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Driving Force: Indian American Aruna Anand Named President and CEO of Continental Automotive, North America

Desi Twist to Thanksgiving Staples: Gobi Musallam, Bread Upma Stuffing, and Curried Caramelized Brussels Sprouts

Thanksgiving as Friendsgiving: What ‘Real’ Indians in Their Adopted Homeland Make of This All-American Holiday

PERSPECTIVES

Will the Integrity and Independence of the Election Commission of India Withstand BJP’s Shenanigans?

Bucket List: Celebrating Death and Dev Diwali in Varanasi Where the Ganges Glitters and Glows

‘A Country Called Childhood’: Saath Saath Down Memory Lane With Deepti Naval

A Smear Campaign Against Lone Hindu Voice in Faith-Based Security Advisory Council

Darshana: Exhibition of Hindu Culture at Illinois Capitol Appreciated by State Lawmakers

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ is Not Happy and Light But Deep, Restless and Beguiling Like the Marsh

LEAD STORIES

Driving Force: Indian American Aruna Anand Named President and CEO of Continental Automotive, North America

BJP ‘Advocated, Instituted, and Enforced Sectarian Policies Seeking to Establish India as an Overtly Hindu State,’ Says U.S. Commission

Rep. Pramila Jayapal Stops Short of Biting More Than She Can Chew; Not to Run for House Democratic Leadership

Indian American Sunil Kumar Named President of Tufts Becoming the First Person of Color to Head the Institution

White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi Among 8 South Asian Americans in the Insider’s List of ‘100 People Transforming Business’

Pakistani American Amna Nawaz Named Co-Anchor of PBS NewsHour Along With Geoff Bennett

Elizabeth Holmes Asks for Lenient Sentence Blaming Emotional and Physical Abuse by Ramesh Balwani

QUICK TAKES

South Asian Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting Incident in Fremont, Calif.

Indian American Sunil Kumar Named President of Tufts Becoming the First Person of Color to Head the Institution

Do You Celebrate Thanksgiving in Pakistan? Kumail Nanjiani Hilariously Ad-Libs on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Pandemic Grifter: Indian Charged in $8 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

POLITICS

Tulsi Gabbard Accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of Endangering Americans Through His Deceit. Do You Agree?

Will the Integrity and Independence of the Election Commission of India Withstand BJP’s Shenanigans?

BJP ‘Advocated, Instituted, and Enforced Sectarian Policies Seeking to Establish India as an Overtly Hindu State,’ Says U.S. Commission

Rep. Pramila Jayapal Stops Short of Biting More Than She Can Chew; Not to Run for House Democratic Leadership

California Congressman Ami Bera Announces Run for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Leadership

Congressman Ro Khanna Calls for Confirming Ambassador to India, a Post Vacant Since Biden Took Office

The Prodigal Daughter: The Hindu American Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Joins Fox News

California Updates: Pakistani American Dr. Asif Mahmood Loses U.S. House Race From 40th District

BUSINESS

Driving Force: Indian American Aruna Anand Named President and CEO of Continental Automotive, North America

Spotlight Turns on 2 Indian Americans in the Inner Circle of the Founder of Collapsed Cryptocurrency Exchange FTX

White House Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi Among 8 South Asian Americans in the Insider’s List of ‘100 People Transforming Business’

Killjoy: Pakistan Bans the Country’s Oscar Entry ‘Joyland’ Because of ‘Objectionable Material’

MILLENNIALS

Fake Accusations: Democratic Party of New Jersey Risks Losing the Support of Hindu Americans

Gen Z Hindu Americans Reckon With Their Faith and Politics on College Campuses

How the Pandemic Didn’t Deter a Young Indian Girl From Carving Out a Niche in Los Angeles Film Community

Twenty-three-year-old Abhilasha F.N.U. landed in Los Angeles with a suitcase full of aspirations in 2020. Hailing from a traditional North Indian family and having to take that leap of faith especially since…

Hinduphobic Attacks in N.Y. and Calif.: Indian American Community Must Look at its Own Role in the Erasure of Hindu Voices

They Arrested My Father, Mother, and Sister and Demolished Our House Just Because We are Muslims

GENERATION Z

Why My Mother Braved Flash Floods, Rain and Fog to Cast Her Vote: To Safeguard My Freedom and My Choice

Microaggressions: Why I Ask My Berkeley Friends to Conceal Their White Savior Complex

I Faced Discrimination as a Hindu. Anti-Hindu Bias Exists. But it Does Not Equal Persecution

Bollywood v K-pop: The Yearning Gap in Cultural Connection Between Young South Asian and East Asian Americans

Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Taliban’s Complicated Relationship With Jihadists

The Other Side of Bigotry: An American Hindu’s Perspective on Isabel Wilkerson’s ‘Caste’

TRISTATE

‘Sharia Slavery’: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Condemns Racist Tweets by Republican Nassau Assembly Candidate Vibhuti Jha

Three Indian Students Killed in Tragic Road Accident in Massachusetts; Four Others Injured

Rumor Has It: Miss Sri Lanka New York Angelia Gunasekara Denies Involvement in Afterparty Brawl

Lolita Chakrabarti’s Stage Adaptation of Yann Martel’s ‘Life of Pi’ to Open on Broadway Next Year

CALIFORNIA

South Asian Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting Incident in Fremont, Calif.

