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Photo: X India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Ranjani Srinivasan, a 37-year-old doctoral student in Urban Planning at Columbia University, is currently in Canada after voluntarily leaving the United States. Her decision to self-deport came after her student visa was revoked

NEW DELHI (ANI) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 17 joined Truth Social, the social media platform used by President Donald Trump. Trump later shared the link to Modi's podcast with Lex Fridman where the Indian is effusive about

India-West News Desk SACRAMENTO, CA — In a surprising turn of events, Steve Bannon, a prominent figure in the MAGA movement, praised progressive Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Governor Gavin Newsom’s This is Gavin Newsom podcast. Bannon, known for his conservative views, singled out

Photo: Stanford University India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - On March 13, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions voted to advance Dr. Jay Bhattacharya’s nomination to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The vote passed narrowly along party

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Kash Patel’s early actions as the newly appointed FBI Director have drawn significant attention, with his requests raising concerns about his trust in the agency he now leads. Shortly after being confirmed by the Senate in

BY REENA RATHORE LOS ANGELES, CA — A new report from Stop AAPI Hate reveals a troubling rise in anti-Asian hate online following Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election. The analysis, titled “A New Extreme,” points to an “alarming surge”

Photo: Wikipedia India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – Migrant crossings from Canada into the United States have declined to their lowest level since 2022, while crossings in the opposite direction are on the rise, according to newly released U.S. Customs and Border

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - A green card – the status of a substantial number of Indians in America - does not grant immigrants an indefinite right to remain in the United States, Vice President JD Vance said on March

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has announced entrepreneur Anji Sinha as his nominee for the position of US ambassador to Singapore. The announcement was made on March 11 through a social media post. "I am happy to announce

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), the Ranking Member of the Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee, announced plans to introduce new legislation aimed at preventing the Trump administration from using a long-dormant World War II-era law

Photo: Carrie Rosema Photo: Karthick Ramakrishnan of AAPI Data., India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC — With rising costs weighing on American households, a new survey finds that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) overwhelmingly want the federal government to focus

Photo: US Department of State India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump has moved swiftly to reshape the intelligence apparatus, using security clearances as a political weapon against his adversaries. On March 10, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced

Photo: Facebook file photo India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) defended his vote to censure Rep. Al Green (D-TX) on March 9, calling Green’s disruption during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress a “distraction” from the Democratic Party's

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC -  Second Lady Usha Vance is leading a Presidential Delegation to the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy. This year’s games will bring together approximately 1,500 Special Olympic athletes and unified partners from

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump has clarified that final decisions on federal job cuts will rest with Cabinet secretaries, not Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), following growing backlash over aggressive staffing reductions. According

Photo: @IAFFofficial India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Ro Khanna has sharply criticized Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative in an op-ed for The American Prospect, saying it has harmed federal workers and failed to deliver on promised savings. Khanna argued that the administration's

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - House Speaker Mike Johnson has urged fellow Republican lawmakers to avoid public town hall meetings with voters after some events turned into angry confrontations over President Donald Trump's moves to fire federal workers and defund government programs. Johnson predictably blamed

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration has suspended the use of military aircraft for deporting migrants due to high costs, with the last such flight taking place on March 1, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. Military

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - In a rare rebuke within party lines, ten House Democrats joined their Republican colleagues in voting to censure Representative Al Green for his protest during President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. Among the Democrats navigating

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC– Neera Tanden is returning to leadership at the Center for American Progress (CAP), taking charge at a critical moment for the Democratic Party. After serving in the Biden administration, Tanden was appointed president and CEO of

India-West Staff Reporter DALLAS, TX - Rep. Brandon Gill, a Republican congressman from Texas's 26th District and a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, is facing backlash over an inflammatory tweet criticizing an Indian American community gathering in Dallas. Photo: Brandon Gill On March

India-West Staff Reporter On February 22, the Harvard International Review (HIR) removed an article criticizing the Sikh separatist Khalistan movement after it sparked significant backlash, including complaints from Harvard’s Sikh chaplain, Harpreet Singh. The article, titled “A Thorn in the Maple: How the

India-West News Desk DES MOINES, IO- The Iowa legislature has passed a bill that would remove gender identity from the state’s civil rights protections, a rollback of a policy that has been in place since 2007. The bill now awaits Governor

Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON, DC (ANI)  - President Donald Trump designated English as the official U.S. language in a March 1 executive order that repealed former President Bill Clinton’s executive action aiding individuals who are limited in their English proficiency. The order makes

Photo: @BasedMikeLee India-West News Desk Attorney General Pam Bondi has accused the FBI of concealing thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein-related documents, demanding their immediate release in a scathing letter to FBI Director Kash Patel on February 27, Fox News reported. Bondi revealed that she

