“Hate has no place in our communities”: US Congressman Subramanyam condemns attacks on Hindu temples in US Indian-American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam has denounced a spate of recent attacks on Hindu temples across the United States, calling them “hateful” acts that reflect a broader rise in violence against places of worship.Speaking on the floor of the…
Indian American Amit Kshatriya, a 20-year NASA veteran, has been appointed associate administrator, the highest-ranking civil service post at the US space agency. Acting NASA Administrator Sean P. Duffy announced the appointment on September 3, 2025, highlighting Kshatriya’s decades of experience and strategic leadership in advancing human space exploration.As the agency’s top civil servant, Kshatriya…
Indian-origin Democrat leader Ro Khanna has strongly criticised US President Donald Trump for imposing sweeping tariffs on India, calling them “harsher than those on China.” In a series of tweets, Khanna accused Trump of jeopardising 30 years of bipartisan efforts to strengthen the US-India strategic partnership, suggesting the move is driven by Trump’s frustration that…
An Indian-American woman accused of murdering her son has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Identified as Cindy Rodriguez Singh. She reportedly believed that her son was “evil” and possessed by a demon. The six-year-old boy, Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, with chronic lung disease requiring oxygen treatment, went missing in November 2022 and…
An Indian-American professor, Rajeshwari Iyer, has sparked a heated debate online after attributing the cause of the Air India crash, which resulted in the deaths of over 270 people, to India’s reservation policies. Iyer, who studied in India, posted a job announcement from the Airports Authority of India for air traffic control roles, with the…
Zohran Mamdani (Image credit AP) Zohran Mamdani, 33, an Assembly man of Indian origin from Queens, currently serving as a member of the New York State Assembly. A democratic socialist, he is contesting in the upcoming New York state elections for the mayor post, scheduled for June 24.He was born and raised in Kampala, Uganda….
A 49-year-old Indian-American man was sentenced to 26 months in prison for threatening to injure and kill employees of a Sikh non-profit organisation. Bhushan Athale, a resident of Dallas, Texas, is said to have a history of making faith-based remarks. Athale pleaded guilty before US District Judge, Edward S Kiel, in Camden Federal Court to…
Indian-American civil rights attorney Anuj Dixit is running for the US House of Representatives in California’s 41st congressional district, aiming to contest Republican incumbent Ken Calvert. Dixit accused Congressman Calvert of not working for the middle-class and said he is contesting “to give them a voice”. Dixit, who was born to immigrant parents from India,…
Sporting a keffiyeh, a symbol of Palestinian solidarity, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Class of 2025, Megha Vemuri, slammed the university’s ties with Israel and said MIT students wanted a “free Palestine”. The Indian-American student was delivering the commencement speech at MIT’s graduation ceremony. Vemuri also hailed the students of MIT…
A college trip to the Bahamas turned tragic for an Indian-origin US student, Gaurav Jaisingh, who died after falling from a hotel balcony in the island country just six days before his graduation. The 25-year-old was on an annual Bentley University senior class trip when he fell to his death. The incident took place on…