California Congressman Ami Bera Announces Run for Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Leadership

Progressive Indian American Vikrum Aiyer Joins Heirloom Carbon as Top Public Policy Chief

California Updates: Pakistani American Dr. Asif Mahmood Loses U.S. House Race From 40th District

COMMUNITY

South Asian Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting Incident in Fremont, Calif.

From Lahore With Love: Pakistani American Sabaa Tahir Receives National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

Pakistani American Amna Nawaz Named Co-Anchor of PBS NewsHour Along With Geoff Bennett

Oxford Bound: 5 Indian Americans Join the Ranks of Rhodes Scholars Class of 2023

Midterm Elections: I Had a Front Row Seat to See American Democracy in Action

Pandemic Grifter: Indian Charged in $8 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme

Former University of Iowa Employee Sameer Patel Sentenced to Over 17 Years in Prison in Child Pornography Case

‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ is Not Happy and Light But Deep, Restless and Beguiling Like the Marsh

Read More

Do You Celebrate Thanksgiving in Pakistan? Kumail Nanjiani Hilariously Ad-Libs on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Makers of HBO’s ‘White Lotus’ Should Know Gayatri Mantra is Not Some New Age Energetic Warm Compress

Killjoy: Pakistan Bans the Country’s Oscar Entry ‘Joyland’ Because of ‘Objectionable Material’

CELEBRITIES

No Laughing Matter: Mindy Kaling to Receive Producers Guild of America’s Norman Lear Achievement Award

A Wrinkle in Weight: Mindy Kaling Has Lost More Than 40 Pounds With Exercise and Portion Control

Most Annoying: Hasan Minhaj Apologizes for His Outlandish Behavior on ‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’

Mrs. Rishi Rich: The ‘First Lady’ of Great Britain Akshata Murty is a Millionaire Software Heiress

LIFESTYLE

Desi Twist to Thanksgiving Staples: Gobi Musallam, Bread Upma Stuffing, and Curried Caramelized Brussels Sprouts

It’s Thanksgiving day, and cooks all across America are busy prepping, chopping, cutting, roasting, basting and baking, getting ready for the holiday spread. The smells of the season are wafting through homes…

Thanksgiving as Friendsgiving: What ‘Real’ Indians in Their Adopted Homeland Make of This All-American Holiday

My Thanksgiving Spread Included Banana Roti, Khichadi With Extra Ginger, Rose Faluda and Gulukand Paan

Darshana: Exhibition of Hindu Culture at Illinois Capitol Appreciated by State Lawmakers

Can a Widowed Indian Woman of a Certain Age Find Love Again? Excerpt From Priya Malhotra’s Novel ‘Woman of an Uncertain Age’

VIDEOS

Let’s Resist Racial, Ethnic and Religious Supremacy, Ultranationalism and Right-wing Ideologies

Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha and Ni: An Interpretation of Bach

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Funny Indian to Kamala Harris

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SNAPSHOTS

Trick ‘r Treat: Dressed in Characters Ranging From ‘Hocus Pocus’ to ‘Coraline,’ Desis Go All Out On Halloween

Pakistan@75: Hundreds Attend Pakistan Day Parade in New Jersey

To All Our Readers, We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

An Indian American Halloween: Eclectic Choice of Costumes Mark the Seemingly Post-Pandemic Spook Fest

Garba Time: Festival Season Arrives in America

Indian Americans Hold Candlelight Vigils to Honor 13 U.S Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Suicide Attack

Floral Decorations, Sadya, Processions and Cultural Programs Mark Onam Celebrations in America

Indian Americans Celebrate Brother-Sister Bond on Rakshabandhan Festival

San Francisco City Hall Lights Up in Tricolor to Mark India’s 75th Independence Day

Several Grassroots Groups Support Janani Ramachandran in the California State Assembly Special Election

MOST POPULAR

Me, Myself and Morocco: A Selfish Trip to the Land of the Unknown

South Brunswick Teen is Lone Indian American Among New Jersey’s Top 75 High School Football Players

Lockdown Liberation: Sari Sakhis for Earth Day

Pakistan Film ‘Zindagi Tamasha’ Banned for Being ‘Blasphemous’ is Tapped for Oscars 2021

Tulsi Gabbard Accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of Endangering Americans Through His Deceit. Do You Agree?

Will the Integrity and Independence of the Election Commission of India Withstand BJP’s Shenanigans?

Bucket List: Celebrating Death and Dev Diwali in Varanasi Where the Ganges Glitters and Glows

Driving Force: Indian American Aruna Anand Named President and CEO of Continental Automotive, North America

‘A Country Called Childhood’: Saath Saath Down Memory Lane With Deepti Naval

Desi Twist to Thanksgiving Staples: Gobi Musallam, Bread Upma Stuffing, and Curried Caramelized Brussels Sprouts

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