Ritu Jha

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Obama nominates Indian American for district court judge

Obama nominates Indian American for district court judge

Rediff.com   20 Sep 2013

United States President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Indian American Manish S Shah to serve on the United States District Courts judgeship for the Northern District of Illinois.

Indian American actor gets 7 years for extortion

Indian American actor gets 7 years for extortion

Rediff.com   16 Sep 2013

Indian-American actor Vivek Shah, 26, of West Hollywood, California, was sentenced to 7 years and 3 months in federal prison for orchestrating a multimillion-dollar extortion scheme.

Fix age and wage issues before raising H-1B cap, argues visa's critic

Fix age and wage issues before raising H-1B cap, argues visa's critic

Rediff.com   10 Sep 2013

Norman Matloff, professor of computer science at the University of California, Davis, believes that the US has enough highly skilled engineers and raising the cap on H-1B would hamper the wages of senior workers already in the industry.

Support me with your technology, says Hazare to students

Support me with your technology, says Hazare to students

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2013

About 200 students mainly from Stanford University attended the 'Meet Anna Hazare' event hosted by Stanford India Association, at the Stanford Graduate Community Center on Saturday.

Code for India: A venture designed to help Indians

Code for India: A venture designed to help Indians

Rediff.com   16 Aug 2013

An Indian American Silicon Valley entrepreneur has launched a unique initiative designed to get techies to volunteer their time to develop software and applications that will benefit people in India and other developing countries.

US: Young Indian millionaire charged with domestic violence

US: Young Indian millionaire charged with domestic violence

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2013

Gurbaksh Chahal, chairman and CEO of online advertising company RadiumOne in California, on Friday pleaded not guilty to 47 charges related to domestic violence.

US: Sikh boys asked to remove turbans at go-kart centre

US: Sikh boys asked to remove turbans at go-kart centre

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2013

Four young Sikh members of the Sikh community in the United States were in for a rude shock when they went for go kart ride in Livermore, California, as they were asked to remove their patkas or turbans, an article of faith in Sikh religion. On July 28, four brothers Gurpreet Singh,16, Diljit Singh, 15, and Jaskirat Singh,11 and their cousin Arminder Singh, 26 went to Boomers, a family entertainment centre, to take a ride on the go-karts.

'Vandalism of Southern California Gurdwara a hate crime'

'Vandalism of Southern California Gurdwara a hate crime'

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2013

The graffiti painted on the wall of the Gurdwara in Southern California on July 29 has once again proved that Sikhs are a target of mistaken identity, says president of Riverside Gurdwara.

Obama nominates Vince Chhabria to US District Court

Obama nominates Vince Chhabria to US District Court

Rediff.com   26 Jul 2013

United States President Barack Obama created another historic moment for the Indian American community Thursday by nominating Vince Girdhari Chhabria, 43, to become a federal judge on the US District Court for the Northern District of California. If confirmed, Chhabria will be the first person of South Asian descent to ever serve as an Article III judge in California's history.

US university with 90 per cent Indian students ordered to shut down

US university with 90 per cent Indian students ordered to shut down

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2013

The University of Northern Virginia has been asked to stop operations July 16 onwards because it has failed to get accreditation from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

Chidambaram barking up the wrong tree: Yechury

Chidambaram barking up the wrong tree: Yechury

Rediff.com   14 Jul 2013

Communist Party of India-Marxist Politburo Member Sitaram Yechury has stated that Finance Minister P Chidambaram's recent visit to the United States to lure American companies to invest in India will not solve the country's problems.

Group asks California SC to stop same-sex marriages

Group asks California SC to stop same-sex marriages

Rediff.com   13 Jul 2013

California State Attorney General Kamala D Harris Friday filed a brief with the California supreme court in response to the petition filed by proponents of Proposition 8. In the brief, Harris urged the court to deny the proponents' request to stop counties from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

2 killed, over 180 injured as plane crashes in San Francisco

2 killed, over 180 injured as plane crashes in San Francisco

Rediff.com   7 Jul 2013

An Asiana Airlines flight travelling from Seoul crash landed at the San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. The impact smashed the plane into pieces and ripped its tail.

Sikh man brutally attacked in California

Sikh man brutally attacked in California

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2013

Gulwinder Singh was attacked with a rock and stabbed several times on his face by an unidentified man following a minor road accident. Ritu Jha reports

'Prop 8 backers' petition an attempt to halt equality'

'Prop 8 backers' petition an attempt to halt equality'

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2013

An emergency motion filed on Saturday asking the US supreme court to stop the weddings being performed in San Francisco has upset the South Asian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer and Questioning community. Ritu Jha reports

Celebrations erupt after US SC scraps gay marriage ban

Celebrations erupt after US SC scraps gay marriage ban

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2013

Various South Asian lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organizations in California welcomed the United States Supreme Court's ruling striking down the controversial federal law that discriminated against gay couples in the US.

California declares October as month for Hindu awareness

California declares October as month for Hindu awareness

Rediff.com   26 Jun 2013

It was a historic moment for California's Hindu American community, when the senate floor at the Capitol unanimously passed the resolution on Monday designating October 2013 as Hindu American awareness and appreciation month.

Elderly Sikh man brutally attacked in Fresno

Elderly Sikh man brutally attacked in Fresno

Rediff.com   8 May 2013

The police say the attack could be classified as a hate-crime. Ritu Jha reports

For Indian American techie, Boston run was special

For Indian American techie, Boston run was special

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2013

"This was my first time at Boston Marathon, and to get into the race you have to qualify certain criteria. It's more of a challenge you set for yourself," Andotra told rediff.com. "It was very unfortunate to see what happened. The commotion, the way people were disturbed. My family and I did go through some trouble but obviously it's nothing compared to people who were injured and lost their life."

Obama's 'sexist' remark: 'Wrong message to our daughters'

Obama's 'sexist' remark: 'Wrong message to our daughters'

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2013

United States President Barack Obama remark's calling Indian-American Kamala Harris the "best-looking attorney general" created a furore, for which he later apologised.