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General Atomics CEO Vivek Lall gets Lifetime Achievement Award in US

Vivek Lall, an Indian-origin General Atomics CEO, is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award by US President Joe Biden with citation of 'With Grateful Recognition'

Pak's ISI calls me enemy for anti-radical stand: Indian-American official

Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has said that Pakistan's spy agency ISI considers him an "enemy" because of his stand against the radicals in the South Asian country. The Democratic Party lawmaker from Illinois said this while addressing community members during a fundraiser hosted by him in Boston at the residence of eminent Indian American R V Kapur, president of the US India Security Council (USISC). He (Krishnamoorthi) said that the ISI in Pakistan views him as an enemy for his stand against radicals in Pakistan. He reiterated that he respected all religions and never discriminated against any colour, race or religion, according to a press statement issued by the US India Security Council. Krishnamoorthi assured the Indian-American community to continue to support strategic relations between the US and India if he won so that this friendship could deter China from its ambitions in the pacific. The lunch among others was attended by several eminent Indian America

Raja Krishnamoorthi urges to prosecute woman who harassed Indian-Americans

Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has asked the police in Dallas to prosecute to the full extent of the law the woman responsible for the hate-motivated harassment and assault on four women of Indian descent last week, saying such bigoted attacks victimise not only those targeted by them but also broader communities. The Indian-American women have been racially abused and smacked by a Mexican-American woman in Dallas in the US state of Texas, who hurled racist slurs at them that they are "ruining" America and should "go back to India". "Such bigoted attacks motivated by racism, xenophobia, and other forms of hate victimise not only those directly targeted by them, but also broader communities through creating an atmosphere of fear and danger," Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat, said. Esmeralda Upton from Plano in Texas was arrested for the racially-motivated physical and verbal assault of the four women at a parking lot last Wednesday. "I'm appalled by the footage of the ...

Texas police arrests Mexican-American woman for assault on Indian Americans

Police in Texas on Thursday arrested a person after a video of her assaulting a group of four Indian-American women surfaced and went viral in which she is abusing them and asking them to go back to India. The incident took place on Wednesday night in a parking lot of Dallas, Texas. The woman, who has now been arrested, is seen in the video identifying herself as a Mexican-American and assaulting a group of Indian Americans. "I hate you Indian. All these Indians come to America because they want a better life," the woman is seen saying in the video, while repeatedly dropping the f-bomb. The video has now gone viral and sent shock waves among the Indian-American community across the United States. The Mexican-American woman has been identified as Esmeralda Upton of Plano. The person who posted this video wrote that "this incident occurred in Dallas, Texas after my mom and her three friends went to dinner". The mom is seen contesting the arguments made by the Mexican-American woman

Texas Guv names Indian American to Economic Development Corporation's BOD

Texas Governor has named Arun Agarwal, Indian American philanthropist and CEO of Dallas-based home textile company NEXTT, to the Texas Economic Development Corporation's (TxEDC's) Board of Directors

India among top five countries of birth for naturalised US citizens

The USCIS said it would celebrate Independence Day this year by welcoming more than 6,600 new citizens in more than 140 naturalisation ceremonies between July 1 and July 8

Indian-American Harini Logan crowned Scripps National Spelling Bee champion

Logan, who took home the USD 50,000 cash prize and Scripps Cup trophy on top of awards from Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica, spelled 21 out of 26 words correctly

Biden to nominate Indian-American Gautam Rana as Slovakian ambassador

Earlier, Rana served as the Deputy Chief of Mission and Charg d'Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Indian-American Arun Venkataraman sworn in as US asst secy of commerce

Arun Venkataraman, a leading Indian-American has been sworn in as the Asst. Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service

Indian-American sworn in as asst secy of commerce for global markets

Indian American Arun Venkataraman was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director Gen of the US and Foreign Commercial Service

Indian American woman Navy veteran appointed Harris's defence advisor

Politico said on Monday that Harris's Senior Advisor Herbie Ziskend confirmed the appointment of Shanti Sethi, who will also have the title of executive secretary

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna named to National Security Commission

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna was on Thursday named to the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology

Indian-American leads Biden admin in executing sanctions on Russia

Indian-American economic advisor Daleep Singh is leading the efforts of the Biden administration to impose punitive sanctions on Russia over its actions against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed decrees to recognise Ukraine's regions of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as independent, escalating the tension in the region and increasing fears of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. He also ordered Russian troops into eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a "peacekeeping" mission in the Moscow-backed regions. Singh, who is Deputy National Security Advisor for international economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, made his second appearance in the White House Press Room in a matter of days. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that he is back by popular demand given the key role Singh is playing in this Russia policy of the administration. Russia's long previewed invasion of Ukraine has begun and so too has our response. Today,

11-yr-old Indian-American among brightest students in world: US university

Natasha Peri, an 11-year-old Indian-American girl has been judged as one of the brightest students in the world by a top US university for her exceptional performance in the SAT and ACT tests

Indian-American entrepreneur announces 2022 bid for Cong from California

An Indian-American engineer and entrepreneur has announced that she will be running for the US House of Representatives from a Congressional District in California

US Senate confirms Indian-American Seema Nanda as solicitor for labour dept

The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American Seema Nanda as the solicitor for the Department of Labour

Kashmiri Pandit Kevin Kishore Kaul readying for California Governor race

Kevin Kishore Kaul, a Kashmiri is wading into a crowded field of candidates betting that California will likely hurtle into a recall election for Governor in 2021

US House passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill to counter rise in incidents

The US House on Tuesday passed the legislation to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic

US Senate confirms Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general

The United States Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Indian-American Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general, making her the first person of colour to occupy the position at the Department of Justice

Green card: Indian-American healthcare workers hold protest at US Capitol

A group of frontline Indian-American healthcare professionals, stuck in the 150-plus-year Green Card backlog, held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Capitol