The Muslim groups alleged that bulldozers have become a symbol of hate crime, and claimed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath uses these machines selectively to target certain communities.
Actress Kangna Ranaut was the special guest at the India Day parade at New Jersey on Sunday.
People in large numbers participated in the India Day Parade held in New York, United States.
Consul General Neelam Deo appealed to all members of the Indian-American community to participate in the parade and make it a success. Bollywood actor Jimmy Shergill was also present on the occasion.
As with the last 37 years, this year too the India Day Parade in New York saw thousands of Indian Americans throng Manhattan's Madison Avenue to celebrate India's Independence Day. For the thousands of Indians who turned up, it was a once in a year chance to showcase their country's rich cultural diversity.
The actress joined anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare as the Grand Marshal.
With more than 25 floats, three marching bands and hundreds of marchers, parade organizers and police agreed that the parade was the biggest in its history.
The Bollywood stars lead the India Day Parade in New York.
Thousands of Indian Americans are expected to participate in the India Day Parade in Edison - also called Little India - in New Jersey this weekend,organisers said on Wednesday. Celebrated Bollywood actress, model and television presenter, Mandira Bedi, would lead the mile-long parade along the Oak Tree Road, which over the past one decade has emerged as the hub of Indian American community in New Jersey.
Deepika Padukone, who made her Bollywood debut with Om Shanti Om last year, will lead the annual India Day parade in New York on August 17.
Adams was addressing members of the Indian-American community at the Queens 9th India Day Parade on Saturday.
The 37th India Day Parade organised by the Federation of Indian Associations.
Thousands of workers of every description -- from journalists to steel workers, from painters to New York cops, from auto to engineering workers -- marched for two hours down 5th Avenue one of Manhattan's most iconic thoroughfares, reports Jyoti Punwani.
Bunny gave the audience at the India Day Parade a riff on his memorable line from Pushpa, to thunderous applause of course.
The world's largest India Day Parade outside India kicked off on Sunday afternoon in New York City, with the celebration witnessing huge floats and marching groups comprising members of the Indian-American community.
A fly-past by a 220-ft-long majestic Indian tricolour, made of khadi, over the iconic Hudson river and the display of a giant billboard at Times Square are among the highlights of the grand celebrations planned to mark 75 years of India's Independence in New York this week.
Saif Ali Khan will be the grand marshal this weekend at the India Day Parade at New York City's Fifth Avenue.
The largest parade to date, the festivities included marching bands, over 20 floats and dozens of walking groups. The over a mile parade route was filled with spectators, in many instances three and four rows deep.
New York's India Day Parade stars Rana Daggubati and Tamannaah Bhatia.
Grand Marshal Anupam Kher at New Jersey's India Day Parade.
Abhishek Bachchan gets love from the Indian Diaspora.
The annual cultural extravaganza will run through several streets of Madison Avenue in the heart of Manhattan, featuring tableaux by various Indian-American organisations, marching bands, police contingents and cultural performances by young Indian-American children.
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The iconic Times Square in New York City, reverberating with the chants of 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', was on Sunday drenched in hues of saffron, white and green as the biggest Indian tricolour was unfurled at the popular destination to mark the 75th anniversary of India's Independence Day.
Rani Mukerji is celebrating India Day with New Yorkers.
An estimated 150,000 people attend the largest celebration of India in the United States. George Joseph reports from the India Day parade in New York, organised by the Indian Associations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
India's Consul General in New York, Randhir Jaiswal hoisted the Indian flag during a special commemoration of the Independence Day at Times Square, organised by the Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), the leading umbrella diaspora organisation in the US.
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Indian-Americans have relatively more conservative views of policies in India while on issues affecting the US, the diaspora has a more liberal take, according to a survey of the political attitudes of the influential community in this country.
The actress-cum-television host was spotted at the American city on Saturday.
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The actress joined thousands of Indian Americans for the India Day Parade.
The Federation of Indian Associations of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut celebrated the Independence Day by organising an India Day Parade on Sunday.
Along with India's Consul General Dnyaneshwar Mulay.
The overflow of energy and enthusiasm from the youth for Anna Hazare and the movement against corruption was the highlight of the India Day Parade in New York City.
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