9 months into President #Trump's second term, some residents are staging anti-Trump yard displays prompted in part by his budget cuts, #joblayoffs & norm-breaking policies. This #Halloween also coincides with one of the longest #governmentshutdowns in U.S. history.
Downtown San Jose witnessed a historic cultural celebration on Oct. 25 as the city hosted its first-ever Diwali Carnival, drawing an estimated 10,000 attendees to Plaza de Cesar Chavez. https://ow.ly/wtuY50XkG4F
The New York City Council on Oct. 29 passed Council Member Shekar Krishnan’s bill requiring city agencies to collect and publish more detailed race and ethnicity data.
The Bihar-Jharkhand Association of North America (#BJANA) brought the Indian community together to celebrate #ChhathPuja, one of India’s most renowned festivals, in Edison, #NewJersey.
Indian American philanthropy has reached a turning point, with annual giving nearly tripling to an estimated $4–5 billion in 2024, according to a new report jointly released by Dalberg, Indiaspora, and the India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA).
Two nurses from Kerala on their first international flight to the UAE helped save the life of a fellow passenger who suffered a cardiac arrest mid-air on an Air Arabia flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi earlier this month.
The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) condemned Rutgers University for hosting a panel discussion titled “Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism,” calling it biased and exclusionary. https://ow.ly/lQsl50Xk3kO #BREAKING#Hindutva#HinduAmericans
A team with Indian-origin first-year students from Georgia Institute of Technology won the U.S. Soccer Case Competition, taking top honors among university teams from across Georgia.
The Consulate General of India in New York, in partnership with GOPIO-Manhattan (Global Organization of People of Indian Origin), organized a book donation event on Oct. 27 at the Millburn Free Public Library.
#BREAKING U.S. announced an interim final rule ending the automatic extension of employment authorization documents (#EADs) for certain categories of noncitizens applying for renewals.
Author Kiran Desai will present her latest novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, on Nov. 17 as part of the 2025–2026 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series in Houston.
#IndianImmigrants in the United States, many of whom arrive through the #H1Bvisa program, make the largest positive fiscal contribution to the U.S. #economy among all major #immigrant groups, according to a new study. #BREAKING
The Indian Cultural Association (ICA) received the 2025 Human Rights Award from the #HowardCounty Human Rights Commission and the Office of Human Rights & Equity. #BREAKING https://ow.ly/9oun50XjmTM
India and Australia clash at the 45,000-capacity DY Patil Stadium on the outskirts of Mumbai on Thursday after the first semi-final between England and South Africa in Guwahati on Oct. 29.
Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) may believe that once a foreign court (for example: a New York court) grants them a divorce, the Indian marriage chapter is closed. However, under Indian law, that belief can backfire dramatically. #NRI#BREAKING#NRIMarriage https://ow.ly/mhO450XiIU9
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has appointed insider Vishal Shah to a key artificial intelligence-linked role, heading product management for AI products, the social media giant said on Oct. 27. #META#BREAKING#AI#Tech https://ow.ly/9w3o50XiG1u
