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The Daily Shaft: Comedian Hasan Minhaj Out of Contention to Permanently Host ‘The Daily Show’

Competition to permanently host Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” just got shorter. Hasan Minhaj,  a…

Modi’s BJP Government Suspends Indian Twitter Accounts of Hindus for Human Rights and Indian American Muslim Council

Twitter/X accounts of two U.S.-based human rights organizations — Hindus for Human Rights (HfHR) and…

Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes Last Year Were at ‘the Highest Number Ever,’ FBI Statistics Reveal

Religiously motivated hate crime increased significantly last year, with an increase of 7 percent from…

Statue of the ‘Father of Indian Constitution’ Installed at Ambedkar International Center in Maryland

Heavy rains did not deter the spirit of many Indian Americans and Ambedkarites who gathered…

GOP Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley Emerges as ‘Most Viable Alternative’ to Former President Trump

Nikki Haley’s rising popularity in the last two performances has placed her “as the most…

Best of Indian American Enemies: Republican Vivek Ramaswamy to Debate Democrat Ro Khanna

After gaining momentum with his animated performances in the last two GOP presidential primary debates,…

Most Indian Americans are Hindus, a New Pew Study on Religion Among Asian Americans Reveals

About 11 percent of Asian Americans now identify Hinduism as their religion, a new study…

Indian American Teen Gitanjali Rao Honored by First Lady at White House Event to Mark International Day of the Girl

Indian American scientist and innovator Gitanjali Rao, 17, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, was among 15…

It’s No Shawshank Redemption: Manish Kunwar is the 9th Inmate to Die While in Custody at the Notorious Rikers Island

A week after his death at Rikers Island, the family and friends of Manish Kunwar…

New Report Probes Sen. Menendez’s Connection to Influential Indian American Democrat With Close Ties to Former Attorney General

Another Indian American connection, related to former New Jersey attorney Gurbir Grewal, seems to have…

20 South Asian Gender-based Violence Groups Noted ‘Alarming’ Rise in Helpline Requests At the Height of Pandemic 

In 2021, twenty South Asian gender-based violence (GBV) organizations received an alarming number of over…

Calif. Gov. Newsom Vetoes Bill That Bans Caste Discrimination Calling it ‘Unnecessary’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today vetoed bill SB 403 that would have explicitly banned caste…