On June 13, 2024, during its 8th annual Student Visa Day, Consular Team India interviewed 3,900 student visa applicants in Chennai, India. The event underscores Mission India’s dedication to promoting …
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Carnegie Corporation of NY’s 2024 Great Immigrants List features five Indian-Americans
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readFive Indian-Americans – Dr. Ashish Jha, Dr. Raj Panjabi, Abhijit Banerjee, Eboo Patel, and Premal Shah – have been named to the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s annual Great Immigrants …
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Indian-American Dr. Sampat Shivangi elected as an official delegate to RNC
by SAH Staff Reporter 1 minutes readDr. Sampat Shivangi, a prominent Indian-American community leader and Chair of Mississippi State Board of Mental Health, has been elected as an official delegate for the upcoming Republican National Convention …
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NIH awards Indian-American professors with 2024 Avant-Garde Research Awards
by SAH Staff Reporter 4 minutes readTwo Indian-American professors, Venigalla Rao and Sunil Suhas Solomon, were chosen as two of the three recipients of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) …
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US lawmakers praise CoHNA’s advocacy work for empowering Hindu Americans
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readWashington DC: On June 28, 2024, US lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, attended the Third National Hindu Advocacy Day by the Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) …
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India rejects State Department’s Report on International Religious Freedom
by SAH Staff Reporter 5 minutes readIndia has dismissed the 2023 International Religious Freedom Report, released by the US Department of State, criticizing it as “deeply biased” and lacking a nuanced understanding of India’s social dynamics. …
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FIIDS urges Biden administration to extend relief for documented dreamers, spouses of Green Card applicants
by SAH Staff Reporter 2 minutes readThe Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) has urged the Biden administration to incorporate documented dreamers and spouses of backlogged green card applicants into its recently unveiled immigration …
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US Surgeon General issues advisory terming Firearm Violence as a public health crisis
by SAH Staff Reporter 3 minutes readOn June 25, 2024, US Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory declaring Firearm Violence a “public health crisis in America” marking a historic first such declaration from the …