Around 1,200 people from across the US, including powerful lawmakers, diplomats and eminent Indian-Americans are set to attend the largest-ever Diwali celebrations at the US Capitol. Organised by Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, the third-annual Diwali event at the US Capitol is being joined by top community organisations from across the nation. “The third annual event will bring lawmakers, advocates, and organisations together from all over the country to recognise the contributions the South…

It’s been four years since Osama Bin Laden’s death but racial discrimination in the US seems to know no bounds. While stories such as the Khalsa Aid helping Syian refugees or a Sikh man using his turban to save a boy’s life warm our hearts immensely, incidents of racism and cultural discrimination do the exact opposite. As if racial profiling in the States wasn’t enough, prejudices against the Sikh community in general adds more murk…

The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is organizing the annual Indian Diaspora Business Meet and Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on November 14 and 15 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California. With a strong emphasis on engaging the diaspora in the context of India’s developmental process, the India Diaspora Business Meet will focus on specific sectors including Digital India, Renewable Energy & Investments in Social Impact Enterprises in India, according to a…

The Indian American Kerala Cultural and Civic Center will honor six Indian Americans for outstanding achievement in their field of specialization or for their service to the society. The awardees were selected by a committee consisting of four members headed by Kerala Center Board Member and Trustee Dr. Thomas Abraham, according to a press release. “Every year we invite nominations and the committee has to make a unanimous choice for a candidate in a category…

In one of the largest philanthropic gifts by a member of the Indian-American community, a couple has donated USD 100 million to New York University’s engineering school, which will now be renamed after them in recognition of its gift. Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon’s gift to the New York University’s School of Engineering will principally support faculty hiring and academic programs and is intended to build on the engineering school’s existing practice of cross-disciplinary innovation and…