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Indian-Americans Urge California To Veto Anti-Caste Discrimination Bill

If signed into law by Governor Newsom, California would become the first State in the United States and the first jurisdiction outside India to outlaw discrimination based on caste.

ndtv.com/indians-abroad/indian

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The Politics over California’s Anti-Caste Bill

Anxiety amongst upper-caste diaspora that their narrative about a benign Indian culture would be undone lies at the heart of the opposition to California’s bill to ban caste discrimination.

theindiaforum.in/caste/politic

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Congressman Ro Khanna slammed for meeting Hindutva ideologue on India visit

Analysts say Khanna’s meeting shows that he doesn’t want to alienate his Hindu Indian diaspora vote bank in the US.

aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/16/c

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Hindu leader removed from Parliament of World's Religions after far-right links exposed

The Parliament of the World's Religions has quietly removed Hindu religious leader Nivedita Bhide from their list of speakers at this week's conference in Chicago after activists raised concerns over her links to Hindu nationalism.

middleeasteye.net/news/hindu-l

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Australian-educated Neha Patel runs an extensive cow vigilante network across India

In the predominantly male-dominated realm of cow vigilantism in India, Neha Patel stands out as one of the few women cow vigilantes with an extensive network of militia recruits at her disposal to police the sale, transportation, or consumption of beef, with Muslim minorities being the primary target of her operations.

hindutvawatch.org/exclusive-au

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What’s fueling the rise in Hindu nationalism in the U.S.

To some, Modi represents the face of a new, better India. To others, his human rights violations are ushering in an era of Hindu nationalism — and it's rapidly spreading in the U.S.

nbcnews.com/news/asian-america

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The Hindu Nationalists Using the Pro-Israel Playbook

Inspired by Jewish groups that cast criticism of Israel as antisemitism, Hindu American organizations are advancing a concept of “Hinduphobia” that puts India beyond reproach.

jewishcurrents.org/the-hindu-n

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| The reason behind this tremendous progress in India is the belief of 140 crore people in the country. Modi has not done anything alone. Hundreds of years of colonisation had taken this belief away from us: addressing the at the Ronald Reagan… twitter.com/i/web/status/16724

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What Modi's Visit to Washington Tells Us About Indian American Voters

With a population of nearly 5 million, Indian Americans are the second-largest immigrant group and fastest-growing voting bloc in the U.S. today. Their impact is evident at the ballot box, where Indian Americans voted in record numbers during the 2020 presidential election.

time.com/6287826/biden-modi-st

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US: Indian-origin man charged with attempting to kill president after he rams truck near White House

Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, was carrying a Nazi flag and told the authorities that he wanted to kill Joe Biden and seize power.

scroll.in/latest/1049657/us-in

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Created a meetup group to connect with people of Bihar in the United Kingdom -- meetup.com/bihari-community-uk

Two friends of mine and I will try to start organising a monthly meet-up for a get-together in London

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Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State of Ban Caste Discrimination

The California state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based discrimination is receiving Islamophobic threats from the U.S. and abroad. State sen. Aisha Wahab says her office was flooded with dozens of hateful calls, hundreds of emails, and individuals yelling at staff in her district office after she introduced the legislation last week.

time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-i

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