Washington: A group of Indian-Americans from as many as 20 cities held a meeting in Chicago over the weekend and extended full support to the political movement of change being spearheaded by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by social activist Arvind Kejriwal.
In a resolution at the first convention of AAP in USA on May 18, Indian-American supporters of Kejriwal said non-residents have a crucial role to play in the political movement being spearheaded by the anti-graft activist.
"We NRIs (Non-resident Indians) and PIOs (People of Indian origin) look with great interest at this political experiment and extend full support to Aam Aadmi Party that wants to change the culture of politics in India," said the resolution which was introduced before the convention by its member Munish Raizada.
"As a community, we have our own expectations from the government. Thus, it is crucial that political class do justice to our country keeping in mind that India has a long history of glory, richness and civilization and all that needs to reclaimed," the resolution said. ...
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12:45 PM, May 20, 2013
About 200 Indian-Americans marched in protest against the controversial withdrawal of an invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to speak at the Wharton India Economic Forum. ...
04:58 AM, Mar 25, 2013
Acknowledging India's increasing role on global stage, the US leaders said the two countries have vast opportunities and open lines of communication will help us to make our relationship effective. Co-Chairs of the powerful Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans along with the dozen US lawmakers on Wednesday met in a special briefing to discuss relationship with India. ...
06:13 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Though Indian-Americans have the distinction of being the highest-per capita income group among ethnic communities, they lag far behind their European counterparts when it comes to owning a house in the US. According to the 'Homeownership Among the Foreign-Born Population: 2011', released by the Census Bureau, 55 per cent of the Indian-Americans own a house of their own while 45 live in rented accommodation. ...
03:24 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Thousands of demonstrators gathered for a march in Moscow on Sunday to protest against a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, saying President Vladimir Putin's government had made orphans pawns in a political dispute. Kremlin critics and other opponents of the ban converged on a central boulevard in freezing temperatures, some chanting "Shame!" and "Putin is a scoundrel!" or holding banners condemning lawmakers who backed the law prohibiting adoptions. ...
09:35 AM, Jan 14, 2013
Expressing shock and sorrow at the death of an Indian man Sunando Sen last week, Indian Americans have asked the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to separately track hate crimes against various religious communities in the country. ...
12:27 PM, Dec 31, 2012
Asian-American groups in the US are demanding from Google to remove an application (app) from its Google Play store called "Make Me Asian" which allows users to alter their photos to resemble Asian stereotypes. ...
12:19 PM, Dec 30, 2012
President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children, part of a harsh response to a US law targeting Russians deemed to be human rights violators. Although some top Russian officials including the foreign minister openly opposed the bill and Putin himself had been noncommittal about it last week, he signed it less than 24 hours after receiving it from parliament, where both houses passed...
08:16 PM, Dec 28, 2012
The upper chamber of Russia's parliament on December 26 unanimously voted in favor of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. It now goes to President Vladimir Putin to sign or turn down. All 143 members of the Federation Council present voted to support the bill, which has sparked criticism from both the United States and from Russian activists who say it victimizes children by depriving them of the...
06:22 PM, Dec 26, 2012
A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack on a US base in Afghanistan on December 26, the same base that is believed to be used by the CIA and which a suicide bomber attacked three years ago killing seven CIA employees. The Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in the eastern town of Khost, saying they had sent a suicide bomber driving a van packed with explosives...
03:55 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Washington: The small Indian-American community - constituting just about one per cent of the US population never had it so good as under the Obama administration, with a record number of community members being roped in to head top administrative positions. President Barack Obama recognising the immense talent and potential of this community numbering about 3.1 million, not only appointed a record number of Indian-Americans to his administration, but also...
03:28 PM, Nov 19, 2012
Washington: The Indian Americans have welcomed the re-election of the US President Barack Obama, who in his first term appointed a record number of community members to high administration post. Elated at his "historic victory", the Indian Americans, who voted overwhelmingly for him, hope that his second term would further strengthen India-US relationship. Even the Republicans, who campaigned against him during the election season, hoped that Obama will be able...
05:40 AM, Nov 09, 2012
Washington: Terming the election of Tulsi Gabbard to House of Representatives as a "milestone" for the community in the US, the Hindu Americans have said that the victory of this Democrat from Hawaii is a testament to the greatest ideals of American pluralism. "Gabbard is an incredibly inspiring leader whose political rise is a testament to the greatest ideals of American pluralism," said Aseem Shukla, co-founder and board member of...
07:56 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Washington: Nearly three-fourth of Indian Americans voted for US President Barack Obama in the swing states which are considered to be decisive in final results, a sample survey has found. In the survey done by San Francisco-based April Media among those voted from Ohio, Colorado, Wisconsin, Florida and Virginia, 75 per cent of Indian Americans voted for Obama. In Pennsylvania, however, the community favoured Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate....
08:42 AM, Nov 07, 2012
Washington: Six Indian-Americans are in the race for a seat in the US House of Representatives, with the latest polls and mainstream media saying that three of them have bright chances of winning. Elections will be held for all 435 seats, representing the 50 US states on November 6. The winners of this election cycle will serve in the 113th United States Congress. Dr Ami Bera, the Democratic Party candidate...
01:20 PM, Nov 05, 2012
War veteran and Hawaii native Tulsi Gabbard is expected to be inducted into the US Congress. She will be the first Hindu-American diplomat to be inducted into the US Congress. Speaking to CNN-IBN, she said she was happy and said she would work to improvise the US-India ties. ...
10:42 AM, Nov 05, 2012
Atlanta: There are 3.2 million Indians Americans in the US and this makes them an important vote bank in the US Presidential elections. CNN-IBN caught up with some of them. Krishna Polinini runs a grocery store in Atlanta. Bharat groceries, situated in one of the suburban regions, is almost equivalent to a kirana store in any Indian market. From dal to flour to spices, the store sells everything. For 42-year-old...
10:03 AM, Nov 02, 2012
Washington: In a very close presidential election where every single vote counts, both the Barack Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns have been making a special effort to reach out to the Indian American community. The community, which numbers more than three million according to the latest census, is being reached through full page ads in local Indian American ethnic newspapers. The Obama campaign has also developed flyers in Hindi which...
11:29 AM, Nov 01, 2012
Washington: US President Barack Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama have extended their best wishes for a joyful Eid-ul-Zuha to Muslims in America and around the world. "We also congratulate the millions of peaceful pilgrims who are performing the Haj, including thousands of American Muslims," Obama said in a statement on Friday. "Throughout the year, Muslims join members of many faiths in serving those suffering from hunger, disease and...
10:08 AM, Oct 27, 2012
US presidential polls are just around the corner, while that is still sometime away. Our correspondent Netra Agarwal caught up with American fashion designer Rachel Roy who was in India recently and discussed style quotient of Obama as well as US first lady Michelle Obama. ...
02:30 PM, Oct 26, 2012
