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Jio Credit Secures $1.9B Investment From Bank of America

NRI Herald • Aug 13

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Amazon Uses Twitch Streams for AI Training by Default

NRI Herald • Aug 13

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Business

Home Depot CEO Ted Decker Takes Medical Leave; Interim Leadership Named

NRI Herald • Aug 13

Rep. Krishnamoorthi speaks on Trump policies and visa immigration concerns.
Politics

Trump Rhetoric Normalizes Anti-Indian Hate, Warns Lawmaker

NRI Herald • Aug 13

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Politics

Democrats Introduce Bill to Block Trump Green Card Public Charge Rule

NRI Herald • Aug 13

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News

Indian Student Numbers in Germany Hit 70,000 Milestone

NRI Herald • Aug 13

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Business

Epicor Names Vaibhav Vohra as CEO to Succeed Steve Murphy

NRI Herald • Aug 13

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Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding for Youth Gender-Affirming Care

NRI Herald • Aug 12

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Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Donates $100M+ to Fight Billionaire Tax

Google co-founder Sergey Brin spent over $102 million opposing California's Proposition 40 wealth tax to shield his personal fortune from a potential $13.3 billion levy, later relocating to Nevada to avoid this proposed state penalty.Show Code

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NRI Herald • Aug 11
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Google Gemini Hits 1 Billion Monthly Users, Pichai Announces

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Cursor Launches India Office Ahead of SpaceX Acquisition

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DOJ Sues New York, Connecticut, Vermont Over Undocumented Student Tuition

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Court Rules 3,000 Social Media Youth Safety Lawsuits Can Move Forward

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US Cracks Down on CPT Work Visas for International Students
Reported by NRI Herald • Aug 13
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The diaspora in figures, this quarter.

Sourced from Census ACS, USCIS, Pew Research and our own newsroom data team.

5.4M
Indian Americans nationwide
+12% since 2020
$144K
Median household income
Highest of any group
1.1M
Awaiting green cards
EB-2 / EB-3 backlog
16
Sitting in Congress & state-wide office
Up from 4 a decade ago

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