Pannun plot: Biden admin briefs 5 Indian-American lawmakers on Gupta's case

The Biden administration officials on Friday briefed the five Indian-American lawmakers on the indictment of Nikhil Gupta, an Indian, who has been accused of plotting an assassination attempt on a......

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ousted in historic vote

The opposition Republican Party plunged into a crisis as its Speaker Kevin McCarthy lost the gavel after a small group of its Congressmen joined hands with the Democratic Party in an unprecedented......

Singapore's Shanmugaratnam joins club of PIO leaders dominating world politics

With Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning Singapore's presidential election, he joins a long list of Indian-origin leaders who are dominating politics at important world capitals. IMAGE: Singapore's......

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra D Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments,......

'US should not obstruct flow of talent from India'

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said if ‘you look at the totality of our ties and we will look at where we have strong economic synergies, where we have strong technology promptings,......

H-1B system needs 'common sense' reforms: Congressman Ro Khanna

Let's fix the system, end the abuses but make sure we recognise the role of immigrants in creating jobs: Khanna. Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, bottom, left, has said the US needs to......

'Indo-US trade could reach $500 bn'

Bullish about growth potential in India, a top US lawmaker on Tuesday said bilateral trade between the two countries could jump from current $100 billion to $500 billion if the Modi government......

US lawmakers call for allowing turbaned Sikh basketball players

A bipartisan group of 39 influential American lawmakers has asked the International Basketball Federation to end its discrimination against Sikh players and allow them to play while wearing a......

Sim Bhullar, a man of superlatives

Simanta Roy looks beyond Sim Bhullar’s 7’5” tall, 360-pound frame to the first player of Indian descent to play in the high-profile NBA. FIRST PUBLISHED IN INDIA ABROAD......