Indian-American

Indian-American family, child, among over 150 people missing after building collapse in US

8:05 pm June 28, 2021

Houston: An Indian-American couple and their one-year-old child are among more than 150 people who are still missing after the collapse of part of a 12-story residential building in the US state of Florida on Thursday, according to media reports on Monday. Search and rescue teams have been feverishly scouring the site since shortly after 55 of the building’s […]

Indian American NGO to build 100 oxygen generation plants in India

8:25 pm May 25, 2021

Washington : An Indian American non-profit body on Tuesday announced plans to build 100 oxygen generation plants in India to enhance the country’s capacity to face the COVID-19 crisis. The first 15 plants, for which orders have been placed, will be set up in the next 90 days at an estimated cost of USD 1.6 million, Sewa International USA said. Sewa […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Indian-American non-profit body raises USD 7 million for India COVID crisis

11:41 pm May 6, 2021

Houston: An Indian-American non-profit body has said that it has reached the 101,000-donor mark and raised over USD 7 million towards COVID-19 relief efforts in India from its Facebook campaign within 10 days. Started with a goal of USD 500,000 on April 25 as India started seeing a drastic increase in the number of cases reported daily, Sewa Internationa’s ‘Help India Defeat COVID-19’ campaign on Facebook has grown […]

Indian-American doctor appointed as Chief Medical Officer of Department of Homeland Security

10:29 pm February 3, 2021

Washington: US President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American doctor Dr Pritesh Gandhi as Chief Medical Officer in the Department of Homeland Security. In this role, Gandhi serves as principal adviser to the Department of Homeland Security secretary, assistant secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office and the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, a media release said. He will lead on issues […]

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US; India demands appropriate action against perpetrators

7:35 pm January 30, 2021

Washington: Unknown miscreants have vandalised, broken and ripped from the base a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a park in the US state of California, evoking a strong response from India which sought a thorough investigation and appropriate action against those responsible for the ”despicable act.” The 6-ft tall, 650-pound (294 kg) bronze statue of Gandhi, in the Central Park of the City […]

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