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FREMONT, CA (ANI) – Indian Americans here, on January 28, held a protest against the BBC documentary series "India: The Modi Question." About 50 members, under the banner of "Indian Diaspora", chanting “biased BBC" and "racist BBC" marched on the streets

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (IANS) - Harmeet Dhillon lost her bid to head the Republican National Committee (RNC). The current RNC chair Ronna McDaniel was re-elected on January 27 at the Committee's meeting in California despite criticism for having led the

KATHMANDU, (IANS) - Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Rabi Lamichhane, accused of holding dual Nepali and American citizenship, on January 27 lost the citizenship battle, as the Supreme Court annulled his status as a lawmaker. A constitutional

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - US President Joe Biden has renominated Indian American attorney Arun Subramanian to be the District Court judge for the Southern District of New York. If confirmed, Subramanian, who would replace Alison J. Nathan, would become the

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Indian American Vivek Malek on January 24 became Missouri's first non-white state officeholder. The 45-year-old attorney was sworn in as State Treasurer surrounded by family and at least 200 supporters. “As your state treasurer, I’ll stand up for

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Indian American New York City Councilor Shekar Krishnan is facing the ire of protesters for supporting drag queens reading out to children in public libraries. Krishnan, who is the Council Member for District 25, came home

By YASHWANT RAJ WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Nikki Haley, the Indian American Republican who is eyeing the White House in 2024, has been accused of plotting to become former President Donald Trump's Vice President. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who made

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Indian American Republican politician Nikki Haley said former Secretary of State Mike Pompeos claim that she plotted to replace Mike Pence as Donald Trump’s Vice President was "lies and gossip to sell a book". The former UN

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - The White House has released its first-ever national strategy to advance equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. Senior Biden-Harris administration officials outlined the details of an action plan made by 32

OAKLAND, CA (IANS) - Indian American attorney Janani Ramachandran became the youngest and first queer woman of color to take oath as City Council member for Oakland's District 4. Ramachandran, 30, became the first Oakland City Council candidate to declare her

ATLANTA, GA  (IANS) - Making a pitch for immigration reforms, a Congressman has cited the contributions of Indian immigrants, who, he said, pay six percent of taxes in the US. Saying that the US must "make sure we streamline the immigration

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Indian American City Commissioner Usha Reddi took was sworn in as a Kansas State Senator, replacing incumbent Tom Hawk, who announced his retirement last month. Reddi will complete the remainder of Senator Hawk's term, which expires

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ro Khanna (CA-17), Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) and Shri Thanedar (MI-13) on January 11 celebrated the largest representation of Indian American members of Congress in U.S. history.  “When

India-West News Desk WASHIGNTON, DC - In a public letter addressed to the Republican National Committee, a group of 20 party mega-donors has thrown their weight behind the candidacy of Harmeet Dhillon, the Indian American California-based attorney, to replace its current chairwoman,

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WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Indian American Moh Sharma is part of the senior leadership team announced by Hakeem Jeffries, who was recently elected as the Democratic Party's leader in the new US House of Representatives. Sharma will join the team as

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – The country, it would seem, was a hairbreadth away from having Indian American Kash Patel as CIA chief. Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former aide to Donald Trump when he was President, told the congressional committee investigating the attack

India-West News Desk FORT BEND, TX - Judges Juli A. Mathew, K.P. George, and Surendran K. Pattel, all Democrats, took the oath of office at a ceremony on January 2. Texas had the most Indian Americans running for judicial positions in

By GURMUKH SINGH TORONTO, (IANS) - The Khalistan referendum - held in September and November - became a huge irritant in India-Canada relations in 2022 and a major point of friction in the Indo-Canadian community as pro-Khalistan and pro-India supporters clashed

By YASHWANT RAJ WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Assertive Hinduism was the most visible US import from India in 2022, courtesy of the Indian American community. An event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence at the  Capitol was turned into a

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - President Joe Biden has nominated Indian American Richard Verma, a former ambassador to India, as Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, the White House said in an announcement on December 23. It marks a new

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (IANS) - Chandigarh-born lawyer Kudrat Dutta Chaudhary has become the first Indian American to assume the office of Commissioner to the Immigrant Rights Commission for the city and county of San Francisco. The Immigrant Rights Commission guides the

SACRAMENTO, CA (IANS) - Mikey Hothi has been unanimously elected as the 117th mayor of Lodi city in northern CA, becoming the first Sikh to hold the position in the city's history. Hothi, whose parents are from Punjab, previously served as

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Busloads of migrants were dropped off outside the US Vice President Kamala Harris' official residence at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. on Christmas weekend. More than 100 migrants -- including women and children -- reportedly

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) has lost his bid to lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee with the new House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries appointing Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA)to the job. Jeffries, in a statement, said DelBene

India-West News Desk JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Governor Mike Parson announced that he is appointing Indian American Vivek Malek as the next State Treasurer. Media reports indicated that this would make him the first person of color to serve in a

