- Sunday
20 June 2021
USA
Two Indian origin journalists among Pulitzer Prize winners for 2021
Two Indian origin journalists are among the winners of the Pulitzer Prizes for the year 2021. Megha Rajagopalan, a journalist working for...
One in two Indian Americans faces discrimination, mostly owing to skin colour: Study
Survey is based on a poll of 1,200 Indian Americans — including citizens, Green Card holders and Non-Resident Indians — in September of...
US lawmakers urge US President Biden to increase COVID relief efforts to India
Several United States lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to ensure that India receives enough COVID-19 vaccines and medical aid.
PM Modi thanks US V-P Kamala Harris, Indian diaspora for their help during India's second COVID wave
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke on the phone yesterday with Indian-origin Vice President of the United States of America Kamala...
United States intelligence community is split on its theories about the origin of COVID-19. While two agencies believe the virus emerged...
Joe Biden expected to nominate LA Mayor as next US ambassador to India: Reports
Post of US envoy to India has been lying vacant since January 20. Daniel Smith, the director of the Foreign Service Institute (who recently...
US V-P Kamala Harris to deliver message of solidarity with India in special address
United States' Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a message of solidarity with the people of India today, as the US partners with the...
US President Biden nominates two Indian-origin women to federal admin posts
US President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate two Indian-American women to key administration positions.
Indian-American frontline healthcare workers protest against green card backlog in Washington DC
USA News - A group of frontline Indian-American healthcare professionals, stuck in the 150-plus-year Green Card backlog, held a peaceful...
India, US looking to deepen partnership on clean energy, military and security sphere
India and the US will pursue ways in which they can deepen their partnership on climate, clean energy, security and defense, the Biden...
Singapore, US discuss critical role of transport in post-COVID-19 economic recovery
Global News- Singapore and the United States explore ways to revive international air travel and long-term post-pandemic recovery and...
President Biden to nominate Indian-American Rupa Ranga Puttagunta as a federal judge
If confirmed by the US Senate, Judge Puttagunta would be the first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) woman to serve on the US...
Indian-origin Vivek Murthy confirmed as US Surgeon General
Dr Murthy is a distinguished physician and former Vice Admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Biden admin urges US court to certify India's request to extradite Tahawwur Rana
The Biden administration in the United States has urged a federal court to certify India's request to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian...
The White House clarified that US President Joe Biden’s remarks last week, where he mentioned mentioning Indians taking over the country,...
If confirmed, Gupta would be the first woman of colour to be the associate attorney general.
Undocumented Indian immigrants have spending power of over USD 15 bn: US study
Over half a million undocumented Indian immigrants to the US hold a collective spending power of USD15.5 billion and contribute USD2.8...
India's vaccine rollout has 'rescued the world' from pandemic: Top US Scientist
The Indian and global institutions' rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines has ”rescued the world” from the deadly coronavirus and the...
India, US reaffirm strategic partnership during bilateral UN diplomats' meeting
India and the US have reaffirmed their strategic partnership and agreed to work together to strengthen multilateralism during a meeting...
Tanden would have been the first woman of color to lead the powerful budget agency.
The White House Military Office (WHMO) is a department within the White House Office that provides military support for White House...
President Joe Biden revokes Trump’s green card ban
The ban had been put in place in 2020 by President Trump with the reasoning that it protected US workers amid rising unemployment due to the...
Republican Senators Rob Portman, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney have all said that they will vote against the 50-year-old Tanden with...
Swati Mohan: The NASA scientist with a bindi!
Dr Mohan was behind the guidance, navigation and control operations of NASA's Perseverance rover's Mars landing.
US has hit the H-1B visa cap for the fiscal year 2021, says immigration authority
Successful applicants will now be decided by a computerised draw of lots.