HI INDIA NEWS DESK RALEIGH, NC- Indian American State Senator Jay Chaudhuri was recently chosen for the E Pluribus Unum as 2021 UNUM Fellows. The 11 selected state legislators will be participating in an year-long program to…

A spike in law enforcement fatalities last year is linked to exposure to Covid in the line of duty and subsequent illness A recent report has indicated a 55% year-on-year rise in police fatalities across the US in 2021. Infection with…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK Three Indian Americans have found their name in the Top 25 InsurTech Executives of 2021 by the Financial Technology Report. The list highlights executives who bring innovative and secure solutions that provide…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK STATESBORO, GA- Dr Arpita Saha, an Indian American professor at Georgia Southern University was recently honored with a Hall of Fame award at the Regents’ Scholarship Gala. The event was attended by Governor Brian…

Leonard Glenn Francis is a Malaysian businessman who infiltrated the greatest power on the high seas and built a billion-dollar empire by providing officers with sex, champagne, and security. And now, he’s ready to talk.  “Manilla, 2007.…

Disparate reactions to left-wing protesters at the DOI versus the ones at the US Capitol show how biased the mainstream media truly is. One year after the US Capitol riot, Washington seems worried about domestic terrorism only when…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla recently revealed on Twitter that Indian-origin Ashok Ellkuswamy was the first person to be employed for the company's autopilot team. “Ashok was the first person recruited from my tweet…

From the tragic to the comic, here’s a recap of some of the standout foreign policy snafus of the George W. Bush years Newly released state papers reveal that George W. Bush admitted in 1998 he “did not know much about international…

The US woman asked a flight attendant to lock her in the bathroom for 4 hours after taking the test during a trans-Atlantic journey A teacher from Chicago had to self-isolate in an airplane’s lavatory for four hours over concerns for the…

Dozens of flights have been canceled across the US on Christmas Eve due to Covid staff shortages with thousands of passengers stuck at the airports and others forced to cancel holidays altogether. “The nationwide spike in Omicron cases this…

Top police officials in Fairfax, VA “secured sexual services from trafficked women” in an apparent collusion with criminals, according to a lawsuit. It also alleges an investigating detective has been forced to stay quiet. At least 13…

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) infiltrated far-left protests in Portland and recorded crimes committed by anarchist, antifascist, and racial justice protesters, a new report claims. The New York Times reported on Wednesday a…

CNN producer John Griffin has pleaded not guilty to charges of child sex trafficking as he stands accused of luring children to his home for unlawful sexual activity. During an arraignment in a Vermont court on Wednesday, Griffin pleaded…

Top White House Covid adviser Anthony Fauci has urged Americans to give the cold shoulder to unvaccinated family members, suggesting they not be invited to holiday celebrations due to their immunization status. Speaking on MSNBC, Fauci said…

Washington, DC has joined a growing number of cities around the US requiring proof of vaccination in order to enter a litany of public spaces, citing the rapid spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. “Beginning Saturday, January 15, 2022,…

US President Joe Biden has revealed that though he intends to run for reelection in 2024, his health and whether former President Donald Trump also decides to run are major factors that will decide his campaign’s fate. After being asked by…

The State Department acknowledged the man arrested in Turkey last month was a US citizen, but denied he was a diplomat. Ankara earlier said the man had tried to sell a fake diplomatic passport to a Syrian national. “We are aware of the…

The White House announced that US Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for Covid-19 after she spent the day with a staffer who went on to test positive to the virus. Harris tested negative in both an antigen and PCR test after a…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has released his seventh annual Festivus Report, aimed at highlighting wasteful government spending, with over $50 billion included in this year’s data. The report on government spending highlighted more than $52…

A Democrat member of the US Congress has been carjacked and robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight in South Philadelphia. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pennsylvania) was not physically harmed, but her car and possessions were taken. Scanlon was…

Responding to calls from Democrats to cancel some or all of the $1.5 trillion in piled-up student debt, US President Joe Biden has announced the White House would extend the moratorium on repayments by another three months. In a statement…

Amazon has announced a limit to the number of at-home Covid test kits per customer as demand surges amid a rise in cases since the discovery of the Omicron variant. Walgreens and CVS also introduced purchase limits. Online retail giant…

President Joe Biden will make a public statement on the anniversary of the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, the White House said. This comes after former President Donald Trump said he would hold a public event on that day. “I think it's…

Former New York Times reporter and outspoken critic of the US response to the Covid pandemic Alex Berenson is suing Twitter for suspending his account, claiming the platform “acted on behalf of the federal government. In the lawsuit, filed…

Pfizer’s Paxlovid tablets against Covid have been given emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The first pill treatment of this kind, it can be prescribed to high-risk patients aged 12 and older. “Today’s…

HI INDIA NEWS DESK WASHINGTON, DC - Indian-origin diplomat Uzra Zeya has been designated as a Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. She will also be tasked with promoting “substantive dialogue” between China and the Dalai Lama.…

US life expectancy in 2020 has suffered an almost two-year drop, with the pandemic being one of the main drivers of excess death, newly released official data has shown. “Life expectancy for the US population in 2020 was 77.0 years, a…

Former President Donald Trump has said he was “very close to going the other way” on issuing a pardon for Julian Assange or Edward Snowden before he left the White House, ultimately deciding not to grant clemency to either. During an…