An alliance of Indian-American groups has alleged that human rights abuses against social and religious minorities have been on the rise under the current BJP-led government in the last 3 years.
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Indian-American Nikki Haley says human rights violations triggered conflicts in Syria
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said yesterday that human rights violations have triggered conflict in Syria, stifled dissent in Burundi and led to repression in Myanmar. But Russia and China have disputed her contention that human rights violations are a main driver of conflicts.
Sachin’s response to fan’s handwritten lettergram goes viral
Indian-American Karan Gandhi got an unanticipated response to his letter to Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Monday. Bypassing the post office, Karan had snapped a picture of the handwritten letter to Sachin and posted it on his Instagram account.
Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal speaks on Hate Crimes Panel in NJ
Bollywood Actor Arjun Rampal, at a conference in New Jersey, said lack of education and understanding are behind a recent spurt in hate crime against Indian-Americans in US.
Action against hate crime: Jury charges American for assaulting Indian-origin man in US
Some relief for Indian-origin people came when a federal jury in the US charged an American for committing a hate crime against an Indian-origin person.
Kansas shooting: Srinivas’s wife Sunayana’s heart-wrenching post on Facebook, wants to return to US
Sunayana’s world came crashing down on February 22, when she got the news that her husband Srinivas Kuchibolta was killed by a gunman in Olathe, Kansas, USA.
Nikki Haley doing an ‘awfully’ good job: Donald Trump
Nikki Haley – the United States Ambassador to the United Nations has been praised by the President Donald Trump recently, saying that she is doing an ‘awfully’ good job.
Indian-American co-founder nominated for ‘Visionary of the Year’ award
Indian-American Raj Jayadev, who works for criminal justice reform, has been named by the San Francisco Chronicle as one of the six nominees for the “Visionary of the Year” award.
Former Disney workers file bias suit for replacing them with Indians
Workers who were laid off by Disney in 2015 have filed a case against Disney, alleging that replacing them with Indians amounting to discrimination against them because they were Americans.
Hip hop artist Madhu Valli crowned Miss India USA
Madhu Valli, an emerging hip hop artist, has been crowned Miss India USA 2016. This is the 35th year of the beauty pageant that is held annually for Indian-Americans.
