The FBI is investigating an incident in which an Indian grandfather's encounter with police in Alabama left the man partially paralysed, while one of the involved officers has been arrested. ...
Facebook has announced that it will allow users to designate a family member as their online "heir" to manage their account and make comments in their name after their death....
A bill sponsored by Sen Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle, which would require consideration of equity and social justice impacts in public school policy making, was heard in the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Committee....
Reacting strongly to reports of excessive force used by police in the US state of Alabama against an Indian that left him partially paralysed, the external affairs ministry Thursday said it was providing all consular assistance to the victim....
The woman US aid worker kidnapped by the Islamic State and killed in Jordanian airstrikes in Syria was inspired by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and was remembered for her humanitarian support to the Tibetans in exile. She also fed slum children in Uttar Pradesh, according to people who knew her....
At least 26 Americans of Indian or South Asian origin figure in this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 list or what the US business magazine calls "today's greatest gathering of young game changers, movers and makers."...
US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew Wednesday expressed his country's commitment to support growth and reforms in India and encourage greater opening of the Indian economy to US firms....
Gurpreet Singh, an Indian American assistant professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Kansas State University, has received a $500,000 National Science Foundation Career award for his research on nanosheets. ...
Dr. Parveen Chopra was recently honored with the Presidential Philanthropy Award by the Martin Luther King birthday Celebration Committee at its thirtieth Awards ceremony held at the Marriott Hotel, Uniondale, New York. Dr. Chopra was bestowed this award for his significant philanthropic contributions to the Martin Luther King Scholar...
Leaders at the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) strongly condemned the brutal police attack on Sureshbai Patel, a Hindu American of Indian origin. The attack, which occurred in the first week of February in Madison, labama, left the 57 year old grandfather partially paralyzed with fused vertebrae, and other injuries. ...
