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'Howdy Houston', says PM Modi as he arrives in energy capital
The prime minister was received at the airport by India's Ambassador to the US, Harsh Vardhan Shringla
Eight Indian-Americans arrested for importing 'lethal drugs' from India
The arrest of the eight Indians came at a time when the The Trump administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to states and local governments to help fight the opioid crisis
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Article 370: Indian-Americans back govt move to revoke J&K special status
Indian Americans, under the aegis of the Houston chapter of Friends of India Society International and the Houston chapter of Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora, assembled outside Indian Consulate
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Indian-Americans urge Trump to 'fully support' revocation of Article 370
The Indian government abolished Article 370 and moved a separate bill to split the state into two union territories of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh
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4-member Indian-American family found dead with gunshot wounds in Iowa
The bodies of Chandrasekhar Sunkara, Lavanya Sunkara, 41, their 15-year-old and a 10-year-old sons were found in their home on Saturday morning
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University of Houston renames building after Indian-American couple
The Durga D and Sushila Agrawal Engineering Research Building has been named to recognise a transformational gift that the Agrawals have made, an university release said
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Indian-American Neomi takes oath as judge of US court, replacing Kavanaugh
Joined by her husband Alan Lefkowitz, Rao was sworn in by US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday. She took the oath on a Bible
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Indian-Americans donate $1 bn a year, far less than potential: Survey
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation distributes $4-5 billion across the entire globe every year
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Indian-American Deepa Ambekar appointed interim court judge in New York
The mayor announced the appointment of interim Civil Court Judge Ambekar
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US court sentences 2 Indian-Americans over $200 mn credit card fraud
The accused are sentenced to 14 months in prison and a year of house arrest
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Hate crimes: Indian-Americans hold awareness rally outside White House
The community members said they seeking President Donald Trump's intervention in the matter.
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Indian-origin man Harnish Patel shot dead outside his house in the US
Harnish Patel, 43, was the owner of a convenience store in Lancaster County, South Carolina
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Five Indian-Americans take oath as members of US Congress
Kamala Harris is the first Indian-American to have ever served in the US Senate
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Indian Americans are the highest-paid Asian Americans, Labor Department report shows
A new Labor Department report aims to debunk the perception that all Asian-Americans are faring well economically