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‘MIT wants a free Palestine’: Indian-American student Megha Vemuri on Israel’s ‘genocide’ in commencement speech

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 Krishnamoorthi slams Trump over freeze on student visa interviews, calls it ‘strategic blunder’

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 […]

Indian-American Jay Bhattacharya ends brutal medical experiments on beagles, Elon Musk reacts

Jay Bhattacharya said he has put a stop to the practise of using beagles for health experiments in US. Jay Bhattacharya, the Indian-origin director of the National Institutes of Health, has ended the age-old practice of experimenting on beagles. Speaking on Fox News, Bhattacharya said Peta sent him flowers after he put an end to […]

Vivek Ramaswamy: Vivek Ramaswamy says his wife Apoorva is the true hero of his indian-American family

Vivek Ramaswamy spoke about her wife Dr Apoorva and how they both are living their American dreams. As Vivek Ramaswamy was speaking at Ohio’s Marion County as part of his gubernatorial bid for the state where he was born, Ramaswamy said his wife Dr Apoorva is the true hero of his family as she saves […]

‘Horrific, heartbreaking’: Indian-American politicians react to terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam

Vivek Ramaswami, RO Khanna and Ami Bera A terrorist attack in the Baisaran Valley area of Pahalgam, in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, left 26 people dead, most of them tourists. The horrific assault has shocked the nation and garnered widespread condemnation from political figures around the world, including from Indian-American […]

Who was Kevin Patel? Indian-American shot dead in Chicago’s Lincoln Park

Kevin Patel, a 28-year-old Indian-American man, was fatally shot in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighbourhood on Wednesday night, sparking calls for enhanced security and intensified policing in the area.The Chicago Police Department said the shooting occurred around 9:20 pm in the 800 block of West Lill Avenue, just steps from the office of 43rd Ward Alderman […]

Who is Indira Talwani, the Indian-American judge who blocked Trump’s deportation order?

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Indian-American US district Judge Indira Talwani recently said she would stay the order that aimed to strip legal protections from over 500,000 individuals. The immigrants—primarily from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela—had entered the US under a Biden-era humanitarian parole programme that granted them two-year work permits. The decision prevents deportation efforts from […]

Normalise India Hate Row: How Indian-American Second Lady Usha Vance is navigating MAGA madness | World News

Usha Vance, left, and first lady Melania Trump stand at Emancipation Hall after the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. AP/PTI( When Usha Vance stood beside her husband on Inauguration Day, watching J.D. Vance take the oath of office as Vice President of the United States, she looked serene. Composed. Unbothered. In […]

Tufts luck: Indian-American educator, judge in eye of ICE storm over detention of Turkish scholar

The TOI Correspondent from Washington: The India-born President of Tufts University and an Indian-American judge are caught up in the turbulence surrounding the detention and prospective deportation of a Turkish scholar Rumeysa Ozturk, accused of pro-Hamas activism on the campus of an institution with more than 1200 international students, and strong ties with India. Sunil […]