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India among top five countries of birth for naturalised US citizens

The USCIS said it would celebrate Independence Day this year by welcoming more than 6,600 new citizens in more than 140 naturalisation ceremonies between July 1 and July 8

Indian-American Harini Logan crowned Scripps National Spelling Bee champion

Logan, who took home the USD 50,000 cash prize and Scripps Cup trophy on top of awards from Merriam-Webster and Encyclopedia Britannica, spelled 21 out of 26 words correctly

Biden to nominate Indian-American Gautam Rana as Slovakian ambassador

Earlier, Rana served as the Deputy Chief of Mission and Charg d'Affaires ad interim at the US Embassy in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Indian-American Arun Venkataraman sworn in as US asst secy of commerce

Arun Venkataraman, a leading Indian-American has been sworn in as the Asst. Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service

Indian-American sworn in as asst secy of commerce for global markets

Indian American Arun Venkataraman was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director Gen of the US and Foreign Commercial Service

Indian American woman Navy veteran appointed Harris's defence advisor

Politico said on Monday that Harris's Senior Advisor Herbie Ziskend confirmed the appointment of Shanti Sethi, who will also have the title of executive secretary

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna named to National Security Commission

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna was on Thursday named to the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology

Indian-American leads Biden admin in executing sanctions on Russia

Indian-American economic advisor Daleep Singh is leading the efforts of the Biden administration to impose punitive sanctions on Russia over its actions against Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed decrees to recognise Ukraine's regions of Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics as independent, escalating the tension in the region and increasing fears of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. He also ordered Russian troops into eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a "peacekeeping" mission in the Moscow-backed regions. Singh, who is Deputy National Security Advisor for international economics and Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, made his second appearance in the White House Press Room in a matter of days. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that he is back by popular demand given the key role Singh is playing in this Russia policy of the administration. Russia's long previewed invasion of Ukraine has begun and so too has our response. Today,

11-yr-old Indian-American among brightest students in world: US university

Natasha Peri, an 11-year-old Indian-American girl has been judged as one of the brightest students in the world by a top US university for her exceptional performance in the SAT and ACT tests

Indian-American entrepreneur announces 2022 bid for Cong from California

An Indian-American engineer and entrepreneur has announced that she will be running for the US House of Representatives from a Congressional District in California

US Senate confirms Indian-American Seema Nanda as solicitor for labour dept

The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American Seema Nanda as the solicitor for the Department of Labour

Kashmiri Pandit Kevin Kishore Kaul readying for California Governor race

Kevin Kishore Kaul, a Kashmiri is wading into a crowded field of candidates betting that California will likely hurtle into a recall election for Governor in 2021

US House passes anti-Asian hate crimes bill to counter rise in incidents

The US House on Tuesday passed the legislation to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic

US Senate confirms Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general

The United States Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Indian-American Vanita Gupta as associate attorney general, making her the first person of colour to occupy the position at the Department of Justice

Green card: Indian-American healthcare workers hold protest at US Capitol

A group of frontline Indian-American healthcare professionals, stuck in the 150-plus-year Green Card backlog, held a peaceful demonstration in front of the Capitol

Indian-American pleads guilty to $24 million Covid-19 relief scheme fraud

An Indian-American man from Texas has pleaded guilty to the charges of $24 million Covid-19 relief scheme fraud, the US Department of Justice has said

Trump likely to nominate Indian-American as judge to DC Court of Appeals

US President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Indian-American Vijay Shanker as a judge to the highest court in the nation's capital. If confirmed by the Senate, Shanker would serve as Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which is the highest court for Washington DC. Currently he serves as Senior Litigation Counsel in the Department of Justice, Criminal Division, and as Deputy Chief of the Appellate Section. Before joining the Department of Justice in 2012, Shanker was in private practice with the Washington, DC, offices of Mayer Brown, LLC and Covington & Burling, LLP. Upon graduation from law school, Shanker served as a law clerk to Judge Chester J. Straub on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned his BA, cum laude, from Duke University and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he served as a Notes Editor for the Virginia Law Review and was inducted into the Order of the Coif.

Visa, OCI card suspension prevents many Indians in US from flying back home

Last month, H-1B visa holders, mostly Indians, launched a White House petition urging US President Donald Trump to extend their permissible stay from 60 to 180 days after job loss

Indian-American activist demands govt to fix major loopholes in OCI card

"The government has disseminated widely the regulations regarding the validity of OCI cards in the light of the guidelines," he said.

US lawmaker urges Congressional colleagues to attend Modi's Houston event

The mega event, billed as 'Howdy Modi', has attracted great enthusiastic participation from Indian-American community