Indians Abroad

Shrina Kurani, born to Indian immigrant parents in Riverside, will be challenging 15-term Republican incumbent Ken Calvert for the mid-term elections in November 2022. Shrina Kurani will challenge Republican Ken Calvert for the mid-term elections in November 2022. Washington: An Indian-American engineer and entrepreneur has announced that she will be running for the US House …

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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity, as the spaceplane is called, took off for the 1.5-hour mission above New Mexico following a 90-minute delay due to bad weather. Sirisha Bandla joined Richard Branson and five others on board Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity Houston: Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into …

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Over the past 20 years, Indian-Americans have been dominating the Spelling Bee contest even though they comprise only about 1 per cent of the US population. Jill Biden will also meet with the spellers and their families. (File) Washington: US First Lady Jill Biden will attend on July 8 the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee …

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Sirisha Bandla, astronaut number 4 on the Virgin Galactic space mission crew, was born in Andhra Pradesh and grew up in Houston. Sirisha Bandla (second from right) is the firm’s vice president, government affairs & research ops. On July 11, when billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, along with a crew, travels to the edge of space …

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In the previous ministry, Prabhmeet Sarkariya was the associate minister of small business and red tape reduction. Prabhmeet Sarkariya is the first turban-wearing Sikh Cabinet minister in Ontario. Toronto: Two more Indo-Canadian politicians have been appointed as ministers in a Cabinet reshuffle in Canada’s Ontario province, taking the representation of the community members in the …

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Indian-Americans born in the United States are much more likely to report being victims of discrimination than their foreign-born counterparts, said the report. Indian-Americans constitute the second-largest immigrant group in the US. (File photo) Washington: Indian-Americans, who constitute the second-largest immigrant group in the US, regularly encounter discrimination and polarisation, according to a survey released …

Read more1 In 2 Indian-Americans Faced Discrimination In Past 1 Year: Report

The 24-year-old, traditionally referred to as the “Baby of the House” in the Commons as its youngest member, said she had decided to be open about her “mental health struggle” Nadia Whittome said she was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. London: An Indian-origin Member of Parliament, who is also Britain’s youngest MP in the House …

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Sumit Sehdev, a chef, and Lakhvir Singh, a mechanic, both in their 30s, have reportedly been in the UK for 10 years. London: Two Indian men being held in a detention van on “suspected immigration offences” walked free with the help of a human rights lawyer after an eight-hour protest by their neighbours in the …

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The suspect is accused of grabbing his mother from behind, choking and punching her until she fell to the floor, prosecutors said. “Once down, the son allegedly continued the attack, strangling and punching his mother before sexually assaulting her,” the New York Post reported. Indian-origin Pushkar Sharma confessed to the unimaginable violence and murder (Representational) …

Read moreIndian-Origin Man Attacks, Sexually Abuses And Kills His Mom In New York On Mother’s Day

COVID-19 India: Describing the situation in India as dire, Ms Jayapal said hundreds of thousands of new COVID-19 cases are confirmed every day. “There are no hospital beds open. There is no oxygen supply left. People are dying before they can even get to a doctor,” she said. Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal issued an urgent …

Read moreIndian-American Congresswoman Appeals To Raise Funds For India Amid COVID-19 Surge