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American Embassy School Not Run by the US says Official as Controversy Brews

Washington, DC - The United States on Thursday denied running the American Embassy School, located right next to the US Embassy, on the land...

US Organizations Support Domestic Help Richard Against Diplomat Khobragade

Washington, DC - More than 40 organizations in the United States recently applauded the US Attorney's office for upholding the rights of Sangeeta Richard,...

US Attorney Preet Bharara Opposed to Hearing Extension for Khobragade

Washington, DC - There was opposition expressed by the US Attorney Preet Bharara, who is in charge of the ongoing controversial case after the...

US Argues Case of Domestic Abuse as India Huffs and Puffs

Washington, DC - The United States on the last day of 2013 reiterated that the Obama Administration was looking at deepening the bilateral relationship...

First Lady Answers Children’s Queries on Santa’s Location

Washington, DC - First Lady Michelle Obama today took phone calls from boys and girls from across the country asking where Santa was located...

US Investigation into Indian Diplomat Khobragade Case Began in July

Washington, DC - United States authorities had no option but to remain silent in the investigation into allegations by Sangeeta Richard, an Indian domestic...

Indian Americans Remember Sardar Patel in Washington, DC

Washington, DC - Freezing temperatures and gusty winds did not dampen the enthusiasm of Indian Americans when dozens of them converged on the National...

India Responds to Manhattan US Attorney Preetinder Singh (Preet) Bharara Statement

Washington, DC - The Government of India (GOI) is in no mood to listen to barrage of accusations being hurled at the Indian judiciary...

NORAD to Track Santa’s Global Journey

Washington, DC - On Christmas Eve, tens of thousands of children around the globe will gather around their family telephones and computers to track...

India Divulges Details Before September US Caution Letter on Khobragade

Washington, DC- The war of words has now crossed over to the war of actions with blame game in full swing in the ongoing...

Participants, Organizers Applaud Successful PanIIT Conference (with Videos)

Houston, Texas - The curtain came down on the tenth edition of the PanIIT Global Conference on Sunday, December 8 after three days packed...

2013 PanIIT Global Conference in Houston Passes Baton to 2014 Delhi

Houston, Texas - The tenth edition of the PanIIT Global Conference over the weekend of December 5 -8 witnessed networking, walks down memory lane,...

With Different Strokes, Indian Embassy Asks US to Address Case Against Diplomat in NYC

Washington, DC - The Indian Embassy in Washington, DC confirmed to news media on Thursday evening (December 12) that one of its top officials...

US Expresses Concern over Indian Supreme Court’s Ban on Homosexuality

Washington, DC - The United States joined global human rights organizations and gay rights activists on Wednesday in expressing concern over a ruling by...

Stage Set for Houston PanIIT Global Conference (video)

Washington, DC - More than 1,500 engineers, academics, scientists, and other select professionals are heading to Houston this weekend (December 5 - 8) to...

No Change in US Visa Policy for Modi as Republicans Abandon Support

Washington, DC - The name of Narendra Modi, projected prime ministerial candidate for the main opposition Indian party Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in the...

Sikhs Welcome President Obama’s Guru Nanak Anniversary Greetings

Washington, DC - Sikhs on Friday welcomed President Obama's greetings to the Sikh community on the 544th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak...

Message of Terry McAuliffe to Virginia Indian Americans

Virginia - Happy Diwali! Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure of meeting with Indian-American business leaders, visiting Sikh Gurdwaras and...

Virginia Republicans Honor India’s Diwali (Festival of Lights)

Vienna - Virginia Republican Party leaders gathered in Tyson’s Corner, Fairfax County to celebrate the Indian festival of lights, Diwali. They recognized the Indian American...

Urgent UN call to halt Odisha mega-steel project amid serious human rights concerns

Geneva - A UN panel of human rights experts called for an immediate halt to the construction of a mega-steel plant in Odisha in...

Kulkarni Becomes First Indian American State Judge in Northern California

Sacramento - There was another addition to a growing list of judges of Indian American origin as Sunil Kulkarni was appointed to judgeship in...

Bollywood Stars Galore at Manish Malhotra Launch of 2013 Festive Collection

Mumbai - Bollywood stars shone yet again at Manish Malhotra's show on the opening night of Lakme Fashion Week 2013 in Mumbai on Thursday...

Foreign Political Candidates Can Campaign on US Soil: State Department

Washington, DC - The United States has granted a free-for-all for visiting foreign leaders of all political creeds to campaign on US soil, as...

Ambassador Rao Hails Nobel Laureate Borlaug for Green Revolution

Washington, DC - Early August saw the Indian Green Revolution of the last century coming alive at the official ambassadorial residence in Washington, DC,...

Organizations Hold Protests Outside Pakistan Embassy Over Shrinking Minorities

Washington, DC - Representatives of various organizations under the umbrella of the Pakistan Human Rights Collective (PHRC) held a demonstration on August 16 in...

Ambassador Rao, US Lawmakers Mark 1st Anniversary of Oak Creek Sikh Massacre

Washington, DC – The top Indian diplomat in the US, along with American Sikh organizations, on Friday (August 2) welcomed the announcement from Congresswoman...

Congressman Crowley Condemns Vandalism at California Sikh Gurdwara

Washington, DC - Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, on Wednesday (July 31) deplored the vandalism that occurred at...

President Obama Nominates Indian American to Serve on US District Court

Washington, DC - The Indian American community welcomed the announcement from the White House that President Barack Obama has nominated Vince Girdhari Chhabria for...

Jill Biden Spellbound by Beautiful Taj, Also Visits Slum in Agra

New Delhi - Jill Biden, accompanying her husband US Vice President Joe Biden on his six-day maiden tour of India, expressed her desire to...

US Vice President Biden Begins Maiden India Tour With Tribute To Gandhi

New Delhi - US Vice President Joe Biden began his six-day maiden tour of India by paying tribute at a memorial to the Father...

Biden to Cement Indo-US Cooperation, Address Young Women’s Issues at IIT

Washington, DC - Following closely on the footsteps of US Secretary of State John Kerry, the US Vice President Joe Biden is heading to...

Obama Nominates Indian American as Assistant Secretary of State

Washington, DC - The growing importance of Indian Americans in US political and diplomatic circles was evidenced as President Barack Obama on Thursday announced...

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