Neal Katyal (Image: Milbank LLP official website) An Indian-American son of immigrants from India took the lead role in the case challenging the imposition of tariffs by US President Donald Trump. It was the latest of many wins Neal Katyal has notched up in a stellar career, and he — and much of the world […]
TL;DR Saikat Chakrabarti, ex-AOC aide and Justice Democrats co-founder, is running against Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi in California’s 11th Congressional District. The Harvard-educated techie turned political organiser accuses Pelosi of refusing to adapt after Trump’s re-election. His campaign, “Mission for America,” is a policy-heavy successor to the Green New Deal — with big plans for […]
An Indian-American techie’s ‘Tamil pride’ post on X divides the Internet. (Photo: @ChessBaseIndia) A prominent Indian-American voice on X, Sidharth who posts on tech, investment and recently on Elon Musk’s America Party, stirred a row on the social media platform through his Tamil supremacy as he called Tamil Nadu the greatest state of India. Sidharth […]
Indian-American woman Indu Viswanathan said Zohran Mamdani’s glorification has been nauseating. Indu Viswanathan, an Indian-American Hindu woman who calls herself a liberal New Yorker, launched an attack against Socialist Zohran K Mamdani who is inching toward becoming the first Muslim mayor of New York after winning the Democratic primary. In a long post on X, […]
US President Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani (AP) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Indian-American politician Zohran Mamdani “a 100% communist lunatic” while reacting to a major political upset in New York City, his former hometown.The remark marks Trump’s first public statement since Mamdani’s apparent win over former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in […]
An Indian-American professor drew flak after she blamed ‘reservation’ for Air India crash. Indian-American professor Dr Rajeshwari Iyer triggered a social media storm, blaming ‘reservation’ behind the Air India crash that killed at least 265 people, including those on board and also those on the ground. Sharing a recruitment notice of the Airports Authority of […]
Zohran Mamdani (Image credit AP) Zohran Mamdani, 33, an Assembly man of Indian origin from Queens, currently serving as a member of the New York State Assembly. A democratic socialist, he is contesting in the upcoming New York state elections for the mayor post, scheduled for June 24.He was born and raised in Kampala, Uganda. […]
Indian-American student Megha Vemuri is at the center of a major controversy as she spoke against Israel in her MIT commencement speech. Speaker Mike Johnson reacted to Indian-origin Megha Vemuri’s pro-Palestine speech at the commencement ceremony and called it ignorant, hateful and morally bankrupt. Johnson also took MIT to task as he questioned why the […]
Indian-American student Megha Vemuri Israel’s ‘genocide’ in commencement speech (Pic credit: @KassyAkiva) At a politically charged commencement ceremony on Thursday, MIT’s class of 2025 president Megha Vemuri, an Indian-American student, used her platform to deliver a bold pro-Palestinian message, sharply criticising the university’s ties to Israel and calling on fellow graduates to take a stand.Wearing […]
Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (Image credits: ANI) Indian American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has criticised the Trump administration’s decision to freeze student visa interviews and consider strict social media screening for international students. He called it a “reckless decision” that could damage the country’s economy and national security.Krishnamoorthi also said that shutting international students out […]
