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Citizenship and Immigration Agency to Suspend H4, L2 Biometrics Starting May 17, Alleviating Backlogs

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is expected to suspend the in-person biometrics requirement…

Actress Kangana Ranaut Banned From Twitter for Hateful, Violence-inciting Posts, and the World Reacts

It was just a matter of time. Twitter banned Kangana Ranaut and suspended her account…

Pakistani Singers’ Heartfelt Renditions in Solidarity With India in the Grip of Pandemic Win Hearts

As India battles to contain one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks, with a record…

Saving Arizona: Roopali Desai is Democrats’ Last Line of Defense Against Republican Attempts to Steal Election

The Arizona Democratic Party is going to court to halt — or at least delay…

Twitter Erupts With Celebratory Messages on Mamata Banerjee’s Historic Win in West Bengal

Desi Twiterrati has been having a field day with reactions to election results in West…

How Indian Americans are Caring for Family and Friends During India’s Deadly Second Surge of Covid-19

By now, almost all of us know at least one person who is suffering from,…

Indian American Politicos, Lawmakers Congratulate Biden on his First Address to Joint Session of Congress

Several Indian Americans, including the four members of the U.S. Congress took to Twitter to…

GOP Lawmakers Waste no Time in Attacking Kamala Harris for New York Post’s Fake News Story

This past weekend, the New York Post carried a cover story accusing Vice President Kamala…

Rutgers University Student Assembly Passes Resolution to Adopt Scholarly Definition of ‘Hinduphobia’

Rutgers University Student Assembly (RUSA) has passed a resolution to adopt a scholarly definition of…

Former Trump Aide Kash Patel Denies Facing Federal Investigation; Slams Washington Post Op-ed

Trump loyalist Kash Patel has denied facing a federal investigation for unauthorized disclosures of classified…

Akayed Ullah, the Failed New York City Subway Bomber from Bangladesh, is Sentenced to Life in Prison

A Bangladeshi immigrant, Akayed Ullah, 31, who in 2017 set off a bomb in a…

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Takes On the ‘Ku Klux Caucus,’ Hate Crimes Against Asians and Sikhs

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, representing Illinois’s 8th congressional district, has introduced the bipartisan Hate Crimes Commission…