India-West Staff Reporter BUENA PARK, CA – A strong contingent of Indian American community members attended the swearing-in ceremony of CA State Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, who was reelected for the fifth time. US District Court Judge David O. Carter performed the

SUNNYVALE, CA (IANS) - In a tight race, an Indian American engineer won an open seat in a city council election here, by just a single vote. Murali Srinivasan became the first Indian-American council member elected in Sunnyvale and the first

India-West Staff Reporter IRVINE, CA - Farrah N. Khan was sworn into office for a second term as the city of Irvine’s Mayor, along with newly elected Councilmembers Larry Agran and Kathleen Treseder on December 13 in front of a capacity

By YASHWANT RAJ WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Indian American friends of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and the ruling BJP are facing growing scrutiny from US authorities under a law that requires Americans working for or on behalf of foreign governments

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University professor, who had said that Covid lockdowns would harm children, was placed on a "Trends Blacklist", internal Twitter documents have revealed This came to light with the second installment of "Twitter

India-West Staff Reporter SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Calm and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy are teaming up to help ease end-of-year stress for Americans across the country. As part of the campaign, Murthy has released “Mindfulness Tools,” a mindfulness content

TORONTO, (IANS) - Rachna Singh, a postgraduate in psychology from Panjab University, has been sworn in as Minister of Education and Child Care of British Columbia. She is the second Punjabi after Moe Sihota to handle the portfolio, but the

India-West News Desk ATLANTA, GA - The final piece of the US 2022 midterm election fell into place on December 6 night with Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock narrowly securing his re-election to the Senate giving his party a firm grip on

India-West News Desk SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Harmeet Dhillon, a Sikh American and a former Trump campaign attorney has announced she will challenge Ronna McDaniel to head the Republican National Committee (RNC). She made the announcement official on Fox News’s ‘Tucker

India-West News Desk CLEMSON, SC – At her alma mater here on November 30, the former Governor of South Carolina governor Nikki Haley said she would make a decision on her run for the White House in 2024.   At Clemson University,

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - Putting an end to speculation of entering the House Democratic leadership race, Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said she will run for re-election as Congressional Progressive Caucus Chair. Jayapal also said that she would be endorsing President

India-West News Desk LAS VEGAS, NV – Indian American Nikki Haley, the former Governor of South Carolina has once again hinted she could run for president in 2024 while delivering a speech at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting, here. She said,

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) - The partnership between India and the United States "has become more important than ever," U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said on November 20, underscoring the close cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic between the two democracies.

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - A month after leaving the Democratic party, calling it an 'elitist cabal of warmongers', former HI congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has joined Fox News as a paid contributor. A Fox News representative confirmed to the Los Angeles

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA) is running for his party’s campaign arm. The upcoming presidential election in 2024 is again being seen as a critical one for democracy and the state of US politics. Bera has written

NAPERVILLE, IL (IANS) - Nabeela Syed, who was recently elected to the IL legislature, thanked her Indian-American campaign manager and friend Anusha Thotakura, for her victory in the November 8 midterm polls. The recent college graduate and a first-generation hijab-wearing Indian

Kevin Olickal, Mujtaba Mohammed, Dr. Megan Srinivas India-West News Desk WASHINTON, DC – “I especially want to thank the young people of this nation… who voted in record numbers,” said President Joe Biden in a briefing with reporters November 9 calling the

SACRAMENTO, CA (IANS) - Jasmeet Kaur Bains, a family physician from Bakersfield, made history by becoming the first Indian Sikh woman to be elected to the California Assembly. In a Democrat vs Democrat race for the 35th Assembly District in Kern

By YASHWANT RAJ WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - US voters have spoken, but control of the US Congress hung in balance on November 9 as several key races remained undecided. Republicans are favored to wrest control of the House of Representatives, but the

India-West News Desk CHICAGO, IL - “My name is Nabeela Syed. I’m a 23-year-old Muslim, Indian-American woman. We just flipped a Republican-held suburban district,” tweeted the victor of the race for the seat of the 51st House District of the IL

India-West News Desk HARRISBURG, PA – In a  state House where Republicans hold a strong majority, Democrats now have an Indian American – Dr. Arvind Venkat. He has flipped a reliably GOP seat. “Thank you to the voters of House District 30 --

India-West News Desk DETROIT, MI - “We did it!” said a beaming Shri Thanedar on November 8, when his became one of the races where voters had been overwhelmingly clear giving him a landslide victory and sending him to the US

“I am humbled and honored to be your lieutenant governor-elect,” tweeted Aruna Miller after the election night celebrations. ANNAPOLIS, MD - Aruna Miller has been elected Lieutenant Governor of Maryland in the midterm elections in which the Democrats wrested the top spots

WASHINGTON, DC (IANS) - America witnessed unprecedented early voting for the midterms on November 8 as 41 million voters have cast their vote - a million more than the 2018 midterms - as both President Joe Biden and his predecessor