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Indian Americans get key security positions

Joe Biden named Sumona Guha and Tarun Chhabra to the US National Security Council. Dr Raj Iyer became the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army.  US President-elect Joe Biden on Friday announced several key appointments to the National...

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Sabrina Singh will be Deputy Press Secretary to VP

Sabrina Singh, who was Press Secretary to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on the Biden-Harris campaign, has been appointed Deputy Press Secretary to the Vice President. A news release from the Biden Administration announced additional members of the White House staff,...

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Trump returns to Twitter, but adopts conciliatory tone

Several social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, and Snap Inc banned Trump following the attack on the US Capitol on Wednesday. Twitter lifts the ban after 12 hours. Facebook decided to extend it indefinitely. ASHITHA S PRASAD After being...

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Biden nominates Indian American Vanita Gupta to Department of Justice

Vanita Gupta will be the highest-ranking Indian American at the Department of Justice if the US Senate confirms the nomination. President-elect Joe Biden yesterday formally nominated Indian American civil rights attorney Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General, the third highest...

Indian American lawmakers react to Capitol riots

Lawmakers of Indian origin joined on social media with congressmen and congresswomen to express solidarity with the election results, strongly criticize the unprecedented riots from Trump supporters who broke security cordons and stormed the Capitol to disrupt Congress proceedings. Rep...

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Democrats take control of US Senate

Win for Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff in crucial Georgia runoff. SHASHIDHAR NANJUNDAIAH Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock won one US Senate seat in Georgia after he garnered nearly 2.258 million votes, against 2.184 million votes for the incumbent, Republican Kelly Loeffler....

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US plans for India’s second American Hub in Visakhapatnam

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy asked Consul-General to take the initiative further to enhance the mutual cooperation between the United States and Andhra Pradesh. The United States chose the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to set up...

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Global Indians of 2020

From the US to New Zealand, people of Indian origin made name for their achievements in politics, business, science, tech and culture. We look at some top names which made headlines across the world in the year 2020 Kamala Devi...

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Niraj Antani is Ohio’s first Indian American senator

Antani served as State Representative for the Ohio House 42nd District since 2014. Niraj Antani was sworn-in as the Ohio State Senator from the 6th District on Monday. He became the state’s first Indian American State Senator in history. He...