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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
TopicIndian American

Topic: Indian American

‘US soil being used for terrorist activities against India’: Indian Americans tell FBI, DoJ

In a meeting with federal agencies, the community leaders expressed concern over increasing hate crimes against Hindus and the law enforcement's ability to take any action.

Those of Indian descent are part of the American dream. Attacks on them must be taken seriously

In recent history, hate crimes against those of Indian descent in the US can be traced back to 1980s when a gang known as ‘Dotbusters’ targeted Indian Americans in New York-New Jersey.

Stop taking pride in Indian-origin politicians abroad. Many are phonies & racists

Many Indian politicians abroad are unscrupulous apologists for racism and empire. Look at Suella Braverman and Vivek Ramaswamy.

‘Promising candidate’: Elon Musk praises Indian-American US presidential candidate Ramaswamy

Ramaswamy is the third Indian-American — along with Nikki Haley & Hirsh Vardhan Singh — who will be up against former president Donald Trump in the primaries in January next year.

86% Indian Americans view US favourably while 76% have positive opinion of India, finds Pew survey

A total of 7,006 American Asian adults took part in the survey, of which only 33% had favourable views on India. The opinion on China was predominantly negative.

Doniger, Truschke, Pollock didn’t ‘kill’ Sanskrit. Brahmins did

Indian Americans who have written 'Ten Heads of Ravana' aim to decolonise the Indian mindset. Why do they not send their children to Sanskrit schools in India but to prestigious universities in US?

Indian-American eighth-grader Dev Shah wins 2023 US Spelling Bee Championship

The 14-year-old from Florida won the competition in his third attempt by correctly spelling the word 'psammophile'. He has received a prize of $50,000.

Indian-American Neal Mohan to be new CEO of YouTube after Wojcicki steps down

Neal Mohan is currently the Chief Product Officer of YouTube. Before joining YouTube, Mohan was the Senior Vice President (SVP), Display and Video Ads at Google.

Aruna Miller becomes first Indian-American Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, US

Miller, 58, a former delegate to the Maryland House, was on the Lieutenant Governor ticket along with Wes Moore -- the Democratic Governor elect.

Indian-origin high school student from US becomes first person to sequence angelfish DNA

Indeever Madireddy, a senior student from a leading private school in Silicon Valley, successfully sequenced the genome of freshwater angelfish after his pet fish died.

On Camera

BJP is going after AAP not because it’s opposed to it but because they’re too similar

Jealousy between political parties arises from close competition in their goals, strategies, or voter bases. It's a reaction to perceived threats to a party's influence.

Why Tamil Nadu’s women make up nearly half of India’s female factory workforce

With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.

Taiwan reports Chinese military activity around the island

Taiwan has detected a total of 301 Chinese military aircraft and 165 Chinese naval vessels so far in 2024.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.