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Thursday, September 25, 2025
TopicIndian American

Topic: Indian American

8 in 10 Hindu Indian Americans who identify with caste say they are upper caste: Survey

A new Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Johns Hopkins-SAIS and University of Pennsylvania survey notes caste and political attitudes of Indian Americans.

Joe Biden nominates Indian American Arun Venkataraman to a key administration post

Venkataraman is the nominee for Director-General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service and Assistant Secretary for Global Markets, Department of Commerce.

Indian Americans on high alert for news from families about Covid. And then our call came

Never had we imagined moving to the US would include this experience—a desperate son watching his PPE-clad mother and sister light the pyre of his father in India.

Grief, fear, helplessness fill Indians overseas. It’s a wake-up call too

Members of the Indian-American community have taken pride in the story of a rising and muscular India. Today, the Covid calamity has made it the pity of the world.

‘Indians for Indians’ is how Indian-Americans are fighting Biden ban on vaccine raw materials

Given the importance of Indian origin communities as political groups in the US, how this Indian-American mission unfolds will be interesting to watch.

Four Sikhs among 8 killed in mass shooting at FedEx facility in US’ Indianapolis

Authorities said three of those four killed were women. A large number of Indian-Americans worked at the delivery service facility, the majority being Sikhs.

Biden nominates Indian-American Meera Joshi, Radhika Fox to key posts

Joshi has been nominated for Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Fox was nominated for Assistant Administrator for Water, Environmental Protection Agency.

Maju Varghese, son of Malayali nurse & cab driver now picked as White House military aide

Varghese, 43, is the first Indian-origin person to hold the post of director, White House Military Office, and is among at least 55 Indian-Americans in the Biden administration. 

White House backs Neera Tanden’s nomination as US budget chief amid stiff opposition

Till now, three Republican and one Democratic senators have voiced their opposition to the Indian-American candidate, citing her past social media behaviour.

What are the ‘mean tweets’ that threaten Neera Tanden’s nomination as US budget chief

Indian-American Neera Tanden is facing a tough confirmation process with 4 senators saying they will vote against her in light of her past social media behaviour.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.