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Stop the Hate

Sikh Truck Driver Stabbed 17 Times Amid Spike in Hate Incidents Targeting South Asians

Sunita Sohrabji -
The attack comes amid an alarming rise in hate acts targeting South Asian Americans, nearly half of whom say they have experienced some form of hate.
Stop the Hate

Sikh Truckers Continue to Face Harassment, Hate on the Road

Satnam Singh Chahal -
For Sikh truck drivers, the challenges of the job — long hours and isolation — are compounded by rising discrimination and physical attacks.
Economy

Will Community Newspapers Survive Amid Soaring Costs of Newsprint?

Sunita Sohrabji -
Even as the Trump Administration rolled back its tariffs on newsprint from Canada, community newspapers are struggling with rising costs for their print editions.
Health

A Rollback at Birth: New Hepatitis B Guidance Could Deepen Health Disparities

Sunita Sohrabji -
Babies from East and South Asian American communities and African immigrants are most vulnerable to hepatitis B infections.
Politics

Salaam New York! How Mamdani is Helping Close the Culture Gap

Sandip Roy -
Whether Zohran Mamdani becomes the next mayor of New York, his candidacy has been a crash course in South Asian Studies 101 for mainstream America.
Immigration

USCIS Issues Several Clarifications to New $100K H-1B Fee Rule

Sunita Sohrabji -
The White House has rolled back several of the provisions attached to a new $100,000 fee for H-1B workers. Immigration analysts predict legal challenges to the executive order.
Politics

Mamdani Victory Proves Electoral Politics Has No Last Words

Bangla Outlook -
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NY's Democratic mayoral primary isn’t just a political upset. It’s a rupture.
Immigration

H-1B Workers Are ‘Indentured Servants’ Claims Sen. Bernie Sanders

Sunita Sohrabji -
Sen. Bernie Sanders claims the H-1B visa program steals jobs from American workers. But immigration attorneys say such claims are baseless.
Religion and Spirituality

The White House Celebrates Diwali!

Sunita Sohrabji -
President Joe Biden celebrated the contributions of South Asian American immigrants at the White House Diwali celebration.
News Exchange

A Changed America

Sandip Roy -
No matter what happens, say excited Indians on WhatsApp groups, the next White House will have an Indian connect.
Spotlight Community Media

Modi Claims Narrower Than Expected Victory in India Elections

India Currents -
Contrary to most exit polls, the ruling BJP is expected to win around 240 seats, short of the number needed for a majority.
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