A Right To Information (RTI) reply given by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) revealed that 12,223 Indian nationals have died in various foreign countries in the 17 months between January 2018 and May 2019.
Hashtag: #Indiansabroad
Kamala Harris wants to lift country cap on employment based Green Cards if elected
According to Harris’s presidential campaign, policies like country caps on green cards penalise immigrants for their country of origin.
Four Indian-Americans win US state and local elections
Ghazala Hashmi, Suhas Subramanyam, Mano Raju and Dimple Ajmera won US state and local elections.
Indian-American doctor given White House honour
Indian-American interventional gastroenterologist, Amit Sachdev is among an exclusive group of 15 people appointed to the prestigious 2019-2020 Class of White House Fellows.
Indian-origin Malaysian cop helps woman deliver baby in taxi
Komathi Narayan, an Indian-origin policewoman in Malaysia, was commended for helping a woman deliver her baby inside a cab in the city of Kuala Lumpur.
Indian-origin lawyer Rik Mehta to run for US Senate seat in New Jersey
Mehta is a first-time candidate and will be running as a Republican under the campaign slogan “Jersey Proud”.
7 Indian-origin entrepreneurs in Forbes’ 400 wealthiest Americans list
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos kept his spot as the richest in the US for the second year running, followed by Bill Gates.
Five Indian-American contestants in the 2019 Miss World America pageant
The event is scheduled to begin on October 12 in Las Vegas and the winner will represent the United States at the Miss World pageant in London.
Washington State Bar Association gets Indian-origin President
Indian-origin Rajeev D. Majumdar will be the first state bar president of South Asian descent in the United States.
Indian actor Adil Hussain joins cast of American web series Star Trek: Discovery
The third season of Star Trek is slated to premiere next year.
