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All Politics Local: Several Indian Americans Win City Council and School Board Races

For the past few years, there’s been a steady rise in Indian American and South…

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

A South Asian man has been charged with attempted murder for shooting a person in…

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

Pakistani America Sabaa Tahir has received the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for…

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

Pakistani American journalist Amna Nawaz has been named co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, along with Geoff…

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

Five Indian Americans are among 32 Rhodes Scholars who will commence their graduate studies at…

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

“Good morning! Are you here to vote? Let’s see if you are at the right…

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

Abhishek Krishnan of Wake County, North Carolina, who has now returned to India, has been…

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

Sameer Chandulal Patel of Iowa City, Iowa, was sentenced late last month to 210 months…

No Trivia(l) Matter: Jaskaran Singh of Texas to Compete in ‘Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions’

Jaskaran Singh of Plano, Texas, winner of ‘Jeopardy! National College Championship,’ will compete in the…

Justice Delayed: The Oldest Prisoner at Guantanamo Bay Released and Returned to Pakistan

Saifullah Paracha, the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and returned…

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

Indian American kids and adults alike celebrated Halloween as they went around their neighborhood trick-or-treating.…

Founding Editor of ‘The Lily’ in The Washington Post Neema Roshania Patel Dies of Gastric Cancer

Neema Roshania Patel, a founding editor of The Lily, The Washington Post’s news site for…