential network associated with billionaire Charles Koch has announced the endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley in the GOP primary. The decision is expected to dramatically reshape the Republican field - roughly seven weeks before

EDISON, NJ (IANS) - A woman has sued for a 2022 car crash that left her with “severe, serious and permanent injuries.” The target of her suit is Edison Mayor Sam Joshi and the township. Joshi who was traveling eastbound in

The Foreign Policy report featured this illustration by Oriana Fenwick. India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – The leading publication on world affairs with scholarly and analytical writing, ‘Foreign Policy’ has profiled Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi’s leadership of the Congressional Select Committee on

WASHINGTON DC (ANI) - Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has questioned the current format of GOP debates and has proposed the Republican National Committee hold debates on social media platform X, the New York Post reported. His remarks come after the

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A group of Khalistani supporters heckled Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu outside a gurdwara in New York and accused him of killing Sikh hardliner Hardeep Singh Nijjar and "plotted to murder" Gurpatwant

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – Indian American Reps have welcomed the four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war, which has come into effect on November 24 after nearly seven weeks of intense fighting. Hamas has released hostages and the number would rise up

India-West Staff Reporter YORBA LINDA, CA - Local business owner Shivinder Singh has announced his candidacy for Yorba Linda City Council, vowing to champion a platform that prioritizes the preservation of Yorba Linda's unique identity. Singh, who now serves as the Chair

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A real estate broker is among 21 candidates who have qualified to run for Congress in Alabama state's 2nd District as a Democrat. Vimal Patel, 39, will be contesting the March 5 primary next year along

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – Presidential aspirant Vivek Ramaswamy has said that it is his Hindu faith that led him to the presidential campaign, and that as a president, he wants to make faith, family, hard work, patriotism "cool" in

By Edward Kissam          There was an audible sigh of relief in DC on November 15 after Congress approved a stop-gap funding measure to keep the government running for three more months. But if you think that means conservative lawmakers have put

India-West Staff Reporter ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller gathered at the Universities at Shady Grove with members of the South Asian American community to celebrate Diwali. In a celebration hosted by the Governor’s Office of Community

India-West Staff Reporter ASHBURN, VA – Delegate and Senator-elect Suhas Subramanyam on November 16 announced his candidacy for Congress from Virginia’s 10th District. The 37-year-old, is making his bid for federal office after just winning a state Senate seat. The November

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) on November 14 announced the election of former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to a three-year term as an at-large member of the APTS board of trustees, effective

Photo: Office of Shallabh Kumar, stefanik.house.gov   WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Republican lawmakers have launched a Congressional Hindu Caucus that will be the second but largest yet for championing causes and issues related to Hindu Americans. “Today I am so excited to

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Shakuntla L. Bhaya as a member of the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS), the White House has announced. The ACUS is an independent federal agency charged with convening expert representatives from the

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has requested evidence from the US -- under the mutual legal assistance treaty -- in the San Francisco Indian consulate attack case. NIA sources said 45 faces that were zeroed in through

India-West Staff Reporter  BATAVIA,OH – Republican State Senator Niraj Antani  on November 14 announced his run for Congress from Ohio's 2nd Congressional District where incumbent Brad Wenstrup has said he will be retiring from Congress. Antani is the first Hindu and Indian

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC — US Vice President Kamala Harris embraced the festive spirit of Diwali at her official residence, the Naval Observatory, amidst a world grappling with challenges. Addressing about 300 guests on November 8 who gathered on the

Photo:@NeilMakhija India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC - Several Indian Americans won a slew of local and state level elections held on November 7. In the much watched Viriginia polls, Suhas Subramanyam, who has represented eastern Loudoun in the House of Delegates for the

Photo: Screengrab NBC News WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The fight between the two Indian American Republican candidates got nastier with former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley calling tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy "scum” for bringing up her daughter as a reference at

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Democrats won decisive victories in elections across the country on November 7 by aligning closely with abortion rights. Andy Beshear, the Democratic Governor in a deeply Republican state of Kentucky, was reelected by a convincing margin in

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Vin Gopal has been re-elected as New Jersey state senator for a third time in a row, beating his Republican challenger in the 11th Congressional district. With a total of 32,772 votes, 38-year-old Gopal garnered 58 per

OTTAWA (IANS) - Indo-Canadian Sikh poet Rupi Kaur has declined an invitation for a Diwali event November 8 which is being hosted by Vice President Kamala Harris. "I decline any invitation from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal fears that the 2024 election is in “great trouble” for President Joe Biden with new polls showing him trailing in multiple battleground states. Jayapal's remarks came after a New York Times and Siena College

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) – The Republican National Committee (RNC) has announced that five candidates, including Indian Americans Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy, have qualified for the third presidential debate scheduled to take place in Miami on November 8. The remaining three

ELK GROVE, CA (IANS) - Congressman Ami Bera has called for immediate cessation of military operations in Gaza to get needed humanitarian aid, food, water, and medicine to struggling civilians. Gaza city and northern Gaza have been “largely cut off” from

India-West Staff Reporter HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL – At their 21st Annual Gala earlier this fall, Leyden Family Service, and the Start Here Addiction Rehabilitation & Education (SHARE) Program honored Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi as their ‘Person of the Year’ for his dedication

PORTLAND, OR (IANS) - Susheela Jayapal, the sister of Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, has launched her bid for Congress. A former county commissioner in Oregon, Susheela Jayapal announced that she was looking to succeed Democratic Representative Earl Blumenauer, who said earlier this

Photo:@VivekGRamaswamy India-West News Desk MANCHESTER, NH - GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Rep. Ro Khanna debated on November 1 at the St. Anselm College's New Hampshire Institute of Politics. The hour-long event showed their fundamental differences. Both Indian Americans are known to

Photo: Wikipedia India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – The new House Speaker Mike Johnson has tapped Raj Shah to be his deputy chief of staff for communications. The Indian American who has played the roles of deputy press secretary and deputy assistant to

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - In a setback for Jhansi Reddy, a member of the Congress party, her application for Indian citizenship has been denied by Indian authorities. Jhansi Reddy, who holds American citizenship, had aspired to contest on the Congress ticket

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – Indian American students at Harvard have been trapped in JNU-style flippant radicalism in supporting Hamas along with their South Asian peers in the tide of anti-Israel activism sweeping the US academia. Four South Asian groups with