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Flanked by colleagues in Congress, Democrat Carolyn Maloney of New York announced the introduction of the Deepavali Day Act on the eve of the festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and some Buddhists all over the world. Continue reading Key US lawmakers introduce bill to make Diwali a federal holiday
The US has declared it will support a proposal jointly floated by India and South Africa at the WTO in October 2020 to temporarily waive intellectual property and patent rights on Covid-19 vaccines allowing countries to locally manufacture diagnostics, treatments and doses. Continue reading Biden administration backs India-South Africa proposal of patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines
Pfizer revealed in a statement, “We are mobilizing the largest humanitarian relief effort in our company’s history to help the people of India fight the vicious second wave of coronavirus that is currently ravaging the nation”. Continue reading Pfizer to donate over $70 million worth of Covid-19 drugs to India
US lawmakers are raising a clarion call on Capitol Hill for the Biden administration to accelerate efforts to support India as it grapples with a massive surge in coronavirus infections. Continue reading US lawmakers urge Biden to increase Covid-19 assistance to India
Kamala Devi Harris – a woman, of Indian descent – has been sworn in as vice president of the United States of America at an inauguration ceremony like no other given the dual threats of an ongoing coronavirus pandemic and domestic terrorism in wake of the US Capitol attack. Continue reading Kamala Devi Harris becomes first Indian-origin, woman Vice President of the United States of America
Democratic congressional incumbents Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois, Ami Bera and Ro Khanna of California, and Pramila Jayapal of Washington swept races in their respective districts in the 2020 general election. Continue reading All Four Indian-American Members of the US House of Representatives Cruise to Re-election
In an unprecedented turnout, 67 members of the US Congress accorded a resounding welcome to Indian ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla who arrived in Washington merely a month ago and has hit the ground running ever since. Continue reading Resounding welcome for Ambassador Harsh Vardhan Shringla by record number of US lawmakers
The eagerly awaited annual Diwali celebration on Capitol Hill, now organized by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha and co-hosted by Indiaspora and the Hindu American Foundation, attracts several members of the Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist faiths who celebrate the popular and pluralistic Indian festival of lights. Continue reading US lawmakers greeted by overflow crowd at Diwali celebration on Capitol Hill
Reps. Ami Bera, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi and Pramila Jayapal, nicknamed the ‘Samosa Caucus’, were comfortably re-elected in the 2018 midterms as Democrats regained control of the House for the first time in eight years. Continue reading Indian-American incumbent House members sail to re-election success in midterms
Born in India and having migrated to the US as a teenager, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is very vocal when it comes to immigration and upholding the rights of immigrants. “Unless you are native American, you came from somewhere and 92 percent of Asian Americans have come through the family immigration system”, she told the AAPI gathering. Continue reading National Indian physicians group takes compelling causes to Capitol Hill
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