On the urging of his Indian American constituents, particularly hoteliers who have origins in Gujarat and are ardent fans of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, a United States lawmaker, Congressman, Joe Walsh, a right wing conservative Republican, and is the darling of the Tea Party Movement, has launched a campaign to prevail on the Obama administration to grant a diplomatic visa to Modi. Aziz Haniffa reports
US lawmaker recalls the sad irony of hearing news about the massacre of innocent Sikh worshippers in Wisconsin while he was on his way to address concerns of the community regarding hate crimes at a gurdwara in Walnut, California.
Prominent Indian-American politician and Deputy Speaker of New Jersey State Assembly, Upendra Chivukula, is all set to run for the United States House of Representatives in the national elections in November.
Deputy Speaker of New Jersey State Assembly and prominent Indian-American politician Upendra Chivukula is all set to run for the United States House of Representatives in the ensuing national elections slated for November.
The Indian American Leadership Initiative was formed in 2001 to support the efforts of Indian Americans nationwide who strive for elected office.
Indian-American South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has said the United States can't afford to have Barack Obama as the President for another four years.
In a joint statement, Biden and Harris wished a happy Diwali to everyone celebrating the festival of lights across the US, India and the world.
South Carolina's Indian-American governor Nikki Haley, billed as a rising star in the Republican party, says she has no plans to run for United States vice president as a running mate of the presumptive Presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Less than a month after the controversial hearings held by Republican Congressman Peter King of New York titled, 'The Extent of Radicalisation of American Muslims and the Community's Response,' an influential US Senator has scheduled a hearing on the 'Civil Rights of American Muslims.'
Donald Trump, the controversial Republican presidential front runner, again blamed India and China among other countries for taking away jobs from Americans.
Egged on by more than 160 venture capitalists, including several Indian Americans -- the majority of whom are from California's Silicon Valley -- United States Senators John F Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, and Richard Lugar, Indiana Republican, have introduced legislation to create jobs in America and increasing America's global competitiveness by helping immigrant entrepreneurs obtain US visas.
Indian-American law student Niraj Antani makes history as he goes on to become the youngest sitting state representative. Rediff.com's George Joseph reports
Kamala Harris, California's Attorney General who is on the cusp of becoming the first Indian-American Senator in the US Congress, may push for strong India-US ties as a protege of President Barack Obama.
In a sharp attack on Barack Obama who is seeking re-election, Indian-American governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has charged that the president has failed to handle America's problems and skipped a White House dinner.
Vineet Chander, Director of Hindu Life, Princeton University, offers his take on the US presential election -- what it means to him and what he believes it might to the community.
'We don't have to be the world's policeman. We don't have to impose our values. But we need to lead and when we pull back as we've done, you begin to see exactly what happens -- the voids are filled by threats of terror that countries have to suffer with, including India.'
"A Biden administration will be mostly positive for India," said Rick Rossow from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank. "I expect most positive areas of cooperation -- notably defence -- to be maintained," he said.
Egged on by more than 160 venture capitalists, including several Indian Americans, US Senators John F Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat and Richard Lugar, Indiana Republican, have introduced a legislation to create jobs in America and increasing America's global competitiveness by helping immigrant entrepreneurs obtain visas to the United States.
"This year, I was honoured to kindle the first-ever diya in the Oval Office -- a lamp that symbolises how darkness will always be overcome by light. It is a tradition that I hope future presidents will continue," Obama said on the White House Facebook page, which became viral on social media.
Kamala Harris, who is running for US Senate from California, said Trump's comments are "predatory and they make me sick. They are vile and Trump must be stopped".
While he has offered his support to the candidacy of Rick Perry, Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal has no plans to join the Republican as his running mate in the 2012 presidential election.
Influential US lawmaker Congressman Ed Royce has called for the shutting down of the Deobandi schools (madrassas) in Pakistan, which he alleged "continue to churn out terrorists that attack" democratic nations, including India and the United States.
For San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Devi Harris -- the first African-American and the first Indian-American to do so, who is seeking to create history by becoming California's first lady -- her mother is her mentor.
Latest opinion polls showed Jindal maintaining a slight and consistent lead over Blanco though more than one in ten voters are still to decide which way to go.
Indian-American Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and Chris Christie, the governor of New Jersey which has a significant presence of the Indian-origin community, exchanged some feisty barbs on the state of the US economy during a Republican undercard debate.
Hindu-American Congresswon Tulsi Gabbard coasts to a rollicking re-election victory in in Hawaii's 2nd District
Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal has agreed to allow concealed handguns inside Louisiana's churches, mosques and synagogues, prompting anti-gun violence activists up in arms against the controversial move.
The Republican Hindu Coalition will be out in force at Donald Trump's inauguration.
The 30-year-old Democrat ran a spirited race in the 7th Congressional District in New Jersey, which is a Republican bastion.
'My goal is to show people that I am going to be there to represent everyone. I appreciate and will take all the support that comes my way, but at the end of the day, I am going to work hard to represent all people of South Carolina.' Nikki Haley spells out her priorities.
Democrat and Republican bigwigs, Hillary Clinton and Bobby Jindal, have both ruled out running for United States president in 2012. While the secretary of state said that she was all too content in her current job, the Indian American made it clear that his only political aspiration now is re-election as Louisiana governor.
The latest attack against Goyle on the eve of the election on November 2 has been a bigoted and illegal attack through billboards exhorting 'Vote American, Vote Pompeo.'
Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has for the first time acknowledged that he is considering a 2016 presidential run and will make a decision on it after the November Congressional polls.
In 2003, Jindal, a Republican, ran and won from the 1st District after the incumbent Congressman David Vitter vacated the seat to run for the Senate. Sangisetty, an attorney, is running from the nearby 3rd District in the surrounding area of New Orleans, as the Democratic incumbent Charlie Melancon is leaving to challenge Senator Vitter in the Senate race.
Both the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama, have issued messages congratulating India, its people, and the Indian-American community on India's 61st anniversary of its Independence, with Obama issuing a similar message congratulating Pakistan, its people and the Pakistani-American community too.
Trump's transition team spokesman Sean Spicer listed Haley as one of the candidates.
Virginia's Republican Governor-elect Bob McDonnell has appointed his close friend and long-time fundraiser Dr Kamlesh Dave to his transition team for economic development.
The 1st article of impeachment, abuse of power, was on party lines with 230 to 197 votes, while the 2nd, obstruction to the Congress, was voted 229-198.
United States lawmakers, who attended the annual Sikh American Heritage Dinner on Capitol Hill organized by the Sikh Council on Religion and Education, pledged to support the community's efforts to serve in the armed forces without compromising their religious principles.
Indian-American Nikki Haley, whose bid for the governorship of South Carolina is marred by allegations of extra-marital affair, suffered a setback on Thursday when former vice president Dick Cheney endorsed one of her rivals.
