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Community

Indian American Entrepreneur Launches Culturally Blended Flor de India Hotel in San Juan

NRI Herald • Jul 19

Students at University Global Student Services discuss OPT, relevant to politics.
Politics

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Safeguard OPT for International Students

NRI Herald • Jul 19

Tom Suozzi, Vice-Chair of Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, in the Capitol
Politics

Tom Suozzi Appointed Vice-Chair of Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans

NRI Herald • Jul 19

Indian professional contemplating Germany's challenges: language, high taxes, bureaucracy, limited growth, homesickness.
Visa & Immigration

Why Germany Loses Its Lure For Indian Professionals

NRI Herald • Jul 19

Uday Ruddaraju, OpenAI Compute CTO, smiles in an office setting.
Tech

Indian-Origin Uday Ruddaraju Appointed as OpenAI Compute CTO

NRI Herald • Jul 18

Ram Shriram, investor in Google and tech, with Skyroot Aerospace logo
Tech

Ram Shriram: Indian-Origin Early Google Investor

NRI Herald • Jul 18

USCIS H-1B visa cap reached for FY2027, 85,000 limit met.
Visa & Immigration

USCIS Reaches H-1B FY2027 Cap of 85,000, No Second Lottery

NRI Herald • Jul 18

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News

Sanjay Verma: Crime Crackdown to Make Canada Safer for Indians

NRI Herald • Jul 18

Joyalukkas opens 8th US showroom in Iselin, NJ, with ribbon cutting ceremony.
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Joyalukkas Opens 8th US Jewelry Showroom in Iselin, New Jersey

The new store was officially inaugurated by John E. McCormac, the Mayor of Woodbridge Township. He was joined by John Paul Alukkas (CEO of Joyalukkas Jewellery) and Sonia Alukkas (Director of Joyalukkas Jewellery).

By Politics desk
NRI Herald • Jul 18
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Apple Reclaims Title as World's Most Valuable Company Over Nvidia

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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
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