Ian Grillot, the 24-year-old American who took a bullet for an Indian, has been honoured as ‘A True American Hero’ by the Indian-American community at the 14th annual gala of India House Houston. The community has also raised USD100,000 to help him buy a house in his hometown Kansas.
Author: Garima Kapil
Indian-Americans hold awareness rally against hate crimes in front of White House
In the aftermath of a series of hate crime incidents targeting them, Indian-Americans, particularly Hindus and Sikhs, held an awareness rally against these hate crimes.
Singapore dollar bulls gather in swaps as MAS policy meet looms
Singapore’s interest-rate markets are signalling gains for the local dollar as bets are growing the nation’s central bank will avoid easing policy next month and some economists are starting to forecast tightening in October, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mediacorp’s digital drive: Elle Singapore and Style go online
There is a good news for the readers of Mediacorp publications like Elle Singapore and Style as they will soon have a greater variety of online content as part of the company’s digital drive.
When arts meet science: The building of Da Vinci Group with Amutha Saravanan
In the month of International Women’s day, Connected to India (CtoI) meets another woman entrepreneur who has amalgamated arts and neuroscience to conduct workshops that engage all your senses and stimulate your creativity, abstract thinking and problem-solving.
US lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard expresses concern over hate crimes against Indian-Americans
The first Hindu lawmaker in US Congress, Tulsi Gabbard, has expressed concern over the series of hate crimes against Indian-Americans and asked the Justice Department to investigate all violent acts motivated by bigotry and to promote a pluralistic society.
Six Indian-Americans among 88 Ellis Island Medal of Honor recipients
Six outstanding Indian-Americans have been listed for the Ellis Island Medal of Honor 2017 by the National Ethnic Coalition of Organisations (NECO) out of a list of 88 awardees.
Vanita Gupta to lead a coalition of civil and human rights organisations
Indian-American Vanita Gupta, the Obama administration’s top civil rights lawyer, announced yesterday that she will lead a coalition of civil and human rights organisations at a time when they see the Justice Department softening its focus on a number of their priorities.
107 US lawmakers urge India to allow NGO to continue work
107 members of the US Congress have written to India’s Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh to allow the controversial American charity ‘Compassion International’ (CI) to continue its work in India.
PPIC Poll: Many Californians unsure of Senator Kamala Harris
Indian-American Democrat Senator from California Kamala Harris is maintaining a high profile in Washington, but she remains an enigma to many residents of her own state; also, Dianne Feinstein, California’s senior senator, has seen her job approval rating tick down, according to a poll released late