Photo: Instagram India-West News Desk SEATTLE, WA – The Democratic resistance to President Donald Trump’s second term is gaining momentum, fueled by frustration over his aggressive early actions said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, to a fired up crowd of nearly 1,000 attendees at

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kash Patel, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), could stand to make millions from his previous association with Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein, which is preparing to go public as soon as this year,

Photo: prnewswire.com India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Prominent appellate lawyer Neal Katyal, a well-known critic of President Donald Trump, has joined a lawsuit challenging Trump's attempt to remove the head of a key agency that handles cases involving federal government workers

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, D.C- Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0, a bill aimed at strengthening U.S. trade laws to counter unfair trade practices, particularly those

Photo: Twitter India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC– Elon Musk’s companies, Tesla and SpaceX, have received more than $38 billion in federal aid and contracts over the past two decades, according to an investigation by The Washington Post published on February 26. The report details how

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) has voiced strong opposition to President Donald Trump's proposed "gold card" program, which aims to offer U.S. residency to foreign investors willing to contribute $5 million to the economy. "You don't need

India-West Staff Reporter ANNAPOLIS, MD – Lieutenant Governor Aruna K. Miller, supported by the Maryland Artificial Intelligence (AI) Subcabinet, the Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT), and the Maryland Higher Education Commission, hosted a State and Academia AI Roundtable to explore

PICTURE CREDIT JINA H. CHOE India-West News Desk BOSTON, MA - In a recent interview with Harvard Crimson, outgoing Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana emphasized the vital role of diversity at the university, countering President Donald Trump's ongoing opposition to diversity, equity, and

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – Among the first acts by the new Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on February 25 was her announcement that she has fired more than 100 intelligence officers for their involvement in sexually explicit messages

Photo: https://www.suhasforvirginia.com/ India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) has introduced new legislation aimed at ensuring transparency and accountability within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In his first term, he has raised concerns about what he describes as

Photo: Amazon.com India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump announced a new immigration initiative on February 25, introducing a $5 million “Gold Card” that would offer Green Card privileges and a route to U.S. citizenship. Speaking from the Oval Office,

India-West News Desk CINCINNATI, OH - Republican leader Vivek Ramaswamy has officially announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio, positioning himself as a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump and a champion of conservative values. "Today, I am honored to announce that

India-West Staff Reporter ELK GROVE, CA - California Congressman and physician Ami Bera is taking a stand against the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), warning that the reductions would have devastating consequences for medical research,

Photo: @mrddmia India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC – Kash Patel was officially sworn in as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on February 21, taking the oath on the Bhagavad Gita in a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive

Photo: Instagram India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C – Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) has taken a strong stance against the Trump administration’s decision to pause essential federal funding and terminate federal employees en masse, calling it unconstitutional and harmful to millions of Americans.

India-West Staff Reporter WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) is urging President Donald Trump to take immediate action to address soaring grocery prices, particularly the sharp rise in egg costs. In a letter sent last week, Krishnamoorthi criticized the administration

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Kash Patel has been confirmed as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation following a razor-thin 51-49 Senate vote on February 20. Despite the Republican-majority chamber, Patel’s path to confirmation was contentious, Fox News

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Time reports that Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a freshman Democrat from Northern Virginia, is working tirelessly to respond to President Trump and Elon Musk’s efforts to slash the federal workforce. The 38-year-old, now a month into his tenure,

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a constitutional amendment on February 13 to overturn Citizens United, aiming to curb the unchecked influence of billionaires like Elon Musk in U.S. politics. The 2010 Supreme Court ruling allowed corporations

India-West News Desk HOUSTON, TX - NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station have firmly rejected President Donald Trump’s baseless claims that they were “abandoned” in space and needed rescuing. Sunita Williams, speaking from orbit, made it clear that she and fellow

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - Donald Trump is basking in the glory of his latest executive tantrum, this time declaring himself a “king” after his administration torpedoed New York City’s congestion pricing plan. Following a February 19 directive from his transportation secretary, Sean

India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY - Journalist Mehdi Hasan removed a social media post after facing criticism from what he described as "MAGA and Islamophobic folks." On February 16, Hasan, 45, posted, "Make American Plane Crash Again," in response to news of a

India-West Staff Reporter LOS ANGELES, CA - Stop AAPI Hate has launched a new advocacy campaign, Many Roots, One Home, to push back against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which the organization says are fueling racism and discrimination against Asian Americans, Pacific

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate voted on February 18 along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, clearing a procedural hurdle to set up a final vote on the

India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA - Former Vice President Kamala Harris has moved forward in shaping her post-2024 White House bid career by signing with Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the talent agency announced on February 18. CAA will represent Harris “in